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Possible, but if he still is at the top of the justice department, i don't think you're going to get the resolution that the american people wants on any of these issues. >> greta: speaking of the irs investigation, steve forbes said there should be a special prosecutor appointed by the attorney general. would you have a problem with him if there's a special prosecutor, would the attorney general be the one to select the special prosecutor to investigate the irs targeting? >> i would. ideally we should have a special prosecutor. the problem is if the attorney general appoints someone running i...

Accountable. if he is still at the top of the justice department, i don't think you'll get the resolution that the american public wants on any of these issues. >> greta: steve forbes said there should be a special prosecutor that would be appointed by the attorney general. would you have a problem with that to investigate the irs targeting? >> i would. ideally we should have a special prosecutor. if the attorney general appoints somebody that is going to run interference on an investigation, that could make it more difficult for congress to exercise its oversight function. i think we need to ...

Accountable as expeditiously as possible, but if he still is at the top of the justice department, i don't think you're going to get the resolution that the american people wants on any of these issues. >> greta: speaking of the irs investigation, steve forbes said there should be a special prosecutor appointed by the attorney general. would you have a problem with him if there's a special prosecutor, would the attorney general be the one to select the special prosecutor to investigate the irs targeting? >> i would. ideally we should have a special prosecutor. the problem is if the attorney ge...

Possible, but if he still is at the top of the justice department, i don't think you're going to get the resolution that the american people wants on any of these issues. >> greta: speaking of the irs investigation, steve forbes said there should be a special prosecutor appointed by the attorney general. would you have a problem with him if there's a special prosecutor, would the attorney general be the one to select the special prosecutor to investigate the irs targeting? >> i would. ideally we should have a special prosecutor. the problem is if the attorney general appoints someone running i...

Issues. we have to be a counterweight to the forces of extremes that obviously want to perpetuate the status quo. >> when something happens like the irs, clearly misbehavior, misconduct, we don't know whether legal or illegal. but the president said, unacceptable, outrageous. so there's an oversight function, an important one, divided governments, the house side is controlled by republicans. the senate side, by democrats. is there a way for congress to conduct its oversight so that it doesn't get out of control and doesn't seem to be a situation where we've had recent hearings where democrats ...