Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20181228:08:05:00
>> i want to talk about constitutional principles, but first you were an acting solicitor general, you had an acting role, it's not crazy to have acting positions. what makes this different than the normal run of the mill way they've operated in the past? >> two things. number one is solicitor general, that's not a cabinet head position. that is a subordinate position. and i was actually supervised by the confirmed attorney general of the united states, eric culter. it's fine, you're going to have some acting positions in subordinate ways and even sometimes acting cabinet heads. but to have th...