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Money? >> look, we want to see this come to a complete and full conclusion. i think we all know what everybody in this room would do if the president did that, and i don't think that's helpful to the process. >> all right. let's discuss with our cnn commentator and former director of the office of government ethics, walter schaub, and james schultz. walter, let me start with you. there's this report in "the washington post," and i'm sure you saw it, that during a meeting back in may, the president asked then-acting fbi director andrew mccabe who he voted for in the 2016 presidential election. ...

Context. then lastly, there's a question unique to a sitting president. can you indict one? that's an open question. now, one last key point. would mueller and his team, when they're interviewing these people, why do they go for so long? isn't that proof that they found something bad? no. why? a prosecutor has a double mandate. they're supposed to be looking for proof you did something wrong, inculpatory evidence, that's called, and proof that there was nothing done wrong, exculpatory evidence. they should be looking for both, and that takes time. it means long interviews. then you have the bi...

Loyalty, after demanding that comey see his way clear to let flynn go, if he did it to protect flynn because flynn had something damaging about the president, if he did it to protect a family member, if the president did it to protect himself, corrupt intent. if the president -- >> wait. hold on. james, do you agree on those examples? is that corrupt intent? >> i think it depends on the circumstances surrounding it. >> these circumstances. these circumstances. that's what we're talking about with the president. >> oh, there's been cover-ups, there's been this, there's been that. norm tries to ...

And james can't answer it because he just worked there. of course they're all nervous. the president of the united states has tremendous exposure. he's facing a trap, chris. if he tells the truth, he may prove corrupt intent and expose himself to consequences. if he lies, he's liable under false statements liability. so it's a terrible situation. my job in the white house, in the obama white house, my nickname was mr. no. i was that guy who said no. trump desperately needs that, and he's facing an agonizing choice. and there, the last thing i'll say, i have to disagree with james as much as i ...

Of all these issues, as mr. mueller only pleads him to one count, unless he knows he's very valuable and very valuable at the highest levels of the white house. so if i'm their attorney or if i'm the president, he ought to be nervous. >> one pushback on that. the president, you're right, does not take political advice that readily apparently. even just the most recent example from "the washington post" tonight about him asking andrew mccabe, you know, who did you vote for and berating him about contributions to his wife. yes, james schultz is right, when you're interviewing someone, you can as...