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>> let me say with all the strength i can muster that no nation has a finer group of law officers than those who comprise the fbi, the dea, the atf and the united states marshal service. >> quite a contradiction. joining me is analyst phil mudd working for the fbi and cia. phil, great to have you. i would guess that attorney general sessions knew exactly what he was doing. what do you think? >> i agree. he knows he's in direct opposition to the president of the united states. i mean, these issues are beyond politics, beyond republicans and democrats. there's a profound issue here of rule of la...

General and the deputy attorney general? the attorney general has recused himself from the russia investigation. the deputy attorney general has -- not or authorized the investigation but offered documentation to continue the investigation. who nominated those people? the president suggesting he doesn't have a responsibly for the team on the field. excuse me. he appointed them! >> phil, earlier today president trump denied he ever told then fbi director james comey that he didn't spend the night in russia in the 2013 miss yurngs pageant. take a listen. >> gio to russia. now, i didn't go there....

Facts is far beyond what i would expect from the president of the united states. i believe comey. i don't believe the president. one final moment. you want to know where people don't want including the president's lawyers people don't want to put the president in front of prosecutors? because the president will stand in front of director mueller and make stuff up. you can do that on twitter. you can't do that in front of a prosecutor. comey's right. the president's wrong. >> i want to ask you before you go, phil, you speak with former colleagues at the fbi i'm sure all the time. what do they h...

And go to pee and dp you're did dogcatcher or the mayor if you're busted for speeding you get treated the same way. the message of the president of the united states in the democracy is if i'm the president and i don't like the way i'm treated by law enforcement i get treated different than the dogcatcher. in this country it is not about politics. you don't get to do that and what the attorney general just said, sorry, i'm with the people, not with the president. >> so let me ask you, phil. seems to be that you interpret the president saying he won't stay away from the justice department neces...