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Interesting question, because clearly the russian services would have a field day with this, and they would double her up, and direct her. but here is the good thing about that possibility is that it is very, very likely that the u.s. intelligence community would have that kind of thing covered, and so they know since they have disclosed much of it the way that the communication was occurring and who she was directed by and they are already general generally going to have the intelligence servic...

And it actually did. >> oh, it did. you agree with that, guy? >> no, i think its getting worse for manafort. i think that mueller and his team are now as a result of the rosenstein memo are probably unleashing dozens and dozens of new subpoenas. you know, once an indictment it returned you can still use the grand jury to investigate new charges. and i think thats whats going on here. these prosecutors know how to follow money. they know how to trace funds. and i think thats what what theyre doin...

Charges. and i think thats whats going on here. these prosecutors know how to follow money. they know how to trace funds. and i think thats what what theyre doing. >> michael i have a question for you. we reported that mueller is looking into trumps businesses. but tonight mclatchy is reporting that investigators are interested in michael cohens role in business deals with the trump organization in georgia, kazakhstan and russia. what does that tell you? >> that they are investigating two things...

Communications, the possible financial crimes ala manafort and gates. this is a broad stroke of what are primary issues of conversation but not an exclusive list. >> okay. so that said -- you know youre right about that. none of these topics certainly represent everything mueller is interested in. but notably there is nothing in here about trumps personal finances, trip to moscow, nothing about the steele dossier. what do you think. >> i have to say none of the four topics surprise me very much....

But it also indicates this the firing of flynn -- the conversations with respect to the sanctions which flynn was engaged in implicate coordination, the so-called collusion investigation. so from these four topics i think you see mueller focused on coordination and also obstruction ever justice. im surprised this is the list. i would be more surprised if this was the complete list. because i think there are other things that mueller has on his mind, the wickky leaks communications, the possible ...

Three work streams. one is this financial crime thing, that has nothing to do with collusion per say. thats money laundering and other illegal activities, ala manafort. then theres obstruction. that has nothing to do with collusion either. did you intend to obstruct the investigation. then third is this conspiracy charge where he may have some latitude about what the parameters of it is, but he cant avoid it. >> interesting. >> just to point out from an investigation perspective, they have to ma...

Hes saying that the presidents argument is because theres no collusion, therefore, it would be unlikely that he would even need to be interviewed. does that make sense? >> no, because there are. >> as i said, there are the three work streams. one is the financial crime thing, that has nothing to do with collusion per say. thats money laundering and other illegal activities, ala manafort. then theres obstruction. that has nothing to do with collusion either. did you intend to conduct collusion. h...