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In the early or middle phase? >> so, the answer is yes and yes. to nicks point, it could be that the special counsel, bob mueller, has a crime thats part of his purview and found other stuff that he thinks is better handled by the southern district of new york. >> right. >> it could also be that bob mueller has referred something out and after its developed in another part of the country by other agents, comes back in. nothing is foreclosed here, nicolle. what the government is doing, writ large...

5:01 with more details on this? >> im not personally, no. the stories im working on have a slightly longer burn time right now. but always keep an eye on "the new york times" website and y times.com. >> we do. like a woman possessed, i have a trigger refris trigger refreshing the page. you were nodding, too. >> when were looking at trump or any people associated with him, hes not ape bond villain. hes not sitting in a chair with his finger, i have these multiple things hes doing. most of this is...

This notion of attorney as fixer because its the nature of a fixer to do things that are questionable so we see a predisposition in cohen paying off stormy daniels, using fake names, hes in that gray world as an attorney/fixer and thats what mueller will focus on and thats what exposes cohen to the likely possibility that mueller will try to flip him. mueller will approach him and go, look, i dont want to hear about attorney/client privilege when youre talking about the potential for illegal act...

Current market capitalization of sinclair. it would voinvolve major cities they dont have a presence of. in las vegas, eight stations. missoula, montana, they would control virtually all of the stations, portland, 11 stations. this is such a far cry, joy, from the way it was back in the day when i was a kid in 1975 starting in the industry when you had the 7-7-7 rule which was expanded to the 12-12-12 which was 7 a.m., 7 televisions, 7 f.m. thats when they were family businesses. >> aaron, you w...

Them well hidden. but also, as you know, putin and the state of russia are increasingly like the czars of old. theres very little difference between them. >> john, youre nodding. >> well, a very well-placed russian businessman told me -- there may be exaggeration in this -- couple of things. first, that decisions are made in russia generally on friday when putin sits down with five or six of his key associates. well -- >> todays friday. >> todays friday and some of those associates are on this l...

Look, he is the commander in chief but he has responsibility to make wise decisions too. he cant do it without expertise that he doesnt have but his advisers do. >> okay. gosh who do i go to next sam or ken because she is nodding head yes or he is no. >> i think we are conflating two things. one is president trump should have policy views. >> true. >> and its correct he has wanted to withdraw foreign forces from overseas. but were reading way too much into it. his statements about drawing down i...

Thats not even possible as we know. that new applicants are daca are barred from doing that. theyre trying to raise awareness and show these are the situations theyre living in and hoping for a better life. i think president trump referenced something in west virginia about the number of rapes that are taking place in this caravan. that is false. >> shepard: the president just said that some of them, among them, were rapists and murders. our producer is telling me at the event in west virginia. ...

Donald trump could have been a radio sports announcer like ronald reagan was before the invention of television. in those days huh to get the store right but you could make up plays or miss stuff because no one could see what you were talking about. television changed all that. but for donald trump it doesnt matter what you can see. >> nobodys been tougher on russia than i have. and you can -- i know youre nodding yes because everyone agrees, when they think about it. >> no. no one in that room ...

Up plays or miss stuff because no one could see what you were talking about. television changed all that. but for donald trump it doesnt matter what you can see. >> nobodys been tougher on russia than i have. and you can -- i know youre nodding yes because everyone agrees, when they think about it. >> no. no one in that room was nodding yes. and no one in that room agreed with him. he was speaking to a roomful of reporters. and the presidents national security advisor doesnt agree with him eithe...

The news that mueller communicated that he is subject to that investigation but not a criminal target in the context of discussions about getting him to talk to them what do you make of it? >> so heres how to read this. its not that oh, thank goodness if youre in the white house the presidents not a criminal target. its oh, my. the president is a subject of this investigation. thats how i look at this. everything else is lawyering with regard to trying to give some comfort level to the white hou...