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Case against the kidnapper. >> a group of us would meet every couple of months for 2 1/2 years. >> wow. thats exhausting. >> it was exhausting. this was such a difficult story for me. there was still so much real active trauma in the telling of this story, and i just so appreciated the time they took with me, guiding me through the process. and as the trial date was getting closer, i cant even say that it became easier. the idea facing him caused me a lot of pain. >> reporter: kroft michaelson w...

>> you knew she was gone then? >> yeah. >> in september of 2016, almost two years to the day since christina had vanished, enrique arochi went on trial at the collin county courthouse charged with aggravated kidnapping. zeke fortenberry was the lead prosecutor. >> why not prosecute him for murder? >> we thought about that, and i believe he did murder her. the problem is we didnt have a body to show that and we didnt have a crime scene to show murder. its probably the most difficult case ive ever...

>> yes. >> attorneys for both weisselberg and the trump organization have declined to comment. trump, youll be shocked to learn, calls the investigation politically motivated, calling it an investigation in search of a crime. im joined by andrew weissman, he was the lead prosecutor for robert mueller and he was the former chief of the fraud section at the department of justice. andrew, good evening to you. lets talk first about the new york attorney generals announcement that her investigation h...

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The new jersey guys, are those accounts phil and frank is that enough for law enforcement and prosecutors to start an investigation. >> eric, ive been working with you a little bit on this case and i reviewed the materials you sent, let me put it this way if you had come to my agency when i was head county prosecutor i would have hired you in a flash minute to be at detective because the information that you have unearthed and dan as well has led to two sons of these figures that are basically s...

Two and a half years. >> wow, thats exhausting. >> it was exhausting. this was such a difficult story for me that there was still so much real active trauma in the telling of this story. and i just so appreciated the time that they took with me, guiding me through the process. and as the trial date was getting closer, i cant even say that it became easier. the idea of facing him caused me a lot of pain. >> reporter: croft michaelson was the lead prosecutor. >> what were the biggest challenges? >...

The detectives noticed a crescent-shaped cut on matts hand. could have been made by jessicas thumbnail as she defended herself. they found her dna under her nail and on the cord she was strangled with. now he played his hand snienlt i think you were there when it went down and i think you had something to do with it. >> and matt exploded. a stream of loud and determined denials. >> i didnt kill her. i dont know who did. i wasnt [ bleep ] there that night. i wouldnt be able to watch my uncle harr...

Report as the lead prosecutor. muellers not falling into that trap. democrats want to use mueller as a lead prosecutor to make the case for impeachment. democrats are afraid to go forward with the 448 page report and impeach the president, it starts in the house. so muellers not going to be led to be the lead prosecutor to make the case for why the president should be impeached. so thats a dead end for the democrats. on the republican side, do republicans really want to bring mueller in, subpoen...

Theyre cheering them on hoping shopping it around himself one of them beats trump. thats all they care about! throughout washington d.c. >> thats exactly right. in past presidential contests, remember, christopher steele was you would think that the media also shopping this around and would put everybody through the glenn simpson was pushing both of them to push this out through scrutiny, and the simple fact is state department, through theyre not doing it. if you look at beto orourke, journalis...

Herridge. >> a spokesman for special counsel mueller confirms that top prosecutor andrew weissman is stepping down in what may be the latest clue the russia investigation is winding down. but the timing also reflects that former campaign chairman paul manaforts sentencing is now complete in d.c. and virginia. weissman was the lead prosecutor. and weissman was also in court today as political operative roger stone learned his trial date is set for november 5th. >> thank you ladies and gentlemen. ...