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President regarding mishandling classified information is problematic. they have the right to declassify. i'm calling for a special counsel. the point is you need a special counsel to investigate the biden mishandling episode if you're going to do the same for trump. >> martha: senator, thank you. senator lindsey graham, always good to have you with us. it would be great if people abided by the rules. think i they how old the have secret service men look at everything. thanks, senator. good to see you today. all right. here's another issue when it comes to these ethical issues that is very hot...

They committed a crime, but that's like you know, prosecuting a -- nurm berg. that's not what they were going after. we don't need to go after the car pools. we've got to go after the general officers here. i hope and i pray the attorney generals ask the you know, some patience here. i'm willing to have some patience, but i really hope that they're getting to the bottom of this fast. i know that january 6th commission, i think is going to rock and shock people what they're going to find out, be u i'm interested in people who are behind this going to the penitentiary. >> and tuesday's speech fo...

Begin to do anything. the murdering on 5th avenue. can we play the sound here. it's interesting to hear a lawyer say the president can't be investigated for shooting somebody. >> what's your view on the 5th avenue example? local authorities couldn't investigate, they couldn't do anything about it? >> i think once a president is removed from office, any local authority -- this is not a permanent immunity. >> well, i'm talking about while in office. >> no. >> that's the hypo. nothing could be done, that's your position? >> that's correct. >> it stretches the mind in terms of constitutionality. >...

Republicans are now celebrating as it pertains to justice department i.g. decisions. but you have the i.g. trying to get the information to congress because it is urgent. he says it is urgent that it met that legal standard. and you have barr's -- attorney general barr's department of justice actively trying to stonewall that and to keep it from oversight committees that have a legal right to look at this information based on statutes. >> that inspector general, joe, michael atkinson is emerging as the hero of this whole saga. he's a trump appointee let's remember confirmed by the senate. he h...

>> he will -- i think two things will happen, don. one is he will establish the process that he followed and the importance of where it started, which was the russian interference and how that really has to be addressed. it's the congress's obligation. they're already trying to duck and dodge dealing with it. i think this will put new pressure on protecting the coming 2020 elections. the second thing i think he's going to do in explaining his process is explain why indeed there is no prosecution as a result of this, how unusual it is because of a memo that's been there since 1973 in the depart...