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As they negotiate for an interview and the parameters of an interview, i think mueller is saying, look, we dont have the goods yet. youre just a subject. youre not a criminal target, and i think its an attempt to have the president raise the comfort level and get him to sit down. >> im going to squeeze in a question. mcclampy reports that -- mcclatchy reports that theyre looking at business deals michael cohen was involved in for trump organization. how hifth significant is this? >> other networ...

Presidents thugs," details, accusations of similar behavior over the years. looking at that tweet, it seems like avenatti comes just short of calling president trump a thug. what are your thoughts on all of this? >> well, i would actually push back on the idea that the "60 minutes" interview was a fizzle. i mean, maybe if this was a reality tv show, but this is all extraordinarily serious for all the tawdry details. one of the things that was revealed in that "60 minutes" interview was precisely...

Southern border to stop illegal border crossings and drug trafficking. youve got texas deploying 250 guardsmen, arizona says its sending another 150. new mexico is on board, as well. but those three states are all led by republican governors. california, the big blue state which really is at the forefront of the anti-trump resistance movement, california hasnt made a decision yet. and the presidents critics say this latest immigration push is in many ways a solution thats looking for a problem. ...

Attention. so in a way its able to cut, you know, the brilliance, the dark brilliance of trump is that he does so many terrible things that not one of them really stands out. i think michael avenatti is calling his bluff as it were or is able to cut through all the noise. and this one is standing out. its becoming almost a symbol for all of the other corrupt ways that trump has managed his business empire. >> its interesting you mention that. were going to talk about that later this hour. i have...

Nondisclosure agreement void, but it also heightens the possibility that the president could be forced to sit for a deposition about all of this. >> never a dull moment. well have to see what happens in the days ahead. great reporting. jeff bennett at the white house, thank you. as scott pruittnationsed a -- pruitt has faced a growing list of ethics questions, his support in the white house has seemed to strengthen by the day. >> i cant speak to the future of scott pruitt, i can just talk abou...

64 democrats signed a letter calling on the president to fire pruitt. do you think the letter will get any traction? >> reporter: no. no. the president does not usually cave to pressure from democrats. i mean, thats something that hes digging in his heels on issues. pruitts job may become tenuous again. look, if another story drops, if another wave of headlines hits, the president a certain point may grow frustrated and say the distractions are not worth it. remember, he has a number of confirma...

Campaign. therefore you owe me. >> attorney for stormy daniels back at it after the president denied knowing about the $130,000 hush payment. michael avenatti is also promising a major announcement in the coming days about the identity of a man who reportedly talented miss clifford. a story that wont go away. howard dean, former vermont governor and contributor, and evan mcmiller, cia operative and former presidential candidate. howard, ill start with you. in a lot of ways, trump has a way of ge...

To stormy daniels this week. do you expect him to open up more about this in the coming days and weeks? any of you can jump in there. >> i think he wants to stay away from it. what were told is that its a very sensitive subject. its something that his -- first lady melania trump doesnt want to hear about. it was surprising to me they discussed it on air force on the flight home -- air force one on the flight home from west virgin virginia. i dont think theres any upside in it for him to continue...

>> i dont think so. i think this is not a story thats going away. >> another one. we talked about the daniels one. now another layer here. i want to get your reaction, howard, to this tweet on china from the president. this was just a short time ago, he said, "trade surplus with china in 40 years, they must end unfair trade, take down barriers, and charge only reciprocal tariffs. the u.s. social security althoughing $5 -- the u.s. is losing $500 billion a year and has been losing billions for de...

Attractive option for the president is, one, process-oriented reason. another of substance. the first is that the president would be able to move pruitt over because hes already been confirmed by the senate. theres a lot that allows that to happen. he could move pruitt over a temporary basis. two, the department of justice. pruitt if he so wanted, he could exert control over the mueller investigation in a way that would be pleasing to the president. thats something that -- there have been credib...