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Sharing it without notifying the trump team has set up a fierce debate in d.c. >> bret: kevin corke, thank you. let's talk more about this. the legal side. jonathan turley is a law professor at george washington university and joins us now. thanks for being here. you wrote this opinion editorial "mueller makes reckless move with seizure of trump transition emails. >> it's reckless because you didn't have to do it. there's a way you can allow the attorneys to raise privilege arguments, perhaps go to a court, get a subpoena. there's lots of avenues in which you could acquire these emails. he pro...

The special counsel was appointed to look into russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election for the sake of protecting our democracy. so the question is why then is robert mueller looking into transition documents after president trump was duly elected by the voters? a lot of people are asking that question. >> sandra: let mary anne answer that question. you said mueller had all the right to gather as much possible evidence as possible and that this was within his rights. >> i think this is pretty simple. when you work on the transition, that is a public entity. the emails, your business...

They went to congress, which goes to the point you're making. this is about muddling the waters and creating a set of reasons to disregard what mueller is doing. >> you're exactly right. if there had been any legal remedy, they would have immediately, that's what they would have immediately done. let's bring in law professor at george washington university jonathan turley. a lot of muddy waters out there this weekend. people talking about a coup in america and bob mueller should be fired and i don't know if the white house gave it to fox, but worse than water gate was the one catch phrase that...

>> writing in the letter the investigation is tainted, there seems to be a purpose behind that. they're not just criticizing this action thar, they're critig the entire investigation. >> these are transition lawyers, and they're talking about a commitment the gsa made to them that they would consult with them if they asked for any of the documents. there is an argument they're making that transition documents and e-mails are private property, even though they're held by gsa. the fact of the matter is these e-mails and documents were released -- surprise, surprise -- by career bureaucrats at th...

That and create an echo chamber to support that dangerous action. >> do you think, righting in the letter that the investigation is tainted, there seems to be a purpose behind that. they're not just criticizing this action but the entire investigation. >> well, sure, but to begin with, these are different lawyers, these are transition lawyers. they're talking about a commitment that the gsa made to them that they would consult with them if they were asked for any of the documents that were left behind. there's an argument they're making that transition documents and e-mails are private propert...