wanting to do interpretation about the department s moves. they ve got an interest to move the case forward. i think it s important for rod rosenstein to look at it that way. it s unusual. typically the law and the process is to move the deputy attorney general into that slot. there s a reason for senate confirmation. that is to make sure somebody has the judgment, temperment, experience, knowledge, all those qualifications that we consider basic. i think you could we re at a point where if whitaker is not even talking now about the need to recuse himself, i question whether or not he has that judgment anyway. julie: so the maryland court believes rod rosenstein should be next in line. democrats sharply criticized whitaker over numerous past statements questioning mueller s investigation. including suggestions of possible sessions replacement could squash the special counsel s budget so low that any
relationship was seriously strained after sessions were curious himself from the rusher probe well now democrats and even some republicans are worried about what is removal could mean for that investigation. jeff sessions now the former u.s. attorney general fired by donald trump applauded by his staff as he leaves the justice department the attorney general oversees the department and it s the department that s in charge of special counsel robert miller s investigation into russia s possible role in the two thousand and sixteen presidential election an election that put trump into office. thank you very much believes u.s. intelligence agencies believe russia try to sway the election in favor of trump and special counsel is investigating but the trump and his aides colluded. sessions replacement is matthew whitaker he s openly critical of the investigation and he may have the power to end it you re going to get it with hiring and firing attorney
now, this assumes that republicans would somehow try to get in the way of sessions replacement and it also assumes that there will be a sessions replacement, which as my colleague michael was just saying we think right now maybe that s not the case. maybe this has blown over. from what i m hearing, as well, there have been senior aides in the white house telling the president that firing jeff sessions would abe terrible idea because of the rupture that it would cause with the conservative base of the republican party. sessions was a validater for a lot of donald trump s warrior supporters. he was emblematic of the kind of conservative nationalism that eventually would win donald trump the presidency. so to jettison and humiliate him in such a public way has been a real problem on the right for trump. i think for now, you re going to see him probably ease up a little bit and given that you re up one day and down the next, riding high in april, down in may is always a situation with dona
modern era last couple of years. there s a way to keep the senate minimally in session, maybe one or two members present. that way, most of the senate s on summer break. but this can t happen. is that correct? that s correct from my understanding of the senate rules, brian. i think what we ve never seen before and what kind of leaves an open question as to how this might unfold is you ve never had a republican president and a republican congress together at such a tumultuous time where there is the question of the possibility of a recess appointment. now, this assumes that republicans would somehow try to get in the way of sessions replacement and it also assumes that there will be a sessions replacement, which as my colleague michael was just saying we think right now maybe that s not the case. maybe this has blown over. from what i m hearing, as well, there have been senior aides in the white house telling the president that firing jeff
of power. he s going to look at everything in trump world. i think there s real deep concerns at the white house about that. to mr. peters, i used to know just two things about recess appointments and fact check me here to see if they re still true. number one, it s good still the next congress comes into town and number two, we haven t had many full-on recesses in the modern era last couple of years. there s a way to keep the senate minimally in session, maybe one or two members present. that way, most of the senate s on summer break. but this can t happen. is that correct? that s correct from my understanding of the senate rules, brian. i think what we ve never seen before and what kind of leaves an open question as to how this might unfold is you ve never had a republican president and a republican congress together at such a tumultuous time where there is the question of the possibility of a recess appointment. now, this assumes that republicans would somehow try to get in the