Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom With Pamela Brown 20210913 00:15:00

passed by congress and of course, enforce the requirements of the constitution. that is the responsibility of the department of justice. as a general matter, the department, the attorney general don't represent the president as a person. they do represent the institution of the presidency but even in that representation, it's got to be consistent with law and has to be consistent with the contusion. >> and what about the strain then it was under with the president of the united states putting pressure on the department and top leaders to overturn the election results. as you heard in drew's earlier report he is toldi the acting a to leave the rest to him and the repub conlican congressman, wha your reaction to that? >> at the beginning of every administration there is a discuss between the department of justice and white house counsel's office limiting and

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