Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20181209:20:22:00
Man of integrity who they trust to carry out the job. >> this appointment of bill barr, he read an op-ed piece defending the president's decision to fire jim comey. he also wanted bill barr to be part of his defense counsel before he has thought of him as being the attorney general. is that a conflict of interest there? >> not necessarily there. the reality is people of bill barr's caliber write a lot of academic articles. they make a lot of -- you saw that with justice gorsuch and justice kavanaugh. they often krubt contribute to e call law review notes. i don't think that's necessarily a con...