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Laid out in january when, remember, he met with reporters in john kellys office in a stop by, and he -- were still in the same place all these months later, he calls what he did fighting back. and he thinks thats what investigators are calling obstruction of justice and he still seems committed to a strategy that that is the case hes going to make, that is simply just fighting back. >> we have seen so much shake-up is an understatement on the legal team. so emmet flood is coming into the team an...

Turbulence, careening from one crisis to another, most of them the presidents own making. and one white house official tells "the wall street journal," people in the white house are a little concerned about what looks like the roller coaster ride ahead. that might be an understatement. here to talk about it all, jackie calms, white house editor for "the los angeles times," and shannon pettypiece. welcome to you both. thanks for)x?mw coming on. shannon, do i understand its your reporting that not...

Tells "the wall street journal," people in the white house are a little concerned about what looks like the roller coaster ride ahead. that might be an understatement. here to talk about it all, jackie calmes, white house editor for "the los angeles times," and shannon pettypiece. welcome to you both. thanks for coming on. shannon, do i understand its your reporting that not a single person in your one-journalist survey knew this was coming last night? >> i mean myself, my colleagues, we have no...

Convulsion for a white house that perpetually navigates turbulence, careening from one crisis to another, most of them the presidents own making. and one white house official tells "the wall street journal," people in the white house are a little concerned about what looks like the roller coaster ride ahead. that might be an understatement. here to talk about it all, jackie calms, white house editor for "the los angeles times," and shannon pettypiece. welcome to you both. thanks for)x?mw coming ...

Interview, then the president is sitting with folks on muellers team with his lawyers sitting alongside him. although both courses are risky, given that one or the other is likely to occur, that voluntary interview may be the better choice and may mean that we wont see a long, drawn out legal struggle here. >> i think calling mueller and weissman good interrogators is perhaps polite understatement. bob, im going to do a two-pronged attack, you and then julia on this next question. that is youve ...

To ask questions, but hes in there alone with two probably very skillful examiners, robert mueller and andrew weissman, who both can create a rapport with the witness. if they agree to the voluntary interview, then the president is sitting with folks on muellers team with his lawyers sitting alongside him. although both courses are risky, given that one or the other is likely to occur, that voluntary interview may be the better choice and may mean that we wont see a long, drawn out legal struggl...

There alone with two probably very skillful examiners, robert mueller and andrew weissman, who both can create a rapport with the witness. if they agree to the voluntary interview, then the president is sitting with folks on muellers team with his lawyers sitting alongside him. although both courses are risky, given that one or the other is likely to occur, that voluntary interview may be the better choice and may mean that we wont see a long, drawn out legal struggle here. >> i think calling mu...

Michael cohen about that, when asked if a message was being sent. cohen said, what do you think. >> hes the king of understatement. of course theres a message being spent. anyone who pays $150,000 to pay off a playboy playmate obviously has an interest in protecting that president of the united states. the "national enquirer" serves some sort of function of unofficial state publication. nobody takes the "national enquirer" seriously. its not a very reputable publication. its known as a rag. but ...

But desirees questions about -- that is the roll that keith schiller had and he delivered the letter to the fbi that fired james comey. so he had a certain peculiar role in the west wing to say the least but it is not standard operating procedure. >> i dont know what you call it, but he carried out some of the more uncomfortable deeds that the president trump needed accomplished. kevin, obviously the medical records of any politician becomes a sensitive subject, whether it is hillary clinton or ...

Do you thi -- what do you think? >> hes the king of understatement. of course theres a message being spent. anyone who pays $150,000 to pay off a playboy playmate obviously has an interest in protecting that president of the united states. the "national enquirer" serves some sort of function of unofficial state publication. nobody takes the "national enquirer" seriously. its not a very reputable publication. its known as a rag. but at the same time, it does speak for the president of the united ...