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>> well, let me first say this. it was a question i was asked a few months ago about what would be the best result of the mueller probe. i had to think about that for a while. i concluded that the best result would be if robert mueller found donald trump completely innocent because i don't want our president to have engaged in collusion with a foreign power. i just don't want that. now, if the report comes out and exonerates donald trump, we move on. if it doesn't, if it says, we would have indicted donald trump for these offenses, then i think congress has to look at these issues and decide w...

>> well, let me first say this. it was a question i was asked a few months ago about what would be the best result of the mueller probe. i had to think about that for a while. i concluded that the best result would be if robert mueller found donald trump completely innocent because i don't want our president to have engaged in collusion with a foreign power. i just don't want that. now, if the report comes out and exonerates donald trump, we move on. if it doesn't, if it says, we would have indicted donald trump for these offenses, then i think congress has to look at these issues and decide w...

>> yes, under an obstruction statute. eric: this is going to testify february 7th? michael: in front of congress. do you expect he will be asked this directly? >> i expect he'll be asked a number of questions directly. he used to work for congressman cummings. it's a smart person come, aggressive countries to be practicing attorney and he knows how to deal with a witness who is an admitted felon admitted to lying before congress and now is testifying before congress. i think the other members on the committee will ask very pointed blunt questions and he should hopefully answer them honestly. e...

To change testimony would be obstruction. is that right? >> yes. >> and on page two you said that president deliberately imparaing the integrity or availability of evidence would be an obstruction. is that correct? >> yes. >> so if there was some reason to believe the president tried to coach somebody not to testify or testify falsely, that could be obstruction of justice? >> yeah, under obstruction statute, yes. >> there's his guy saying if he does this, if "buzz feed"'s right, he's a criminal? >> this is straight-forward criminal law. there are complicated questions about his authority to ma...

Attorney general of the united states bill barr. he was asked this directly. can we play lindsey graham quickly? >> if there was some reason to believe that the president tried to coach somebody not to testify or testify falsely, that could be obstruction of justice? >> yes, under that -- yes under an obstruction statute, yes. >> if there is evidence that the president tried to conceal evidence that would be obstruction of justice, potentially? >> right. >> there william barr and lindsey graham put a bear trap on themselves there. not only will democrats rightly pursue impeachment if it turns ...