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This executive order that the president has put forth tonight actually changes nothing materially. >> right. that's absolutely right. i mean, they basically instructed the federal government to do what the federal government's already doing, which is rather humorous. but that's trump, but that was the point. the point was to really go through the motions, stir up a lot of dust around this, feign hurt and anger and charging ahead and then wind up exactly where you knew you were going to be two weeks ago or at least the day the supreme court came out with its decision. having barr come out and s...

And former u.s. attorney joyce vance who spent 25 years as a federal prosecutor. welcome to all of you. franco, let's start with you. this executive order that the president has put forth tonight actually changes nothing materially. >> right. that's absolutely right. i mean, they basically instructed the federal government to do what the federal government's already doing, which is rather humorous. but that's trump, but that was the point. the point was to really go through the motions, stir up a lot of dust around this, feign hurt and anger and charging ahead and then wind up exactly where yo...

Steele, and former u.s. attorney joyce vance who spent 25 years as a federal prosecutor. welcome to all of you. franco, let's start with you. this executive order that the president has put forth tonight actually changes nothing materially. >> right. that's absolutely right. i mean, they basically instructed the federal government to do what the federal government's already doing, which is rather humorous. but that's trump, but that was the point. the point was to really go through the motions, stir up a lot of dust around this, feign hurt and anger and charging ahead and then wind up exactly ...

President. for much of that time, that means we focused on criminal obstruction. that's sort of been the collective conscience, the public's understanding of this to this point. there's a criminal obstruction investigation into the president. but what we're bringing forth tonight, what we learned was that there was also this counterintelligence aspect of that investigation where they were looking directly at the president's ties to russia. so what initially began here as what we all thought was an obstruction investigation was much bigger and had larger national security issues and concerns to...

>> thanks for having me. >> give us a background. how lodng have you been working on it? >> in many ways for a year and a half because since mueller was appointed and comey fired, we've been trying to understand what the fbi and the justice department have been examining on the president. for much of that time, that means we focused on criminal obstruction. that sort of is the collective consequence, the public's understanding to this. there is a criminal obstruction investigation into the president but what we're bringing forth tonight, what we learned is that there was also this counter inte...