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Prosecutor. fl if there were donations from federal entities, is it only a crime if the committee was aware? >> yes, thats true, they not only needed to be aware they were receiving foreign contributions, but they needed to be aware that receiving foreign contributions was illegal. they had very good attorneys and compliance staff. there were some people who were aware of it, but the question is were the people who knew foreign moneys were coming in the people who knew it was illegal? >> right n...

About what mueller is working on. so fraud, obstruction, and lets go up to the last one. okay, conspiracy. so this broadly speaking, i would say, is the russia interference probe. maria butina, who was arrested as an alleged spy has now cut a plea agreement. we dont know whats in the plea agreement. we know that there is a plea agreement, expected to be announced tomorrow. now, shes accused, at least, of cozying up to top government officials, to further russias influence in the election. we, ob...

Around cohen, sources suggest there is a compartmentalized nature to the probe. their aspect of looking at the presidents role of what he knew and what he didnt. maybe he can end that on the basis of his questions and their hands are tied by the doj. that could end. there could be other parts that continue. when i ask people close to the presidents legal team about that, they jumped on the suggestion. michael could be picking that up in his reporting, but at the same time, when you isolate somet...

Maybe they could end that on the basis of his questions and lets be honest, their hands are tied by the doj. that could end. there could be other parts that continue. in fact, when i ask people close to the presidents legal team about that, they jumped on the suggestion. so that could be in the offing. michael could be picking that up in his reporting, clearly, however, at the same time, when you isolate something within the russia investigation that becomes relevant, you can spin it off into it...

Presidential election because right now it has looked very chaotic on both sides. it hasnt been clear whether anyone can craft a narrative about why you should vote for one candidate over another versus, everything looks chaotic right now. >> double-digit lead thr the democrats. they keep ten points or more on election day theyll keep those. we live in two americas ocrats republicans a question. the russian interference probe. extremely important, very important for your congressional vote? 79% ...

My question is this, do you think that bob mueller is looking at the reason for the firing? do you think thats part of his probe? >> i have no idea. >> would you be surprised if he is? >> theres a fundamental threshold question there that the presidents authority to terminate the fbi director is based on the constitution. >> thats a conclusion. thats a conclusion. >> no. im saying thats actually the predicate. you dont even go to that if -- you dont even go to looking at what the facts are based...

Kremlin, the woesh po"the washi reported. the post reported kushner made a proposal to sergey kislyak during an early december meeting at trump tower. cnn previously reported the two men met as part of an effort to create a back channel to russian president vladimir putin. the white house did not comment on the report. these revelations of the russian interference probe includes look at kushner. the fbi is drilling down on kushners multiple roles in the trump campaign and post-election transitio...

Too. >> a trillion dollar infrastructure bill, is that happening? >> like jackie said, we have to find out, they have to have basic blocking and tackling done. >> make sure there is no shut down this week. just ahead, growing frustration over the slow pace of senates russia election and interference probe. what is behind long delays at collecting crucial document and lining up key witnesses?

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