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Ultimately, you know, the question is going to be, what exactly would they do? how far would they go to get there? and at the very least this does make it seem like there was at least a willingness about the idea of collusion. >> and this needs to be said as we bring the first segment to an end. this is a big development tonight, another one that came out, not the result of disclosure at a government level as much as it did the result and hard work of a free press, despite charges of fake news all around us. our thanks to three members of that robust news media, katie tur with michael schmidt ...

How far would they go to get there? and at the very least this does make it seem like there was at least a willingness about the idea of collusion. >> and this needs to be said as we bring the first segment to an end. this is a big development tonight, another one that came out, not the result of disclosure at a government level as much as it did the result and hard work of a free press, despite charges of fake news all around us. our thanks to three members of that robust news media, katie tur with michael schmidt phil rucker thank you for tonight. coming up the chief ethics lawyer in the g...

Work and his significance of this departure. >> well, he's an excellent ethics lawyer. i worked with him closely when i was the chief ethics lawyer for president bush. and he's very effective, understands the ethics laws. he's not partisan at all. and it's really too bad to lose him. but i'm surprised, though, he lasted as long as he did. it's been a very, very difficult six months. i've been a republican for 30 years. i've served in the bush administration. i've seen a lot of administrations come and go in washington. and there's a whole new attitude this time around towards personal conflict...

Ever been 12 years old will understand. the court didn't say the government could never have a pony, but it didn't say the government could have a pony either. instead, it said if you still want a pony next october, we'll see. with us tonight, richard painter, chief ethics lawyer to former president george w. bush who now teaches law at the university of minnesota when he is not out in l.a. hanging out with bill mayer. and msnbc's chief legal correspondent, welcome to you both, counselors. ari, you get the math question up top. where did the president get his math on a 9-0 decision in his favo...

Bush white house, a man who was the chief ethics lawyer in the last republican white house prior to this one, and that is richard painter who has flown all the way from the twin cities to be here with us in new york. richard, what do you make of this conversation that we were just having that the surrogates for the president are questioning the need for mueller at all because no crime has taken place here? >> it's obvious a crime has taken place. the russians have conducted espionage inside the united states and stolen documents from democratic national committee computers. similar to what hap...