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>> and to what degree, i guess we don't know this if we don't know what's in it, but what is the white house in your opinion or your understanding able to edit or restrict the release of? >> that's exactly right. that's a great point. they're not able to edit the content of the mueller report. what they will have a say in, presumably, is what gets sent over to congress because they will be able to claim executive privilege or may make claims of executive privilege on some things, and there will also be a classification issue. some of the report may be classified but there's a separate avenue o...

Basically not be charged with that. what would it mean if he's charged and hillary is not or what means since hillary wasn't charged, he won't either? >> well, i mean, i think there's hypocrisy all over the place in these cases. you look at flynn get being charged for false statements and then you look at mccabe and whether or not he will be charged with false statements and you look at comey who arguably made false statements before congress, so i think that, you know, it gets people very frustrated and continues this, this story line that all these investigations. >> unfortunately politicize...

In the ordinary course of business and if they are, they just walk down the hall or across the plaza and they can present it to the white house staff or the president himself at any time. so why all of the cloak house cooperation. >> no timeline? >> i'm ready to go any time. >> on the weekend, friday? >> i'm happy to go tomorrow. if they're ready tomorrow, i'm ready to go tomorrow. >> do you think over the course of his statements on the matter the chairman has revealed any classified information? and do you think that the house ethics committee should be investigating that matter? >> you know...

The ordinary course of business. if they are, they just walked down the hall or across the plaza and they can present it to the white house staff at any time. why all the cloak and dagger stuff. i hope we get the white house cooperation there. >> so is there a timeline? >> i'm ready to go any time. >> weekend, friday? >> i'm happy to go tomorrow. if they're ready tomorrow, i'm ready tomorrow. >> do you think that the house ethics committee should be investigating this matter? >> i don't know the answer on the classification issue. i don't want any involvement in any ethics questions. you know,...

That's not going to cut much mustard today because the committee leadership on both parties wants to get as much information out in public as possible. two problems for the fbi, one is the classification issue, and the second one is the fbi is in sort of a tough spot here because on the one hand, it's doing its own investigation. on the other hand, the committee wants to investigate but the other way it can get information is from the federal agencies that normally don't like to share informing from congress. that's the built-in institutional issues that will go on. on the other side, the begi...