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Sticks to its promise of transparency. >> julia ainsley, thank so much for your time. joining us now, elie mystal, justice correspondent for the nation. >> elie mystal, you are an outspoken critic -- if i understand, you have been a critic of garland appointing a special mystal council in the trump documents case. i don't know if it's an over gross oversimplification to summer as part of your theory here as, how many special counsels you have before it is no longer special? talk to me about your thinking here. >> the special counsel law says that the a.g. can appoint a special counsel in extra...

And that is, again, the problem with merrick garland. he is taking these actions. he claims to be a political. he says that he wants to be above politics. but all he makes are politically motivated decisions. and what is frustrating is that they are not even politically motivated based on the normal laws of political gravity. they are politically motivated based on what, like, the pillow guy wants. merrick garland is acting as an a.g. to appease the pillow man. and i feel like, at some point, that that becomes ridiculous. >> elie mystal, as always, thank you for your time. next, the house is u...

Your conversation, i know you guys just spoke or connected earlier today. i would ask them that questionte and anything related to the review. i would refer you to thef just department of justice. >> yeah, that sounds great.'re stil but the department of justice, they're stonewalling to . but don't worry. q okay. jp is here to assure you that everything is above board. >> does this episode undercut that argument that he would restore confidence? because here we have it in the headlines that he is nown. under investigation. he's restored independence in >>e. e.artment of justic >> that's what w...

You know, the statute would not require the attorney general to appoint a special counsel but i can understand why the a.g. did this. he does not want it to appear that he has any bias or personal participation since he was appointed by president biden. so i am confident that in both cases, the special counsel will do their jobs, find out the informations and then take whatever action is appropriate. >> congresswoman, house republicans are also getting ready to investigate the january six committee's work. how concerned are you that they might try and malign the work of you and your committee?...

Biden administration cover to say look, as you say these are completely different situations and i think that ultimately at the end of the day american voters are sophisticated enough to be able to see that these are not analogous situations whatsoever. >> okay ferdinand, weigh in here. talking points, melissa pointed out exactly what lucy just did here that merrick garland appointing robert hurd continues to long-standing tradition of democrats thinking republicans to either run the fbi or special counsel investigations. it is the 80 trying to appease the right with this choice or trying to a...