Special counsel . Eventually can he fire everyone . I mean, its going to be fascinating tomorrow. Were going to hear every one of those questions. What we dont know is how many answers were going to hear. Yeah. That were not sure of. Yeah. This question of Executive Privilege and what theyre going the call Executive Privilege and such a i mean thats a difficult legal theory anyway. Thats not a cut and dried thing even in the best of circumstances, i think were going to get into Appeals Court territory pretty quickly tomorrow. And i have a feeling that Jeff Sessions isnt going to rely on the feelings pleading that we heard last week from dan coats and the director of nsa. It is my feeling that i shouldnt talk about this. I have discomfort. Yeah. Yes. I have a gavel. We will seattle. Thank you, rachel. Thanks. When president nixon fired the special prosecutor investigating him, he did it on a friday night and shocked
headline writers who immediately called it the Saturday Night Massacre.
today s news. they didn t get an opinion from the department of justice about whether his dealings with foreign businesses violated the emolument s clause. he hired a private lawyer for that. that s not appropriate. when the travel ban got a death blow from the ninth circuit today what they focused on was how they didn t follow the proper procedures, they didn t consult with the right departments, didn t have a finding. again and again they don t follow the right procedures and again and again it gets this white house into trouble. david, marc kasowitz is practicing law without a license in washington which the d.c. bar does not like. they have got rules against that. he is not admitted to the bar in d.c. because the major firms in washington refuse to represent the president because they consider him so unreliable as you will know both in paying and in listening to legal advice. once again, as walter says, the
as an attorney general who did the right thing when the president tried to fire the special prosecutor. if this happens, if the president does try to fire the special prosecutor, jeff sessions should know that what he then does will define his place in history. it will overwhelm everything he has ever done in his past, good or bad. it will be the thing he is remembered for. no one remembers ellio richardson for being the attorney general of massachusetts. no one remembers anything else elliot richardson did as the attorney general of the united states. they remember only that elliot richardson did the right thing on one night of his life when president nixon wanted to fire the special prosecutor. and unfortunately, everything that we do know about jeff sessions tells us that jeff sessions is no elliot richardson. joining us now walter dallinger who served as head of the office
practicing law without a license in washington which the d.c. bar does not like. they have got rules against that. he is not admitted to the bar in d.c. because the major firms in washington refuse to represent the president because they consider him so unreliable as you will know both in paying and in listening to legal advice. once again, as walter says, the one thing that is happening here is that the addition of the president s defense lawyer has not helped anything. as far as i can see from where we are sitting now has only made things worse. that s right. in addition to the prospect that he might have problems with the board of professional responsibility in washington which is under the circuit court of appeals there, i think there is another elephant in the room, lawrence. we are talking about an investigation that deals with
special prosecutor, jeff sessions should know that what he then does will define his place in history. it will overwhelm everything he has ever done in his past, good or bad. it will be the thing he is remembered for. no one remembers elliot richardson for being the attorney general of massachusetts. no one remembers anything else elliot richardson did as the attorney general of the united states. they remember only that elliot richardson did the right thing on one night of his life when president nixon wanted to fire the special prosecutor. and unfortunately, everything that we do know about jeff sessions tells us that jeff sessions is no elliot richardson. joining us now walter dallinger who served as head of the office of legal counsel. he was acting solicitor general