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Matt whitaker is a very highly respected man, and you didn't have any problems with matt whitaker when he worked for jeff sessions. he's respected by law enforcement. he's a very strong law enforcement personality and person. >> i didn't speak to matt whitaker about it. i don't know matt whitaker. matt whitaker has a great reputation, and that's what i wanted. i also wanted to do something which, frankly, i could have brought somebody very easily from the outside. i didn't want to do that. when sessions left, what i did, very simply, is take a man who worked for sessions. again, he worked for ...

A very highly respected man and i didn't have any problem with matt whittaker when he worked with mat sessions. he's respected by law enforcement and is a strong law enforcement personality and person. i didn't speak to matt whittaker about it. he has a great reputation and that's what i wanted. i also wanted to do something which, frankly, i could have put someone easily from the outside. i didn't want to do that. when sessions left what i did simply was take the man who worked for sessions. again, he worked for jeff sessions. he's a highly respected man especially by law enforcement and i th...

What do you think, if you look at everything he said as a cnn correspondent and look at his positions and how much they echo trump, what conclusions do you 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...

Matt whitaker is a very high he respected man. he's respected by law enforcement. he's a very strong law enforcement personality and person. [ inaudible ] >> i didn't speak to matt whitaker about it. i also wanted to do something, which frankly i could have brought someone very easily from the outside. i didn't want to do that when sessions left. what i did very simply is take a man who worked for sessions. again, he worked for jeff sessions. highly respected man, especially by law enforcement, and i think he's going to do a great job. he's there in an acting position. he's a -- from what i he...

Position under this law of the intention to nominate him as attorney general. >> and pete, the other issues is that he is now going to be briefed presumably on all aspects of the mueller probe, because he is in charge of it, and so he has to the decide, you know, how, tensive it c extensi and the funding and the indictments under him and what is the range of his power right now? >> first of all, you have to think that it is a speed bump for bob mooueller, because rod rosenstein was present at the creation, and the fbi investigation had been going on, and then rosenstein made ate special counse...