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he will defer to rod rosenstein. but then when crucial decisions come up like whether or not the report is made public, he may want to weigh-in and actually take responsibility for making that decision. >> neil: was it your gut feeling that there was closure or that something was coming together in the mueller problem? there was talk that maybe within the next few weeks we were going to get the mueller findings. if that were the case, how does this complicate matters? >> i don't think it complicated matters very much at all. if they're getting to closure. everybody wants to see closure. president's lawyers wants closure, the american public wants closure, probably rosenstein and mueller wants closure. everybody is moving to a result before the new year. but if it's not dramatic, what happens is there a report and it's turned over to the attorney general and the attorney general then makes a decision whether to turn it over to congress. congress -- if it's turned over to congress, no matter what the rules are, it will

i've just been informed that rod rosenstein is on his way to the white house. we're informed that he's on his way to the white house for a previously scheduled meeting. bret baier for context from washington. bret, the timing last night, he lost the house of representatives, the investigative arm in the house. this morning he holds what could be described as nothing less than at least an extraordinary news conference from the east room of the white house no less and moments later, these shoes begin to fall. >> yes. we don't know exactly, shep, how that came out, how long to the judge's point that letter has been ready to deploy. did he feel like the news conference wasn't the focus he had and this is a development that takes a lot of oxygen in the room. the real question now as democrats take control of the house, that doesn't happen until january and their oversight capacity. do republicans step up and say and protect the oversight of the mueller investigation? what is the extent to which republicans on the senate side or the house side come out with statement

there's a deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein. he was humiliated just now when the president said somebody else is going to be the acting attorney general. that's a real snub of the number two at the department of justice. >> it was. i'm sure that it was predictable in his mind. remember this is somebody who the president of the united states has been critical of in the past and they have now kind of a new-pound bromance following the "new york times" article about a statement about wearing a wire and they had a coming to jesus moment of some sorts. but there was still the animosity between, at least maybe one-sided from the president, to anyone overseeing the mueller probe. i can't imagine he did not anticipate there being some snub, particularly in light of how james comey was tweeted, wasn't in the same state when he was fired unceremoniously. i do think, however, there is preparedness from both robert mueller and his team, as well as rod rosenstein, who have seen the writing on the wall for quite some time. i think john dean m

attorney in baltimore, rod rosenstein. you know, kaitlan, i'm anxious -- what did you think of that little goodbye that the attorney general -- now the former attorney general, jeff sessions had? it was all staged, as evan correctly points out. they wanted to show that. but some are already suggesting maybe it was a little bit of a slap at the president for firing him. >> well, of course. and we have seen jeff sessions take those actions over the past year with when president trump has criticized him. he went to dinner that time really publicly with rod rosenstein at a very popular washington restaurant and a photo with them dining with the solicitor general quickly surfaced and that incensed president trump after it surfaced online. that's what likely this was. look at me, i'm walking out. and you can see the faces on those justice department employees as jeff sessions is leaving. they're not pleased. they're clapping, they're thanking him. but no one looks pleased to be there, to be watching jeff sessions marched out lik

what should rod rosenstein do? rod rosenstein i would advise to hold his pattern to see if they can resolve this recusal of sessions. if he recuse himself, i hits the worth rod rosenstein waiting around for. if it's there just to shut this down, i think rod rosenstein and every senior official have an obligation to step it down and be exactly clear the department of justice being abused and is being closed down by the white house. it cannot stand. >> it's stunning to see a republican white house batter a republican-run justice department. >> it is, but it's not schmeisering from this president. i agree with matt. i think this window between now and january when democrats take control is really important. frankly, we all know now the president watches cnn because he saw that interview on cnn. he didn't read something. he saw it. that was the guy he picked. >> i feel like i'm out of word at this point. >> you are all out of word? >> i'm all out of words. the other thing, here's the other thing to watch i think this t

he tortured rod rosenstein. he razzled him, he bullied him, and he put him in this car to the white house making him think he was going to be fired. what are you really going to do if i do that? and then he pulled back and that was very deliberate. whitaker was in place to replace rosenstein if need be, again showing when donald trump's family or money or interests are on the line, he becomes an expert at bureaucracy. he knows mccabe is a deputy, he kno knows so he has that mastery, and when he looks at these civil servants and deputies and as you go into the bureaucracy, he says most of these people aren't going to stand up to a president even if they have said it's wrong, even if they talked about wearing a wire or that it was a joke. this letter from attorney general sessions, former attorney general sessions as of this hour, it's not dated. there's no date on here. we don't know when this began. and it says they top basically in washington speak, you fired me. >> it's unbelievable. >> so jeff sessions is goi

one of rod's senior staff people is the senior ethics official for the department.appen to know that individual. he's a fine lawyer, a fine person, a long-time career official. if asked to, i'm sure he would produce a fine legal analysis with a recommendation. but this is a more subjective kind of, you know it when you see it, it should be so obvious that someone with statements attributed to him that mr. whitaker has, should have nothing to do with oversight of the mueller investigation. and so, unless a kind of ethics insurrection arises within the department where he is pressed on to recuse himself, it's improbable he's going to give any credence to recommendations that he recuse himself. and it's inconceivable that he would recuse himself, because the president installed him in this job to get rid of an attorney general who could -- who was recused. so it's just -- we are in this hall of mirrors here where we are now stuck with a perilous situation at the department, and we are going to have to rely on the moral courage and fortitude of people like rod rosenstei

i also didn't touch rod rosenstein. issue with him following "the new york times" revelation that maybe the 25th amendment being talked about or him wearing a wire. i'm just going to replace the person who made it possible that rod rosenstein would have his position and mueller would have oversight by that person. and so by putting matthew whitaker in the position, which by the way is not in line of succession. it would naturally go to the deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein, then to a solicitor general. the chief of staff or the a.g. is not the person who is supposed to be in line. so one has to first wonder by what authority he's going to put him there. but the president's already told us he's temporary. he'll have a more permanent placement put there in the long run. so i'm wondering if in many ways this is the president's attempt to gain information about the investigation. so once he's downloaded everything and debriefed from robert mueller and then he walks away to have a permanent replacement who is senate-co

>> everything i know about rod rosenstein is he's a public certificate vanlt. he's field goal to stick it out. especially with the installation of whitaker, who is perceived, i think correctly, as a political choice. the fact that rod rosenstein, even though he's a political appointee, he's a career justice department person, a u.s. attorney under democrats and republicans alike. i think he'll want to be the ballast for as long as possible. >> excellent points all around. stick around. there's much more. we have a lot of breaking news. we'll be right back. liberty mutual saved us almost $800 when we switched our auto and home insurance. with liberty, we could afford a real babysitter instead of your brother. hey! oh, that's my robe. is it? when you switch to liberty mutual, you could save $782 on auto and home insurance. and still get great coverage for you and your family. call for a free quote today. you could save $782. liberty mutual insurance. liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ . >>> the president keeping the announcement under wraps until after he held

mueller's jurisdictional boundaries have been set by rod rosenstein and they were amended in the memo that we have not seen. there has never been a prosecutor that had unfettered power to go investigate whatever the heck he or she wanted to do. if your estate prosecutor you can't investigate federal crimes. if you're in new york you can't investigate things in idaho. the notion that we are going to create a special counsel that has no boss, no jurisdictional structures at all is just typical chuck schumer and i think it's why so few people take them seriously. >> bret: what about rod rosenstein in his role here? he's a deputy if the attorney general is not there that he would step in as acting. >> these are interesting times that we are in. rod rosenstein, i was ready to question him, i had 37 pages with questions for him, a couple weeks ago. he was alleged to have wanted to vote the 25th amendment and question the president's fitness for office, i'm not sure that would've been the right pick. he is overseeing the speed probe right now, i don't think anything is going to happen to rod

i also didn't touch rod rosenstein. issue with him following "the new york times" revelation that maybe the 25th amendment being talked about or him wearing a wire. i'm just going to replace the person who made it possible that rod rosenstein would have his position and mueller would have oversight by that person. and so by putting mathew whitaker in the position, which by the way is not in line of succession. it would naturally go to the deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein, then to a solicitor general. the chief of staff or the a.g. is not the person who is supposed to be in line. so one has to first wonder by what authority he's going to put him there. but the president's already told us he's temporary. he'll have a more permanent placement put there in the long run. so i'm wondering if in many ways this is the president's attempt to gain information about the investigation. so once he's downloaded everything and debriefed from robert mueller and then he walks away to have a permanent replacement who is senate-con

>> rod rosenstein should be put in that job. that's the normal succession process.ically the way the process has worked in the past. the president, in effect, is, again, breaking the norms and avoiding the normal rules and that is the succession that should take place now. that's what's happened under previous administrations when attorneys general have left. >> senator, thank you for coming in. i appreciate your time. >> thank you. >>> "outfront" for us next, our breaking news continues with a closer look at the president's now acting attorney general, matt whitaker. what he said about special counsel robert mueller's investigation. >> there is no criminal obstruction of justice charge to be had here. the evidence is weak. >>> plus, the president publicly shaming republicans. i'm going to speak with one republican congressman who says today's attacks angered him to his core. (engine roaring) (horn honking) okay, okay, okay... (clatter) ( ♪ ) feeling unsure? oh... (nervous yelp) what if you had some help? introducing the new 2019 ford edge with the confidence of for

does he tell rod rosenstein i'm in charge. number two, does rod rosenstein stay? number three, quickly, jeff sessions sends a message here. the president repeatedly attacked the men and women of the justice department, the men and women of the fbi. jeff sessions says i'm particularly grateful to the fabulous men and women in law enforcement, we have restored and upheld the rule of law. that's a push back. >> pamela, the president declined to answer any questions at that hour and a half news conference. now all of a sudden we learned he fired jeff sessions. >>reporter: that's right. he was asked what he was going to do specifically about jeff sessions. he said he'll talk about that at a later time. he made it clear he didn't want to take any action before the midterms, but this was a long time coming, as one white house official just told me. no one here at the white house seemed surprised by this action by the president, asking for the resignation of the attorney general. there is some surprise that he did it today. as you saw, the president came out today claimin

we will still wait to see what happens with rod rosenstein. >> that's the big question.s the big question. and after an hour and a half long press conference in which the president covered a lot of ground, very interesting that he waited until after that to do this. but the question is what this means for the rosenstein investigation overseeing mueller's investigation. i know you were talking about that and we'll continue to do so, katy, thank you. >>> good afternoon, everyone, i'm ali velshi. we're starting with that major breaking news. attorney general jeff sessions is out. in an abrupt tweet last hour, the president wrote we are pleased to announce that mt. you g. whitaker, chief

that said, this rod rosenstein is fired too, or if he too is forced to resign, boom, right? that's it right away. as soon as that happens, the mueller investigation would instantly become somebody else's property. now, we have known about this possibility or the a long time. just as a technical matter, we have known how this would work. when a special counsel is appointed, robert mueller, the special counsel's office is supposed to be overseen by the number one official at the justice department. that's attorney general. in this case, the attorney general is recused. so it goes down to the number two official in the department, rod rosenstein. he has been doing it. if rod rosenstein is gone, if they fire him or make him resign after the election too, technically control of the mueller investigation is supposed to then go to the number three initial in the justice department, but for months now there has been nobody in the number three job in the justice department. and so therefore, if rosenstein goes and control of the investigation does half to get kicked down the hierarch

rod rosenstein, the deputy ag has just said that matt whitaker is a superb choice to succeed him.versee the investigation. that he was confident, and the loyalty of the members of the doj. this is a guy that the left is pointing to, rod rosenstein, as the guy they feel is the firewall. he is the one that is going to make sure that the mueller investigation goes forward. he has called whitaker "superb." >> melissa: what you think of that? >> adrienne: i completely agree with chuck schumer and nancy pelosi come here. there letter simply says, issued to the ethics officer at the department of justice, please issue guidelines. we are looking for your objective opinion on this. that's the least i think -- >> melissa: but with the guidelines they come at the should recuse yourself? what are you looking for in the guidelines? make sure you separate this and that? what would they say? >> adrienne: i would assume it would be in the same lines. matthew whitaker has made some biased statements about the mueller investigation. this shouldn't be that hard to do, right? there are other people w

i say with great regret, that jeff sessions has been an abysmal failure and rod rosenstein is the mostitically corrupt deputy attorney general in the history of this country. he needs to go. lou: on birth right citizenship. some counsel to president, his idea of a an econom -- executive order to lay a foundation as i understand it practice of granting birth right citizen sip. >> this is a brilliant move by the president and his legal advisers, president setting up a case or controversy under the constitution that can be litigated. setting up a test case, he wants to he will interpret 14th amendment with an executive order to prohibit birth right citizenship for children born in united states of illegal alien, supreme court has never ruled on, that they will deny a child citizenship, who is born here of an illegal alien that will stett stage for a court challenge rather than wait for 10 or 15 years for the right case to come along, this say brilliant maneuver, some so-called legal exports are manifesting ignorance of how you set up a constitutional case that is staggering, i heard a bun

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rod rosenstein. what is going on with him? why hasn't anything happened?he president is probably satisfied mister whitaker is acting attorney general and rosenstein is out of the picture in terms of supervising the mueller investigation. congress failed in its oversight of rod rosenstein and the justice department. the justice department refused to cooperate and congress hasn't pushed back appropriately. he got away without testifying today. once the republicans lose control of the house, they will be in no position to force the doj's hand and democrats won't ask rod rosenstein why he was conspiring against the president of the united states in a way that would overthrow him. heather: they expect they delayed it long enough that it won't happen. >> i suspect rod rosenstein won't be testifying to congress anytime soon about his jokes about wiretapping the president and invoking the 25th amendment. heather: the justice department says donald trump did not break the law when he sidestepped the deputy attorney general and appointed someone else to the job. do

rod rosenstein may still have a card yet to play. but with chris christie, it would be black and white. under the same doj regulations that caused sessions to have to recuse himself. he had a role on the campaign that was -- that is now under investigation. it would be just as clear that chris christie would have to recuse himself as well, if he was nominated and eventually confirmed as attorney general. >> harry litman, chris christie, his body of public statements about mueller compared to matt whitaker's body of statements about mueller puts him far more sort of -- i don't know if there's a center anymore in politics but he has not called for mueller to be fired. he's not ever called the mueller probe a witch hunt. he was very critical of pete strzok who sent anti-trump texts. but he's never criticized the probe as an effort, as an endeavor. do you think that he is confirmable? and if i could just tack on a two-part question here and have you whack at both, what role does an incoming democratic, you know, house judiciary committee

so long as rod rosenstein was in charge of that investigation.now you have a new person coming in, as has been pointed out by the reporters on just before me. you have someone who looks like he's prejudged the mueller investigation, has talked about a reduction in the budget for the mueller investigation, has talked about a narrowing of the scope of the mueller investigation. all of which are things that are on the record that he said when he was on cnn and else where. and so you have a concern that there might be an undo restricting of that investigation, and that it's not going to be allowed to complete its course. the other thing you have to be concerned about, given what president trump has said over and over again about jeff sessions. the one thing about jeff sessions we know for a fact did ethically was consult with people in the justice department and recuse himself. and that's the one thing that president trump has hated about jeff sessions' conduct. so you've got to believe that the president got a different kind of understanding in a co

the room he occupied was equipped with curtain rods. he made an uncharacteristic trip thursday night. with a heavy looking package that could pass for curtain rods. was it the rifle? a difference of about eight inches made this one of the most contentious points for the critics. within this package i have a disassembled rifle identical to oswald's. mrs. randall estimated the package of curtain rods at 27 or 28 inches long. her brother said about two feet, give or take a few inches. the disassembled rifle is 34 inches long. they said he carried the curtain rods under his arm pit with his hand around the bottom. obviously, you cannot carry this package that way. he had got out of the car first and was walking away from fraser, the commission decided he easily could have been mistaken about oswald carrying the package. you can decide whether fraser walking some 50 feet behind might have missed the few inches of the package sticking up past his shoulder. walter: despite the dispute about how he carried the package, the reasonable act is tha

we don't know necessarily rod rosenstein was inclined to do that either.president trump for written questions, that would indicate to you at least at this point they were not looking subpoena the president, they were looking for a more voluntary back and forth. obviously we'll see if anything changes and how that tone may change now that whitaeker is overseeing that investigation. >> let's get some more perspective on all of this from james clapper, a cnn national security analyst. thank you so much for coming in. we're just getting some quotes from the new acting attorney general of the united states, matthew whitaker, what he told a radio station back in march of 2017. he said it's clear in his view, no crime has been committed of what mueller is investigating. he said the left is trying to promote this theory. let me read to you a direct quote from this interview. this is the theory the russians interfered in the u.s. election which has been proven false. they're trying to suggest that essentially the trump campaign had these deep ties into russia, whic

rod rosenstein with respect to any review of that.ushes the mueller report to come out sooner or later. the time is 18 after the top of the hour, republicans keeping hold of the senate as democrats take control of the house was why we could soon see a flood of conservative judges filling vacancies on the federal judiciary. remember this? unreal. snoop dogg pretending to assassinate donald trump. the wrapper is back with a brand-new video taking aim at the president. ♪ i am a family man. i am a techie dad. i believe the best technology should feel effortless. like magic. at comcast, it's my job to develop, apps and tools that simplify your experience. my name is mike, i'm in product development at comcast. we're working to make things simple, easy and awesome. >> the trump administration rolling out a new immigration policy is the migrant caravan grows closer to the border. after the policy any migrant who attempts to cross into the country illegally will not be eligible to claim asylum in the us unless they do so at an official border

line of succession would be for the number two at the justice department, the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein, who is protecting the mueller probe, to now serve as interim ag. that is not what happened. instead, in a potentially illegal move, it's not quite clear, the president tapped a man he has long regarded as his eyes and ears inside a department he considers an enemy institution. that man is former u.s. attorney matt whitaker, a failed gop political candidate and conservative activist who is practicing law in iowa until a little more than a year ago. last year whitaker became a legal commentator on cable news where he argue for the limits on the mueller investigation into the trump campaign. >> if bob mueller and his small u.s. attorney's office, as i've heard it described today, does go beyond the 2016 election and get into trump organization finances unrelated to the 2016 election, and really unrelated to russian coordination if it even exists, i think that would be crossing a red line. i think that's when that the deputy attorney general, who's the acting attorney general

we know the answer now but the question is what happens to rod rosenstein? >> right, i've been told for a long time by senior house republicans and other source nothing is going to happen with rod rosenstein. obviously this opens the door and this is why chuck schumer, he held a press conference as we were learning about jeff session's fate earlier today. i'm going to read what you chuck schumer said, he would it would be a prelude to crisis if tends the mueller probe. right before we came on the air, house minority leader nancy pelosi made her official announcement she is going to seek the speakership. she talked about oversight and constitutional authority, checks and balances. the question is how far are democrats willing to go? republicans think that democrats, this is going to be a carte blanche here, what they're going to try to do to the administration. nancy pelosi historically has said we have to do this in a tempered fashion. her word today was it can't be a scatter shot approach. the question however, kennedy is can she control her caucus? she can

lou: rod rosenstein according to?eports is furious this president has out maneuvered him, there is a new sheriff in charge of the mueller witch-hunt. >> well, i think that is appropriate too. i think mr. rod rosenstein is probably counting his days. and i hope they are not very long for being in the department of justice, i hope they are long enough for mr. goodlatte to get testimony he needs from mr. rod rosenstein in front of congress. lou: that since -- is interesting, good-- goodlatte is a lame duck, he has done nothing helpful. what makes you think that appearance by rod rosenstein would be helpful to to our expending our body of knowledge about corruption. the rampant corruption in leadership of fbi, justice department, and special counsel. >> problem is -- is -- examing f those witness still confidential. lou: american people don't get much benefit from things they can't see, read, hear. >> right. lou: and that has been result of all of house investigations. with exception of the devin nunes intelligence commit

randall estimated the package of curtain rods as 27 or 28 inches long. her brother said about two feet, give or take a few inches. as a matter of fact, the disassembled man icker is 34 and 8 tenths inches long. further more, he carried the curtain rods under his armpit with his hand under the bottom. obviously you can carry this package that way. the commission decided that frazier easily could have been mistaken about oswald carrying the package. you can decide whether frazier walking 50 feet behind might have missed the few inches of the narrow end of the package sticking up past oswald's shoulder. >> despite the dispute about just how he carried the package, the reasonable answer to this question is he did take a rifle to the book depository building. >> here again is walter cronkite. >> our next question concerns oswald's whereabouts at the time of the murder. where was oswald when the shots were fired? these men have just witnessed the assassination of the president. they are coworkers of oswald photographed by tom dillard of the dallas morning news

why do you think rod rosenstein belongs behind bars? trump replied, "he should never have picked a special counsel." he declined to comment on whether he's planning on firing rosenstein. norm? >> well, rod rosenstein is one of the finest public servants that our justice system has ever seen. i've known him for a quarter of a century. and he may be exceeded in that capacity only by bob mueller. they're two outstanding men, both rock ribbed republicans, and i think it's just terrible that the president, apart from the legal issues, which are profound, erin, it's atrocious that we have a president of the united states who threatens criminal prosecution against his adversaries for doing what? following the law. it was not a close question to appoint a special counsel. it was required under the law. like the sessions recusal was required. so, you have a president here who's run amok. he's off the rails. no wonder he's a named subject in an obstruction of justice investigation. >> james, you know rod rosenstein. what do you make of this, the

rod rosenstein and others. two nights, he is under scrutiny for an op-ed he wrote last year about a redline he said special counted mother should not have cross. it doesn't take a lawyer even a former prosecutor like myself to conclude that investigating donald trump's finances or his family's finances was completely outside of the realm of the 2016 campaign. that goes be on the scope of the appointments of the special counsel. behind the scenes, he was described to fox news as a quite advocate for the declassification of the russia records. that includes a surveillance renewal preterm campaign, approved by rod rosenstein. the president recently backed away from the desk classification but indicated it is back on track. >> it is amazing how people of the other side just don't want those documents declassified. we are looking into that very carefully. i wanted to wait to after the midterms. he is not deputy attorney general rod rosenstein's boss. he now oversees a special concert robert mueller and set of rosens

now, rod rosenstein was confirm the by the senate. so weare a number of other peop at the justice department the president could have put into this position but didn't. for those two reasons, they say, matt whitaker is not legally qualified to serve as attorney general. >> so where does it stand right now? when should we expect a ruling from this judge? >> well, the papers were just filed a short time ago. the state asks for a temporary restraining order. the judge could act simply on that request. the judge could ask the government for a response, which i think is the more likely thing here. this is kind of a case of first impression and a strange way to do it here by coming kind of in the back door on this question of who should be substituted for the name jeff sessions in the caption on this lawsuit. so there's no timing on this. it's really up to the judge to decide what to do next. i wouldn't think we're going to get a really rapid decision, but that's what the state is hoping for. >> pete, stick around. i have a couple more ques

rod rosenstein. >> dana: so it's not mr. whitaker?he president has taken whitaker and promoted him above rod rosestein. >> dana: i have a tweet from the president. we are pleased to announce matthew whitaker will become our new acting attorney general of the united states. he will serve our country well. we thank attorney general jeff sessions for his service and wish him well, exclamation point. a permanent replacement will be nominated at a later date. >> acting attorney general whitaker is a former united states attorney. i think iowa. i'm not sure where. >> i believe that's correct. >> in that context, he was confirmed by the united states senate. but he was not confirmed by the united states senate for a leadership position at the justice department. the white house will have to work this out. who has been confirmed and who's next in line? deputy attorney general rosenstein. >> dana: i mean, i don't know what's going to happen. probably not gonna happen. i'm not in the prediction business. >> i am serving this up for the politica

let's get to james comey, loretta lynch and rod rosenstein. you want to have them all in before the new democratic leadership comes in. what do you want to get out of them? >> we have to finish our investigation into what happened in 2016 at the fbi and the early months of 2017, and these are all key witnesses. we interviewed many, many witnesses. but these three are key witnesses. james comey was the head of the fbi during all this time with the clinton email investigation and the so-called trump russia investigation. loretta lynch was the attorney general until the end of the obama administration, and rod rosenstein came in at the end of this. but it's important he answer questions regarding the allegations reported in the "new york times" that he conducted a meeting with other people in the justice department and the fbi talking about whether he would we are a wire in meeting with his boss, the fbi director, or call together cabinet members to invoke the 25th amendment to have shim declared incompetent to hold office. the public is entitled

rod and. repairers to tell you will be for me. now. i will say we don't know if that's true they're going to have one of them is right. there they're killing people they don't have weapons they have to say is. my life. on them and. i found out that this was. any of these cases and it was overwhelming. for me and i'm praying for you and. the founder mothers for justice you know i'm. this. it's now we're back in the as big as it has. we're. we're going to wise thing. may ninth this my work. and that's perry on day. three hamilton is the main organizer and will lead a mother's day march that will take place saturday of this week and there would be meeting with people in the white house have been incredible in calling people to accountability organizing other mothers meeting. and doing the research which brought me to this place that i met i'm not sure if i want a child in such a terrible violent way if i would have the courage or the training i just want to praise you for having the courage. apparently that there should be some form of a

i call him rod. when i painted leslie, i painted a compassionate woman who saw firsthand the horrors of war as a combat medic. i painted a fierce competitor on the mountain bike that she has used to overcome the invisible wounds of war. i painted a veteran who has become a dedicated wife and mother. a selfless soul who is determined to help others. and i painted a friend. [applause] in capturing rod, i wondered how an artist shows the character of a courageous green beret who saw tough combat against terrorists, sustained repeated injuries and worried only about missing the next deployment. a husband who struggled with post-traumatic stress as he helped his wonderful wife, also a veteran, deal with hers. whose son was born just a few years before 9/11 became the fifth generation of the rodriguez family to serve in the military. rodman mentioned his son, antonio, and the fact that his platoon, the mighty taco vipers, had just returned from afghanistan. and we salute him, rod. [applause] i believe leav

in trump's vision, he has wiped out rod rosenstein. he's on the record saying all of these things. i want to read you, unearthed from july 2017. it's ominous. with regard to laws to protect muler that might reenforce his independence, he wrote, they'd be a mistake. cannot have anyone unaccountable in executive branch. ", already protected enough, neil." >> i think this is all deeply, deeply worrisome. look, i understand when there is death or disease in a cabinet official, you want to put someone in to temporarily handle those responsibilities. i have been in the justice department twice. i love the department and what it stands for. you heard mr. carlin saying a moment ago. you know there are a whole host of authorities, laws and so on, written for emergencies like death and disease. you have to be circumspect about using them f. you cry wolf and pick them up and use them for stuff they're not intended for, it makes it harder for future presidents down the road. that's what this president has done. he's taken an emergency situation and used it to force out his attorney general, to

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rod rosenstein no longer in charge of mueller. and democrats already sounding alarms about the new acting attorney general who has been openly critical of the russia investigation. we have late details and what it all means, and what's next. >>> also the president lashing out and defiant even as democrats seize the house. >> i thought it was a very close to complete victory. >> tonight, the new faces headed to congress. a record number of women in power. >>> an emergency safety alert about hundreds of boeing airplanes. what pilots are b ery. >>> an his for help with 911 before falling unconscious outside the emergency room. >> why can't the operator call the hospital er? >> i know, that would have maybe saved her. >> to the, his call for change to save others. >>> the fbi urgently searching for a 13-year-old girl kidnapped outside her home. the authorities asking the public for help. >> i cannot stress this enough. every second counts. >>> and girl scouts versus boy scouts. a major feud takes an ugly new turn. >> announcer: this i