Katy Tur hosts coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. Thats right, katy. You know, the president tweeted sunday in response to our article that he is not worried about don jr. , but people who have been talking to him on the phone say in fact he is worried about his son. He is worried about a lot of aspects related to this russia probe, which is getting closer and closer to him, to his family, to his associates, to his orbit. Its uncomfortable at the moment. There is some concern that he has that his son may be found to have violated the law somehow, you know. One person speculated maybe his son could have perjured himself in interviews at some point. I mean, the president just doesnt know at this point what could be in store for his son. It is a source of concern and its one of many things thats fueling what were seeing, which is a real public lashing by the president of mueller again and again and again, tweeting more than he has before about the wit
having a third person there, a hope hicks, for instance, would object i ha obviate the privilege. in the new yorker, it was possible days ago to believe with generosity towards the president and hess time that the meeting was about adoption, went nowhere, and was overblown by the administration s men meece. no longer. the open questions are far more nair oechlt was this narrow. is attempted collusion a crime? what legal and moral responsibilities did the president and his team have when he realized that the proposed collusion was underway when the dnc emails were leaked and published? and crucially, what did the president know before the election, after it, and when he instructed his son to lie? i m focusing on one part of this. is attempted collusion a crime? so collusion is a word that many of us have rejected in favor of conspiracy, but i think collusion is helpful in many ways because it describes this