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About the presidents actions while in office and potential obstruction of justice. muellers versions have indicated to the legal team they are considering writing reports on findings in stages with the first report focused on the obstruction issue under the special counsels regulations, mueller is required to report conclusions confidently to deputy attorney general rod rosenstein and he would decide whether to release this information to the public. one person said quote they said they want to ...

And that could be part of his advice perspective. but also, robert, i really want to emphasize the written report that youre talking about in your reporting tonight. and it indicates that the first report that the special prosecutor wants to issue is a report about donald trumps conduct in the presidency concerning the possibility of obstruction of justice. >> that is correct. it was difficult as reporter, lawrence, to really figure out how to balance all the news we have discovered over the pas...

Federal prosecutors look at three categories of people, witnesses, subjects, someone whose conduct is within the scope of the investigation and then a target, someone that prosecutors plan on indicting. typically you dont interview targets. so draw your own conclusions on stone. >> mr. crowley, if joe digenova and toensing are -- i guess the preds gets to have these two as counsel just in another way. >> you would think that the president of the united states, at the center of the most sophistic...

The most interesting thing about roger stone in in investigation is he has not talked to mueller. and you know from our conversations, federal prosecutors look at three categories of people -- witnesses, subjects, thats someone whose conduct is within the scope of the investigation, and then a target, someone that prosecutors plan on indicting. typically you dont interview targets. so draw your own conclusions on stone. >> mr. crowley, if joe digenova and victoria toensing are casually consultin...

Now we have a presidency that is trying to stifle the free press, trying to stifle the people who can be a check or challenge to the president. and here we have sinclair broadcasting that is very tight with the administration, where frankly, jared kushner and others have said that weve struck deals and weve given favorable treatment to sinclair. what im concerned about is that there isnt a diversity of views. let the anchors, if these views are so, have so much merit, let the anchors come to tho...

I mean, theyre terrible. and i would be telling you that if i were staying in congress. theyre not serious. >> republican senator tim scott had this response to reports that the presidents lawyers spoke about potential pardons with attorneys for michael flynn and paul manafort. >> the fact of the matter is keeping the pardon off the table is a necessary part of the process. i would be disappointed if president trump were to pardon either one of these individuals. the good news is that the muelle...

Shield us against false news and the sharing of social media thats bad. a lot of what the statement that they read said would not be out of place in other newsrooms too. we just hear some code words like fake news and dangerous for democracy and we know the back story of sinclair being pro-trump and make deals with jared kushner and all this stuff so we jump to conclusions. however, most of what they said in that promo are things that news organizations have been saying for a long time. >> steph...

Our holiday parties last night or tomorrow, were going to have people of mixed views rishgt? we love them nonetheless. theyre our friends and family. i will be a butter knife away from people who are of all political persuasions and perspectives. give me another one. michael, you are carrying the water of this president. can you please stop being the trump basher -- you keep carrying the water of the president and can you please stop being the trump basher in chief? lewis, welcome to my world. i...

Im tired of the boycott m mentality. i love the real rosanne. my opening comment was simply to say many of our holiday tables last night or tomorrow, were going to have people of mixed views and we love them nonetheless and there are friends and family. as i i say i will be a butter knife away from people of all persuasions and perspectives. give me another one. michael, you are carrying the water of this president. you keep carrying the water of the president, and can you stop being the trump b...

>> all right, abby phillip in west palm beach. thank you. the epa is defending pruitts department deal, though. the former director of the department of government ethics, however, calls that defense "total baloney." the man behind the comments, walter schwab, joining me. thank you very much for being with us. i want to read what you tweeted yesterday so people understand it in full context. you say, "im giving this epa press release a rating of total baloney. you cannot get a whole place to y...