Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20171229:17:08:00
>> he suggested let the door open to pardoning mike flynn before this gets going. i think it was striking how different his message on mueller was from what we are hearing for the hill. >> definitely. why do you thinks that? >> i think because he is trying to butter up mueller, honestly. it undercuts that hill message that has been growing and now where the republicans are going to be saying well, this needs to go. you can say well, the president himself says i'm being treated fairly. there was a mixed message that didn't help. >> speaking of buttering up, i want to show everybody what he said...