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The fbi. when he got fired. thats whatin mueller was namedo take over. it was at-- if you look back at the statement that was made by rod rosenstein in naming mueller, it says hes to taket over the investigation that comey had announced was going on in his congressional testimony when we became aware that this fbi inquiry was underway. that was a counter intelligence investigation.nt he adds that he was authorized as well to look into the question of whether there washe collaboration between the...

Mueller was carrying out his original mandate. his original mandate was primarily to take over a counter intelligence investigation that was about what the russians did. thats what comey was doing at the fbi. when he got fired. thats what mueller was named to take over. it was at -- if you look back at the statement that was made by rod rosenstein in naming mueller, it says hes to take over the investigation that comey had announced was going on in his congressional testimony when we became awar...

That people have been asking about. nothing about his trip to moscow in 2013 with the salacious allegations in, you know, from steele, the steele dossier. so some areas appear to be of less interest, which is good for trump. but what mueller is interested in is deeply problematic for him. >> but we do know there was a subpoena for the trump organization, for documents. so that could be a separate area without donald trump -- >> youre right. and just because theyre not asking about a subject does...

Strategy in dealing with the russia investigation? >> i think in two ways. number one, the gloves have come off. and certainly the muzzle has come off over the weekend about the president naming mueller in his criticism of the overall investigation. weve seen a pattern of them attacking the credibility of the investigation, hoping that in some way it will make the public whatever the result comes out tell them not to believe it. if it is obviously bad for the president, if its good for the presi...

Parties. if you read "the new york times" report on this today, it seems that perhaps her original attorney was playing both sides of the fence on this. you also have the issue of whether or not michael cohen was working behind the scenes, even though she thought she was dealing with american media,/national enquirer. and you also have the facts that there are some parts of her story that are out there in the public space in a way that is different than -- excuse me, i was going to say stephanie...

Mccabe denies any wrongdoing and says he was singled out as part of the administrations war with the special counsel. and now, sources tell abc news mccabe sat down for an interview with muellers team and has turned over memos of his conversations with the president. tonight, the white house insists the president has no plans to fire robert mueller. but many in washington, like republican senator lindsey graham, remain concerned. >> if he tried to do that, that would be the beginning of the end ...

The dow losing 335 points to finish at 24,610. we turn next tonight here to president trump traveling to new hampshire today, talking tough about the opioid crisis, calling for the death penalty for some drug dealers. he also lashed out against robert mueller all weekend long, with tweets naming mueller. it has both republicans and democrats concerned tonight. and heres abcs senior white house correspondent cecilia vega. >> reporter: in new hampshire today, president trump toeing a tough line ...

Things, thats some -- there is subjective judgment there. but i really cant say. >> the reason i started the discussion this way is to get the context outside-in of whats creating this pressure. andy mccabe says this is about discrediting the probe and discrediting the fbi. john brennan obviously one of the former chiefs of the intelligence community, says thats whats going on here, and he blames trump. sure enough, trump enters the frame in a whole new way, naming mueller, saying this probe sho...

He can do what he has been doing without naming mueller. hes used all these. now hes making it clear. he can do that and still leave his mind unmade to this point with whether or not he will fire bob mueller. the thing that i always say to people who say he will never do it. it would be political suicide. listen to lindsey graham or orrin hatch. he revels in doing things people tell him not to do. does that include this? i dont know. but i do think we should avoid the idea that donald trump wont...