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They were going through the questioning of the president, what questions they can ask of the president. the lawyers for the president worked very hard to keep any questions out about the obstruction. >> absolutely. >> now we understand why. they were legitimately concerned about the obstruction issue. they knew on the collusion issue, they felt a little stronger about it. it seems even reading this report, this is where the special counsels office, thats the position they took as well. >> and it...

The experience back in 98. when it was over, it was over. no one wanted to talk about it again. everybody talked about monica lewinsky for an entire year. everyone talked about russia collusion for two years. i think theres russia collusion exhaustion. neil: but i think it veered from the collusion issue to your point. this does not address collusion because it doesnt find evidence to that. if that is indeed the case that no one has been charged directly with conspiring russia to rig an election...

Investigate? i know youre focussed on this collusion issue. >> thats why we had the special counsel. >> yeah. with regard the collusion issue, i would like to know what mr. mueller thought he could not pursue on his own but he needed assistance from other investigative agencies or u.s. attorneys who are also continuing their investigations. in other words im curious whether in this report -- and i think the american people must see this report by the way -- whether this was a midterm report or a...

To stay at nine justices. dems court packing plan is all wrong. in that piece he talked about our institutions suffering a crisis. we should do no further harm. he have will propose a constitutional amendment that would prevent changing the face of our supreme court. where do you stand on this issue? >> well, im not in favor of -- im not in favor of changing the number of justices. im not in favor of this court packing plan. the only time it has every been tried in american history was by fdr an...

So they now go after these 81 individuals. i point out, too, as a resident of the swamp here in washington a long time, this is the free employment bill for lawyers. we have more lawyers per capita here than any other city. 81 lawyers will be called within the next few days. but important long-term potential political advantage for the president. he continues to talk about the country, work for the country, and points out that they are not about that. they are about just getting him and the amer...

Heather: there you have it. >> weve been doing this for a year. i came on fox and for the year ago, they are still nothing there with collusion with the russians. this is obviously going to the trump financial situation, the trump payments. that is where this investigation is going, to go back to russian collusion is a farce. heather: the word here? >> we are finding out more and more crimes, bank fraud and other things that are probably worse than the collusion issue but i dont think we are don...

That sticks a knife in the collusion theory. if you dont think he is going to win, why colluded with the russians? if you dont think youre going to win why pay off porn stars to benefit your election? >> that is an interesting point. my take aways were the president writing checks to cover up this affair from the oval office, those checks were sent from the white house -- >> if you believe that you can argue he has done that before when not running for president. >> the other interesting thing, ...

Financial statements that were submitted to deutsche bank to get loans. that is classic bank fraud. again, if its true. theres an extraordinary story in here, i havent heard whether youve talked about it yet, involving a fraud involving his foundation where he uses i had straw donor to buy a portrait of him and then reimburses the donor. another, you know, if true, an outright fraud. and, of course, perhaps the most important part of it which is the roger stone conversation about wikileaks which...

Thank you for joining us. >> good morning, maria. >> you were a former federal prosecutor and we learned information on common fronts. the senate said there was no collusion between the trump campaign and russia. number two was an drew mccabe. in an interview with 60 minutes said he launched an investigation into president trump. your reaction? >> its a collusion issue. the senate confirmed what the house and every other investigative committee has found. as you mentioned the only person in wash...

I dont know if that is quite a denial, maybe a consider faction. the fact remains, he is no longer denying full stop that any collusion with the campaign took place. >> the other thing he told our dana bash this morning was that he was not intending to signal anything that he thought may be coming and he is trying to get ahead of it like we have seen in the stormy daniels situation. i think rudy giuliani is realizing what he did here. i think the real legal team that is behind the president is r...