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Look at the evidence that mueller presented as you pointed out earlier in the show? its very clear in volume one on the basic investigative issue, was there is coordination, was there some sort of conspiracy. they didnt find it. that was a big deal. that shocked lots of people. probably shocked you, didnt it? >> youre being a journalist in asking me. it 150e78d to me to take your question seriously, that at least by the ninth inning of the probe, a lot of the investigative focus was on roger sto...

Two unsatisfying answer with the criminal conspiracy and second, on trying to get mueller to come hit on the obstruction issue, which i just dont think hell commit on. i think they have to limit the opening statements and get to -- there is a rich story here about the extent to which the trump campaign communicated and encouraged and benefitted from a legal russian intelligence interference here and there is a rich story to tell and a rich story on some of the elements. the question is, you know...

Blasting out testimony excerpts. theyre using #retweetthereport and doing mock sessions which underscores how high stakes these hearings are. >> and the judiciary committee will deal with the obstruction issue. the intelligence committee will deal with the russia meddling, which includes the trump tower meeting and donald trump jr.s playing footsie with wikileaks. the president says, maybe ill watch. >> no, im not going to be watching. probably. maybe ill see some. im not going to be watching mu...

Press conference was to give ammunition to democrats. chris: mo, it will be interesting to see. the democratic staff seems to be this could be like pulling teeth to get him to say things. hes not a particularly forthcoming or cooperative witness, couldnt this be to coin a phrase, a dud? >> it could be. but i think you will see democrats focus on three lines of questioning. one will be drilling down on the contact the campaign had with the russians. two, the obstruction issue which i think will b...

Basically what i think first line of question would be that the president has said that the mueller investigation showed no collusion, no obstruction, total exoneration. id ask mr. mueller is that so, is that what your investigation shows. and of course, it does not. anybody whos read his report would know that that is not the case. so for mueller to go over some of the things that he emphasize, including of course don mcgahn being asked to fire mueller and then being asked to lie about it. i th...

They will be increasingly aggressive with mueller. especially if mueller seems to be giving the democrats some of what they want, the republicans may really dig in. >> what is it, tom, that mueller could offer that could add momentum for the case for impeachment for democrats or against impeachment? . >> well, i think the things from the democratss perspective mueller could say could help is, number one, the reason why he declined to reach a conclusion on the obstruction issue. if he says i felt...

President. i think it reason he gave it press conference was to give ammunition to democrats. chris: mo, it will be interesting to see. the democratic staff seems to be this could be like pulling teeth to get him to say things. hes not a particularly forthcoming or cooperative witness, couldnt this be to coin a phrase, a dud? >> it could be. but i think you will see democrats focus on three lines of questioning. one will be drilling down on the contact the campaign had with the russians. two, th...

Press conference was to give ammunition to democrats. chris: mo, it will be interesting to see. the democratic staff seems to be this could be like pulling teeth to get him to say things. hes not a particularly forthcoming or cooperative witness, couldnt this be to coin a phrase, a dud? >> it could be. but i think you will see democrats focus on three lines of questioning. one will be drilling down on the contact the campaign had with the russians. two, the obstruction issue which i think will b...

And i believe thats why the special counsel took his eight minutes and said thats not what i said, i did not exonerate the president of the united states. i left it to congress to make up their minds on the obstruction issue. he bent over backwards to be fair to the president of the united states following doj guidelines that he could not indict the president, which i disagree with. squeven beyond that, stating he couldnt take the position that because the president cant be indicted he cant go t...

Tell us ways youre part of the obama deep state conspiracy designed to get rid of trump ten years ago before we knew he was going to run. there were two hearings on wednesday. the first is the judiciary committee. then they take a break. theyll wipe the chairs down and they bring in the intelligence committee which will go after the issue of trump and russia. >> but you think neals questions are good. >> those are good for the opening. i do think and this is my bias, i wrote a book on this with ...