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Norms of washington, d.c. once you get beyond the smooth words of barack obama what you had was the worst transmission american history, one admission, the outgoing one, so shocked about who won they did everything in their power during the transition to undermine him. including using the secret state powers of the government to undermine him, leak information, unmask officials, and leak that information not to mention release classified phone calls to foreign leaders. all of this took place. and it's pretty -- step into the president's shoes. you don't know clapper, brennon, comey. the three ...

Explain the problem and he says it sounds like you should go to jail then. >> so he'll tell his client -- >> sounds like you're guilty. he sees the world in very black and white terms. >> by 2004 he was running the fbi when his phone rang. it was jaymmes comey. it was the first time they would find themselves in a very controversial legal drama. >> i was very upset. angry. >> comey was worried the bush administration was determined on keep a warmthless eavesdropping program will that they and their boss john ashcroft thought it was illegal. but ashcroft was in the hospital recovering from surg...

Drama. >> i was very upset. i was angry. >> comey was worried the bush administration was determined to keep a warrantless eavesdropping program that mueller, comey, and their boss, attorney general john ashcroft thought was illegal. but ashcroft was in the hospital recovering from surgery, leaving comey in charge. >> i was concerned that given how ill i knew the attorney general was that there might be an effort to ask him to overrule me when he was in no condition to do that. called director mueller. he said i'll meet you at the hospital right now. >> they had to race administration official...

You should go to jail then. >> so he'll tell his client -- >> sounds like you're guilty. bob mueller is someone who sees the world in very black and white terms. >> reporter: by 2004, mueller was running the fbi when his phone rang. it was james comey, then deputy attorney general. it was the first time mueller and comey would find themselves in a very controversial legal drama. >> i was very upset. i was angry. >> reporter: comey was worried the bush administration was determined to keep a warrantless eavesdropping program that mueller, comey and their boss, attorney general john ashcroft tho...

Recovering from surgery. leaving comey in charge. >> i was concerned given how ill i knew the attorney general was, there might be an effort to ask him to overrule me when he was in no condition to do that. i called director mueller, who had been a great help to me. he said, i'll meet you at the hospital right now. >> they had to literally race administration officials to ashcroft's bedside. >> the director instructed the fbi agent's present not to allow me to be removed from the room under any circumstances. >> in the end ashcroft backed comey and mueller. >> he enlisted bob mueller because h...