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>> i think this is pretty standard tactics by white collar defense attorneys when they know what a case is about. theyre making a legal argument before charges are even brought. i mean, they know that muellers investigating whether donald trump obstructed justice in part by firing james comey and there are other aspects of the conduct. what he said to james comey in private meeting, what he said to dan coats and mike rogers about, you know, the heads of the intelligence agencies about saying the...

Paper around, one bureaucrat in d.c. who is active. you have to have people taking very different angles, the obstruction angle, collusion, finances. thats why investigators are interviewing coats and rogers and everyone else, because they have to take a very wide approach. what this tells you is good news for the president of the united states, that theres not a narrow focus here. while he is now part of the probe and has by his own actions brought the magnifying glass above his head, anything ...

Entity to the demise of the united states. in doing so, you cant have one person whos pushing a lot of paper around, one bureaucrat in d.c. who is active. you have to have people taking very different angles, the obstruction angle, collusion, finances. thats why investigators are interviewing coats and rogers and everyone else, because they have to take a very wide approach. what this tells you is good news for the president of the united states, that theres not a narrow focus here. while he is ...

Interest. how does that change the behavioral dynamic in what is a very, very small circle around this president or really any president? and will that person do you think be publicly identified shortly? >> well, again, i think i heard jeremy say earlier on the program that person of interest really is not a phrase that is used in fbi investigations or justice department prosecutions. so usually that language would pertain to the subject of an investigation or a target. so its very unclear. i th...

President and will that person, you think, be publicly identified shortly? >> well, again, i think i heard jeremy say earlier pront gram the person of interest is really not a phrase that is used in fbi investigations or justice department prosecutions so usually that language would pertain to the subject of an investigation or target. so its very unclear, i think i know this is recent reporting but its very unclear where that phrase person of interest is coming to and what that really means for...

Interest is is coming to and what that really means for the investigation. on the obstruction point, there really is -- the obstruction angle is really a very interesting legal angle thats developed. with the reporting thats come out in the past 24 hours or so regarding things that the president may have said to director comey when he was still director regarding the investigation, regarding the fact of his actual firing -- and i believe even if you go back to the presidents tweets on march 4th,...

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And good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 433 of the trump administration. another great day for all those involved in the newspaper war that this administration has sparked. not a great day to be the now-former va secretary, and in a moment well talk about the latest departure from the trump cabinet and how the president plans to fill this particular job. but first, as they say, two reports today with major possible implications on the obstruction angle of...

Washington are definitely at risk. good day. im andrea mitchell in washington. with the white house reality show hitting a whole new level. a trusted aide on the way out, jared kushners questionable financial dealings under the microscope, a public feud between the president and his attorney general has gone from bad to worse, and hovering over it all, special counsel robert mueller, a potential grim reaper for the trump presidency, inching closer to the commander in chief and his wide-ranging...

There is an obstruction angle, axios reporting doug high that one of the things that, you know, the special counsel has been asking the white house about, specifically things having to do with the issue of obstruction, the and y mccabe firing is something were getting a lot of issues on both sides. it has given the white house and the president, they feel he feels he has new ammunition. >> maggie haverman says he feels emboldened. he feels emboldened, which means buckle up, well probably see mor...