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What's happening is we have a president who just cares about appointing people are going to do his bidding and that is not what we need as an attorney general. HIRONO: That's true, but on the other hand, these are not normal times. Leahy responded, "Yes, he could." Barr is someone who has been confirmed before by the Senate. Those are the best attorneys general." He was asked, "Could he get that?" and Sen. The best thing the administration can do is get somebody who would have majority support from Republicans and Democrats alike for attorney general. Patrick Leahy, a senior member on your committee, said of Barr, "He's a man I've always respected. On the other hand, Senator Hirono, Patrick Leahy - Sen. William Barr has made those public statements. Hirono was talking about is that William Barr has defended the firing of James Comey, he's been critical of the political donations by some on the Mueller team, and has supported an investigation into some issues surrounding the Clinton Foundation and Hillary Clinton. We already have somebody who is on the job and that is our deputy attorney general Rosenstein, who I voted for after I questioned him about whether he would resign if the president ever asked him to do anything unethical or illegal. And so, here's a person who auditioned for the job. One is protecting himself and making money. And there are two things that are important to this president, very clearly. So, with President Trump, he looks for people who are going to protect him, who are going to cover for him. Is he someone you could support? HIRONO: I would have a hard time doing that because here's another person who auditioned for the job by catching President Trump's attention by talking about how Hillary Clinton should continue to be investigated and questioning the Mueller investigation. BERMAN: Let me just get your first reaction to the news of William Barr being the leading candidate for the president to nominate for attorney general. MAZIE HIRONO (D-HI), MEMBER, SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Good morning. Senator Hirono, thank you so much for being with us. So what are his chances of being confirmed? Joining me now is someone who has a vote on this, the Democratic senator from the state of Hawaii, Mazie Hirono. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) JOHN BERMAN, CNN ANCHOR: CNN has learned that President Trump has a leading candidate to be the next attorney general or, at least, one he wants to nominate - William Barr, who had the job before under the late President George H.W. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. In a 2010 stand-up set, he also once said, “One of my biggest fears is my son growing up and being gay.” Only when he subsequently quit as Oscars host did he "sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for insensitive words from past."īut Hart's apparent surprise at learning about anti-gay prejudice from Lil Nas reignited a conversation online about whether he'd truly reckoned with his own past.Trump Eyes Ex-Bush 41 Attorney General To Succeed Jeff Sessions Jury Deliberations Set To Begin In Charlottesville Car Attack Sources: John Kelly Expected To Resign Soon Kevin Hart Steps Down As Oscars Host Amid Anti-Gay Tweets. In one tweet, he had said he would break a dollhouse over his son's head if he discovered him playing with the toy. In December, Hart stepped down as Oscars host after initially refusing to apologize for using the words "fag" and "homo" extensively as insults on social media for years. "It's 'Guys, this is what I'm going to do.'" "That's not it," said Hart, who then tried to put himself in the rapper's shoes and offer advice. Later in the same episode, Hart told Lil Nas that "in no way, shape, or form should" he have to "defend" himself by coming out and saying, "But guys, this is what I am."