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we don't parse out what gets investigated and what gets prosecuted in this country by what people are most interested in. we leave it up to prosecutors to determine when they have probable cause to believe a crime was committed, and whether or not they have as ordinance to prove that crime sufficient to take it forward to an indictment. so, i understand the perception issues. but they are essentially irrelevant to the underlying legal issues. >> i mean, respectfully, i disagree. prosecutors make decisions about what to do all the time. i, mean this particular prosecutor in new york has downgraded something like 52% of felonies down to misdemeanors. pretty serious stuff. and in this particular case, he's making a personal decision to elevate a paperwork misdemeanor, maybe up to a crazy felony that no one can seem to explain or understand. >> well, we have not seen the evidence. yet >> but i just -- to say that he has no choice but to do this, he has plenty of choices, and he's made some crazy ones in new york, and he's making this one as well. so, there is personal discretion here as well, is
he's not changing his stripes. the fbi does have some perception issues right now. the optics from a handful of things that have surfaced are not good. but fine, create transparency just like we did when there were investigations related to nsa. fine, you should have transparency and should investigate issues that may reveal some sort of hyperpartisanship. but what the president is doing right now, as has been pointed out, it's creating an unhealthy environment. i know a lot of bureau personnel, former and current, and i have absolute faith in those personnel, working out on the streets every day on our behalf to go about their job regardless of who is in the white house in a professional and ethical and nonpartisan way. again, there are some optics from peter strzok's bit, look into that, take care of that. but somebody's got to get that twitter handle away from the president. >> so i'm going to go to you on this, sam. as a reporter who has been
said that this woman was a house guest of theirs and that the wife threw her out in the middle of the night and this defendant is-- was saying he never laid a hand on her and it's completely fabricated. >> i think the reason it's an issue, it's a perception issues. the military and force have had issues with assault. and there's a perception from the outside that there's a good old boy's network and somehow a three-star general in cahoots, i don't know of any general that would. and he went over hours and hours and agonized in it. he feels it's an issue of integrity for himself. if he didn't step out it's an interesting case a general sticks his neck out and thinks he's doing the right thing and
steep philosophy like that. i have no response. >> nothing at all? >> give me a joke. >> say something about the fact that he looks like he probably signs his checks with a peacock feather. >> and what is with the side bangs? >> define side bangs. >> exhibit a. sorry, that way. >> i think you are having all sorts of perception issues, andrea which leads me to the question, what makes you -- you called andy, andrea. >> our name is one letter different. >> your name is one letter different. >> andrea and andrew. >> isn't that his name? >> it is a w versus a. >> i don't want to interrupt -- >> i called him andrew. >> side bangs is what ricky martin does after he sings "she bangs." >> i think will is right and