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>> reporter: now, jake, as you mentioned, the president is on his way to tokyo right now. he's going to be the first foreign leader to visit after the crowning of the new emperor. and while he's here, he's going to go golfing, he's going to go to a sumo wrestling match and meet with the new emperor. and although there are plenty of things for him to talk about with the japanese prime minister, including north korea and a potential trade deal, right now we're being told by the white house that this visit is going to be more about ceremony than it is about substance. jake? >> all right, kaitlan ...

Democrat on the committee won't talk about the negotiations, but rank and file democrats tell my colleague, manu raju today that that is not an option that they think is viable. they think the american public should see him testify publicly, and that they deserve to know the full story here, jake. >> all right. laura jarrett at the justice department, thank you so much. appreciate it. let's chew over all of this with our expert. karen finney, let me start with you. mueller, it seems like he's willing to testify in private. do you think the democrats are saying that's not good enough or right? ...

Street journal" it could ultimately lead to big changes down the line in intelligence collection practices when it comes to political campaigns. in that same interview with fox, barr really dismissed claims by some democrats that he's acting more like the president's lawyer than the attorney general, saying they may just be worried what his investigation will turn up. jake? >> hmm. laura jarrett at the doj, thanks so much. let's chew over this. kaitlan collins, let me start with you. how are barr's comments at fox news being received at the white house. >> comments like that, like the democrat...

His plea, but flynn told the judge he wanted to proceed. the judge then asking, because you're guilty of this offense? flynn answering, yes, your honor. but because flynn continues to cooperate with robert mueller's team, meeting with them 19 times so far, according to the special counsel's prosecutor, the judge suggested delaying the sentence until he's done cooperating. telling flynn, the more you assist the government, the more you arguably help yourself at the time of sentencing. and after a 30-minute recess, that's ultimately what flynn's team decided to do. they acknowledged that flynn m...

And i say a part of a piece of evidence because we don't know what other r0ecordings are out there and we don't know the surrounding context when you take such a slice like this. so it is a little difficult. it is a little difficult to work with. >> let's chew on the suggestion. laura coates -- hold on a second, professor. >> the big picture -- >> hold on one second. lanny davis says it's relevant for two reasons. one, it shows that the president is familiar with karen mcdougal being paid and the efforts of his attorney to buy back assets, plural, which is something i've never really thought a...