liberty mutual insurance. liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. when it comes to this delicate political situation, the power of the presidency, whether this investigation is warranted, bill barr had better give us some ironclad rock-bottom assurances in terms of his independence and willingness to step aside and let mueller finish his job. harris: democrats gearing up to grill president trump s choice for attorney general. that happens tomorrow when he goes before the senate judiciary committee for two days of confirmation hearing. they are concerned that has passed criticism of the mu investigation will influence his oversight of that probe. in written testimony, really said it was earring, barr says he will let mueller finish the investigation and valves that
investigation. dana: bill barr, president s nominee for attorney general, he says in the pretestimony i m going to let mueller finish his job but he refers to him as bob. they know each other. i think if mueller did not do a thorough investigation, the left would never be satisfied. he s got to do all the right things. jonathan karl is a very good, responsible journalist. he could make you mad too once in a while but really fair. the thing is, what s worse for democrats? president trump being a russian agent or president trump not being a russian agent. that s what you have to ask yourself. greg: good question. katie, do you think the media has their share of blame and raising expectations? katie: no, they have been totally responsible about their reporting on the russian incident. this is like the biggest conspiracy theory ever from the left. the fact that we are discussing whether the president of the united states as a russian
ask your dermatologist about cosentyx. [applause] melissa: we are getting a sneak peek of the testimony president trump s nominee for attorney general had a willing buyers congress tomorrow it could be contentious. as we all remember, the harsh partisan battle over judge brett kavanaugh s nomination for supreme court. they are threatening to press william barr over his past criticism over the moon would probe. here is top democrat dick durbin, who sits on the judiciary committee. he s a good lawyer, no question come up with incomes to this delicate political situation, the power of the presidency, whether this investigation is warranted, bill barr had better give us an ironclad, rock-bottom assurance in terms of his independence and his willingness to step back and let mueller finish his job.
let mueller finish his job. let me bring in now nbc s pete williams. that new excerpt that barr will assure senators it s vitally important that mueller finishes his work, does that surprise you based on your reporting of bill barr? no. and the justice department has released the preparing opening statement, and what he says is i believe it s in the best interest of everybody that this matter be resolved by allowing the special counsel to complete his work. he says the country needs a credible resolution of these issues. and that he won t let partisan politics, personal interests or any other improper consideration interfere with the investigation. he also says his goal will be to provide as much transparency as he can consistent with the law. i think t a practical matter here. mueller is basically nearing the end of his work, and in the
and contrast today with senator durbin says we need to see tomorrow. take a look. the forthright answers by mr. cox and by mr. richards to the sharp questions from committee members assure us as well as we can be assured under these circumstances that the prosecutor will have full and complete authority, and that mr. richardson will not attempt in any way to intervene. bill barr has better give us some iron-clad rock bottom assurances in terms of his independence and his willingness to step back and let mueller finish his job. how do you define that line of those assurances? i think this isn t even close to the assurances that were given for nixon. not even close. there actually the nominee for attorney general sat next to the special prosecutor at the hearing and said i won t interfere. here ewe got so you re talking about what was then richardson and cox sitting there in front of the cameras, which today would be the equivalent of seeing barr and mueller tomorrow.