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So were going to get to the bottom of this. i do think the big political fluff is -- probably hasnt helped. i will say, legitimately, i think maguire is in a terrible spot. i agree with that. because the president does have the right to assert executive privilege. doesnt mean hell win that particular argument, but he does have the right to exert it, and he could say, you got a slice of the story. you dont know all of the details, and all the details involve an elaborate plan to get x to do y. yo...

Complaining about. the president has so much latitude this had to be something pretty serious to get a member of the intelligence community to use the whistleblower act on this. presidents in the past can promise world leaders all sorts of things. some things that are quite unsavory. this has to be something, if were to believe this person, it has to be something quite serious. >> the president saying in a tweet another fake news story. it never ends and he concludes by saying i would only do wh...

Down word for word at the presidents direction. correct? sir? >> i believe i wrote it down. >> and when you worked for the president during this campaign did you ever ignore or disobey directions from president trump? >> i didnt believe it to be an order. >> you wanted to give the president the impression you would follow his orders, correct? >> no. >> you said, im going to take care of it? >> is that referenced in the report? >> did you tell the president you were going to deliver the message? ...

The administration wants to ensure they have the opportunity to claim executive privilege. what are you learning tonight about the white house plans on the mueller findings? >> the white house wants to review any version of muellers report that the attorney general plans to share before the lawmakers see it. this could be a flash point. this could set up a political battle of the hotly contested document. the white house lawyers we have learned. they want to have the opportunity to assert execut...

That they have the opportunity to claim executive privilege. pamela brown joins us now live. pamela, good evening to you with the breaking news. >> good evening to you. >> what are you learning tonight about the white house plans on the mueller findings? >> well, weve learned, don, that the white house wants to review any version of muellers report that the attorney general, bill barr, intends to share with congress before lawmakers and before the public sees it. and this could be a flashpoint. ...

He said he would follow justice department guidelines but democrats want to hear more. they want to hear that he will not interfere with the investigation whatsoever. one thing he did say, brianna, he would not allow the white house to assert executive privilege. i asked robert blumenthal if that was enough to reassure him. he said it was not. >> i find no reassurance in renouncing executive privilege, because thats only one of the excuses that could be given to forestall conspiracy. all of amer...

Didnt have any substantive discussions about the campaign. today he seemed to open the door. he said he couldnt recall, couldnt rule out he had some discussions about foreign policy issues, which the senator pointed out can be campaign issues. the other thing that struck me is that jeff sessions was simply unwilling to talk about his discussions with the president. and he wouldnt answer the question about whether president trump told him that he fired fbi director james comey in order to get rid...

Question about whether president trump told him that he fired fbi director james comey in order to get rid of the russia investigation. now, i understand, you know, that he is trying to reserve the right to assert executive privilege. but it seems to me he could have found a way to communicate to congress in some fashion that president trump didnt make that inappropriate request or statement in his presence and he wasnt able to do that today, brian. >> ken, in plain english it was just so weird....