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But good news for everyone who just wants to get answers. i have a great team to break it down. first, i want to explain why all of this should matter to you and me. when william barr took his seat in front of the senate judiciary committee there was one big question hanging over him. would he do anything to disrupt the special counsel's russia investigation? over and over, his answer was no. >> first, i believe it is vitally important that the special counsel be allowed to complete his investigation. >> if the president directed you to change those regulations and then fire mueller, or simply...

Directed by president nixon to fire the special counsel, the prosecutor and the investigator of watergate, the present resigned. if you simply directly fired mueller, would you follow richardson's example and resign instead? >> assuming there was no good cause? >> assuming no good cause. >> i would not carry out that instruction. >> let me bring us forward to your 1991 hearing in front of this committee. you explained at the time how you would handle the bcci case, and ironically, robert mueller -- the same individual -- was at that point the head of the criminal division. you testified that y...

>> i know, doesn't seem fair. good to see you as always. our chief white house correspondent hallie jackson. that wraps up this hour for me. see you back here tomorrow morning at 1:00 p.m. eastern with stephanie then again at 3:00 p.m. eastern. thank you for watching. you will be in the good hands of nicolle wallace. "deadline white house with nicolle wallace" starts right now. hi, everyone. it's 4:00 in new york. the headline out of today's confirmation hearing for william barr, donald trump's nominee for a.g., isn't about barr, but about special counsel robert mueller. barr responding to a...

Leaving and we need the muscle to make sure that the senate votes on this. >> do you have any doubt in your mind that if the president fired mueller and shut down the investigation that the overwhelming majority of republican colleagues would be fine with it to try to protect the president? >> there will be a fire storm if he fires the special counsel, there will be a constitutional conflict raised. >> don't you think mitch mcconnell is going to huddle the team together and say, look, guys, this is what we signed up for, we protect this guy no matter what and we're the majority and screw them?...

Republicans. i hope jeff flake sticks to that commitment. but we need the legislation -- >> you need more than that, don't you? >> we need more than just him, and we need more than just jeff flake because he's going to be leaving and we need the muscle to make sure that the senate votes on this. >> do you have any doubt in your mind that if the president fired mueller and shut down the investigation that the overwhelming majority of republican colleagues would be fine with it to try to protect the president? >> there will be a fire storm if he fires the special counsel, there will be a constit...