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This just in. taken aback at her stance, senior white house aides rushed to langley, virginia to meet with haspel at her office late friday afternoon and the white house in this reporting coming from "the washington post," when we look at the white house was doing, it was not entirely sure we would stick with her nomination until saturday afternoon. this, in part, coming from this reporting. to the white house in just a little bit to get the latest there. first though, lets bring in one of the r...

Jury subpoena. clinton versus jones and nixon versus the united states do not allow them to resist. and so theyre preparing for the inevitable. or they still think there is wiggle room and trying to present the evidence to the president about how he could be in danger were he to sit down and use these prep sessions as a means to dissuade him from moving forward with the interview and taking it to court. >> or also to see maybe -- possibly how he performs during interview and then judge well mayb...

To let him be questioned? >> i think there are possibly three ways to evaluate this. one is theyre testing to see how well the president might hold up in interview with mueller. they could be starting the process of mock interviews in the same way you might prepare for a presidential debate with mock debates and questions and simulate whats going on just to see how the president does to help them make a decision about whether to comply or not to comply with the request. two is the lawyers could ...

Jury subpoena. clinton versus jones and nixon versus the united states do not allow them to resist. and so theyre preparing for the inevitable. or they still think there is wiggle room and trying to present the evidence to the president about how he could be in danger were he to sit down and use these prep sessions as a means to dissuade him from moving forward with the interview and taking it to court. >> or also to see maybe -- possibly how he performs during interview and then judge well mayb...

Attorneys are most worried about, theyre enkuhl couraging him not to be so cooperative? >> i think theres a possibility of three things going on here. one is theyre testing the president to see how well hell do in an interview so they can advise them whether to do it or not. second possibly is that they have concluded, the lawyers that is, have concluded that the president should not do this, and theyre using these prep sessions to prove to him this is too perilous to undertake, or third, which ...

Prosecutors, maybe some who have worked with mueller or worked with others associated on the mueller team so they understand what mueller is like to work with or be interviewed by. and have them lead the prep sessions, as i say, i have analogized it to preparing for a presidential debate. i dont know how the president prepared for his presidential debates, but i know how others do, and its a serious mock court sort of process where you are running through the various questions and answers that y...

Its too early to tell yet. leland: you can imagine that its a working weekend at facebook, for mark zuckerberg and team as the prep sessions continue. great having you, great reporting, look forward to it reading some of it on wednesday when the hearings are over. thank you for having me. leland: liz? elizabeth: well, coming up washingtons famous cherry blossom trees are in peak bloom and theyre beautiful, but predicting the season takes some serious science. well hear from the man they call the...

Bipartisan support for judge gorsuch as hes introduced, you can see by president obamas former acting solicitor general as well as the two judges from the home state of colorado, a republican and a democrat. tuesday morning the action begins when the questions start flying judge gorsuchs way by democrats who are asking digs into his personal life, previous court rulings and looking for anything to justify not confirming him as a supreme court justice. were told judge gorsuch has been preparing f...

Democrats are expected to throw out all sorts of questions to see if they can get anything for judge gorsuch to flip up. hes expected to come prepared. the last few days he has been going through intense prep sessions known as murder board to see what its like during those confirmation hearings into the practice going to the tough questions they expect he will get. we will see how that plays out this week as to how effective that prep was. >> eric: murder board. it sounds like it will be tough. ...

For -- the fact they have not submitted the paperwork will continue to be at the foreof an incredibly busy week here. >> jeremy, you have been in these so-called murder boards, these prep sessions a lot. what are they like? what are these nominees going through like today, for example, getting ready for this week? >> well, inside the room, the nominee silts in the chair. he has to read his opening statement, the full opening statement. he has to stand and be sworn and is questioned by congressio...