not some random business group. it s the big banks, j.p. morgan, morgan stanley. all the big players are in it. about 30 of them met with bragg. they voiced their concerns. you know, here s essentially the bottom line. i ll give it to you and tell you the people that made the comments. the bottom line is if you want to open new york city, you want people to come back to the office, your memo was not which says i m not going to pros cues someone getting their head blown off in manhattan is not the way to go about it. people are scared. we can t get them back in the office because they believe with good evidence that the city from a crime standpoint is raging out of control. they made that point forcefully. i heard it was a good meeting. i don t think there was screaming and yelling involved. but i think one of the more poignant aspects of the meeting
them the instruments of the president s pleasure. that kind of appointment here, the eyes and ears of the president as he was known under jeff sessions, threatens not only the special counsel investigation, but it threatens the rule of law. i think you make the point forcefully, and we were just discussing how vital it is to have this kind of accountability. i think your problem, and i share with viewers my unvarnished objective view of your problem in the courts, is not whether or not what you re saying sounds good, senator, but whether or not this is really going to have any traction based on what past justice department lawyers have said, even not in the trump era. so let me read to you for your response tonight