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Mcgahn's paper trail, the fact that he wrote that memo warning him of consequences such as impeachment. why did he do that? >> well, there's two possible interpretations, a best interpretation is that maybe he was just giving the president legal advice and the president followed it. but i think here what mcgahn knew is that the president was, like i said, taking concrete steps and this also leaves a paper trail. because when someone starts to obstruct justice, everybody who is in the wake of that, who assisted it, enabled it can also got ensnared in that web. you have somebody trying to lay ou...

Understood the traditions and the rules of the american legal system and said you can't do that, and it didn't happen. >> mcghan fended off the president's repeated requests to have his rivals prosecuted. the "times" reports mcghan had white house lawyers write a memo warning the president about all the consequences including possible impeachment. mcghan left the white house after extensionive investigation in -- extensionive investigation by mueller. and he spoke repeatedly with rod rosenstein and matt whitaker, then chief of staff to jeff sessions. mr. trump asked them about justice depart...

Director james comey. the times says white house lawyers wrote a memo warning if he asked the doj to investigate political rivals he could face of your consequences, possible impeachment and allegations of abuse of power. a lot to talk about. and deputy assistant attorney general tom dupree. and don began who was white house counsel at the time, the president pressuring began to do something. and william a burke's attorney, mister mcgann pointed out the president never to his knowledge order anyone prosecuting hillary clinton or james comey. and wanted something to happen.

"the times" he says white house lawyers wrote a memo warning that if he asked the doj to investigate for political libel, he could face possible impeachment and allegations of abuse of power. all right, a lot to talk about tonight with tonight's legal eagles, fox news contributor, former u.s. attorney, andrew macarthur mccarthy, gentlemen, welcome to you both. >> good evening, shannon. >> shannon: there is so much to start with, let me start with "the new york times." his attorney speaking out tonight about this conversation the president was pressuring him to do something. they say mr. mcgann...

Mcgahn, mcgahn rejected the proposal and wrote a memo warning that trump could face a range of consequences, including itch peachment. now mcgann is gone. whitaker's views on clinton have been clear to the media on several occasions. he wrote an op ed in 2016 titled i would indikt hillary clinton. for the latest joining me now is white house correspondent kelly o'donnell. also with us intelligence and national security reporter ken delaney. kelly, this is interesting. the report is that the president asked his white house counsel and the white house counsel thought to memorialize it in a memo ...