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Operation. >> before you go, give us a sense as we follow this story what are the questions we're looking at going into today? >> first of all, look for other news organizations to match the story. you know, one of the sure signs of when a story is going to pan out and when it's not is when multiple news organizations get it. when you have one hanging out here like that, it always causes you to raise the question, hey, are we sure this is right? i have a lot of confidence in these two reporters, but i do want to see other news organizations validate their reporting before i conclude for sure t...

Investigation. but, look, i agree with you. if this story is true, it is a very, very serious matter and it would take this whole story to a different level. and the other this evening ng i story is true, you have to ask the question what else is true. one of the questions we've all been struggling with the past year and a half is how the collusion story relates to the obstruction story, right? and if mueller believes that the president and his family were intima intimately involved in the trump tower moscow deal, presumably he's not interested in that in isolation from the larger question of ...

Independent counsel investigations. what's happened here that does involve the new democratic congress is the russian collusion story is very complicated, hard to follow. there's always a question whether collusion is conspiracy and what happened, what was in the president's head. none of that matters here. this is a very simple question. did the president suborn perjury or didn't he? if he suborn perjury -- one of

>> well, the question is how much pain do the american people have to endure before the president of the united states recognizes it. we -- i come from florida where we're used to natural disasters. we have hurricanes. and when a hurricane comes through, it's inconceivable to cause 800,000 people to be out of work but if that happened, what would happen is the president of the united states would make the federal government's resources available to them and in this case it's the president that's responsible for making 800,000 people being out of work. do we have to see something awful god forb...

>> let me ask you the roger mudd question. what's your best answer for why you want to be president of the united states? >> i want to be president because i believe that we need new leadership and new energy and because have i a very strong vision for our country's future. i announced we need to be the healthiest, fairest and most prosperous country on earth. >> great resumé, super smart guy, a lot of experience, dedicated public servant, good guy. >> just stop right there. it's all great. >> here comes the comma. but maybe too nice of a guy to fight donald trump over the course of a two-yea...