special counsel s investigation to be undermind for political reasons. and we see a commitment to national security. that s it, the same exact things any american would expect from the doj and fbi i think we see playing out here, despite what the conspiracy theorists out there may want to come up with. is it a conspiracy theory that you re open to here? no, i m not a tinfoil hat wearer. i worked inside the department of justice for decades. those who say things like, well, let s just wait out the presidential appointees, we don t have to implement this policy, because they ll be gone soon. these are high level bureaucrats who run the department of the justify is between administrations. i think we have evidence here
them diplomatic recognition. he seemed to either to negotiate and that undermind his position. cancelling the meeting will make them feel he is not as eager to reach a deal. bret: sad news from the john mccain family. he surpassed expectations from his survival. the progress of the cancer and the advance of age rendered their verdict. with his usual strength of will he has chosen to discontinue medical treatment. senator mcconnell tweeted: it is sad news. we are thinking of him and his family as they go through these next few difficult days. it s the end of a certain breed of politician. someone who knows the sacrifices
you know, he again, as he did yesterday points out that they released this because of the giuliani strategy which he says is to disparage and undermind michael cohen. he said it makes me wonder why they meaning the trump people are so intent on harming michael cohen. is it possible that he fears him because he knows too much and is determined to tell the truth? interesting. if this were any other president the story would likely be in the headlines for weeks or months. the president lied. the campaign lied. hope hicks didn t tell the truth. they come and go. it just seems normal now. yeah. it is hard to know whether it will have any impact more than any of the other stories. there was a time line when the
so they are dealing with it. it s the jockeying the reason they brought in rudy giuliani is he does know bob mueller and director comey on a personal basis. they are playing this game we see playing out on television every day. harris: so you say the legitimacy is there and just in terms of the fact it s an actual investigation. yeah. it s there. it s undermind the undermined the credibility of the democrats, some of them with sorted history, involved and engaged instead of the appearance of being impartial. that is lost. i think the committee should bring up mueller and rosenstein up to have them explain it now. harris: for me as a journalist it s the key question in this. all you hear how fair robert mueller is in terms of how he looks at evidence and how people on both sides of the political aisle want him to finish his investigation. yet, he stacked it this way and it s so politically explosive with the resumes and