Coney barrett to the supreme court. With us tonight on all the major headlines, much, much more. Harmeet dhillon, ken starr, joe concha, Kelly Armstrong and acting Customs Border protection commissioner mark morgan. Here are the new developments of the day. Critics are slamming president for pressuring the attorney general to act on the hunter biden laptop email story. That story is getting hits from critics over credibility problems. Rudy giuliani says even more hunter biden documents will drop, as New York Post shows joe biden meeting with Hunter Bidens businessman in kazakhstan despite him saying he didnt know anything about his sons business dealings. 50 officials that suspect the hunter pien emails are, cant say either way whether the biden emails are fake. More on intercepts glen greened walled the Mainstream Media cone of silence on the hunter biden story. The media has a long time reporting that biden es leveraging greatest asset, joe bidens maim. That happened around the world
Will vote monday Amy Coney Barrett to the supreme court. With us tonight on the major headlines and much, much more, harmeet dhillon, ken starr, joe concha, Kelli Armstrong and acting custom and Border Protection commissioner mark morgan here are the developments of the day, pressuring the attorney general to act before the election on the hunter biden laptop email story, that story is taking hits from critics over credibility problems, we will break it down, Rudy Giuliani says more hunter biden documents as the New York Post puts up an photo showing joe biden meeting with Hunter Bidens Business Partner in kazakhstan despite joe biden knowing anything about his sons business dealing, we will break that down in the debate over this more than 60 former intelligence officials who suspect hunter biden emails or russian disinformation but admit they cant know either way and cant say for sure either way whether the biden emails are f fake and more on the intercept green greenwald questioning
Matthew whitaker, acting attorney general from november of 2018 through february of 2019, the author of this new book, above the law the inside story of how the Justice Department tried to subvert President Trump. Before we begin with the book, explain how you became the acting attorney general to us. Great first question. I was chief of staff to attorney general Jeff Sessions starting in october of 2017, i did that for 13 months before general sessions resigned abruptly the day after the elections in 2018 and the president appointed me that day, the acting attorney general utterly bridged the gap between Jeff Sessions and william barr. How did you become Jeff Sessionss chief of staff. Were you a friend of his . One of the things i talk about is how i only met Jeff Sessions once before i was selected to be his chief of staff. I interviewed with him and talked to him many times, mutual friend in the white house and at the Federalist Society recommended me to him and his people. We bonde
General segues resigned abruptly on the day of the elects in 2018 and the president appointed me that die be acting term general to bridge the gap between jeff session and bill barr. Host how did you become jeff session chief of staff. I only met Jeff Sessions opposite before i was selected to be his chief of staff. He i interviewed with him and talked to him many times but it was mutual friend, both in the white house and at the federal body that recommended know them and his people, and we bonded quickly over College Football and our love for good barbecue. It was a match made in heaven. Host one over to things you say but mr. Sessions recowsal from the russia investigation that it was personal and fact driven. Guest i wasnt there when he did the analysis. He took over in february of 2017 after he was confirmed and after the new administration came in, but having done sort of my own analysis it took five weeks for me and my staff and the department of justice to moat. Its very factdr
Of 2017, and so i tide that for 13 months before general sessions resigned. Abruptly on the day after the election of 2018 and the president appointed me that day to be acting attorney general and ultimately bridge the gap between Jeff Sessions and bill barr. Host how did you become Jeff Sessions chief of staff. Were you a friend. Guest yes. Talk about hough i only met Jeff Sessions once before i was selected to be his chief of staff. He was i interviewed with him and talked to him many times but it was mutual friend in the white house and at the federal society that had recommended me to him and his people, and we bonded quickly over College Football and our love for good barbecue. So it was a match made in heaven. Host one thing you say aboutmer sessions are p recusal the russia investigation it was personal and factdriven. Guest yeah. I wasnt there when he did the analysis. He took over in february of 2017 after he was confirmed, and after the new administration came in, but having