A look at Breaking News, politics and reports from around the world. Its more of a custom inside the justice department. It doesnt say that there cant be an investigation 60 days out from an election. What it says is the norm is that there isnt an overt move in an investigation dealing with an elected official or somebody on the ballot at 60 days before the election. For example, a subpoena, an indictment or pushing to get an interview during that window. Thats true. But at the same time you alluded to this, wolf giuliani is conceding that if there is no resolution between now and labor day, which is effectively the september deadline hes talking about, that it might not be the worst thing in the world politically, not legally but politically to give the republicans a Rallying Point to kind of protect the president , not unlike what you heard devin nunes say on that tape. To protect the president from
democrats who may want to impeach him. Now, thats obviously a stretch, but it doesnt
democrats who may want to impeach him. now, that s obviously a stretch, but it doesn t take away from the fact that it s a talking point for republicans. some legal scholars have pointed out that sort of that tradition of not going after people on the ballot involves members of the house, members of the senate who are up for reelection, but the president himself is not up for reelection thanchts . that s true. he s not on the ballot technically, but when you re dealing with the president of the united states, he s always on the ballot in a metaphoric way. in this particular election year, there is going to have a referendum on this president and he s out campaigning for people. so, yes, it is a very unique situation that you re dealing with a president under investigation. so i think it s probably something that will be concluded by all sides that it should apply in his case. stand by. we re going to be getting back to you soon. i want to get some more on all of this.