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>> so mueller's approach with these russian oligarchs, what does it tell us about the status of the investigation? >> it seems to be at a point to where they are focusing on some of the money. this seems to indicate what mueller is doing. these aggressive moves, having fbi agents at the airport waiting for them to come in and surprising them and questioning them and giving them subpoenas. the questioning of these people has focused surrounding money. thank you very much. >> joining me know is laura coates, carrie cordero and steve hall. >> what does that tell you about where this investigation...

Certainly all of this -- the special counsel has had some concern for some time, and is now waiting for some of these russian oligarchs to make their way into the u.s. on business trips where they can stop them and question them. >> so mueller's approach with these russian oligarchs recently, what does it tell us about the investigation, the status of the investigation? >> right. so really it seems to be at a point where they are focusing on some of the money. you know, as we've all been saying and as many people have said, follow the money. this seems to indicate that that is exactly what mue...

Into the u.s. for that to be a point where investigators can intercept people and stop them and interview them. that piece seems as a not so unusual investigative technique in a significant investigation. >> laura, i mean these men are not u.s. citizens, do they have legal obligation to comply. saying, look, i am not going to answer any questions. you can search my plane, my mobile devices but i am not going to talk. >> you have mueller's team who may not want an actual answer, they may want the actual documentation and the evidence that is found on those phones or on their persons or laptops....

Mueller is interested because they're investigating, quote, the influence of foreign money on trump's political activities. mueller's prosecutors have reportedly asked witnesses about the possibility that george nader funneled money from the united arab emirates into president trump's political efforts. it is illegal to facilitate foreign money in u.s. politics. it is illegal for the american to facilitate that. so mueller is reportedly looking into this issue using the cooperating witness, george nader, who turns out to be in business with elliott broidy, the same guy reportedly offering to g...

Best law enforcement agency in the world, the fbi, focused on you, you have to tell the truth, regardless of who you implicate and if you implicate people high up in the chain, that's a lot of stress. >> one thing that i heard from people in legal circles, after the monday interview, which obviously got some notice, was maybe a theory is that mr. nunberg and others are trying to alert roger stone and others through public comments, that which they otherwise couldn't privately huddle about, which is pretty interesting, given the "new york times" reporting that donald trump is also trying to tal...