so arthur ash, you got jeff stewart, stone wall jackson, robert e. lee. >> okay. so there has been maybe a little bit of controversy about some of the statues here. what are the feelings in the city about the statues? >> i think folks recognize this is a part of our history, a terrible history it may be but it's a part of our history. as i have always said, what i share any tears if the jefferson davis statue were torn down? no, i wouldn't. but i think the past, that being terrible or not shouldn't be a -- our anchor. it should be a foundation from which it was built from. >> why do you think the history is important? >> not repeating history. right now these statues have no context. it's just statues honoring and memorializing these figures and i think the key is to tell the whole story. i think richmond can be the center of all things reconciliation. yes, we do have a terrible past. but it's time to actually start writing that new chapter and we have to begin with that conversation about reconciliation fist. >> and what's the narrative you would like the achieve

. >> a number of your colleagues have expressed concerns about attorney general jeff sessions, meadows and stewart have all called for sessions to resign because of his handling of the russia probe, because he recused himself. do you believe he should resign? >> no, i don't. i believe attorney general sessions did the proper thing by recusing himself when he did. as i understand the ethics rules, executive branch employees, i don't think he had much other choice than to recuse himself. i don't blame him for that. director -- excuse me, director raye of the fbi and deputy attorney general rosenstein are both political appointees. when my colleagues are taking shots at jeff sessions and christopher raye and mr. rosenstein, they're taking shots at a republican administration. we republicans are now in charge of the executive branch and we control the justice department as we do all the departments -- >> so why are they doing that -- >> it's hard to make a case -- i don't know. it's hard to understand the rationale. are there bad apples? i'm sure there are. there are the two who sent out some text mes

it says something about jeff sessions and his own stewart ship of the justice department that he would pressure the director of the fbi to fire someone simply because the president of the united states has decided this person is his political enemy. >> the other big story of course the government shut down. democratic senator finestein told that today's vote ending the shut down and lack of resolution on the dreamers is quote one of the most crushing things that has happened to me in the senate because we got such strong public support. did senate democrats cave? >> well, i think it's a matter of opinion. as to whether they caved. i think it's very clear imfwrags activists believe they caved and that's a risk for democrats because what they want into 2018 is a sense that from their base they are going to stand up to trump and when they are voting for democrats will make a difference in the way the country is run. for a lot of people today particularly those on the immigration issue. they won't be feeling that way. >> do you think that we'll have any clarity on daca by february 8? that'

jeff sessions. congressman jordan, meadows, and stewart have all called for sessions to resign because of his handlinge russia probe, the fact that he recused himself, do you believe he should resign? >> no, i don't. i believe attorney general sessions did the proper thing by recusing himself when he did. you know, as i understand the ethics rules, executive branch employees. i don't think he had much of a choice than to recuse himself. i don't blame him for that. director -- i mean excuse me, director wray of the fbi and also deputy attorney general rosenstein are both republican appointees. when my colleagues are taking shots at jeff sessions and chris wray. the executive branch. and we control the justice department as we do. >> why are they doing that? >> it's hard to make a case. >> i don't know. i don't completely understand the rational. as i said, the fbi is composed of people who are professional. are there bad apples? i'm sure there are. there are those who sent out text messages heavily charged. director mueller either replaced them or demoted them. i think director mueller has handled hims

jeff sessions to resign. well, tonight, we have just got a third. chris stewartcongressman from utah, is now the third republican member of congress calling for jeff sessions to resign. and the attorney general not invited to the sleepover at camp david this weekend. now growing calls for resignation of congressmen. watch this space. that does it for us tonight. see you monday. now lime for "the last word

jeff sessions to resign. well, tonight, we have just got a third. chris stewart, congressman from utah, is now the third republican member of congress calling for jeff sessions to resign. and the attorney general not invited to the sleepover at camp david this weekend. now growing calls for resignation of congressmen. watch this space. that does it for us tonight. see you monday. now, it's time for the last word with katy tur in for lawrence this evening. >> in the words of donald trump that is not nice. he came out and endorsed him. a big deal. >> here's one thing this might be nice about it. alabama never gets as cold as camp david is going to be this weekend so it's possible he's a delicate flower. >> well, there's that. >> and the president wanted to spare him. >> usually i do the awkward handoffs with ari melber and can be awkward and not sure how to throw you off your game, though. >> oh, there's -- i can give you infinite possibilities. you just sit here and look at me weird for a few seconds and i crumble. see? okay. there you go. >> rachel, thank you. it

jeff sessions to resign. well, tonight, we have just got a third. chris stewartongressman from utah, is now the third republican member of congress calling for jeff sessions to resign. and the attorney general not invited to the sleepover at camp david this weekend. now growing calls for resignation of congressmen. watch this space. that does it for us tonight. see you monday. now, it's time for the last word with katy tur in for lawrence this evening. >> in the words of donald trump that is not nice. he came out and endorsed him. a big deal. >> here's one thing this might be nice about it.

jeff sessions to go. now the next day, a utah republican joins this call. here is what congressman chris stewart had to say. >> we have been weaken in our investigation of important concerns at the department of justice and at the fbi because jeff sessions is not able to take the reign into the direct investigation. i for probably a different reason, i believe we are and if we have not approached it, we are approaching the time when mr. sessions for the good of this investigation looking at the fbi, looking with the department of justice, we need a director there that could take the reigns and could be assertive than that. he cannot do that when he's recused. i believe it is time for him to step aside. >> lets talk it over with the former presidential adviser to nixon, reagan and clinton. sessions did the right thing with his recusal of the russia problem. what do you think is behind the outrage of republicans? >> i think the republicans are anxious and the process that we see on capitol hill and various investigations out of the three. investigations are under way at least two are becoming high

jeff sessions is not able to take the reins to direct that investigation. i think it may be time for him to step aside. stuart: he was appearing on cnn, congressman chris stewartorney general jeff sessions to step aside and resign. one of many people calling for him to step down. who else? ashley: mark meadows, republican from north carolina. jim jordan, republican from ohio. the conservatives of the republican party not happy with jeff sessions at all. those two individuals are calling for him to step down. president trump, as we know has been very critical of jeff sessions. he is still hasn't gotten over the fact that sessions recused himself over the russia investigation. gave it to deputy secretary, rod rosenstein. and wrought in. a libertarian, ron paul says, you are wasting taxpayer money that state voters are already passed. jeff sessions, the main thrust of the complaint he lost control of the department of justice around the fbi. stuart: okay. anything to add, lizzie, waving your hands there? liz: no, i have nothing to add. perfect reporting from ashley. stuart: i do remember the senator from colorado, ranting, that is pejorative word to use, but he w

stewart, a cnn contributor, republican strategist. we know that the president has had a somewhat fraught relationship with the attorney general, jeff sessions. we also know that the president has called this investigation a hoax. and attorney general of the united states is not investigated or questioned in an investigation that is a hoax. this is sort of a big deal and a new reality that the white house will have to deal with. >> certainly. and let me just say off the top, i do think it is inappropriate for the administration to be referring to this as a hoax and a witch-hunt. i think it is important for us it get to the bottom of it. and i think the only way that we can do that, and put this behind us, is to let everyone that has any information that is relevant to the investigation, let them go before mueller and his team and provide what information they do have. and clearly that is what the attorney general is doing. and the fact that he was accompanied by his long time attorney and friend of mine, chuck cooper, goes to show, look, they want to put all the information out there. they want to get to the relevant key facts in this, and m

jeff sessions to resign. jim jordan of ohio appear mark meadows of north carolina. tonight we got a third. chris stewartom utah the third republican member of congress calling for him to resign. again the attorney general not >> in the words of donald trump that is not nice. he came out and endorsed him. a big deal. >> here's one thing this might be nice about it. alabama never gets as cold as camp david is going to be this weekend so it's possible he's a delicate flower. >> well, there's that. >> and the president wanted to spare him. >> usually i do the awkward handoffs with ari melber and can be awkward and not sure how to throw you off your game, though. >> oh, there's -- i can give you infinite possibilities. you just sit here and look at me weird for a few seconds and i crumble. see? okay. there you