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Would say i want it public. i dont want it hidden. then the corroborating witnesses. we have christie, priebus. >> take a look at this other exchange about the attacks on mueller in the same interview. take a look. >> if you answer these questions to me now, why not anxious to rob mueller under oath? >> because they were looking to get us on lies or slight mistakes. i look at what happened to people and it was unfair. very unfair. very, very unfair. i gave them 1.5 million pages of documents. i ...

Jared kushner has nothing to hide, theres nothing here? or is it something else? >> i think it is partly that. weve seen all of these attacks on mueller from trumps lawyers, but the normal way if youre a good defense lawyer to deal with the prosecutor is to say that you trust that theyre going to be fair, theyre doing a good job, you hope to be clear, things like that. thats more what abby lowell is doing rather than going around screaming witch hunt over and over again. i think its perhaps like...

Ludicrous, in light of the fact that he has lied to the special counsel. that he has been charged in another jurisdiction with obstruction of justice. i mean, this is not a blameless individual. this is an individual who hasnt gotten caught yet. >> we should be clear, when it is a complete automatic mandatory, judges can talk about what they think about it, but they dont have the legal freedom to do anything different. >> exactly. >> with the sentencing guidelines, that when you get into the dis...

The problem i think with this case is it does look so jarring in light of everything that has happened and in light of the observations the judge has made. the idea paul manafort has had a blameless life is ludicrous in light of the fact that he has lied to the special counsel. that he has been charged in another jurisdiction with obstruction of justice. this is not a blameless individual. this is an individual who hasnt gotten caught yet. >> we should be clear when its a complete automatic mand...

Going to be stopped. i mean if they find the crime, theyre going to indict. there is a reason why they call it the sovereign district of new york. >> phil, i think i saw a tear running down your face when i was going through the five phases that president trump has employed in this strategy because youve lived it up close. and as insane or buffoonish or ridiculous or unethical as it may have been, has it worked? >> well are, thats a good question. i have lived through it, and the power of that r...

And doesnt really touch it. he sort of moved away a little bit from the broad based attacks on mueller because for instance when mueller criticized the "buzzfeed" article a couple of weeks ago the white house said mueller criticized the "buzzfeed" article. must be no good. they were investing mueller with credibility in knocking down the story. so im doubtful he will actually go there. >> what can we learn, if i can be broader and optimistic on our final segment going into this speech. from the ...

But its a day of soul searching especially for people like senator graham and those who have been enabling the president, these attacks on mueller and the investigators who are work toung earth this corruption, this is a day of revelation because if theyre honest with themselves theyre going to have to do some soul searching, prepare for the fact they may have been wrong, they may have been used and this president might be a crook. >> i can just jump in on that. we dont have mueller, but congres...

Special prosecutor is itself astonishing. if he did nothing wrong -- hes the president for one thing. he cant be indicted -- >> what if it were rico? you want mobsters sharing information among their legal team? >> they do. thats what theyre set up. the contractor, the union boss, the supplier. theyre all in some conspiracy to defraud someone. and they have a joint defense agreement. richard nixons -- to the best of my knowledge did not have a joint defense agreement with haldeman, reagan with p...

You know -- a mob boss or a dubious businessman would treat some local prosecutor trying to go after him, its a game you that try to escape. hes the president of the united states. and i think that also holds for the attacks on mueller which have gotten more and more, you know, intemperate. i mean, really astonishing. trump is now saying that robert mueller, his entire team, presumably half -- all the people in the fbi are cooperating with him are purposely trying to get people to lie, knowingly...