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I think its the responsibility of the special counsel to make sure that he is staying within the guardrails, within the ambit of what he was charged with doing. we dont want fishing expeditions. >> all the reporting is saying at this point, robert mueller is actually looking not just at the donald trump jr. meeting, and not just obviously the former national security adviser flynn, but looking at potential financial improprieties or transactions between russians and then citizen donald trump yea...

Jr. meeting, and not just the formal national security adviser, flynn, but looking at potential financialing proprietities or trans actions between russians and then citizen donald trump used before the election. numb in your opinion, would that be -- because it would still involved russians -- would that be appropriate? >> i think its getting to the outer perimeter, its a judgment call. but let me come back to the the lieu win ski investigation. we go to the attorney general of the united state...

To me something personally when we are one on one. i think what makes it different is that this is the communications director. so in charge of communications. again, he talked immediately years even had his own t.v. program. he knows how the media works. when you call up of the of something to say that you dont want on the record acting as a spokesman you have to say that in make it clear. >> no question about that. but ive got dozens of questionably is from politicians and others in a way they...

This is the communications director. hes talking to the media for years, even had his own tv program. he knows how the media works. when you call up and you have something to say you dont want on the record, you have got to make that clear. howie: i have gone the dozen of calls over the years from politicians and operatives that ranted and raved and ill jump in and say are we talking here, are you on the record here. otherwise it feels like a gotcha. if they are trusting me to unload and not car...

Flynn we were talking about a series of meetings to this point it has been one meeting that has been lied about in effect. is blackmail a fair question? >> its not a consequence, but its not just one meeting that has been lied about. its been several meetings that kushner has been involved at least obfuscate. and even if you want the say okay, those are mistake, there is a judgment call. and the ranking democrat brought up yesterday he believed this meeting was potentially something that could b...

Is it not a reasonable question to ask does a kushner or donald trump jr. open himself up? and i know we were talking about a series of meetings to this point its one meeting that has been lied about in effect. is blackmail a fair question? >> its not just one meeting. its been several meetings kushners been involved with. that have been -- and the question is -- even if you want to say okay. those were mistakes, its a judgment call. and the ranking democrat brought up yesterday he believed this...

Judgment and vision, claiming he knew it would destabilize the region. but back in november of 2003 his position wasnt quite what he said it was. lets watch this exchange. >> this was arn elective war. president thought we had to do it, he made a judgment call, he took us into iraq. do you think he will reconsider that judgment as the costs rise? >> i dont think hes going to. hes a very committed guy. hes committed to that whole situation. and i dont think he will really recore. i dont think he ...

Hes doing a good job. bill just joined my golf club, so i like him. i like him beyond golf clubs, but hes not running. >> rudy versus hillary? >> thats going to be a very interesting one. youre talking about the presidential. it will be interesting and that could happen. i dont predict a winner but that could happen. >> you dont have a favorite in that race? would you vote for hillary or rudy? >> dont ask me that question. >> a major point of contention throughout the 2016 campaign was donald tr...

We had the majority of the house and senate to hope to work in a bipartisan way. they rejected that. >> now the table is turned and they have the majority in the house and senate. theres a little bit of exactly what happened to them happening to you now. we know what that means for the countrys health care. im saying, if we are being honest, there are politics at play. what is done then is definitely being done now. im not making a judgment call. >> i think, though, we were not resistant to repu...

Happy? >> its hard to gauge. you have a lot of different opinions in that room. the vice president was in there. reince priebus was in there. the idea when cbo cdl came and talked about their model. we heard from most of the members, it does construe me extremely successful. when i talked about moving this to august. this is a. we have one more shot, and im hopeful, we will build to get it done. the president has invited the republican senators over to the white house to get these last few issue...