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Why do you think robert mueller issued this indictment three days before you and president trump met here at the summit? >> translator: i'm not interested in this issue a single bit. it's the internal political games of the united states. don't make the relationship between russia and the united states, don't hold it hostage of this internal political struggle. it's quite clear to me that this is just an internal political struggle and it's nothing to be proud of for american democracy to use such dirty methods and political rivalry. >> chris: do you think that mr. mueller is trying to sabotag...

Members of their parties? and there is so much at stake. i think that's a real question. >> let me ask you, michael, a question that speaks to reading your history. and i'll ask this very gently. what if during their conversation kim jong un says to donald trump i would like to make an offer in good faith to return to you the pueblo? >> well, that would suggest that he is going back in history and for those of our viewers who don't remember the "pueblo," that was a navy ship that was taken by the north koreans, as you know, brian, january of 1968 with about 80 american crewmen aboard, was held...

Really, the major impediment for this not to go through the senate would be a number we would agree to what they would call the non-funding side of the government. those numbers have pretty much been in place the last six or seven months. the big holdup has been an agreement on immigration, as you well know. we're hopeful we'll go ahead and attach those numbers to this, fund the military, not hold it hostage and allow it to come back and have a fairly easy bipartisan vote here in the house. that being said, if it comes back just a clean cr, it will not be received well on the house side of the...

From senators grassley and graham. if you get into the details you'll see a lot of names that have not been in the conversation about the dossier some of them long-time clinton operatives including signed knee -- sidney blumenthal. >> bill: the story of the week. president trump about to deliver his first state of the union address on tuesday night. do we expect a major focus -- we do, a major focus to be on immigration? with less than two weeks to go before the next deadline for a government shutdown. top republicans were on the sunday talk shows asking democrats to come to the table and nego...

As an opening bid, a start of negotiations by the white house? >> i view that as an opportunity to really show who's willing to solve this problem. >> that's a -- that's up for notion still in your mind? >> well, that is -- talking with the president just put out there, i think it's a sign that shows he's serious about solving this problem. >> could that bill if you brought it on just pass the house with the republican votes? the president's plan. >> i think whatever we do is not going to pass with one party or another. the responsibility -- if you want to do it, that bill has a lot of merit t...