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Why did you think it necessary to take that step and how much support do you actually have from fellow republicans on this? >> well, starting to get some republican cosponsors for the bill. it's a companion measure by the unintroduced by the senate, by senators tillis coombs, graham, and booker. it's the same bill. it's important, we're helping the president here by telling him not to fire mueller. we're helping him -- preventing him from hopefully taking a self-destructive act. and it would be terrible for the republican party and our chances in the midterm elections. the most important reaso...

Message to his former aides that have been swept up in the mueller probe that he will pardon them when necessary? >> i'm not privy to that. i have heard nothing on that account. that's certainly not a conferring i would be part of as rnc chair. >> republican senator thom tillis wrote an op ed in the "washington post." he is one of the cosponsors of this bill in the united states senate to essentially protect mueller from being fired. to make it difficult for the president to directly fire mueller. and he makes the case that this is actually in the best sbrz of the president that all the specul...

For a serious financial crisis. i am one of those folks who thinks let mueller do his work. i know there is a lot of speculation but you see a progression of work and a thorough investigation going on. i want to make sure, that we in congress, i am grateful that there are republicans who are prudent, sober legislation. i want to make sure that we avoid what we saw in the past. >> you do have republican cosponsors on the bill, but most republicans oppose it. to say nothing about even if it does pass, the likelihood of the press actually signing. >> we are seeing circumstances change daily. one ...

Saturday night massacre-type situation. >> you do have republican cosponsors on the bill, but most republicans oppose it, including mitch mcconnell and john cornyn, to say nothing, even if it did pass, the likelihood of the president actually signing it. >> yeah, but you know, we're seeing circumstances change daily. i think one of the reason white house this bill is getting momentum now and potentially will get a markup in the judiciary committee is because you're starting to see a president say things that are not only sort of threatening the process, but seemingly potentially recklessly pus...

To refuse any order or request to interfere in the special counsel's investigation, including but not limited to firing mr. mueller. in other words, trying to avoid a saturday night massacre. two other senators, chris kunz of delaware and tom tell lis of north carolina, democrat and republican, who are cosponsors of a bill to protect mueller's job, today called on this white house to allow the special counsel to "complete his work without impediment." an interesting conversation we have planned for you tonight. here with us to do that. bob bower, former white house council to president obama, ...