it s possible, that s different than putting together an impeachment case. is that what this is about if indeed it turns out that there s o not a further indictment request? do they want this material simply to build an impeachment case? i think that has to be certainly part of it. their presumed impeachment probe is going to be multifaceted. there s going to be whatever comes out of this mueller report. they also have their separate probes in the president s businesses. but you can t forget that there s an ongoing investigation in the southern district of new york when the president has been implicated at least once. these are all different aspects of congress, particularly the house is going to be looking into. they need to build a body of evidence. i think nancy pelosi s mentioned this, congressman nadler, several others.
mueller delivered the final russian report to attorney general barr here at the justice department. attorney general barr sent a formal letter. he also told the committees that there s a possibility he will be able to provide them a fuller explanation as early as this week. what we expect is that that would include the decisions to prosecute and then also what s called the declination. those are cases they did not pursue in the criminal courts. now barr will meet with mueller and rosenstein to further consider, based on the regulations and justice department practices, what can further be released to congress and perhaps the public. perhaps one of the most important things was that special counsel mueller recommending against further
than putting together an impeachment case. is that what this is about if indeed it turns out that there s o not a further indictment request? do they want this material simply to build an impeachment case? i think that has to be certainly part of it. their presumed impeachment probe is going to be multifaceted. there s going to be whatever comes out of this mueller report. they also have their separate probes in the president s businesses. but you can t forget that there s an ongoing investigation in the southern district of new york when the president has been implicated at least once. these are all different aspects of congress, particularly the house is going to be looking into. they need to build a body of evidence. i think nancy pelosi s mentioned this, congressman nadler, several others. if they re going to pursue that
he can still be impeached. and the fact of impeachment is a different standard of proof. and that s the last resort. shannon: all right. let s bring in tonight s legal eagles. and former fbi assistant director mark morgan. great to have all of you with us tonight. okay, donald, i ll start with you. what do you make of this talk of subpoenaing the special counsel mueller, the attorney general, the underlying documents to get to this? the president conceivably could tell the doj not to comply. then what? first, i don t think congress is going to be able to do that because, as you just mentioned, the president has the right of executive privilege. it usually extends to prosecutorial decisions. this would be the kind of fight president trump would love to have with congress. second, i think instead what will happen is i think attorney
he can still be impeached. and the fact of impeachment is a different standard of proof. and that s the last resort. shannon: all right. let s bring in tonight s legal eagles. and former fbi assistant director mark morgan. great to have all of you with us tonight. okay, donald, i ll start with you. what do you make of this talk of subpoenaing the special counsel mueller, the attorney general, the underlying documents to get to this? the president conceivably could tell the doj not to comply. then what? first, i don t think congress is going to be able to do that because, as you just mentioned, the president has the right of executive privilege. it usually extends to prosecutorial decisions. this would be the kind of fight president trump would love to