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Perjury trap because theyre going to have to say to the public, look, heres why he cant do this thing, that most people would say if he did nothing wrong why cant you answer. >> that would be their strategy for ignoring a subpoena? >> the president would have to explain. he can say this is a witch hunt over and over again. the average person will say, just go and answer the questions. >> if you have nothing to hide, thats what i tell my 6-year-old. ashley parker, roger stone seems to be the pers...

Totally legal and done all of the time in politics. and it went nowhere. i did not know about it, the president wrote this morning. the conversation, as i understand it, chris, about this interview has centered on whether the president would be willing to talk about obstruction, on the one hand and also the collusion side, as well. how did the conversation change, as you see it? how is it likely to have changed as the president sits down with jay sekulow and rudy guiliani in light of what he twe...

Fire. >> i think thats a rare possibility. i dont know thats going to happen. i think based on what we know now -- >> dont know whats going to happen. >> that he comes back with nothing. we know enough now to know i think the president knew something. we dont know exactly the extent. >> suppose mueller comes back and says all of this -- >> we cant indict him. >> i cant indict him. you dont think donald trump will use that for a victory lap? >> absolutely. >> will that not affect the midterm. >> ...

Talking about executive power rmt. as long as they underscore that the isnt in the clear. >> its a different strategy than collusion. on the collusion side they a cert no collusion, no collusion, no collusion. in this instance they seem to be laying out a legal argument.

As long as they underscore that the isnt in the clear. >> its a different strategy than collusion. on the collusion side they a cert no collusion, no collusion, no collusion. in this instance they seem to be laying out a legal argument. >> the presidents conduct is under scrutiny with the obstruction of justice piece. when it comes to the trial of former campaign chairman of paul manafort, we didnt really know paul. he wasnt really involved for a long time or george papadopoulos, he was just a c...

I mean, theyre negotiating terms. theyre negotiating the length of the interview, the subject matter. i dont know about two subjects unless those subjects are collusion and obstruction, but i wouldnt be surprised that he is negotiating with them about what the subjects are going to be in an attempt to get them to finally sit down. >> daniel, what would make the president less valuable? what would be muellers motivation to agree to a narrower list? >> well, to me it indicates hes not looking for ...

An attempt to get them to finally sit down. >> daniel, what would make the president less valuable? what would be muellers motivation to agree to a narrower list? >> well, to me it indicates hes not looking for a long fight, and he doesnt really want to subpoena him. there could be two reasons to do that. one is hes just not that important a witness for the ongoing investigations. on the obstruction side -- >> really? >> well, on the obstruction side, its really to hear him out and give him an o...

Matter. i dont know about two subjects unless those subjects are collusion and obstruction, but i wouldnt be surprised that he is negotiating with them about what the subjects are going to be in an attempt to get them to finally sit down. >> daniel, what would make the president less valuable? what would be muellers motivation to agree to a narrower list? >> well, to me it indicates hes not looking for a long fight, and he doesnt really want to subpoena him. there could be two reasons to do that...

Mueller is nothing if not determined and methodical and hes conducting this investigation very professionally. >> joe? i think senator -- its fascinating and its quite a reveal that mr. caputo in his interview said the opposite of what you say when youre going to criticize an investigation an investigation and especially on the collusion side of it. youd usually say theyre on this wild fear fishing expedition. but then he said it was very targeted and this was a real tell, they have e-mails to b...

Challenge for the president. mueller is saying you cant just walk away from us right now. you have to sit down. hes trying to do it in a cooperative way. >> robert costa of the west with that story breaking news about the presidents attorneys being informed by robert mueller that the president of the united states is subject of his investigation but currently not eight electrical karth about the president giving an interview to his investigators. robert, thank you for breaking that story. i want...