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Idea. and by the way, the idea that the president is his own best lawyer, there is an old saying that a client who represents himself has a fool for a lawyer. and believing that your judgment is better than all of the lawyers around you is a form of that. >> well, look, i buy the potential strategy he's thinking which is this idea, i'll give him the interview and walk out and say, you should be able to wrap this in up in a week and if he can't then i'm justified getting rid of him. do you think he can both do interview been we interview -- well he can do what he wants. but how does mueller han...

Will. and so it is easy to talk about firing bob mueller once you've given an interview. actually the mechanics of getting it done is not a trivial thing. and once you've given an interview, as bill clinton found out when he gave an interview to the grand jury in the ken star matter, that creates a momentum and a trajectory and a life of its own. >> so you're bob mueller today and see what the president is doing and know that you've begun these negotiations of what an interview might look like and now you find out that the president is anxious to do an interview. so -- >> capitalize on it quic...

>> well i think it is a clear -- that he said he's been very consistent that he's done nothing wrong and there is no collusion and if you are trump, clearly you think doing an interview with bob mueller will exonerate you, will further exonerate you and put this issue behind you. i think the challenge of course is it is in the posturing. these lawyers, robert mueller is the best of the best. and when you get rid of someone like dowd or he resigned on his own accord and bring someone in who hasn't dealt in the white-collar crime of d.c. >> but digenova has -- >> i was thinking of his personal a...

Congress is trying to close some loopholes. two bipartisan bills introduced yesterday to prevent the president from firing robert mueller. that is not all, capitol hill is increasingly asserting itself as an equal branch of government by holding pro forma sessions. that means if president trump fires jeff sessions, he can't make a recess appointment and bring in a new ag that could fire mueller. a new nominee would have to be considered by the senate. something that chuck grathssleya republican, made clear last month. joining me now is republican congressman tom reed of new york. it is wonderf...

What do you make of this new development so far. >> welcome, thanks for having me on. i see an investigation that is following the evidence, and if there is evidence that needs to be presented to the grand jury, i respect that process and i respect that's what is going on here. >> they are trying to make sure that the president cannot fire bob mueller? >> i understand where the president is coming from, but i think we're going to be in a situation where the investigation will take it's course based on the facts and the evidence. that to me is the most important issue, and i'm very confidence t...