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That's what jeff sessions did. it's what loretta lynch did. it's what you're supposed to do. and then you can point to that and say look, the career ethics folks looked at this and told me it was okay for me to participate or they told me it wasn't. unless and until he does that, it's hard to have confidence that this is something that he should be participating in. >> matthew axelrod, thank you. >> action the. the impeachment inquiry isn't the only hearing exposing damming testimony. roger stone is on trial and we're learning a lot about what the trump campaign thought he could do for them ...

Separation between the white house and the attorney general should remain and he's already sort of crossed that line. this guy has been in washington a long time. he knows exactly how this will be interpreted. it will be interpreted as sucking up to the boss. showing that he is a team player. there are a lot of hotels in washington, d.c. with good rates. he obviously didn't have to go to the trump hotel. >> let's go through this a little bit more, nia. barr is paying for the event himself. according to a justice official speaking to the post. they tried to book a couple other hotels first and ...

Something that would mandate his recusal. some things mandate recusal. if you have a financial interest in the outcome of a case or if a family member is involved. other things suggest you might want to recuse because of an appearance of a conflict. at worst, that memo he wrote gave rise to an appearance of a conflict. what he said at his confirmation hearing, i think he had it exactly right, that he would seek the advice of career ethics officials and make his own determination. apparently he did just that. they looked at it. they blessed his participation, and he's going to be where he shoul...

Donald trump appointed matt whitaker as acting attorney general was terrain in robert mueller's probe. the chair of the house judiciary committee vowed that whitaker would be there first witness and today right out of the gate whitaker was asked why, if he was critical of the mueller probe in the past he did not recuse himself from the investigation. >> doj officials who advised you not to touch the investigation. is that correct? yes or no? >> i consulted with career ethics officials, senior staff, the office of legal counsel, it was my decision to make but i decided not to recuse. >> he was ...

Professionals in terms of recusal, they recommended recusal, would you please provide this committee that written document? >> that would require me to provide you internal deliberation that's are not typically provided in this relationship, but i can tell you as we sit here today, i did not receive any written advice from the career ethics officials. >> the time of the gentle lady has expired. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> you're welcome. >> mr. whitaker, i want to go back to your time when you worked for the foundation for accountability and civil trust. i worked for many, many years for va...