and other words. so what are they going to be watching for at doj and how is he regarded going into tomorrow at doj? he has tremendous respect at the fbi. among most people there was concern about what he did last year. the hillary clinton press conference and the letter he sent was a big departure from doj rules. but there s no one that s worked with jim comey that doesn t think he s a man integrity. and when you see him detail the conversations with the president tomorrow, conversations the presidt has sa on the rerd didn t happen, it s a test of his integrity, urs haves the president s integrity and i don t know there s anyone that s going to believe the president s sidestory. is it clear to you the president never encountered a jim comey prior to public life? i found it so interesting in reading comey s written
so what are they going to be watching for at doj and how is he regarded going into tomorrow at doj? he has tremendous respect at the fbi. among most people there was concern about what he did last year. the hillary clinton press conference and the letter he sent was a big departure from doj rules. but there s no one that s worked with jim comey that doesn t think he s a man integrity. and when you see him detail the conversations with the president tomorrow, conversations the president has said on the record didn t happen, it s a test of his integrity, urs haves the president s integrity and i don t know there s anyone that s going to believe the president s sidestory. is it clear to you the president never encountered ede jim comey prior to public life? i found it so interesting in
department of jus at this was simply wrong on the travel banish yu. nonetheless, the president actually signed the revised version of that travel ban and appears to have green lighted it himself. so, the question is why is the president attack being his own department of justice. it may have a lot to do with that rift now that is developing between jeff sessions and the president himself. you know, matt, i think this is a president looking through the eyes of the construct of a business person. i think every lawyer would have said the attorney general sessions had to disqualify himself, had to recuse himself. if he didn t, he d have the biggest target on his back today if he hadn t done that because of the a peerngs of impropriety. not that he did anything wrong, but the appearance. now the president is mad at him. the d.o.j. rules were crystal clear, had he to recuse himself. you look at the president s anger over that. i think it s fairly damning. why would the president care if
doesn t take others. what are the actual d.o.j. rules on him when he comes forward? i don t think he can talk about the sub1257bs of the russia investigation. that is ongoing pending investigation and he could not talk about that. his conversatio with the president, whethere s asked to give his pledge, his loyalty to the president, whether he was asked to drop the investigation, i think those matters are all fair game. we were just discussing earlier in the show, something that may not come up in the underlying inquiry, which is a big deal. thanks for your time. thanks for having me. still head we ll hear from michael beschloss on the importance and the wider question about where this investigation could go as well as meetings between jared curb her noer and a prominent russian banker.
watch a lot of this stuff are familiar with watching jim comey bob and weave. he takes certain questions and doesn t take others. in your view, what are the actual doj rules on him when he comes forward? well, i don t think he can really talk about the substance of the russia investigation. that is an ongoing, pending investigation. he should not talk about that. also, anything that is classified material he could not talk about. his considerations with the president, whether he was asked to give ms. pledge his loyalty to the president, whether he was asked to dphe investigation, i think tse maers are all fair game. right. which is as we were discussing higher in the show, something that may or may not come up in the underlying inquiry, which is a big deal. barbara mcquad, former u.s. attorney. thank you. thanks for having me. still ahead, we ll hear from michael beschloss on where this breaking news about where the special inquiry could go as well