single knockout. ♪ b1 forget about everyone exis. focus on something that is much more troubling. not what is going on in the garden state a what if looking at the irs. talk about putting the fox in charge of the henhouse. not me overseeing a buffet but the justice department selecting to lead the criminal probe into this group. republicans crying foul. darrell issa's says that this is

not exactly a neutral observer. she has donated $6000 to the president's campaign through the national democratic party. that does not make her a bad person. but clearly, the abuses of an irs exist with a political witchhunt. let's try to keep the politics out of this. but politics is what really started august and was behind all of this. so the president in charge of fixing a, lets just say i'm not holding my breath or any progress getting to the bottom of this. so what do you make of this? >> i think this was a huge mistake. again, nothing to disparage the credentials or capabilities.

but the day that the appointment is one that is part of "the washington post" and the major donor of the obama administration is over saying the conservative groups and that is not a headline that you want. from a legal standpoint, just put the politics aside. this is not how you conduct an independent investigation. i have clients that the fbi will want to speak to and we know that's part of the process. so wait a minute, am i going to subject my clients to this kind of oversight and is this the right way to go? and also we are suing the irs. so the information that will come up in the course of investigation by someone who has a political motivation or even an agenda. this is not simply a question of tax deductibility. this is an acknowledged

targeting scheme that the president himself said was outrageous and that eric holder says maybe criminal and the end result is after waiting nine months, they've finally appointed a team to have this up and there is a political situation. neil: any appointee of the president by and large will have political loyalties to that president. but my issue is this whole scandal was driven by a political agenda in the first place. so a justice department spokeswoman issuing this statement to us. it prohibited personnel practice under federal law consider the political affiliation of factors in making personal decisions, removing a career or case due to political it affiliation and they could also violate the law.

what strikes me there is what we are dealing with here. that is what we are trying to address any way they choose someone who has a political agenda here. >> with all due respect to the department of justice, i worked with the treasury department before and let me tell you that the problem is barbara boxer accepted the assignment and she should have said no. it would be in the best interest of the department of justice for me not to talk about the announcement and i'm the person doing the investigation here. number two is that she's not up for a promotion in considering her political views. this is an irs investigation and criminal investigation by the justice department against the irs with a civil litigation pending.

1500 lawyers you can choose from and what happens one happens to be a maximum donor to the obama administration and again, she has the right to make donations but she should also step aside and have this kind of case. i just think that is bad form and it raises significant ethical issues and it has caused us to pause as the fbi is asking to talk with clients. >> so would you advise them not to talk to her or me with her? >> i will tell you that we just had a meeting on this moments ago and that includes two of the lawyers on the phone as well and we are sending a letter saying that we are concerned and we

have serious concerns with that. and we have to be because obviously this has changed the dynamic definitely. >> thank you very much. you find it at all surprising that this is developing? i bet you didn't even know it because there was a lot more attention being paid to chris christie and what anyone he knew it about bridge traffic a few months ago. herman cain is not at all surprised here. but what you think is going on here? >> here's what i think is going on. this is intentional distraction tactics. first of all if it were going to be an independent investigation, the first mistake was appointing someone from within the justice department. and the irs has rewritten the

rules they put out for public comment right before thanksgiving and they got over 10,000 comments already and they have rewritten the rules to try to put greater restraint on conservative antiparty groups. so when you take that along with someone from the inside rather than the outside, they're not trying to get to the bottom of everything in this investigation. allow me to give you another reason as to why nothing will come out of this. if you remember the bowles-simpson study were they made recommendations to the administration. this administration, the president didn't implement not just one of them's the ones you're talking about collecting dust? >> exactly. and alan simpson and erskine bowles, they had no skin in the game. they were trying to lobby for a political appointment. and so it gave the results much more credibility.

and so there is no way whenever she comes up with will have any credibility at all. this is a joke and they hope that the media pays attention to it for part of that distraction strategy. that is all. >> we now know where they like to be a part of this. whether it is criminal or whether it will doom the presidential prospects. i'm not interested in that. but i think it does reveal quite clearly where the media seems to be placing the interest right now. the very real and ongoing scandal and something at least that happened some time ago. >> yes. like you, i consider this whole irs scandal much bigger.

and they have spent more time covering not than they ever spent on the irs scandal. this is a joke and it's another poke in the eye for the american people so the president can president can stand up and say we did an investigation and we didn't find anything wrong. neil: thank you, my friend. happy new year. meanwhile, are you feeling a little concern for chris christie? don't follow the pundits. ♪ [ cellphones beeping ] ♪ [ cellphone rings ] hello? [ male announcer ] over 12,000 financial advisors.

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>> i am embarrassed and humiliated. by the conduct of some of the people on my team. i am heartbroken. i am heartbroken that someone who i've committed to be in that circle trussville last five years betrayed my trust. neil: that is a two-hour long press conference and he tried very hard. chris christie has a lot of explaining to do.in this traffit

payback may be the least of it. the fear is that investigations, as they continue, and the poll numbers likely drop, that his big backers will drawdown. i'm talking about the high rollers talking about maybe becoming president chris christie. just how likely is that? >> i think that a very disturbing narrative was painted of him where he barely mentioned mitt romney. this is supposed to be the explosive moment but it wasn't. >> i was nominating speech that we are 60 minutes in? >> yes. >> weeks before the election, and this scandal was another disturbing picture of him not being honest. i thought he was humbled and i thought it was her flushing.

so i found it that i liked him as i watch that. i saw a man who is humble and came and asked for acceptance by the american people and i like it. neil: he didn't say sorry and see later. he stuck around for close to two hours and i believe that is one of those longer ignore the longer press conferences that we have seen in so how do you think he comported himself? >> i think that he did pretty well and he took all the questions in a nearly two-hour press conference. the only question is will his story hold up and if it doesn't, this could really kill his political aspirations. because he didn't know his staff was during. and how he dealt with it was actually set one up putting it behind him.

and so this is an ongoing story and so if he really didn't know about it, i think you can survive it. but there are holes poked in the story in the weeks and months to come he's in trouble. neil: we were talking about how this affects the big money guys and they have a good shot at winning. chris christie was getting a lot of their money and not all of it, but a good chunk of it. so does they give some of them cause? >> i think he recovered very well. i would say i believe in this guy. particularly when paralleled next to obama. and this has been watered down and i think that that parallels

and if i was a done i would not be hesitant fter today if the story holds up. neil: comparing it we didn't see any heads roll. in the case of governor chris christie, at least two heads roll. so what does that mean? and does that actually sort of reinforce this image? >> this is clearly a test of chris christie. and it's easy when things are going well. this is a test and i think that he is past it. and we are having a press conference today and i think it was a good move. the problem for chris christie is that he has critics on the left and the right and i know you have interviewed mark levine who is not a big fan of him.

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local constructed and inhabited by grave responsibilities. courage and judgment and the qualities which the state has distantly sent to this chamber are here in beacon hill in boston. and to anyone that aspires for any public office.

and this is following the example. former massachusetts senator scott brown on the message. it seems out of date now and i don't want to be jaded. but what happened? >> i don't think it's out of date. as a matter fact i remember reading that portion of that speech in the massachusetts statehouse and if you look back at what jfk said, he said that leaders will be measured by answers to questions and you noted them as courage and judgment and integrity and dedication and certainly he showed courage by coming out in accepting responsibility in dealing with that. and he showed a good way to handle it quickly and effectively important. he said he is exceedingly dedicated to his job through so many difficult challenges. so i think that what is relevant

is relevant today. and from whom he divorced himself, claiming and especially when he talks about how enraged he edits and scandalous and the justice department. chris christie started firing people because of this. but there is this line that the good lawyers tend to draw between deaths, saying that they are going to hold people accountable, but not necessarily all the way to themselves.

>> i listen to the entire conference and i thought he was very humble and gracious and took complete responsibility. and i don't think what happened i think it's a screwup with one of his staff members and he showed good judgment by firing those people. with the president we have had the irs and ungodly and the rollout of obamacare and all of the lies and misrepresentations were bad and i wonder what has happened. and people have been promoted. especially as he saw here. neil: it was aimed at exhausting mess. >> i think it is important that he made himself available not only on this issue but every other issue and that is a good sign. it shows that he has nothing to hide and honestly there could be

something more. based on the facts and the evidence. >> heaven for bed something doesn't jive with something he said. >> and he has to live with it and deal with it. but be attacks from the left and right, the left i certainly expect. you you and i have had that conversation many times. >> rush limbaugh is not a fan and they almost seem to be, you know, feeding off of that. >> they're they are not friends of mine either and i understand that they have the bigger items that. and the sad part is there has to be people like me and rand paul and everyone knows because if we don't start to band together and convince the american people that we can move forward and solve problems together, then we are going to be in the relevant party and it is going to work

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neil: how often do you hear that someone goofed? these day when it comes to the health care mess, not too many democrats. many are too busy blaming companies that work with the administration and congress on obamacare. but they don't mention secretary

sebelius or the four resigned state exchange executives were disloyal politicians who are actually in the kitchen cooking up these plots. blaming big business is an all too typical democratic fault, many say there is enough blame to go around. there's a lot of blame to go around, but i don't see it being spread evenly. so what would make me think that the democrats are more interested in pointing fingers? >> the democrats are being cut accountable to their constituents. and there is plenty of blame to go around. neil: you are saying that they are doing that? >> i'm not offended, they are actually blaming the people who actually built the website. neil: all of the promises that if you like your doctor and you can keep your doctor. >> record of his that there are

people that have signed up and we should make it as easy as possible. neil: who takes responsibility for those that loge? >> many of them take responsibility, saving $250 a month. i think that that story needs to be repeated over and over. >> they are equally taking responsibility for the 47% surveyed who say that they are paying more. >> i think that they are will be more of that as well. >> i want to go through those receipts with you. but the problem is not just the ability to sign up with the rollout, but is our helper want to be better when it's implemented. it makes you really worry about

what happens when we are paying doctors bills and drugs bills. so they can either blame obama they can try to find a blameless faceless consultant and they will choose to do this. because they are wrapped up in this. >> we are remembering john kennedy from 63 years ago. talking about a city on the hill and responsibility in those accepting responsibility while in government. and so in this case i think that you have to own up to the american people and tell them that we botched it. when you say that, i don't think that they are going to love it. but they will certainly think more of you if you'd minute. >> i would agree with you. i think that it's lacking overall, whether you are a democrat or a republican. i am a democrat and i can say that this is more screwed up than anything else. if it was my bill, i would've

made sure that it rolled out in a better way and i don't figure thing there is enough blame to go around. but i think we should be surprised that some are not wanted to take the blame. neil: here's what bothers me. if we continue to feed the myth, all i remember is that when this was being debated the democrats had a full run of the house and they control the presidency and the senate and the house. they got it through and it was a monumental achievement and problems crop up saying that it's everyone's fault but their own comment strikes me as disingenuous remark yes, they not only had a huge majority in the house but a super majority and in the senate. sixty votes in the senate. so they didn't even get one to join him which was a big mistake.

>> he is not out of the woods yet. i know where you're coming from. you think it's too late now for democrats to say we botched this and it's too late for that now and let's make this fly? >> you will see a lot of opportunity not only for incumbents but challengers and a smart politician will say that there's a lot of mistakes and we can make it better. we should own up to the mistakes that we have and make this better for everyone. neil: are you sure you're a democrat? [laughter] >> what the smart democrats do, we just had 12 in the house. it is hard for them to defend nice. neil: november is a long way

away. it's great having you. we appreciate it. >> thank you, my friend. neil: maybe it is all leonardo dicaprio's fault. the truth is they are not all dogs on wall street. they need these guys millionaires legally. ♪ ♪

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turning this morning into a million bucks, joining us now. gentlemen, thank you for coming. and tim, you were recognizing early on that while it is murky waters. penny stocks are not treacherous and as he said, a lot of these stocks are outright scams. >> i see that you have seen a part of it. but obviously this is a guy who

got into a lot of legal stuff. and there is no way that any investor at home should not be googling every single company and looking at the insiders who are ceos and a lot of these management have very bad red flags associated with this.

and basically that there is no legitimate company that would do this. the on-site we know that they have not had a lot of great marketing? >> usually will see something like this.

>> so if you have a few thousand dollars, you can't afford just make 10 or 20% per year. >> most of the time i am not even holding them that long and once this has gotten to this point were i haven't doubled and

tripled and the idea that pigs always get slaughtered. >> and we all make moves and millions of dollars along the way. >> i have nothing about the wolf of all street right here. >> i heard a little bit less about the stock market a little bit more about drugs or stuff like that.

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neil: there is an app for that. one that scans your deep space to see if your significant other is deranged. forget about whether any of this is legal.

and first of all it is dangerous. >> and so we will get into that in a second.

and so what this is is something that matches up. who is to say that this cannot be a useful tool for those who want to go out there. mpletelyink of that? legal. and he is running the space through rests recognition for other profiles that are perfectly legal. neil: so what would make a woman talk about this is up in the

air, a lot of people have similar names. so any time that an employer runs somebody through a database, it is not always accurate. neil: as much as what joe said, he is not a six offender and

where we could then get information about it. >> 12-year-olds aren't allowed on facebook. neil: i just have this creepy feeling that you could see that. but i don't know. >> absolutely. neil: at screening out sex offenders is in getting back,

how about banks looking at your facebook postings to see if they will ever lend you money? talk about more issues.

>> you might want to take out your wallet. we are going to show you what companies you should bet on. >> i am glad we agree on this one. everyone has some sort of social presence.

you have to clean up their image. >> absolutely. >> we are looking for staff based on income to make sure it drives. and then also if you are a small business where people talk about how you can determine if you're worthy of this or not. neil: i guess we shouldn't be surprised. >> you might need to get a profile.

neil: if you are a fast food lover, there are good deals and bargains on burgers and a host of stuff. and so normally the idea is that they hope you order some extra stuff. >> january the worst month for food chains.

you can get chicken sandwiches for 99 cents. and when i am craving pizza or birders neil: i always think they're up to something one they are doing a. >> i agree with you. and you are taking the one month where you are down, all these packages that they couldn't even get an, in and and in giving away the food for less than cost. neil: so what are you watching?

>> i'm watching the jobs report. because that is the big report of the week and month arguably. but i will go with the reaction to what we have going on currently. and we will see if they have a demand for cars and homes. >> and we if we have to go on to 7%, we will taper the fears and go well under 7%.

neil: okay, thank you guys so much. john: at the wealth gap is getting worse. >> this is the defining challenge of our time. >> the rich are getting richer. the other percentage of people are left to suffer. john: you suffer because these people make more than you? and government can force more quality. and every one of these