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Weve got to look at for eight months e were doing this so i think following procedures is something you have to look at time is expired if he wishes. He doesnt wish. Good morning. The president who had no role in the white house asked you to deliver that message to Attorney General Sessions the president could have picked up the phone himself at any time and called the Attorney General. The president also had a full staff of executive employees right down the hall. So this made me wonder if the ...

Him through this committee for eight months. So i think following proceed sure is something that you have to look at because your idea is not really point of order. The time has expired. If he wishes. He doesnt wish. Good morning, mr mr. Lewandowski. Im questioning you right now. Thank you. The president asked you who had no role at all in the white house to deliver that message to Attorney General sessions. The president could have just picked up the phone himself at any time and called the Att...

It does not say the director can only forward this if it involves a person under the directors jurisdiction. and that seems to be the sticking point that the director is clinging to at this point. >> or that the director can only forward this if it doesnt implicate executive branch privilege in some way, which seems to be the other thing theyre claiming. >> not a word about that. >> one thing, lawrence, i would be very interested in figuring out is whether -- remember the way this happened, went...

Its very clear there, rachel, its does not say that the director can only forward this if it involves a person under the directors jurisdiction that seems to be the stib iin in-- t the sticking point that the director is clinging to. >> or if it does notti implicat executive branch privilege. i would love to figure out, the way it happened. it went from the whistle blower to the inspector general for the intelligence community, dni is supposed to give it to congress, where it got stuck was in th...

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Deliver a message to sessions? >> im respecting the executive branch privilege of confidentiality and recognize at this time -- >> let me just say that you knew, that you know the president was putting you at risk when he asked you to deliver a message to the attorney general. i want to be very clear. the president knew what he was doing was wrong, because everyone else had already said no. he called his white house counsel to fire the special counsel, mcgann said no. called the attorney general...

>> youre welcome to be stalling. im not gonna stall. answer the question yes or no. did he tell you nobody at the white house was supposed to contact the attorney general about the investigation? that you can answer yes or no. >> i will not disclose any conversation i had with the president. >> again, you are here to block any reasonable inquiry into the truth or not of this administration. the white house counsels quote, shortly after sessions accused his recusal directed that sessions should n...

Asked lewandowski to try to get the attorney general to curb, yes, the mueller probe, to limit its jurisdiction mueller categorized all of that as part of the efforts to curtail the mueller investigation, the special counsels investigation. so right here you take a step back from lewandowskis bluster and see the outlines of the hiding hide the stories in public, delay as long as possible. in lewandowskis case, to be fair, ultimately tell mueller the truth. of course thats partly to avoid having ...

The investigation was populated by many trump haters im trying to adhere to the white houses request i answer questions that are provided in the mueller report only. i dont know the answer to that. ill be happy to answer your conversation or you can have a conversation with yourself i dont believe there was a question again, i cant discuss any private conversation i may have had with the president im respecting the executive branch privilege of confidentiality. >> one person we know was tuning i...

Opposed no in the opinion of the chair, nos have it. >> is there a question >> yes, did the president tell you his white house counsel told him no contact with sessions because of serious concerns of obstruction when he asked you to deliver a message to sessions? >> im respecting the executive branch privilege of confidentiality. >> we will continue to dip in and see how that goes. but for now, joining me from capitol hill are geoff bennett and ken delaney. we talked to you about this started. g...