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Hearing back in 1973. similar context, similar concerns. and bill barr did not make the same cooped of unequivocal commitments that elliott richardson did. he did not make the unequivocal statement that he would be allowed to have the investigation going where it leads. he didn't make what i was hoping for, which is an unequivocal commitment to share with the committee, the fruits of robert mueller's labors a final report. he didn't make a commitment that he would seek and follow the conclusions of the department of justice, ethics specialists. >> those were three particular concerns i had tod...

In terms of the justice department letting out this information, where we have ended up is serious, and actually just to sum it up, what i'm going to do is read you the lead that was just posted tonight by the excellent reporter charlie savage at "the new york times." he nuts this up pretty perfectly after a twist yea dy day on the. matthew whitaker who was installed as acting attorney by president trump, has cleared himself to supervise the special counsel's investigation, rejecting the ethics specialists suggestion that he recuse himself. the development came soon after the disclosure abou...

>> legally he doesn't have to do it. >> right. >> but he is taking some steps certainly not going as far as a lot of ethics specialists would like him to do. >> he is taking more steps legally but perhaps not enough steps that he won't have mind field after mind field. the argument we heard hear and at the press conference from the call earlier today with reporters is this is his brand who he is, why should he have to sell it all off at a fire sale? and if not that, then why should he half to put it in a blind trust and prevent his children from running the company and