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Holding steve bannon accountable, you don't think that's irresponsible? >> well, they don't agree -- i'm just putting myself in their shoes. if they don't agree with the formation of the committee, which most of them didn't, then it makes sense to me logically why they wouldn't vote to hold someone in contempt who's defying the committee they didn't support in the first place. it doesn't necessarily make it responsible for right or proper, but to me the votes are congruent. if you voted for the committee in the first place, you might have voted for the contempt charge. >> and i see you shaking...

Attorney's office in the district of columbia said yesterday or the day before. the house of representatives votes for referral of a contempt charge. the department of justice will do what it always does in such circumstances, will apply the facts and the law and make a decision consistent with the principles of prosecution. >> we will apply the facts and the law, make a decision consistent with the principles of prosecution. in other words, i'm not going to tell what you we're doing. we are just going to do it on our own times, we don't take advice from anybody, so you can leave me alone abou...

Highly politicized cases and that's an institutional consideration for the justice department. willie. >> pete williams with a great break down there. here is what attorney merrick garland said yesterday. >> the senate plays out with respect to the executive branch, the house of representatives vote for referral, contempt charge. the department of justice will do whatever it does and apply the facts and laws. >> let's bring in anna palmer and katty kay, eugene robinson,

Justice department, the u.s. attorney's office, decides to release some statement about their decision not to charge mr. bannon. we won't know until it's done. we may not know for quite some time. and attorney general merrick garland, the leader of the justice department, he today was tight-lipped about what to expect about that process. he told a congressional committee where he was testifying today basically that the department will handle this, like he says they handle everything. they will handle this by the book, no fear, no favor. >> i will say what the spokesperson for the u.s. attorney...

Justice department today was tightlipped about what to expect about that process he said the department will handle this like he says they handle everything. they will handle this by the, book no fear in our favor. >> i will say what's spokesperson for the u.s. attorney's office in the district of columbia said, yesterday, the day before, house of representatives votes for a referral of a contempt charge the department of justice will do what it always does in such circumstances, we'll apply the facts and law and make a decision consistent with the principles of prosecution. >> we will apply t...