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Fter years of public complaints, the United States Supreme Court finally promulgated a code of ethics on November 13. But sadly, the new code will do little to rescue the court from the crisis of legitimacy that has dogged it since it handed the presidency to George W. Bush in 2000 with its tran...
And then they said executive privilege. and then they said some of them are before the inauguration. the republicans are not helping us. you got to understand that. they are not helping. we cannot come to a conclusion here and get the documents, then they'll have to be subpoenas. >> michael isikoff, where is this heading? >> well, first of all, glen fine, the acting defense department inspector general is one of the most experienced, widely respected inspectors general in the government. he was for years at the justice department. did lots of hard-hitting reports. he knows how to do serious in...
>> michael isikoff, where is this heading? >> well, first of all, glen fine, the acting defense department inspector general is one of the most exrice widely respected inspectors general in the government. he was for years at the justice department. did lots of hard-hitting reports. he knows how to do serious investigations. and i would be surprised. based on the evidence that we have now, i would be very surprised if this did not end up in at least a criminal referral to the justice department, saying, look, even if fine doesn't reach the conclusion a crime was committed, there is enough prim...
Or donald trump, t president, could end up decing and the investigation stops? >> not necessarily. some presidents have changed i.g.s. some have not. glen fine served under both democrats and republicans. if a president removes the i.g. that doesn't necessarily stop the investigation. the career folks can continue it. >> how much of this was trying to get it done before the transfer of power? >> i doubt very much of it because there is little time to do much of substance -- >> but getting it started, that it was easier to get started now than it would be waiting for a new i.g.? >> that probabl...