And that hes not fair minded. They pint to comments he made as a conservative pundit on cable news where he repeatedly criticized the Mueller Investigation and even speculated on ways the doj could handicap the probe, a probe that as acting a. G. He now oversees. So the big question we are asking today is if the federal judge rules that Matthew Whitaker cannot serve as attorney general, will donald trump try to test his president ial powers at the Supreme Court . Joining me now is nbc news justice correspondent pete williams, White House Bureau chief for the Washington Post phil rucker. Phil is also an msnbc political analyst. And former assistant u. S. Attorney in the Southern District of new york and distinguished fellow and criminal justice at pace universitys law school, mimi rocha. And professor at Harvard Law School and coauthor of to end a presidency the power of impeachment impeachment, lawrence tribe. Everyone, welcome. Pete, can you walk us through this lawsuit in maryland an