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Hes also the guy responsible for the unsigned, undated retroactive ethics waivers, as though thats a thing. so this is not something i think anybody would want on their resume, they were in the white house in the ethics office in the trump administration. >> norm, you say youre amazed that he lasted as long as he did because none could thrive in this white house. why do you say that? >> well, because he has a nightmare client, possibly the worst in ethics, president trump. look at the damage tha...

Though thats a thing. so this is not something i think anybody would want on their resume, they were in the white house in the ethics office in the trump administration. >> norm, you say youre amazed that he lasted as long as he did because none could thrive in this white house. why do you say that? >> well, because he has a nightmare client, possibly the worst in ethics, president trump. look at the damage that the president has done to the reputations and the careers and freedom of the people ...

Bringing in a couple new faces as others leave. lets bring in chris wicker from the fbi. a lot going on. one of those things is the continued conversation about whether or not this president will decide to or be asked to sit down directly with robert mueller. should he? >> hes been all over the place on that issue. at first he thinks the special counsel doesnt need to exist, wont talk to him ever. now he wants to talk to him. if i were his attorney -- hes a nightmare client. if its were his atto...

As a defense lawyer, he is your nightmare client, because he is saying all the wrong things. he is contradicting every defense that he had. all of his tweets are terrible. his attack on mueller saying these are bad people. these are not helpful to the defense at all. >> that was a former watergate assistant prosecutor weighing in on just how tough it might be to represent this president in this investigation. we have two very capable lawyers with us here tonight in the studio to weigh in. richar...

>> that was a former watergate assistant prosecutor weighing in on just how tough it might be to represent this president in this investigation. we have two very capable lawyers with us here tonight in the studio to weigh in. richard painter, who was the chief ethics lawyer for the bush 43 white house. and mika owe yang is back with us as well an attorney and former staffer on the house intel and house armed services committee. counsellors, welcome to you. richard, to jills point, is this the ni...

As a defense lawyer, he is your nightmare client, because he is saying all the wrong things. he is contradicting every defense that he had. all of his tweets are terrible. his attack on mueller saying these are bad people. these are not helpful to the defense at all. >> that was a former watergate assistant prosecutor weighing in on just how tough it might be to represent this president in this investigation. we have two very capable lawyers with us here tonight in the studio to weigh in. richar...

Into obstruction of justice. >> president today lashed out against the special counsel. he called the investigation a witch-hunt, again. >> its not a witch-hunt, no. >> i dont view it that way. >> look, who brought this on? it was the president who brought it on himself. >> regardless of recommendation, i was going to fire comey. i said, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made-up story. >> as a defense lawyer, he is your nightmare client. he is contradicting every defense tha...

I said, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made-up story. >> as a defense lawyer, he is your nightmare client. he is contradicting every defense that he had. all of his tweets are terrible. >> he would serve himself so much better if he would just stop tweeting. >> what the president needs is a good night sleep, or several, maybe. >> this is a public service announcement for everyone working in the white house. it is time to lawyer up. >> well, now we know mike pence was list...