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Special counsel interview, people said. maybe thats why they worded it the way they did or framed it the way they did. he has repeatedly told allies that he is not a target of the probe and believes an interview will help him put the matter behind him, friends said. however, legal experts said muellers description of trump as a subject of a grand jury probe does not mean he is in the clear. thats what phil said. phil was a little bit stronger with that. do you agree with that, john? >> i do. i w...

Investigation reached the white house. so i think there are a lot of aspects here that are fascinating, including that issue of subject. one final point. ryan lizza nailed this one. this issue of reports. the special counsel doesnt have to write reports. so even if he chooses not to indict and he lays some grenades on the table about the presidents actions and trying to impede the investigation, those are going to have a half-life of years. and people like members of congress are going to want t...

Not a subject of the -- or a target of the investigation, rather, that he trumpeted that quite frequently. i think the important thing here is number one, what phil mudd said in your last segment, don, which is, youre still talking about someone who is a subject in the investigation and the words you just read. as of this point. now, that doesnt mean that he ever will become the target of a criminal investigation. but hes the subject. hes part of a group of people that are being looked at in rel...

Counsel, cnn counterterrorism expert, phillip mudd, and cnn analyst, ryan lizza. thank you all for joining us this evening. i have to get to this "washington post" reporting, very interesting, john dean, you first. they are reporting tonight that as part of negotiation with the presidents attorneys that the special counsel robert mueller told them that while he is still investigating the president, still investigating the president, he does not consider him a criminal target at this time. rememb...

Mission. >> okay. a lot to talk about. but i want to bring in now cnn contributor, john dean, who was a nixon white house special counsel, cnn counterterrorism expert, phillip mudd, and cnn analyst, ryan lizza. thank you all for joining us this evening. i have to get to this "washington post" reporting, very interesting, john dean, you first. they are reporting tonight that as part of negotiation with the presidents attorneys that the special counsel robert mueller told them that while he is sti...

This issue of reports. the special counsel doesnt have to write reports. so even if he chooses not to indict and he lays some grenades on the table about the presidents actions and trying to impede the investigation, those are going to have a half-life of years. and people like members of congress are going to want to read them and say, do we want to do something beyond what the special counsel is doing? >> yeah, some of trumps advisers have warned the white house aides that they fear mueller co...

Prosecutable offense. that he actually sees himself as a little bit more of a more important actor. he sees what congress -- whats happening in congress in these investigations that have sort of devolved into partisan bickering. and so theres a bit of -- a hint in there that he sees his role as a little bit more important. secondly, on the subject versus target. im not a lawyer, obviously. but my understanding of the distinction is that a target, the prosecute believes they have evidence of a cr...

The story does not suggest to me at all that he is out of the woods when it comes to potential criminal liability. >> all right. mr. phillip mudd. so what does this tell you about the mueller investigation, this report? >> i think were too soft on this. if i -- put yourself in the -- in these shoes, don. if someone walked in my room, in particular, fbi investigators. ive been questioned as a witness, not a subject. if someone walked in my office and said i was a subject of a multi-year criminal ...

The president remains under investigation, but is not a criminal target at this point. with that headline in mind, do you think were going to continue to hear the president utter his favorite two words, "no collusion"? >> yes. and in fact, i would be surprised if in -- im looking at the clock, in about 8ish hours, 6:15, 6:30 a.m. tomorrow, you dont see a tweet from donald trump saying, im -- mueller says im not a criminal -- you know, im not the target of a criminal investigation. he will, i thi...

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