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Cohesive message. and you wonder how that will play out in terms of the investigation and whether that goes to muellers favor. >> whether mueller goes after bannon. he was make something explosive comments about money laundering. woe not likely be a target at least for an interview. >> it made me smile when bannon said im not testifying before anybody, im not giving any statements. im thinking he doesnt know what the word subpoena means. hes going before mueller if mueller wants him go before hi...

>> and muellers team is paying attention to everything playing out right now. also, you know, theres sort of the idea that it seems like there was not a cohesive strategy here with this book, a cohesive message. and you wonder how that will play out in terms of the investigation and whether that works to muellers favor. >> whether mueller goes after bannon. bannon was making some pretty explosive comments here about money laundering. would he not likely be a target, at least for an interview. >>...

Perspective, its clear that putin is playing trump, hes playing up to trumps desire to be liked and trumps desire to be viewed as different than president obama. but what i liked most about jim clappers statement is to remind us that this is actually not about donald trump. we, today, a national security strategy was announced. we have a homeland to protect. we have elections this year, and we have done absolutely nothing to defend our self. so, while trump may view this about himself, it really...

Remembering that each time we think about the indictments or, you know, whether mueller should have had those e-mails. i mean, its all irrelevant to the fact that the story is that russia took advantage of our democracy and will do so again in the year to come. >> juliette, john, thank you very much. i appreciate your time. when we come back, why the trump administration has reportedly banned the cdc from using certain words, words like fetus, transgender, and science-based. ♪

Is going to happen? i just think you can see the wheels frurng not just the administration but also from those that support the president for at least setting up the stage of possibly questioning whether mueller is capable of conducting a fair and thorough investigation. >> do you think he should be fired? >> youve seen sarah sanders including a deputy attorney general testifying. theres been no discussions or movement about firing the special counsel. so i think this is all just mere speculatio...

Team hopes to get some understanding of the next steps and if the investigation is almost over. meanwhile the presidents leaving open the possibility of pardoning michael flynn whos pleaded guilty of lying to the fbi about his conversations with a russian ambassador. flynn as you know is now cooperating with mueller in the investigation. heres what he said when asked about pardoning michael flynn. >> i dont want to talk about pardons for michael flynn yet. i can say this. when you look at whats ...

Not he will pardon someone or not. >> he is making muellers job a lot easier in the sense he starts to answer a question by saying im not going to talk about it and goes there. i also wouldnt take off the table the possibility of a mueller firing. >> you really think so? >> again, who am i to say this is going to happen? i just think you can see the wheels turning not just the administration but also from those that support the president for at least setting up the stage of possibly questioning ...

Are preparing for that day. >> do you think this is -- the white house likes to say this is in the final stretch. do you believe that? >> i do believe it, because i believe that the the entire thing ultimately is actually not going to get -- in in other words, i believe the people that are in opposition to the donald trump have high hopes that this is going to lead to him leaving office, or his removal. its impossible for me to see how that is the outcome off this. if anything, the interest in t...

Report or whatever he gives to them. these other three points are the criminal points, and that is where people will really face the fire. that is where the four people already who have gotten in trouble. >> do you think theres any chance that theres enough there there with what you just described that it actually compromises the president? >> this is the thing -- >> its unknowable. >> they had 400,000 pages, 2,000 were hot or whatever that means. the one good thing about mueller, hes not leakin...

You vet them appeared to so i dont know how this wasnt vetted to begin with. whether mueller and now he is pulling them off, i think we need to scratch everybody and starts with a brand-new team. >> neil: how do you handle that in your office? when you have people around you, obviously, lawyers, people who have strong opinions. that is to be expected. everyone has a political persuasion, most people. so how do you believe -- not to force a political viewpoint on people, how do you convey to them...