Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170311:22:05:00
He went after foreign cyber threats. he went after mafia figures. he was seen as an aggressive and respected prosecutor. which is why they think president-elect trump asked him to stay on. number two, the where, this is the prosecutor for new york. that means when you look at trump tower, federal ties to russia, look at wall street, of course, other campaign-related finance issues, he has the federal per view over all those kinds of cases if there's a question about whether to bring a case or charge. so that obviously is super important. >> right. >> as i stressed, the president has the lawful...