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To ground truth to the extent that that can be learned it's the bureau. now, having said that no matter how this turns out it's going to be bad. if in the end the judge is confirmed, as justice on the supreme court, there are going to be a lot of people unhappy about that, and if he isn't there's going to be a lot of people unhappy about it as well and the fbi unfortunately will be caught in the middle, but they know how to handle that, i believe. >> all right. i want to dive into a couple things you said there. the written directive from the president to the fbi, is that customary? because we...

Out. so i think, you know, the process belatedly is working, i just wish there weren't the restraints that appear to have been imposed on the fbi and would really be helpful to have a written directive to them. >> well, in terms of making a judgment, james comey has weighed in on that as well. i will read this. agents will summarize every witness encounter in a detailed report called the 302 and then synthesize all the interviews into an executive summary for the white house. although the fbi will not reach conclusions, their granular factual presentation will spotlight the areas of conflict a...

Investigation, because there's kind of a standard procedure that they use. i do think this circumstance is unique and special and merits a written directive, particularly in light of what the president himself has said. in the same way that rod rosenstein gave a written directive to special counsel mueller and at least now you have a written documented point of departure rather than speculating about what the parameters or limits are or are not. >> as you well know this is not the first time the fbi has been thrust into the middle of a political battle. everyone remembers the 2016 presidential...

My email a new comment from senator susan collins who you just mentioned. she says she is confident that the fbi will follow up on any leads that result from these interviews. so perhaps indicating she is not quite as concerned about the limitations or scope of this. she is saying, hey, to frank's point, i think the fbi is going to do its job. >> that's an important job. if she believes the fbi is legitimate and covers the grounds, then that's a signal as to where she is leaning on this nomination. the written directive is what's significant here. the fbi is not looking at presidential tweets ...

Would want to do it myself. sometimes you have to put your passion aside and do what is best for the family so they can find these bodies, and put this whole thing behind us and obviously catch another person who we may not have ever caught in the first place. you don't like making deals with the devil but sometimes you have to. >> julie: it is pretty sick, a deal with the devil is an understatement. >> julie: he was killed while on duty trying to protect all of us, and immigration officers six years ago and now his family is hoping they will finally get justice. an update on why justice may b...