and a deflection of attention. senator richard blumenthal. a member of the judie judiciary committee. and thank you for joining us. and the president was unable to top the attorney general from recusing himself he said he expected his top law enforcement official to safeguard him. mr. trump then asked where is my roy cohn referring to his personal lawyer and fixer. he been mccarthy s top aide, his reference to roy cohn raises questions about how he views the independence of the justice department. in the mccarthy era worked for trump until he was disbarred in 196-for dishonesty, fraud and deceit and misrepresentation per the washington post. i m joined by political analyst and mia harris political and legal analyst. mia, let me start with you. in terms of the new reporting on