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it was much lengthier, which i think caused some of us to speculate that all of these delays related to some juror issue, but the jurors are all back. there s been no further discussion of the reason for the delay. testimony is ongoing. the other intriguing thing that happened today was about sealed testimony about some rick gates testimony that could have to do with an investigation that is still ongoing. when we consider what investigations are still ongoing that rick gates might have to do with, we re looking at the larger special counsel investigation into the russia probe. what do you make of that testimony being put under seal by the judge? well, that came after an objection when the defense asked rick gates if he was asked questions by the fbi about his role in the trump campaign. and so at that point there was this sidebar where no doubt they discussed the scope of rick gates cooperation. it would not surprise me if he wasn t providing information about the time that ....
president itself wants to do the interview and it s only his lawyers holding him back. so what is really going on here? does the president want to talk or not? politico suggests the answer is yes. despite the risks. that s because of, quote, trump s belief in his self-created myth, that he can convince anyone of anything if he s simply given the opportunity to get them in a room alone. apparently that includes special counsel bob mueller himself. i want to bring in nbc s peter alexander who s live in berkeley heights, new jersey. peter, if the president really wants to do it, he could just say yes. i mean, his legal take is working for him. so what s going on here? yes, chris, you make a very good point. there would be one easy way for rudy giuliani and, frankly, president trump, to wrap this thing up sooner. giuliani saying he wants it to end within the next three weeks, by september 1st. he doesn t want it to interfere with the november elections. they would sit down with robe ....
Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. we have to keep the majority. if we do not keep the majority, all of this goes away. let s start in berkeley heights, new jersey, where the president begins his 11-day working vacation. that s where we find kelly o donnell. good to see you. last night giuliani said there were things that weren t yet public about mueller or potential wrongdoing and then today trump ended that tweet with stay tuned. what do you know about what we are waiting for? reporter: well, this has been an ongoing campaign, kasie, from the president s legal team to bit by bit discredit the investigation so that particularly trump voters and those in the republican party would give it less weight as things go forward and at the same time it s also been about dragging out the really big ending game question. will the president participate in any way submitt ....
Wolf Blitzer looks at politics, breaking news and international stories. interesting. and roger stone says he has no plans to testify against the president. let s listen to what he said on ac 360 this week. i have not been contacted by the special counsel s office. i ve made it abundantly clear that there s no circumstances under which i would testify against the president. i would not rule out cooperating if they think i could be helpful in some area. but beyond that, i have not spoken to them. and laura, what happens if roger stone is subpoenaed? i can t imagine he can flout a subpoena. he ll have to show up and say what he knows. he will, and again, you re seeing this theme play out from rudy giuliani and the like, to say that you can just thumb your nose a the a subpoena. perhaps roger stone is becoming emboldened by this concept, which is actually a fallacy, that you can say, i just don t feel like doing it, i m not going to show up. if i do come, here are the w ....
at one point, he says it s god s orders, kate. all right. so much more to learn. scott, thank you so much for being on the ground. really appreciate it. thank you all so much for joining me today. inside politics with john king starts right now. thank you, kate. and welcome to inside politics. i m john king. thank you for sharing your day with us. the president s new response to the special counsel is more political threat than legal strategy. shut things down, team trump tells robert mueller, or become a midterm election issue. plus, how alexandria ocasio-cortez turns a stunning primary upset. and look to the stars. is that the battlefield of tomorrow? the trump administration moves ahead with its plans for a new space force. the late-night comics say thank you. the united states space force. we re not entirely sure what we do. do we fight aliens or? i have no clue. just shut up until we get the spaceship. spaceship? we begin with the russia investigation. ....