Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120607:17:51:00
The president's close friend and senior adviser. there is always a certain am of tension. particularly between the cabinet departments and the white house. in this particular case, the white house was trying to stay very focused on the economy. this was early in 2009. as well as getting health care reform passed. meanwhile the attorney general whose obligation is to be independent, was pushing certain counter terrorism policy that's were controversial and the white house was concerned that these issues would be a distraction. they were also concerned that it was off message. they had wanted to...