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William barr will promise that he will let the mueller probe go forward and that he will be transparent. barr will also explain why he wrote that 19 page memo to the justice department that many have read as barr concluding that the president cannot obstruct justice by firing the fbi director, but barr will tell senators that he often weighs in on legal issues of public importance and that his ultimate conclusion was not that the president can't obstruct justice, but the question is whether that explanation be enough for democrats. they are set to drill into barr about his motivations behind w...

Ckamala harris and cory booker. >> lindsey graham becomes chairman and marsha blackburnjo first women. here is jessica schneider. >> reporter: a big day on capitol hill that will likely be quite contentious as the president's pick for attorney general faces the senate judiciary committee. william barr will promise that he will let the mueller probe go forward and that he will be transparent. barr will also explain why he wrote that 19 page memo to the justice department that many have read as barr concluding that the president cannot obstruct justice by firing the fbi director, but barr will t...

The president cannot obstruct himself. i'm struck by the fact that the president's legal team seemed to not see the friday idea that obstruction and collusion can be one in the same. they did not see this theory coming. does this mean the president has not been a good client to the lawyers? that's the part that has me scratching my head. bill barr went down this road and they all assumed it was one thing. it's almost like uh oh. it's not that at all. >> right. i don't think the president has been a very good client. we know that most good attorneys tell their clients not to talk about the case...

Should and will it because of the political optics the left may want to use to their advantage? >> know and know. i have read the wall street journal account. i haven't read the memo, it is not yet public but i agree with everything i read in the account, making the same argument i have been making for over a year, namely the president cannot obstruct justice simply by exercising his authority under article 2. he would have to obstruct justice by witnesses, destroy evidence, do what richard nixon did, that is the items i have been making. i agree 100% and it will not impact the confirmation. e...

They left may want to use to their advantage? >> no and no. i have read "the wall street journal" count. i have read the memo, -- i haven't read the memo, selected public. but i agree, with every thing i've read in the account, he is making the same argument i have been making now for over a year, namely, the president cannot obstruct justice assembly by exercising his authority. he would have to bribe witnesses, do what richard nixon did, that is exactly the argument i've been making. not surprisingly, i agree with people and 100%. it will not impact confirmation. everybody in america has an ...