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avlon in for john berman this morning. it is the clearest sign yet that the criminal investigation into january 6th zeroing in on former president donald trump himself. our exclusive new cnn reporting reveals that trumps lawyers are talking directly with the justice department about the events of january 6th. the talks are said to be focused on whether conversations the former president had while in office can be kept from investigators due to executive privilege. >> now, in an intervi...

Analyst kasie hunt, and daniel goldman, a former federal prosecutor and was lead counsel in the first impeachment inquiry against donald trump. hes running for congress in new yorks 10th congressional district. we have so much more ahead on that outstanding interview you did with liz cheney. >> thank you. >> but i want to start with this new cnn reporting where you have trump lawyers that we know of officially for the first time talking to doj, daniel. where does that leave us? >> most likely th...

Of these communications. the white house itself has not responded to the house committees request, but the house judiciary chairman jerry nadler told anderson cooper last night than i voking executive privilege is not a shield against any wrongdoing. >> its fundamental law that executive privilege cannot hide misconduct. you cannot use the executive privilege to hide misconduct by the president or by anybody around him. in the nixon case, which was decided by the supreme court was very dispositi...

The report is -- the president is a subject or a -- possibly even a target of the report. its his conduct and the conduct of people around him thats at issue in much of the investigation. and that should be public. and its fundamental law that executive privilege cannot hide misconduct. you cannot use the executive privilege to hide misconduct by the president or by anybody around him. in the nixon case, which was decided 9-0 by the supreme court was very dispositive on that point. in addition t...

Backdrop. ford already working on another pure electric vehicle, the still unnamed suv will be as accesembn mexico starting next year. hope hicks plans to turn documents over to the house judiciary committee as it investigates potential obstruction of justice. the cooperation comes amid a growing number of investigations of the white house run by house democrats. it comes after the white house ignored a couple of congressional deadlines. >> jerry nadler says that his committee has had substant...

Executive privilege to cover up wrong doing, he will push back. >> its fundamental law that executive privilege cannot hide misconduct. you cannot use the executive privilege to hide misconduct by the president. whatever evidence was given to the special prosecutor, any claim of executive privilege is waived by the act of giving it to an investigator. >> reporter: the house democrats to investigate going forward depending on what bob mueller finds, doesnt find will essentially inform all of thes...

Executive privilege over many people who had administrative positions. the white house has not responded to the congressional request. last night on anderson cooper chairman nadler said that the wrongdoing -- im sorry, that executive privilege is not a shield for wrongdoing. >> it is fundamental law that executive privilege cannot hide misconduct. you cannot use the executive privilege to hide misconduct by the president or anybody around him. in the nixon case which was very dispositive on that...

White house tries to exert executive privilege too, cov up wrong doing, he says they are not on firm legal ground. >> its fundamental law that executive privilege cannot hide misconduct. you cannot use the executive privilege to hide misconduct by the president or anyone around him. in the nixon case was dispositive on that point. >> so the one point that nadler has been making is that the mueller report will essentially provide a road map for his committee to investigate further about their inv...

There is a pattern of i want to do the right thing but my lawyers say i cant. going back to the sit-down with mueller, the tax returns. this will fall into that category. a week ago the president said there should be no mueller report. his attorneys made it clear they intend to review it for executive privilege and assert it which could lead us to the courtesy. the president is the boss of the attorneys. i hear you, but this is what we are doing. hell hide. >> we heard jerry nadler now saying th...

Issue in much of the investigation. and that should be public. and its fundamental law that executive privilege cannot hide misconduct. you cannot use the executive privilege to hide misconduct by the president or by anybody around him. in the nixon case, which was decided 9-0 by the supreme court was very dispositive on that point. in addition to which -- >> that was a case about whether or not to release the tapes. >> to release the tapes, for which the president claimed executive privilege. a...