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Followed the whistle-blower protection procedures, putting that persons life and well-being at risk. and sending out a message to all others who might come forward and talk about the misdeeds of this administration, they too are going to be put at risk, labeled as traitors and spies, and then were going to talk about what we used to do to traitors and spies. >> walter, thank you for being with me tonight and sharing your expertise. >> thanks, chris. >> for more of todays developments i want to b...

This is like we dont believe you, we need to get you on the record. >> yeah, its a way of sort of sort of locking it in, because a public statement they could hold the ukrainians accountable for it. they could say hey, look, you committed to doing this. you said you would follow through. here your own words, and now those words from the united states, but the ukrainians would have put them out. and as we pointed out the ukrainians saw the pit falls of this, saw the problems with it but didnt do ...

His pocket, theyll think hes going to do the right thing. so we never know when you have a corrupt president whether hes acting in the interest of the united states or his own personal interest and thats what the framers wanted to stop dead in its tracks. >> walter, do you agree? >> oh, i agree with all of that. i think this is a very serious matter. theres a clause in the constitution that says that the presidents compensation shall be stated and it shall be neither increased or decreased while...

Found the russian oligarchs. thats how vladimir putin and the russian autocracy got their claws into him. thats the way of understanding it. when he got into office, he was perhaps as stunned as anybody else, but he decided to get right back to work on making money. he said he would not divest himself. he would not do a blind trust. he was going to deep everything going, and he has, and its unconstitutional, and were going to stop him. this is the achilles heel of this administration. you watch,...

Joining me now for more on the public statement are walter dellinger and frank figluci. frank, let me start with you. were in a position where we have the mans words, butfully intended to remain neutral. what is your read of what he did today, the intent and purpose? >> if you know mueller, you know that today was remarkable for him. by that i mean, he had to make the decision that he would go outside the system, he would not testify before congress, he would not file a written report, he would ...

I think the unraveling of this shows its a mistake. putting a president on trial would be an undo interference with his executive powers, but indicting would clarify the circumstance. in defense of the policy of mueller, mueller wants you to know that whether something is technically a crime has little to do with whether it ought to be the kind of wrongdoing which should lead to impeachment, which is more profound. >> i thought his use of that word, its only congress that can formally accuse a p...

I think the unraveling of this shows its a mistake. putting a president on trial would be an undo interference with his executive powers, but indicting would clarify the circumstance. in defense of the policy of mueller, mueller wants you to know that whether something is technically a crime has little to do with whether it ought to be the kind of wrongdoing which should lead to impeachment, which is more profound. >> i thought his use of that word, its only congress that can formally accuse a p...

But congress can. joining me now for more on the public statement are walter dellinger and frank figluci. frank, let me start with you. were in a position where we have the mans words, but they are carefully parsed and intended to remain neutral. what is your read of what he did today, the intent and purpose? >> if you know mueller, you know that today was remarkable for him. by that i mean, he had to make the decision that he would go outside the system, he would not testify before congress, he...

Than that. i have to tell you, theres still value in questioning him if he will simply be forthcoming. we need to get in the weeds about what was communicated and transpired between doj and mueller. and what shaped his thinking with regard to not doing certain things. by the way, another statement that came up today in muellers nine minute was that the decision as to what of his work product is going to get released is being done completely without his team. he threw that in there. its important...

If he will simply be forthcoming. we need to get in the weeds about what was communicated and transpired between doj and mueller. and what shaped his thinking with regard to not doing certain things. by the way, another statement that came up today in muellers nine minute was that the decision as to what of his work product is going to get released is being done completely without his team. he threw that in there. its important because every sentence is important. understand notes, surveillance ...