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that it be perceived to be done on the level free from partisan influence. and right now there are questions about that and that s not good for doj and that s not good for the american people. okay. so, having said that, what you just said, on top of that, his name, barr s name is mentioned in the ukraine call summary. should he recuse himself from the investigation like jeff sessions did when it became clear he might have a conflict of interest? yeah, we all know how that worked out for jeff sessions, right? that was the end of his personal relationship with the president and it s what ultimately led the president to terminate him. and that s, you know, incredibly unfortunate because of the lesson that it sends. so, this is what i will say. i think at a minimum the attorney general should do what every attorney general that i m aware of has done in such a situation which is to consult with the career ethics officials at the department of justice and then follow their advice, right
justice department defended in that lawsuit and in addition, john, ethics experts are raising eyebrows saying it looks like the attorney general is trying to curry favor with the president to have his private holiday party at the hotel. the justice department says this is not so. the attorney general tried the willard and may flower but those were booked so they say william barr had no choice but to go with the trump international in downtown washington. has william barr himself responded? to the criticism. we have not heard from the attorney general directly tonight but the justice department official we spoke with earlier say the attorney general has in fact consulted with career ethics officials at the doj and a determination there is ethics rules do not prohibit him from hosting the event at the trump hotel but again, john, really, the optics here aren t looking so good and really being called into question but a lot of ethics experts tonight. jessica schneider. thank you ver
think this is a story that s resonating with people, and part of the reason why is because there s this growing feeling that there s almost an expectation that senior government officials will spend properties to curry favor with the president and rightfully that, doesn t sit well with a lot of people. so, barr claims that he consulted career ethics officials at the doj, who determined that he is not violating ethics rules at all. how is that possible? that s interesting. the office of government ethics, which the different departments legal offices should be working in consultation with put out an opinion a few years ago that said even if something is fully compliant with the law, if it would raise the appearance of a conflict of interest or if it would raise questions, legitimate questions about whether it s actually fully ethical, then you just shouldn t do it.
he says this is not so.tel. the attorney general tried the willard and may flower but those were booked so they say william barr had no choice but to go with the trump international in downtown washington. has william barr himself responded? we have not heard from the attorney general directly tonight but the justice department official we spoke with earlier say the attorney general has in fact consulted with career ethics officials at the doj and a determination there is ethics rules do not prohibit him from hosting the event at the trump hotel but again, john, really, the optics here aren t looking so good and really being called into question but a lot of ethics experts tonight. jessica schneider. thank you very much. time to czech heck in with chri the top of the hour. first, $30,000 that s a lot of pigs in a blanket. second of all, what s going on on your show tonight? you would get an f in any