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Development. sessions obviously decided to set his sail by d.o.j. culture and policies. he wants to be -- remember, this is the pinnacle of his career. he wants to be remembered as a d.o.j. guy, say like john ash croft, and not a toty, say al gonzalez. this is really i think showing that he's been around there. he's seen the basic honor and integrity of the people who are there and he's sort of set his sail by that and not by what, after all, will be the temporary trump presidency. so, i think it matters a lot. you're certainly right that they've been playing ball i think a little too much wit...

Former fbi director james comey's media blitz included a stop on "late night with stephen colbert." here's what he said about the colorful, and some say, too snarky description of his looks in the memoir. >> i'm trying to be an author. and i'm sitting there typing, and i can hear my editor saying, "bring the reader with you. show the reader that room." i say in there, i talk about how skinny president obama is. i describe john ash croft's skin color when he's in intensive care. i'm trying to bring the reader with me. i'm not trying to make count countcountry -- make fun of john ashcroft, presi...

People that are in trouble that the president has now pardoned a few people and he's good to do that. others say this is actually very tied to jim comey. talk to me about this. >> well, i think both are true. i think he is sending a message about his antipathy towards comey. comey was the guy who appointed the special prosecutor in the cia case -- exactly, the attorney general back then, john ash croft had to recuse himself, much as jeff sessions is doing, recusing now. comey was the number two at justice and he appointed this very determined prosecutor. so, this is a way of saying jim comey, ...

Knowing that the special counsel would be looking for them because they are relevant to the core of what he's looking at, any relationship between the trump campaign and the russian government. >> dana: what would be the strategy behind telling "the new york times" that this is what you were going to be saying in testimony? >> i don't know. if they did not quote mark carolo -- >> dana: they did not. >> i can't imagine mark going himself to "the new york times." perhaps he told a friend or lawyer or somebody who went to "the new york times." bob mueller tkuszn't want that. you don't want your w...

Is, you know, looking back, i think with a very careful, clear regard for his reputation. and i think that's what there are some objections to. >> i thought it was a bad choice. >> what do you mean? >> you know, he was lauded on the left because we all knew about the great story about him and john ash croft's hospital room and how he defied the white house counsel. >> you think obama made a mistake? >> why do we know that story? the press knew about it. he is more interested in his reputation than doing the job put before him. >> donald trump called him a grandstander. >> i believe our preside...