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Know, ironic or you know, pretty significant that this is coming at the same time that theres going to be those premium court hearings about the next supreme court justice. >> natasha, does that scan with what your reporting indicates, as well? >> i have not heard that the collusion aspect of this investigation is going to wrap up by the fall. its possible theres going to be a major indictment perhaps that related to collusion that does come out before the midterms and in that way, we have kind ...

What your reporting indicates, as well? >> i have not heard that the collusion aspect of this investigation is going to wrap up by the fall. its possible theres going to be a major indictment perhaps that related to collusion that does come out before the midterms and in that way, we have kind of a conclusion to the collusion part of the investigation. but that doesnt necessarily mean its going to wrap up. theres so much we still dont know. we still dont know why three different people approache...

Shortly thereafter he dropped from sight. natasha, this speaks to the fact that were sort of getting things six months later generally about what mueller has been up to. but the idea that he is not looking into collusion anymore seems belied by the information we do learn. >> right. it seems like every week were learning a new piece of this investigation that does have to do with collusion. of course, the collusion aspect of this investigation, and thats not even a good word for it, the conspira...

Mueller investigation. i thought one of the more interesting part had to do with the fact that you believe right now that -- not you but people inside the white house are concerned that jared kushner and also don jr. may be indicted. tell us about it. >> the interactions with the mueller team have been limited for this white house. some white house officials go in as witnesses, giuliani the former new york mayor acting with some of the mueller prosecutors. the advisers know about general flynn, ...

Looking at and you can read from the court filings and some indictments against paul manafort, michael flynn and what we know about him both from his indictment and from reporting as well, i dont think michael flynn is -- criminal activity has been fully exposed. i think theres more to it that will come out as this case proceeds. i think there may be more paul manafort collusion that comes out. remember that rod rosenstein extended the scope of the mandate to include collusion related to manafor...

Were going to punch back. thats what this lawsuit is about. we are protecting our democracy. when you go after the right to vote. when did you go after the institution of elections. that is the essence of our democracy. this wasnt simply an attack on the dnc. this was an attack on our democracy. todd: the phrase putins poodle sounds like a great bands name. theyre never going to pay to matter what you do. part two you have a situation where wikileaks is protected by the first amendment. and by t...

Which is anything that congress says. and i think the more evidence you develop that there was in fact collusion between the trump campaign and the russians, the stronger that makes the case for possible impeachment depending on what the -- the special counsels investigation comes up with. >> robert mueller wants to interview president trump. but as he gets closer to making all the connections between trumps circle and russia, do you think trump will be less inclined to sit down and talk to him,...

And the president himself even according to our reporting -- seemed to think and actually believed that this investigation may be wrapping up at the end of the year. well, that didnt happen. and now not only is it not wrapping up but the new information thats coming out for example about this meeting suggested theres a very strong thread there in terms of the money, but then also in terms of the collusion aspect. and now that you see you have more and more witnesses potentially cooperating with ...

Anytime we can offer the public insight no what theyre investigating, its significant. in this case, what were reporting along with carol lee and katy tur, puts a spotlight on the collusion aspect of this investigation. specifically, not necessarily weather senior members of the trump campaign and senior russian government officials were coordinating but the nature of potential intermediaries in helping to facilitate leaks that could prove damaging to clinton campaign. the timeline was critical....

Register, conspiracy, tax evasion, all of those laundry list of charges against manafort, gates will be a primary witness now against him. >> all right. so, michael, lets go with this again. this isnt a good thing when they are agreeing with the prosecutor. he was with the campaign much longer than manafort. up until he november i think he was on the campaign plane. the pushback is this is all about manafort. it is not about the campaign. it doesnt show anything about the campaign in collusion w...