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An interview with robert mueller. that over the objections from some of the president's other attorneys who think that it would be a good idea to do it as long as the parameters for such an interview were very narrowly cast. in order to try to get this whole thing off the table. so it just looked like the situation for dowd was becoming uncomfortable, perhaps untenable. and he decided today to call up the president and give his resignation. now, in terms of the president's outside legal team, that leaves the latest addition to the legal team as well as jay seculo familiar with many people here...

That the president was increasingly ignoring his advice. in one instance, the president said he wanted to sit down with the special counsel and sit down with robert mueller and show his openness and honesty. and the lawyer did not agree with that. the special counsel's office wanting to sit down with the president. unfortunately, his lawyer disagreed and so the two have been sort of butting heads for quite sometime. so now we are learning that, in fact, john dowd has officially resigned. yet, no word as to what or who will replace him and president trump's attorney so we will, of course, keep ...

At a certain point, that's where you have a case like this that you part companies. there's a fundamental recommendation made by dowd trying to protect the president and wants his client safe. and you have a president who says i'm the president. i can't back down from this. i can't hide from this. i'm going to have to talk to him. and, of course, the president is very confident, of course, as always ever, ever, ever or expresses a lot of confidence in his ability to make mincemeat of mueller and trump doesn't want to be seen backing down from that challenge. >> julie: what do you think about j...

They have to take the president at his word. he says that he is immaculately innocent and unflecked, untrammelled by even one footprint of any scandal on this. so let the man talk! >> julie: i mean, that's what one would think, right? you hire and lawyer up and been accused of something and don't want to take the stand, let's say, in your own trial, then clearly you're wondering maybe they have something to hide. here, the president wants to come forward and sit down with robert mueller and this president is unlike others. he doesn't need people to speak for him and i believe he wants a legal ...

Hot under the collar, right? the investigation is closing in. there have been 19 individuals and three companies charged with felonies so far. some of trump's own senior officials that have come to the grand jury pleaded guilty and are now cooperating witnesses. now, his own attorney who is paid to defend him doesn't want to defend him anymore. and obviously, based on what come out about his advice, his own attorney was afraid of what donald trump would get caught with if he had to answer questions under oath. this is bad for donald trump. and clearly, the investigation is closing in and he mu...