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Youre watching "morning joe." well be right back. >> a lot of people now in congress and certainly in the conservative echo chamber are attacking mueller all the time. is that a smart play politically? >> i dont think so. i think its a reactive play. i think they think if we discredit him, anything that happens will be discredited. this could turn out that mueller exonerates the president. you dont want to discredit the guy that exonerates. its born out of ignorance. its ignorant. its your last ...

Investigation, looking into white-collar crime or some of these things that the president isnt really excited about, youre now going to meet pushback. and its also about putting a wedge, at times, between federal and state law enforcement. they work very well together for the most part out in the field. despite what you hear in the news. and this is also playing to a base, state and local law enforcement, while wedging the feds against them. and so this is consistent with the fbi. we saw it with...

This could turn out that mueller exonerates the president and dont want to discredit the guy who might, in fact, exonerate you. >> how much of a political risk is president trump taking by essentially allowing his allies to publicly discredit robert mueller and institutions like the fbi, to name one, and by taking part of -- part in all of it, himself? with us now, two journalists you just saw joining our nicolle wallace when she spoke to governor chris christie today, eli stokols, white house r...

Terms of this investigation, you know, if he can damage the investigation or make it, discredit it. ultimately it hurts the fbi. if youre an fbi agent in trump country and youre going out and running a lead, doing an investigation, looking into white-collar crime or some of these things that the president isnt really excited about, youre now going to meet pushback. and its also about putting a wedge, at times, between federal and state law enforcement. they work very well together for the most p...

I think they think, well, if we discredit him, anything that happens could be discredited. this could turn out that mueller exonerates the president and dont want to discredit the guy who might, in fact, exonerate you. >> how much of a political risk is president trump taking by essentially allowing his allies to publicly discredit robert mueller and institutions like the fbi, to name one, and by taking part of -- part in all of it, himself? with us now, two journalists you just saw joining our ...

On the joint terrorism task force and these days an msnbc national security analyst. thank you so very much for coming in. it struck me and as you sat down i mentioned this, i havent had the chance in person to ask you about what has also become an attack, an ongoing, slow-rolling attack on the federal bureau of investigation, an institution you love. what do you make of it? who do you blame it on? >> it doesnt serve the american public, i think thats what i dont understand about it. i understan...

Certainly in the echo chamber are attacking mueller all the time. youre saying that mueller is essentially above reproach both personally and professionally. >> yes. >> is that a smart play politically to be going after mueller this way or not? ent >> i dont think so, i think its a reactive play, i think that anything that happens will be discredited. as nicole pointed out, this could turn out that mueller exonerates the president and you dont want to attack the man who may exonerate you. and so...

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