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Former white house counsel. the judge said we dont live in a world where your status as a former executive branch official somehow shields you or prevents you from giving information. are you encouraged to hear that? >> very much encouraged. i dont think theres any question but don mcgahn should testify and will be ordered to testify. just an issue of when he testifies so we can get the information. the trump team has put up the most specious legal arguments that judge howell and other judges ha...

That constitutional issues that the president -- defenders of the president think that he cant -- that he didnt obstruct justice, the views are mostly political attacks. there will always be people in the party that agree with that point of view, and the question is, where is the party going to go? >> arthel: all right, we will watch for that direction. lets talk about the parade. president trumps salute to america event, which the president said will be the show of a lifetime. now former vice p...

Client and keep his client out of legal jeopardy. if he says my client cant be subpoenaed, well fight a subpoena, hes going to make that argument. hes not the legal scholar we should be listening to at this moment. >> doesnt it go t the 90 reporters were trying to ask conway, if the pre nothing wrong, if he didnt obstruct justice, if he didnt do anything illegal, what does he need to talk about pardons for and potential indictments? >> rudy giuliani gets asked about it, but the president of the ...

>> i -- i cant really get into that. >> you cant answer that? >> no. >> what is serious is theres a level of sort of criminal exposure for people involved in this, and then theres intense theoretical constitutional questions about what the president can and cant be pursued for. >> sure. >> i guess what do you know, what is your reporting indicate about how theyre thinking about that from the trump legal perspective or muellers team? >> from the trump legal perspective, their primary argument wou...

Process for this to be playing out, and it is a little bit -- it is somewhat unusual that they actually submitted written arguments. >> have you read the memos? >> i -- i cant really get into that. >> you cant answer that? >> no. >> what is serious is theres a level of sort of criminal exposure for people involved in this, and then theres intense theoretical constitutional questions about what the president can and cant be pursued for. >> sure. >> i guess what do you know, what is your reporting...

Potentially subpoena the president, that is something that they believe is not authorized. >> i look at the obstruction part of the argument, first of all, he didnt obstruct. we can pin on the facts. cant be indicted because it interferes with the presidency. >> the idea he cant be charged with obstruction of justice, the last time that ever happened in this country was when we were ruled by king george. >> the secretary of defense in singapore, ahead of the nuclear summit. his warning about the...