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Brooks didn't just not support donald trump. he called him a serial adulterer. he said he was not morally fit to be president of the united states. now mo brooks is trying to run against a candidate endorsed by donald trump. that's an interesting element to this. as you said and garrett was telling you, luther strange, big luther they call him, 6'9", he's sort of torn right now, technically the incumbent, appointed to the seat months ago. mitch mcconnell, the republican senate leader, is pulling out all the stops for him. here is the question and the results will answer this. there's sort of a...

The president's attention has been in terms of looking at our election system. he has a voter fraud commission. you remember this, the 3 million illegal votes he leaned on so heavily to explain the popular election outcome. well what's going on with this commission? is it just a political move to substantiate those baseless claims? why are states refusing to turn over data and why is the man heading up the commission now accused of ethics violations. all those answers ahead. ♪ so nice, so nice. ♪sweet, sweet st. thomas nice. ♪ so nice, so nice. ♪st. croix full of pure vibes. ♪ so nic...

Brazen thing. if you're of a certain generation your mind does flash back to the water gate time. i think there are a lot of differences but the fundamental l act of a president firing a law enforcement official who was conducting an investigation that might touch on some of the president's associates and the president's campaign is reminisce santa. i thought it was a pretty brazen act. >> comey said this in his fair well letter, he said i have long believed that a president can fire an fbi director for any reason or if no reason at all. david do you agree? >> well, that the fbi -- it's certai...

Try -- because james comey was mean to hillary clinton. that's -- you know, there's a lot that donald trump says that makes you -- >> let me ask you this. >> sure. >> at one level, there's precedent for this. bill clinton was the last president to terminate an fbi director. it's within the powers of the president. it's a ten-year term. there's some independence, but they do serve at the pleasure of the president. the president can fire them. how big is say deal is this? >> it is a big deal. in fact, i think that's the only time an fbi director has been terminated, and that fbi director was ter...

How big is say deal is this? >> it is a big deal. in fact, i think that's the only time an fbi director has been terminated, and that fbi director was terminated not because of any ongoing investigation. he was terminated for ethics violations. and so terminating someone because they have behaved in ways that are ethics violations, yes, of course. but that's -- you know, in a sense, though, that really is the point here, isn't it? no one is above the law. the director of the fbi is not above the law. but here's the point. the president of the united states is not above the law. and if there is...