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President who is known for at the very least hyperbolic statements. he is somebody who has -- who does not stay on script. and bob mueller is somebody who has shown, even in this investigation, that you dont get to come in and clean it up afterwards. if you make a misstatement, if you knowingly make a mistake, you dont get to fix that. that exposes you to criminal liability. so this is a danger, will robinson, territory here. the president has said hes eager to talk. so i think that is the poten...

Political risk as well. >> jennifer, i dont want to let congressman schiffs remarks just lay out there without taking a whack at it. i think what they may be referring to, when you interview a president, even if the ground rules are off the record for your own background and education, they will usually have a steno, a stenographer, right there with you. it can be you and the president alone in the room but for the stenographer. they are i think contract employees. theyre ubiquitous in the west ...

Does not stay on script. and bob mueller is somebody who has shown, even in this investigation, that you dont get to come in and clean it up afterwards. if you make a misstatement, if you knowingly make a mistake, you dont get to fix that. that exposes you to criminal liability. so this is a danger, will robinson, territory here. the president has said hes eager to talk. so i think that is the potential conflict here. and as the ap reported and others have reported, theres a back and forth on wh...

And so if he goes in there and does that, hes going to get himself in more hot water. but then the other piece of it is, hes not just any person who can say, im going to pass. he faces real political consequences if he does that, i think. because, you know, it looks like, it reinforces this idea that he has something to hide. which is, you know, definitely part of the theme here that is going on, you know, politically. so i think there would be people who would cover for him, but i think it does...

Who would cover for him, but i think it does help carry a political risk as well. >> jennifer, i dont want to let congressman schiffs remarks just lay out there without taking a whack at it. i think what they may be referring to, when you interview a president, even if the ground rules are off the record for your own background and education, they will usually have a steno, a stenographer, right there with you. it can be you and the president alone in the room but for the stenographer. they are ...

Vice president mike pence with the bombshell announcement that president trump will meet with the leader of north korea. now time for our sunday group. jason riley, catherine lucey that covers the white house for the associated press. and charlie hurt, the opinion editor for the washington times. just kidding, its the best job in the world. this meeting with kim jong-un, is it ever going to happen? >> i think thats the question right now. theres a lot of things we havent heard about time, place,...

Table. vice president mike pence with the bombshell announcement that president trump will meet with the leader of north korea. now time for our sunday group. jason riley, catherine lucey that covers the white house for the associated press. and charlie hurt, the opinion editor for the washington times. just kidding, its the best job in the world. this meeting with kim jong-un, is it ever going to happen? >> i think thats the question right now. theres a lot of things we havent heard about time,...

>>john: all options on the table. vice president mike pence with the bombshell announcement that president trump will meet with the leader of north korea. now time for our sunday group. jason riley, catherine lucey that covers the white house for the associated press. and charlie hurt, the opinion editor for the washington times. just kidding, its the best job in the world. this meeting with kim jong-un, is it ever going to happen? >> i think thats the question right now. theres a lot of things ...

Goods if they go into effect. the president says these are vit tal for national security and hasnt backed away. he talked about what he sees as a trade imbalance for years and discussed it often on the campaign trail. the white house says his actions should not be a surprise to anyone, but they are controversial, even here in the white house, trumps top economic advisor gary cohn resigned. reportedly his resignation was due in part reportedly to the fact that he disagreed with the tariffs. lelan...

State. but, yes, you would certainly car meeting, but you would want to set the ground rules in the right way. >> ann, lets go back to stormy daniels for a second. what are you hearing there about how serious this administration is taking this story? are they? >> yes, they are taking it seriously. i mean, not on the outside, and i expect thats what well see more of today and in the coming days. sarah sanders has at least won out here, which is that she can continue to refer detailed questions to...