investigation, are you okay with that? president trump: will it will be up to him. he is astute politically. he will do what s right. i really believe he will do what s right. the answers won t be submitted by the president s legal team today, julie. julie: and this isn t sitting well with democrats. that s right. on the sunday shows congressman cummings who is expected to become the chairman of the house government oversight committee insisted it is not a legitimate appointment despite the office of legal counsel s opinions that reads the constitutionality of mr. whitaker s designation is supported by supreme court precedent and acts of congress and countless examples of executive practice. with him being in there, i don t think so. i don t think that i don t know that we have that power. i would love to see him recuse himself because i think the things that he has said about
appoints special prosecutors. what should happen here? again, robert mueller was not appointed to this position. should it be different for whitaker? again this is interpretation of the statute. none of us have really even looked at before to any extent. it will be decided by the courts. the department of justice put out a very reasoned statement and analysis why the whitaker appointment is valid and doesn t require senate confirmation. i think this is a side issue thrown out by the democrats. matt whitaker was qualified. from what i ve seen so far i would say the president had the full right to make this temporary appointment and he is serving lawfully and legally. julie: i want to just bring up the fact that several house democrats on sunday shows over the weekend said they ll be focusing on targeting trump in the new congress. james comey tweeted this last week. house republicans can ask me
crowds. some people like that. some people like going and being in the crowds and trying to get things. i prefer a nice cup of coffee, a comfortable pair of pajamas and good internet connection. i ll shop when i m at work. the more often you do it, you don t have to keep looking in your card to look at the credit card number. bill: in a moment new details on the mueller matter. trump sounding off. what he is saying about that coming up next on the fox news sunday interview. if whitaker decides to limit or curtail the mueller investigation are you okay with that? president trump: it will be up to him. i really think he will do what s right. new car replacement, we ll replace the full value of your car. liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty.
officer in the fact that he is a temporary principal officer doesn t mean that it s any less subject to senate confirmation, constitutionally it has to be subject to confirmation. i think they lose that case when it goes to the supreme court. julie: adam schiff is likely to be the chairman of the intelligence committee. many in the party vowing to go after acting attorney general matt whitaker if he doesn t recuse himself from oversight of the mueller investigation. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is live in washington with more. hi. good morning. the administration is standing by the acting attorney general and the official of legal appointment opinion. the president wasn t aware of matt whitaker s negative statements about the special counsel investigation before he made the appointment adding that whitaker is independent and the president will not intervene. whitaker decides to limit or curtail the mueller
the president had said he did answer those questions himself and now schiff is implying that he is not. so he is calling the president a liar essentially. listen, i disagree with that. i m sure the president was with his lawyers and that s what you have lawyers for. when you give written interrogatories or questions you always consult with your lawyers. in the end it s the president who is responsible and under oath and submitting these and so they are the president s answers. i think adam is also trying to be a little cute here. bottom line the president is complying and he has done what he is required to do. not even required to do. i don t think he had to do it and he is doing it. julie: cute is one way to describe it that s for sure. i would come up with a different one but i can t say it on tv. schiff and other democrats that whitaker should be subject to senate approval. the president said mueller wasn t an firmed by the senate to his position and the senate