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Was the news media his teara about what he said and didnt say in that press conference that has kind of really led the way here is, on its face, ridiculous. it was all taken live. and the people who reacted, particularly those around the world and those in his own party and his closest allies from newt gingrich to even laura ingraham, they reacted to what they saw and heard and what they didnt see and hear and not to the media. >> theres a couple of really crucial points we need to play. we just...

>> reporter: zbroegross is a hi experienced interpreter at the state department. this photo taken in 2008 appearing last year in moscow with then secretary of state rex tillerson. for interpreters, discretion is paramount, expected to not reveal what they see or hear. so talk of a subpoena is not just uncomfortable but unchartered territory. >> when in doubt, we keep it confidential. unless a judge orders me to talk about it. i probably wouldnt. and this is a legal issue, not so much an interpre...

Table. right? the opposite of what sarah sanders was saying. there appears to be a dispute, even within this administration. now on the issue that you raise. but to the point that this interpreter can solve all of this by saying what really happened in that room, you know, ted cruz has raised questions about it. we spoke today to an interpreter who has interpreted for seven different presidents. harry abdz is his name. they go in that room wanting to be anonymous, wanting to just be the interpre...

All because it would be, by many accounts, unprecedented for this to happen. several reasons why this is an issue. if you want to call her in front of congress, first of all, it cant just be the democrats who are upset about this. there are a few republicans, but they would need more to make such a hearing happen. they would have to have republican support for this. secondly, the president would probably have to waive executive privilege. some experts say this clearly would be covered and thirdl...

Trump-putin summit and what president trump said behind closed doors. investigators say they want to question the interpreters that were in on that meeting. alex, this interpreter has crucial information. what are you hearing? what is the latest? >> thats at least what many in congress believe because the white house is offering few details. this was a more than two hour meeting between these presidents, trump and putin, witnessed by just two other people, their interpreters, on the u.s. side it...

Appropriate measure. nevertheless -- this is part of the problem that trump has got himself into. you dont know what he said to put in. you cant necessarily trust what he said. he said one thing one day and something else the next day. i dont think this is the end of it and while i said earlier i think this might hurt him in public opinion in the short term, if you go back and look at all the controversies that hes gone through, charlottesville, et cetera and still manage to have the highest sta...

And we couldnt accept that a double negative that a should instead of a shouldnt or a shouldnt instead of a should is going to make this go away because thats not the case. >> can we go back to what happened to this meeting even though there are calls for interpreter whose job it is to parse national security issues sand things that may or may not be classified. the russian military said they were ready to implement international security agreements. we dont even know what that is. i mean, do we...

Meet with putin for about 130 minutes and they met privately, only some interpreters present. no key advisers, no secretary of state, no national security adviser, nothing along those lines. are you concerned about what happened in that private conversation? >> i am. as you know, wolf, i joined the republican chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, senator flake led a group of five of us and we went to meetings with the leaders of finland, denmark and sweden and heard across the regi...

Explain, to take a position on whether they believe the president or not. they dont want to tack talk about it unless youre rand paul yesterday and maybe members of the freedom caucus. this puts the members mainly of the leadership and the republican party writ large in the crosshairs because they cant explain this and the same party that a couple of years ago was talking about the russian threat. you really dont have to google that far to find the quotes. >> certainly dont. theres concern as yo...

There, didnt want state department officials. it was mano-a-mano, vladimir putin and president trump and two interpreters, we understand who were in the room. you would like that see notes from inside. >> i would like to see if there are notes from the american translator. >> i dont think the translator takes notes. they just translate in realtime. >> there are times translator that will take some notes to make sure they have a translation right. we have to see what is there. if this was the per...