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This is serious? theyre really going treat me this way? and i think he started lashing out and i think dowd was one of the victims of that. >> ill stay with you, frank, on this, and ill ask jennifer the same question in a second. youre bob mueller, youve been negotiating with john dowd for some period of time, hes now gone. you think youre going to be negotiating with who, with digenova, jeannine is going to be in your office negotiating the terms of an interview? i would have thought that would...

Sparked uproar among critics who believed trump was laying the groundwork to fire robert mueller, dowd suddenly backtracked and said, no, no, no, i wasnt speaking on behalf of the president after all. that was just me. apparently even that was the wrong move. the times writes, quote, the president was angered with dowds handling of the episode telling people dowd should not have backed off his initial statement. dowd has also been at the center of major dispute with the presidents legal team of ...

Bald brother. appreciate your help today. we will talk more about the facebook stuff. well talk more about the trade wars stuff. first well start the show off by talking about at least in the political world the biggest breaking news, john dowd, that man right there, the presidents lead attorney in robert muellers russia investigation who adopted the proposal of roberto duran, no mas. as the probe approaches what could be a particularly precarious phase for the president. an in-person interview ...

President, then speaking for himself. we learned donald trump was angry at dowd because he thought he should have stood by the statement, the statement that the investigation, the probe should be shutdown. if youre bob mueller and youre reading that news account, that donald trump is angry at dowd because he wishes dowd had stood by the statement, what does that say to you as robert mueller about where the presidents head is at and about what the state of his approach to the entire investigation...

You? your credibility obviously. what trouble does that potentially spell for you? what does it say a white shoe lawyer would be engaging in that kind of tactic? >> i dont know what to make of that tweet. i have to say pled and pleaded. ive seen it both ways. ary were sticklers on this show. >> this notion that this tweet came out that was problematic for the president in terms of the facts. he comes in afterwards when people start pointing this out, oh, no, it was me. i wouldnt be surprised if ...

Savvy knowing the ways of this town, nevertheless ty cobb still there. for how much longer? >> based on my reporting, john, his status has been fading for quite sometime. the president has been frustrated not only with mr. dowd, but with mr. cobb. and the white house counsel, don mcgahn is not in frequent touch with the outside legal team, if at all. so, you have this president on his own up in the residence often watching television, talking to friends and allies in the legal community encourag...

>> not that there is anything wrong with tv personalities. >> of course not. >> let me ask you another thing about john dowd. this episode over the weekend which was extraordinary, he put the statement out. i pray that bob mueller -- rod rosenstein ends this inquiry and we get past this. i am speaking as donald trumps counsel. after the uproar, no, no, i was speaking for myself. i said, i pray, me speaking personally. what does that say? is there some way in which by having put that statement ou...

Reporter for the washington post the robert costa. msnbc national security analyst, the frank figliuzzi, and jennifer rodgers, former assistant u.s. attorney as well as our friends jennifer paul merry, former communications director for the obama white house and hillary clintons presidential campaign, and a man who needs no introduction other than three simple irish catholic words, lawrence odonnell. good to see you, lawrence. i want to start with you, mr. robert costa and ask you this question....