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>> again true. >> did you go to prep school, by the way? >> come on. you so did. >> donald trump said this so the russians would owe him something so he could get something in return. ive been trying to figure out if i were their lawyer any way to attach facts to that fact pattern. again, do it. >> you havent read chapter eight of "art of the deal"? >> yes. >> i have no idea. i really dont understand. >> have you heard that, oh, he was doing that so they would feel sorry for him? >> i heard that...

On the fact pattern. on how many potential witnesses that youre going to need to interview. on where the evidence takes you. so, its really hard to put a timeline on these things. i think bob mueller is, hes one of these people that pays extreme attention to detail. and hes going to want to do to me motdically and do this right. >> donald trump refer to former jim comey as a quote nut job during his meeting with lavrov last week. from a prosecution standpoint, this cant be good for president tru...

>> oh, yes, chris. i think that this assignment is well within bob muellers comfort zone. as challenging and controversial as this is going to be over the next couple of months, hes an experienced prosecutor. he is very familiar with the landscape of national security investigations. he is going to -- hes going to give us what we need in terms of the fact pattern. but this really is right in his comfort zone. >> i want to correct something a little bit when we were talking earlier with pete will...

Former congressman barney frank, thanks foroining us. joining me now, former fbi special assistant for leadership delopment scott olson. scott, first let me get -- i imagine you worked with bob mueller, personal testimony if you think hes up to this. >> oh, yes, chris. i think that this assignment is well within bob muellers comfort zone. as challenging and controversial as this is going to be over the next couple of months, hes an experienced prosecutor. he is very familiar with the landscape o...

>> i dont think anyone disagrees that if the fact pattern that you are confident exists emerges, congresswoman, thank you for being with me. joining me now, congressman leonard nance of new jersey. are you glad to see bob mueller named to this position? >> i think its a fine decision by the deputy attorney general, and im sure that mr. mueller will do an excellent job, chris. >> are you troubled by the reporting of what comey apparently wrote in a memo about the president of the united states as...

They wont be able to claim that they love america. they wont be able to claim that theyre patriots. theyre going to have to get away from him, and theyre going to have to join with those of us at that point who are calling for impeachment. i believe that. >> i dont think anyone disagrees that if the fact pattern that you are confident exists emerges, congresswoman, thank you for being with me. joining me now, congressman leonard nance of new jersey. are you glad to see bob mueller named to this ...

Facts. you put it down on the calendar. theres a lot of prosecutors across america that would be very comfortable going in front of any federal judge trying to prove obstruction of justice under that fact pattern. would they not, professor? >> this isnt going to be real popular, but i dont think so. my family has been pressing me on this. its sort of like going across-country with them and saying, are we there yet? are we there yet? everyone wants to reach that point. you say, i can still see ou...

Can do the job themselves, and i have not been persuaded that all 94 u.s. attorneys, many of whom are women and men who had nothing to do with politics, are incapable of fairly adjudicating this fact pattern. >> martha: one last question. then, i want to get to the next subject. if dreams come i believe that with the president said to him was an effort to obstruct justice, to get him to table this investigation of michael flynn, what he be obligated to let the department of justice know right aw...

Reality of the fact pattern. dont be afraid to make choices. in our past elections in this country, you have two choices. someone im saying i will call it radical islamic terrorism and destroy isis and rebuild the military. then someone else who was siding with obama saying i wont use the words radical islamic terrorist or jihaddist. >> this the single most important issue in this election. in our election -- >> it should be. >> i understand that. what im saying -- >> it will bite them. >> what ...

The exclusive power to declare war rests with congress. but under article ii, the president is commander in chief and has the obligation to consider national interests. his argument, and im constructing a legal theory here, is that its legal if he can show that the national interest is protected. now under international law, fredricka, even if we did this for humanitarian purposes, its got to be referred to, to the security council. that would have never happened. so right now, it is very dubiou...