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The latest news from around the world with hosts John Berman and Poppy Harlow. The latest news from around the world with hosts John Berman and Poppy Harlow. A furjry trap. You have to be thinking the president has to be thinking well if i dont sit down with mueller at all and if i never grant this interview how do i go out there and explain to the American People i wouldnt do an interview even though i didnt do anything wrong. I think thats exactly right and part of the calculation that is crea...

Alexandria, virginia. prosecutors are expected to c el manaforts bookkeepers and accountants to the stand. prosecutors allege he hid money from the irs and the big we hanging in the air is will his deputy, rick gates, testify against him? our crime and justice reporter shimon prokupecz joins us now. i was stunned to see this headline cross that its a question as to whether rick gates will take the stand. we know with rick gaits flips but he might not testify? >> we were shocked. reporters in the...

Are accurate, i think you have a technical case of obstruction of justice. >> jill, i have to go to the secret session today. what i find extraordinary in the filing were able to read, its one thing to say any disclosure about the reasons the lawyers want to leave the case could be prejudicial to the defendant, thats enough. why would they add "and embarrassing" to the defendant? thats not legal language. whats this about? >> it is so strange. normally when you go to withdraw from a case you sim...

Criminal case against former trump campaign chairman paul manafort and his former deputy rick gates held a closed door hearing today on a request by three of rick gates attorneys to leave the case. you heard before that these lawyers want to leave the case. and in a court filing that was unsealed today the defense lawyers leaving the case said they had a problem with their client, rick gaits. the undersigned counsel wish to inform the court that irreconcilable differences have developed which ma...

About the reasons the lawyers want to leave the case could be prejudicial to the defendant, thats enough. why would they add "and embarrassing" to the defendant? thats not legal language. whats this about? >> it is so strange. normally when you go to withdraw from a case you simply are vague. you dont specify anything. the most common reason is your client hasnt paid you. that certainly isnt an irreconcilable difference that would mba ras the client. it says to me they suspect the client is goin...

Most lawyers plead lt most clients guilty. the other being the client wants to go to trial and the lawyers want him to plead guilty. thats conceivable to me. the lawyers are saying, look, at trial we dont see any way of presenting a credible or successful defense. thats i suppose conceivable. but i dont understand what all the words are in the filing and why they have to talk about this. >> i agree with you. that wouldnt be the kind of situation and conflict between a client and lawyer that woul...

There was an extraordinary hearing today in the special prosecutors investigation. and some day well find out what it was about. the judge assigned to the criminal case against former trump campaign chairman paul manafort and his former deputy rick gates held a closed door hearing today on a request by three of rick gates attorneys to leave the case. you heard before that these lawyers want to leave the case. and in a court filing that was unsealed today the defense lawyers leaving the case said...

The client. they would say we recommend you negotiate and go for some plea agreement. >> theyre get ago divorce. when the books are written well find out. john hileman, the former attorney general says the obstruction of justice case is there against the president. >> obviously important eric holder thinks that. many people on the right will dismiss it because its ash. >> it eric holder. >> yes. . people must sai stop saying that robert mueller cannot indict the president. >> ive never said it. ...

Thats not what this is, because if it was, they would be free to say it. im not sure whats motivating them. >> lets try one more thing. theres been speculation that the client wants to plead guilty and the lawyers want to go to trial, which is unlikely z since most lawyers plead lt most clients guilty. the other being the client wants to go to trial and the lawyers want him to plead guilty. thats conceivable to me. the lawyers are saying, look, at trial we dont see any way of presenting a credib...