almost two years now that he finds much of this to be a witch hunt. there is no collusion. reporter: trump forced out jeff sessions and named matt whitaker acting attorney general. some say he is problematic in part because he criticized the special counsel in the past. there s questions about the legality of his appointment. a bipartisan group of lawmakers are pushing for legislation to protect the special counsel. perhaps most notably jeff flake. mitch mick connel mcconnell sait of legislation in his view is not necessary. eric: the supreme court has been asked to weigh in on the legality of the appointment of matthew whitaker as acting attorney general. what could they decide if they take it? we have former justice department officiadepartment of.