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High information, therefore you get a gift. so what we see in the rick gates filing will give ace lot us a l information about how he was viewed. >> the shoe might drop later or the shoe might just stay up on the wire. so if nothing else were to come out of this, if they can squeeze gates for manafort but they cant squeeze manafort for anything except for himself, you still have, ironically, president trump promised to drain the swamp and you have a really strong signal to lobbyists or to people...

And rick gates had a new charge, or possibly multiple charges added to it today. the new charging document was sealed so we dont know exactly what was added to the case. what are some of the possibilities? >> well, it could be anything from an information, where gates has pleaded. it could be a superseding indictment where additional people are add. we have no idea at this point. i think it may be the gates situation coming to a head. >> and hes been reportedly negotiating a plea deal for over a...

Added to it today. the new charging document was sealed so we dont know exactly what was added to the case. what are some of the possibilities? >> well, it could be anything from an information, where gates has pleaded. it could be a superseding indictment where additional people are add. we have no idea at this point. i think it may be the gates situation coming to a head. >> and hes been reportedly negotiating a plea deal for over a month. what do you think is going on? >> well, if he is negot...

>> thats right. hes doing. >> which he does normally and which weve sort of gotten used to. >> if you take all of these things together, he knows from his joint defense agreement with his lawyers what questions are being asked people close to him. he knows that the investigation is starting to close in on him. >> what do you make of the dutch lawyer? i mean, a lot of people thought this was strange. strange for a number of reasons. its extraordinary to indict a lawyer. he seems someone ancillary...

Tonight in special prosecutor robert muellers investigation. nbc news reports federal investigators are probing whether former trump campaign chair paul manafort promised a chicago banger a job in the trump white house in return for $16 million in home loans. two people with direct knowledge of the matter told nbc news. today a new charging document was added to the case of paul manafort and his associate rick gates in federal court. the document is sealed so its not known if its new charges or ...

He seems someone ancillary. the lies that were told were about this kind of propaganda document that skadden arps put together to protect a client of manaforts that they worked on. what do you make of it. >> the key piece is a september of 2016 conversation with an unidentified person in that information. >> one of the things he lied about according to the charging document. >> right. if you notice that information and the allocution that goes with it that he had to admit to before the court mak...

Of a hoax, collusion. he didnt say it was a hoax, he said it was barack obamas fault. like you talked about with tom donlin in the last segment, he said he didnt totally represent his interests as it relates to the 2016 election. today hes been doing even more on twitter. and the old one we always come back to, donald trump and russia. we have a 37-page charging document that alleges a widespread strategy aimed at helping to elect donald trump and not elect or hurt hillary clinton. donald trump ...

Charge today, this charge of lying by van der zwaan, what was your reaction? >> well, katy, ill tell you. eat your vegetables, make your bed, and dont lie to the fbi. i think bob mueller is sending a signal, even if this case is a one-off, and by that mean, not in the heartland of the russia interference portion of the investigation, if you go in front of the fbi, in youre talking to bobs prosecutors, tell the truth. >> is that really what this is? more than anything else, a big signal to everyb...

Specifics and what you have here then is you basically have this charging document, this political document critics will say written by republican partisans in this case -- >> i can tell you this, without disclosing anything, its not a political document. its a summary of the underlying material. people can make their own judgment. thats the important part here, john, and thats what i mean. the american people should make that judgment for themselves. >> two quick questions here. robert mueller,...

Hated hillary. if hillary would manage to squeak it in the college theyve wanted her starting off weak. does trump have a hand in that. see that so far. >> flynn hold the key to that knowledge. we are beginning to see this glimpse of collusion. even the charging document today where we seat transition officials, well knowing, what, what, mike flynn its up to, with the russians. so i think we are getting glimpses of that. within the realm of possibility that trump had a hand in that. >> lets talk...