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Of this and just say im going to subpoena the president? >> exactly. i mean, and we -- its been since january, and maybe before. im a little surprised. i would have thought he would have said forget it. its been silly that team trump has been acting as if its got the leverage here and maybe theyll decide to sit down. as you say, the law is likely to be with mueller, and he can just go to court. now it gets a little tricky if he really is inclined to wrap things up before the midterms, probably e...

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Leverage. agalarov has leverage here. >> emin wants something. he has wanted to be big in the united states. he is a middle level pop star and son of an oligarch so that has helped his music career. one of the reasons he linked up to the contest is he was hoping to make it big. and being part of that event will help. he has one coming up in a couple of months so if he wants to retain the ability to perform in the united states that is a point of leverage that mueller will have on him and his fat...

Or not the president actually pursues a policy of shutting down the government sometime between september and october. for donald trump, thats his ace card. thats what he keeps up his sleeve, the idea that were guessing, we dont know how these things play out. some of this is defense and offense at the same time for him, where he goes out here to sort of encapsulate himself in the love of crowds like this that sort of protect him from whatever may come from a mueller probe, for example. but it a...

He has wanted to be big in the united states. he is a middle level pop star and son of an oligarch so that has helped his music career. one of the reasons he linked up to the contest is he was hoping to make it big. and being part of that event will help. he has one coming up in a couple of months so if he wants to retain the ability to perform in the united states that is a point of leverage that mueller will have on him and his father has interest here too. >> does that square with what you ha...

Won their party nominations because of trump endorsemes en. >> i am going to get to that point in a little bit. your colleague, amber phillips, wrote this today which i thought it is interesting. it is not coincidence of the first election cycle that he became president promised to drain the swamp and declaring the political system as rigged that nearly half a dozen gop lawmakers have lost their primaries for higher office. does the fact that the president campaign so hard on draining the swap h...

Out logistically? does mueller have any leverage? would u.s. investigators be able to go to russia to conduct such an interview? >> this is why theyre having these negotiations that the lawyer told me today have been going on for nearly a year, because mueller does not have subpoena power or any authority to compel the family to sit for an interview. if they were to come to the u.s. -- the son has this new music video out in which hes sort of mocking the whole russian investigation. he has actor...

Interior, both of whom played leading roles in the arrest and detention of pastor brunson. >> bill: thats a direct message to turkish leaders. how will they respond and what can you tell us about his fate today? >> i hope they respond by sending back pastor brunson. he went to turkey to plead for his release a year and a half ago. it is right and appropriate for us to put sanctions on them. the turkish government has seemed to say theyll hold this pastor and want to get something for him. what i...

Wisdom has always said that a government shutdown as toxic politics are republicans. but this president has always turned conventional wisdom on its ear. i think there is some political benefited out the american voter is that you stand for something. by the way, you stand for something as important as border security, national security, and enforcing our immigration laws, and one other thing, keeping your promises. this president is trying to keep his promise. he cant get any cooperation from t...

At the target in the aisle in the toy section not getting what they wanted. when he says, i dont care about politics, this is not political, we know thats not true because im sure a lot of republicans said, look, mr. president, if you do this, before the midterms, we could lose one or both chambers in congress and that is why it would be after. even admits it wouldnt be as good a deal after. basically, finding out as political, and not a good deal. most americans dont want her to begin with. >> ...