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He is not drawn to the diminutive. he's drawn to the opposite of that. looks and bearing tend to matter to him in ways that allow him to overlook a lot of substance. so here is this guy, whitaker, who looks like he could start at right guard with any number of of nfl teams. >> and he was a star football player in college. so he is very much out of central casting. and this is a president who goes for people who have a certain look. and he's someone who goes with his gut. he really moves and makes decisions about personnel based on whether he likes someone, whether he has a rapport with them. j...

It's not clear how long whitaker will stay in that acting position. or who the president will be able to find to replace him. >> mimi, tamara is right, as someone every night on this broadcast has said, don't overlook the word "acting." however, in this acting capacity, he could have broad reach into the mueller investigation. i want to play for you something, one of our judiciary experts, ben wittes, talked about how mueller has fortified his case and his surroundings for such a threat. >> bob mueller has been very strategically smart in spreading pieces of the investigation around different ...

Draw? >> first of all, i start with the constitution which says he shouldn't be there to begin with. there's a fundamental issue that goes beyond the russia probe to simply his appointment. we have a constitution that provides for advice and consent by the senate. he picked a guy out. you, in the blue shirt, come on. be my attorney general. you're not allowed to do that. when you remove someone you can have someone in an acting position who is in the line of succession. that would be mr. rosenstein. but he doesn't have the right without senate approval to stick his crony in there. and if he do...

On whether he likes someone, whether he has a rapport with them. just look at ronny jackson who he nominated for va secretary before that nomination blew up. that was very much about a personal rapport and less about qualifications to lead a really big organization. in this case it's an acting position. it's not clear how long whitaker will stay in that acting position or who the president will be able to find to replace him. >> mimi, tamra is right. someone every night on this broadcast has said, don't overlook the word "acting." however, in this acting capacity, he could have broad reach int...

Them. just look at ronny jackson who he nominated for va secretary before that nomination blew up. that was very much about a personal rapport and less about qualifications to lead a really big organization. in this case it's an acting position. it's not clear how long whitaker will stay in that acting position or who the president will be able to find to replace him. >> mimi >> mimi, tamra is right. don't overlook the word acting. in this capacity he could have broad reach into the mueller investigation. i want to play one of our judiciary experts ben wittes talked about how mueller has prefo...