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So glad to have you with us here. im christi paul. >> im victor blackwell. good morning to you. the presidents lawyers say he does not need a reason to grant pardons, fire an fbi director or even end an investigation because he cannot obstruct justice. here is the key part of their letter to robert mueller linked to "the new york times." here it is. lets talk about it. joining us now to discuss is legal annist and criminal defense page pates and sxu

>> sure. i use investigators like this all the time. and there is nothing in here that is really unusual. but to go to the point about trump being a witness, i mean, he could take the fifth amendment. hed be basically saying a truthful answer to the question would tend to incriminate him, which would be counter to everything he has been saying all along about this being a witch hunt. and on top of it i think that he has a real problem with flynn. >> that is another thing i want to ask you about,...

Muellers office in january arguing their client should not have to sit down with the special counsel. >> they say as president, president trump can grant pardons, fire an fbi director or end an investigation, quote, at any time and for any reason. >> joining us live is cnn reporter sarah westwood. what are you learning when you hear from the fallout of this letter being published? >> reporter: this letter represents a remarkable over the russian investigation and hand delivered to the special co...