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Explained in particularly in the passage you read why manafort is relevant to the investigation of russian involvement in the 2016 election. so this case is moving to trial. and the question now becomes even more significant about whether manafort will plead guilty and cooperate before that trial takes place. >> good point there. a win today at least for the special counsel robert mueller. kaitlin, you had some excellent new reporting on what is going on in the west wing of the white house. they...

Times because they want to rebrand this episode as a leak matter. >> theyre fundamentally misreading the problem. the outrage is not that there was a leak. that may be of an operational concern to them and thats their prerogative to deal with it. but the fundamental outrage is that a member of the white house staff dissed a senator dealing with a terminal cancer diagnosis who is an american hero of his own party. the reason they havent apologized the benediction of the president in private. that...

It is in the room, apple iphone or samsung galaxy, whatever. that is how theyre trying to find people who have their personal phones throughout west wing because they think it is going to be a way to tamp down on the leaks. but, of course, as is evidence by kelly sadlers remark, the stopping the use of personal cell phones in the west wing is not stopping staffers from telling reporters what is going on behind closed doors. now, this has been a source of great frustration lately here in the whit...

Really being open minded, so i dont think im going to go to the grand jury, or im not going to sit for this interview. they dont get to sort of make those grandiose decisions in that way. i understand hes the president. this is different, and there should be a respect for the office, which i think is being honored here. but on the other hand, hes taking power that he has solely because of that office and using it in a way to try to mess up, if you will -- i mean i wont even use the word obstruct...

Most americans under investigation dont get to say, you know what? i dont think my prosecutor is really being open minded, so i dont think im going to go to the grand jury, or im not going to sit for this interview. they dont get to sort of make those grandiose decisions in that way. i understand hes the president. this is different, and there should be a respect for the office, which i think is being honored here. but on the other hand, hes taking power that he has solely because of that office...

Those grandiose decisions in that way. i understand hes the president. this is different, and there should be a respect for the office, which i think is being honored here. but on the other hand, hes taking power that he has solely because of that office and using it in a way to try to mess up, if you will -- i mean i wont even use the word obstruction. lets just say mess up or kind of mess with the investigation, and that is a real, i think, abuse of power. >> what a terrific conversation to st...

Here is what meghan mccain said about the leaks coming from the trump white house. >> if you are working in the white house, you should expect anything you are saying -- if something said something that egregious back stage i would expect it to be on the daily mail in seconds. we dont live in a time any more and you arent working in a white house that doesnt have a leaking problem -- >> i dont agree with that. i dont think that -- i dont feel like if somebody said something bad here that we woul...

And the constant leaks. >> if you are working in the white house you should expect anything you said to be public. we are not working in white house that doesnt have a leaking problem. if i was working at the white house i would assume anything i say could be talked about on the view the next day. >> sarah sanders was livid. and whoever leaked it is selfish. they also spoke with people in the white house who say when they walk into meeting they know they cant trust their colleagues. for more on ...

Heres mr. doocy today. >> mr. comey said he leaked these memos to a friend, leaked to the newspapers to start the special counsel. do they show collusion? do they show obstruction of justice? no and no. >> he was worried about andy mccabes loyalty. he said, i was pretty tough on him during the campaign. he said, dont worry about it. when it comes to the fbi, we check our biases at the door. not true! >> seemed pretty thin reads. i think they tried. i think steve and brian, they were going, mr. p...

President and so and a dear friend. my hats off to steve bannon. >> can you just clear up the other charge? it was a very bitter charge that scaramucci leveled against you that youre a leaker and that youre really not that loyal to the president. youve got your own agenda. he makes a bitter accusations against you, specifically the leaking. are you the leaker in the white house? >> thats ridiculous, wolf, come on. give me a break. im not going to get into his -- >> why not? why not respond to hi...