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Transition, if you will. >> got it. >> this is a -- i know there's been reporting, there's been reporting by the "new york times" that the president considered potentially pressuring the then attorney general or acting attorney general, matt whittaker into, you know, either having jeffrey berman unrecused, which is something that, as my colleague and our colleague chuck rosenburg says is something that doesn't happen or pressuring the prosecuting office. we're being strongly told that in no way is this any sort of a pressure or a push out at all. this is not being ordered from the top, this is...

If you don't think this past week was extraordinary even by the trump chaos standard, consider this. he even called fox fake news. among the many developments causing those headlines and talk of turmoil, the president reporting at least twiashing ou hand-picked acting attorney general. he alleges the president had a direct role in hush money payments. in lashing out, the president again makes clear his view of power and his belief that the attorney general or acting attorney general, in this case, should protect him, whatever the evidence shows. just one example in a week where it's been a dif...

>> well, my biggest concern would be that congress would not have access to the report, and that the president would seek to stand on executive privilege and prevent us from seeing it. however, i think bob mueller is going to continue to speak through indictments and i expect that in the coming weeks, considering the number of grand jury witnesses who have come forward that we will see more indictments. but i think it's imperative that the congress, particularly the house judiciary committee where i sit is able to see the mueller report as soon as it is presented to the attorney general or act...

Very sad chapter of american history. >> the expected next chairman of the house tell committee, adam schiff with california said, now more than ever, the special counsel has to be protected by trump or acting attorney general whitaker. the committee in the new house will use all of their powers to preserve the independence of the justice system and make sure that nobody is above the law and democrats are trying to read between the lines here. >> this cohen guilty plea is another piece inhe mosaic could provide another picture in the president's liability here and conspiracy involving michael ...

President, and needs to wrap up the investigation. we simply don't know. we will find out. >> a number of lawmakers share these concerns when pushing for various pieces of legislation to protect, alan dershowitz says mueller is very smart and experienced so he likely has been planning and preparing for the possibility something like a new attorney general happened. >> mueller got his work done, to make sure he is finished with all his work. that is why he accepted the written statements. he didn't want the new attorney general or acting attorney general to do that, it would be a disaster. if t...