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The then unfolding mueller probe, he reached out to lanny davis to pick his brain about it. lanny davis is a recognized expert and who has shown a willingness to work with people who are not necessarily on his partisan team. >> i think its an interesting question. the activity michael cohen has been under taking here in public recently, the abc news interview, changing his social media profile and now with lanny davis, i think there is a question about whether there is about a legal strategy or ...

So a recognized expert in this. and one showing a willingness to work. >> michael cohen has been under taking in public recently, the abc news interview, changing his profile. public image strantegy. do you read lanny davis is somebody who can navigate the court of public opinion or court of law? >> both. lanny davis is someone like rudy giuliani who can go on full attack dog mode. he can be the tv lawyer for michael cohen the way giuliani is for the president. he also has mad skills.

Cohen? >> so with lanny davis and another lawyer, a very effective guy petrillo, he now has better defense attorneys than donald trump. he is like more ethical and skilled version of rudolph giuliani. as you indicated, he can go into full attack dog mode for his client. he is also known as a deal maker. so if he is looking to make a deal with mueller, then lanny davis is the perfect guy to do that. and do you expect it helps in the case with michael avenatti who has been pretty aggressive agains...

Does he have the idea he needs to double down in terms of the firing? >> a defense attorney may act as an attack dog for you in the media. in his prior statements maybe that is the strategy here. it also could be the strategy to negotiate with robert mueller for the terms of grand jury testimony as well. he is a former u.s. attorney and so he also would be very savvy in the ways of grand jury testimony. so, it may be for strategic reasons like that, but based on his statements, it could be that ...

, we now have the far left eating them alive saying that-- >> maria: elizabeth warren. >> really an attack dog mode and theyve used donna braziles book as a vehicle for that. it was rigged, bernie would have won, blah blah blah. certainly i think the scales were tipped i dont think you can rig 4 million votes but i understand the argument and why people felt disenfranchised by the process so we have to do better. >> maria: james? >> the president needs the tax cut to deliver the robust economy h...

Representative wilson through that mentoring program. the sort of twists and turns here, but i do think that the white house probably bears a particular level of scrutiny here because of some of the actions of the president, actions of general kelly. he didnt necessarily have to go into that political attack dog mode in what was otherwise a beautifully written and beautifully delivered speech about the military. about the processes that go on there when men and women die on the battle field. so,...

So both of them sort of have behaved very politically. i went out and talked to voters, both clinton and trump supporters, about this, about what lewis said, about trumps reaction. and even clinton supporters said, look, we dont like that he won, but he won. and its legitimate. lewis shouldnt be saying that. he doesnt want to go, thats wrong. but to question the legitimacy is just stroking the fire. on the other hand, even trump supporters say, look, theres a way to handle this and theres a way ...

The politics over the policies, become a perpetual campaign. there used to be a time where the first year after the election you sat down with the president and the congress, you synchronized the agenda and plowed through the issues. that didnt mean to say you -- >> everyone is in permanent election mode. >> they are. >> at the moment, electioneering in american politics means attacking so everyone is in permanent attack dog mode. the national interest of america is not being served. >> it isnt....

Tour. well, with his support for outsourcing it is going to have to be a foreign trip. >> reporter: and earlier, a powerfully poignant moment, former congresswoman, gabrielle giffords at center stage leading the emotional crowd in the pledge of allegiance. >> liberty and justice for all. chee cheers. >> reporter: today the president, vice president, and their wives will all hit the campaign trail together. just as the august jobs numbers come out. and rob, paula, that is a very critical report. ...

Characterize as gaffes are specifically designed to achieve certain goals on the trail? >> i think its just an effort -- hes in attack dog mode, so he will ramp up his game bait. but he wants to be portrayed as that real guy, joe from scranton, well see more of that on the trail i think. >> thank you very much. i appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> later, well hear from someone who knows something about vice presidential choices, megan mccain. why she thinks the president should drop biden. t...