so our panelists remain with us. jeff bennett, danny zavala, joyce vance and jeremy bass. my belated thanks to bill kristol for joining us and having an opinion there. dan, i m going to begin with you here in new york. i ve used the expression change of venue in a different context at the top of the broadcast. in a way this is a form of that i guess. what just happened today, why are they trying to move the court jurisdiction where this is going to be heard? this is a classic defense maneuver. i ve removed cases, attorneys who have had them in federal court have removed cases and a law which allows defendants from different states and you have enough dollar amount and controversy, that s why there were so many millions alleged in this.
might not be the best strategy this time. danny, you have said that legally it s okay or might be okay for the president to interfere in the fbi s investigation. explain. not necessarily. on the one hand, the president is the unitary executive, he can hire and fire officials in the department of justice as he sees fit. on the other hand, simply because an action is lawful does not mean that it can ultimately be a crime that it cannot be a crime if it s done with corrupt intend. let me say it another way, otherwise a completely lawful act can become an obstruction of justice if done with that intent which is defined as corrupt for an improper purpose. given how broadly drafted for example criminal law is, and especially the obstruction of justice statutes, any defense lawyer that practices in federal
department of justice over this, the fact is that it may be legal, it is terrible politics though. president trump was talking to his narrow base, that narrow base is not going to be sufficient next time around when he s running for re-election. this is a president who s got to reach out beyond what is sort of fan base so far. to that point, his approval ratings is still in the 30s right now. reed wilson and danny zavala thank you both. so far president trump has been quiet on twitter today. some analyst will say his silence has shown restraint. that would imply his twitter outburst are undercontrol. is there a strategy behind the president attacking rod rosenstein. sometimes i wish i knew. i m caught forever between thinking donald trump s playing