president, he would appoint a special prosecutor and investigator and put her in jail. this isn't the congo. that sounds like a third world dictator. >> i don't know what the fbi was considering doing six months ago sounds like that to you or any of your viewers. i heard that six months ago, officials at the fbi wanted to appoint a special prosecutor and begin an investigation into the clinton foundation and the obama administration shut him down. >> nbc's chief legal correspondent ari melber is here. we wanted to spend time talking about this. could a president, could a united states president direct the justice department to bring charges against hillary clinton? >> no. the president cannot order a specific criminal charge and what mike pence just said there is dangerous, especially coming after donald trump's pledge at the debate. mike pence just said, 6 months ago, the fbi was looking at this. exactly. non-partisan investigators and a republican fbi director, by the