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That mike flynn was a potential target for blackmail because the russians knew the truth. why wouldn't donald trump be a similar target for blackmail, until two weeks ago, the russians knew more than we did about donald trump's interests in doing business in moscow. >> i want to be a little careful here with you because i don't want to talk about things i know from the investigation from the election to when i was fired. it's, obviously, a concern about any public official if there's significant information that would expose them to embarrassment or to liability that a foreign adversary knows....

Though he is facing a ton of prison time potentially and in the next trial in d.c., there are leverage points for mueller with manafort, and the president sort of pleading with him to hang in there, but sarah sanders didn't want to touch it at all. >> does this move the needle at all in terms of the question of impeachment and what it means for the president politically? >> the question of impeachment is ultimately a political question. this is not a legal question for this president. he's now been implicated in a crime, but it really is a question whether republicans keep control of the house...

We have to use sanctions as a tool. you talked about global engagement center. i think there are tools we can use. in my role as a diplomat, we have a handful and we are working to do what i think it was senator rubio at the beginning of the hear is raised the cost sufficiently and convince vladimir putin that it's not in his best interest to continue this behavior. that is difficult. i know precisely who vladimir putin is. i know his history. but that's the task. the task is for us. the u.s. government. that includes you and the executive branch. to raise the costs on russia sufficiently that...

Could explain connections to russia and could explain ultimate leverage points in the election. >> what reasoning does someone like robert mueller have to provide for these things? who does he have to satisfy when he gets the subpoena? does he have to satisfy a grand jury or is it just up to him to decide that he wants to look at certain information? >> well, ultimately he is held accountable by the grand jury because you have to let them know in their name certain documents were requested and make those documents available for the review. you are accountable to the grand jury. but in terms of...

The deadline for congress to come up with a fix. now the supreme court has essentially taken off all of the time limits. so what happens now? >> president trump is still very interested in being able to get a great immigration bill done as quickly as possible. you still have additional leverage points. right now we're negotiating the next funding bill. congressional republicans are engaged in this discussion on the house side. there is a bill that was introduced by chairman bob goodlatte and mike mccaul that includes several come opponent either. the need to find a solution to daca. the fundin...