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>> let me say though at this point, we have not had that conversation with mr. mueller. weve not been waved off on any subject. the way im hearing all of you gentlemen, is that mr. mueller has not waved you off from answering any of these questions. is that correct? >> ive had no conversations with mr. mueller. ive been out of the country for the last nine days. i havent had an opportunity. >> if youve not had questions waved off with mr. mueller, i think, frankly, and i understand your commitme...

Two attorneys of counsel for us tonight. joe wine banks is back with us, one of the special prosecutors during the watergate scandal. former general counsel to the united states army. and vie yawn wise is with us who helped turn over the decision of tom delay as well as other courtroom achievements. tom, i want to start with you. can you give us the briefest explanation for folks who havent heard the term since the watergate era, perhaps, or are new to it of executive privilege. and is it that e...

Courtroom achievements. tom, i want to start with you. can you give us the briefest explanation for folks who havent heard the term since the watergate era, perhaps, or are new to it of executive privilege. and is it that everyone is saying president trump has lessened his own possible executive privilege claim because of what he has said and tweeted about comey? >> first of all, you should never ask a lawyer for a brief answer. >> i know. >> i will try. >> i could hear -- as it came out of my m...

In terms of state boards of election, how are we ensuring our systems are more secure? if we could have a brief answer, i have one more question. >> well, obviously, our office tasks and takes the point, but theres contribution from agencies across the ic. we will -- might act director pompeo to address that. others might want to address that also. but each of us -- each of the agencies, to the extent that they can and have the capacity, whether nsa, cia or other sources, will provide informatio...

Apparently theres -- >> dragging somebody out of their car and beating them is not protesting. >> what im saying is im calling for people to be peaceful. i think protesting is a right. it is what this country was founded on. we got this country via protest but its never okay to use violence. we cant keep calling for people -- >> we agree on that. >> we cant call for people to be peaceful when the rhetoric that has been used is not peaceful, when people dont feel peaceful in their homes. we have ...

Anything that needs to be corrected, we will take all necessary measures to fix it, to ensure that this doesnt happen again. >> reporter: and with reports surfacing that dolphin coaches pressed incognito to, quote, toughen up martin, head coach joe philbin fended off questions about the scandal. >> everything we do here is based on the best interest of the players. >> reporter: as for the two principle players, martin remains out of sight. his father gave a brief answer when asked how his son wa...

But the reality still is there, why is the united states being asked to act alone, and what is it thats in our national interest? we are a strong nation and were not going to tolerate these chemical weapons. but why is it that the international community is not engaged, as well? >> you know, sir, the french president is supporting the president of the united states. the prime minister of the united kingdom has said he supports the president of the united states. though his own government has not...

The truthfulness and the sincerity of that apology, i think is very important what context she delivers her apology in. >> just a final question and a brief answer, if you dont mind. do you believe in the context of all this going on this week, is america in your view a more or less racist country since barack obama first got elected president? >> well, as i said, i think weve mentioned -- we made tremendous progress, but i think we also see how the president has been treated when people stand u...

Terms of context shes within using the words and see whether or not she has repenting. see whether she wants to have an apology, see what we think about the truthfulness and the sincerity of that apology, i think is very important what context she delivers her apology in. >> just a final question and a brief answer, if you dont mind. do you believe in the context of all this going on this week, is america in your view a more or less racist country since barack obama first got elected president? ...

is it the 1%, or is it the middle class? we have a debate. a fascinating debate between two 1%ers. finally, thanks for the memories. a somewhat beautiful ballet by 50-ton ballerinas. ♪ but first, heres my take. many liberals now believe that the affordable care act, sometimes called obamacare, is unpopular only because most americans dont understand it. theres some truth to this. studies show that the core provisions of the bill are more popular than the bill itself. but theres a...