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Used to that kind of -- to working in a bureaucracy like the white house, somebody who had often been trying to do things his own way on the battlefield and had, you know, been put in a very different role once he got to the white house. >> ron, that last point you made about people who underestimate the feds and specifically the men and women, 37,000 of them from the fbi. i guess this calls for a personal answer. what's it been like for you to see them attacked, trolled, to see career civil servants attacked by the president of the united states? >> yeah, i don't like it. i don't like the vib...

Director of the legal defense fund. ron, how does this work? you get the guy on the phone. we'd like to come over and talk to you. are you vague at that stage and are you, frankly, amazed when you walk into his office, just him, no lawyer? >> in this certain situation i am. yes, i would be purposely vague. we would like to come talk to you about some matters of mutual interest, can you put us onto your schedule? can you work that out into your schedule? is there a time that's convenient for you? as low-key as i possibly could and see if he's a taker. see if he's interested in that sort of cont...

Taken into custody, no reason to read him his rights. this is not a custodial interrogation, not in the fbi office, so you don't really have that concern. it's a great opportunity for the fbi. >> and ron, i know you're not a shrink, but perhaps you are in your personal life, but think about the collection of things that he is. former general used to getting his way. he probably didn't have any reason to think he was guilty of anything. probably believed very much in his innocence. thought he had nothing to hide. and so is he welcomed them. is that kind of the collection of attributes? >> you k...

We're back and we are privy tonight to new details about exactly how a meeting inside the west wing ultimately landed mike flynn in the crosshairs of the mueller investigation and ultimately ended in pleading charges and a guilty plea. flynn never asked why the fbi wanted to come over and talk to him. he agreed to meet with two investigators exactly one year ago today. here's what happened next, quote, two fbi agents arrived at the white house to speak with flynn. a lawyer for the security counsel would ordinarily be tipped off about such a meeting, but that didn't happen in this instance and ...

Ron, how does this work? you get the guy on the phone. we'd like to come over and talk to you. are you vague at that stage and are you, frankly, amazed when you walk into his office, just him, no lawyer? >> in this certain situation i am. yes, i would be purposely vague. we would like to come talk to you about some matters of mutual interest, can you put us onto your schedule? can you work that out into your schedule? is there a time that's convenient for you? as low-key as i possibly could and see if he's a taker. see if he's interested in that sort of contact, if he's open to it. in the fbi ...