department of justice ethics official to recuse himself from the mueller probe, and that s raising concerns on capitol hill. let s bring in our legal experts, ava freeman, a civil rights attorney and law professor joining us from cleveland. and criminal defense attorney richard herman joining us if las vegas. good to see you as well. happy holidays to both. richard, you first, while the ethics official recommended whitaker recruise himseuse hims note there was no legal conflict that would require a recusal. do you agree? well, it s an ethics opinion, fred, and for some reason, you know, when you think it can t get anymore absurd and repulsive from this administration, it does. it s incredible, and people are numb to it. so he s become attorney general after being on tv ranting and raving that mueller s a witch hunt and it s outrageous and it should be stopped. this is the guy the president of the united states selects as the attorney general to oversee the