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I don't see how that compromises -- >> we should point out, he did not comment on the story today, nor did people around him publically make any comments about it. >> ldavis did it out of respect for the special counsel's office, we can't talk about this. >> you were very cautious when this story broke, tweeting out, if this is true, it's very damming, but let's reserve judgment. >> i think this is an object lesson for people covering the story and responding to the story, whether you are in the press or in politics or you are a citizen in the country. sometimes you need to pause and decide wh...

This story of obstruction of justice and russia. it's also possible if the whole thing is false, he will take the opportunity to say that. i don't see how that compromises -- >> we should point out, he did not comment on the story today, nor did people around him publically make any comments about it. >> lanny davis, who has been acting as a spokesman for michael cohen did not knock it down. he did it out of respect for the special counsel's office, we just can't talk about this. >> i should point out you were very -- i don't know if spirk up suspect is the right word but very cautious when th...

Putting out a public statement. we almost never hear from robert mueller's office. how do you read the statement from mueller tonight? is he saying there's no there there when it comes to this reporting? >> the one thing you're missing in that setup is not only do we have the report, but we had a feeding frenzy. maybe we need to start hearings. maybe we need impeachment hearings. the city of washington was completely ginned up. and then you have the statement from mueller's office, which is basically a good old-fashioned spanking. it's just wait a minute. he's communicate in a cryptic way that...

Who owns a hotel. trump doesn't own the building. it is the u.s. government that owns the building. this is just an object lesson in the unresolved conflicts of interest. >> which is why you have the emoluments suits. do you see this as an extension of this? >> nonprofit tax experts tell us there is a potential violation of tax law here. if the hotel was paid above market rate and it might be debatable what is market rate during a presidential inauguration -- >> we made calls here. i didn't use the reporting because several hotels didn't get back to my team, and it was a pretty broad range. it...

Weren't his to dismiss any semblance of impropriety. the other is he's in the hotel business. of course that's not illegal. is it the right thing to do? it illustrates what's problematic about this whole pattern. not only do we have a president who owns the federal. trump doesn't own the building. it is the u.s. government that owns the building. this is just an object lesson in the unresolved conflicts of interest. >> which is why you have the suit that a couple of states that are bringing saying that people come to do business with the government wind up putting money into trump's pocket. do...