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Another thing maybe may forget. it was a very partisan issue at the time, the presidents supporters seeing things dedifferently right up until the end. lets remember what bob mueller said yesterday, not the way he said it. and heres a list of some of the things. he said that trump welcomed russia interference and lied about it. he said that generally trumps written answers to the special counsel were not truthful. he said that his encouraging of wikileaks problematic, in fact he said the word pr...

>> just one of many notable moments from this afternoons session on the topic of russian election interference. robert mueller was also asked about president trumps repeated praise for wikileaks during the presidential campaign. >> boy, i love reading those wikileaks. donald trump november 4th, 2016. do any of those quotes disturb you, mr. director? >> im not certain i would say -- >> how do you react to that? >> well, its problematic is an understatement in terms of what it displays in terms of...

Do any of those quotes disturb you, mr. director? >> im not certain i would s say -- >> how do you react to them? >> well -- its probably problematic is an understatement, in terms of whether it displays, in terms of giving some -- i dont know, hope or some boost to what is and should be illegal activity. >> problematic is an understatement. could be the theme of the day. robert mueller saying the presidents encouragement, his praise, his promotion of the way russians were releasing the informat...

Understating here -- problematic. here he goes. >> problematic is an understatement in terms of displays, in terms of giving some i dont know, hope or some boost to what is and should be illegal activity. >> well, here is what the president said in response to that just minutes later. >> and do you regret talking so much about wikileaks given robert mueller called that problematic? >> so wikileaks is a hoax just like everything else. >> its not a hoax. >> its not a hoax. look, wikileaks is a ver...

Critique of president trumps past praise of wikileak. >> this just came out. i love wikileak, october 10. this wikileak stuff is unbelievable. you got to read it donald trump october 12, 2016. this is like a treasure troef, donald trump october 31, 2016. i love reading those wikileak, october 4, 2016. would any of those quotes disturb you, mr. director? >> im not sure i would say -- >> how do you react to that? >> problematic is an understatement in terms of giving some hope or boost to what is ...

Case that they did not find anything they could have prosecuted in terms of actual tangible evidence of conspiracy with russia? >> right. >> and again, theres an evidentiary center they have to reach here, and i think thats where the issue lies for politicians who want to win elections. and in some cases, want to win at all costs. the question is, does what happened in 2016 and does this report, does it make it okay for future campaigns to do this again? i think thats where mueller is having tro...

Unbelievab unbelievable. it tells you the inner heart, you got to read it, donald trump october 12th, 2016. this wikileaks is like a treasure drove, donald trump, october 31st, 2016. boy, i love reading those wikileaks. donald trump, november 4th, 2016. would any of those quotes disturb you, mr. director? >> im not certain i would say -- >> how do you react to it? >> well, its problematic is an understatement. >> problematic is an understatement. john dean, the -- problematic is an understatemen...

>> mr. heck. >> director mueller, id like to go to the motives behind the trump campaign encouragement and acceptance of help during the election. obviously a clear motivation was to help them in what would turn out to be a very close election. but there was another key motivation, and that was the desire to make money. i always try to remember what my dad, who never had the opportunity to go beyond the eighth grade taught me, i should never ever understatement the capacity of some people to cut...

Democrats -- he literally will be above the law if they do not start paexts f hes reelected, he will not get charged with any of this. >> all right. we are going to sneak in another break. but when we come back, problematic is an understatement about what robert mueller had to say about alarming conduct. ♪ and with bank of america and merrill, the benefits you get can grow, too. as a preferred rewards member, you can enjoy priority service and exclusive discounts... so your growing life can be...

And that remains. if someone thinks that bob mueller right out of the box makes a statement about how he did not exonerate the president which undermines the falsehood that the president has been saying for a long time, and all the other conclusions in the report remain unscathed, i dont know how you call that total victory. >> he specifically also, jim sciutto, he made it clear that he believes the president could be indicted after he leaves office. >> he did. so much attention on how bob muell...