have, as raj has, you know that the thing that people treasure most is their independence from the white house, that they pursue criminal investigations without worrying about white house interference, especially if that investigation touches on the white house itself as this investigation into possible collusion with the russian government does. and so tonight you ve seen that fundamental principle really trampled upon by the white house, and i think it s extremely concerning. i think what we re going to have to watch over the coming weeks is how does the justice department respond. how does the fbi respond. i m not talking about jeff sessions, rod rosenstein. how do the career prosecutors and line agents respond to what has happened tonight? that s going to be a really telling thing to watch. along with our conversations yesterday during our coverage, there s really two ways of looking at all these departments. there are the appointees at the top. the top slot, the next two or thre
when you think of james comey what are your first thoughts? more than anything else, you think of independence. and sometimes with somebody who is independent you don t agree with what they are doing. i disagree very much with the way he handled the clinton investigation, with how he ended it and with the letter that he sent in the fall. but more than anything else, you knew that he was making the decisions and was willing to stand up for what he believed was right. and i think you know, if you go back and look at the reason the white house said they fired him i don t think believes that. let s grant he did violate department of justice rules last year. what the white house said today though was that they were casting aside the most important rule that goorchs the deputy of justice. if you are worked there as i have, as raj has, you know the thing that people treasure most is their independence from the white house, that they pursue criminal investigations without worrying about whit
but more than anything else, you knew that he was making the decisions and was willing to stand up for what he believed was right. and i think you know, if you go back and look at the reason the white house said they fired him i don t think believes that. let s grant he did violate department of justice rules last year. what the white house said today though was that they were casting aside the most important rule that goorchs the deputy of justice. if you are worked there as i have, as raj has, you know the thing that people treasure most is their independence from the white house, that they pursue criminal investigations without worrying about white house interference, especially if that investigation touches on the white house it self as this investigation into possible collusion with the russian government does. and so tonight you have seen that fundamental principle really trampled upon by the white house. and i think it s extremely concerning. i think what we are going to have to