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And the president has essentially taken this, i believe, ari to a point of so what? that's politics. who wouldn't have taken the meeting? that's a very destructive and i think just pessimistic attitude. i don't think americans are going to go for it. they care. >> based on these disclosures, do you think it's more likely that his tax returns reflect some deals or debts linked to russia? >> you have to assume that people are forthcoming in their tax returns. i don't see how we could conduct this investigation without fully understanding donald trump's personal, financial and political contacts ...

People at their type of religion, we're concerned. and that's why we wanted to get involved in this one. in some ways we need to pick our battles and choose wisely. >> have you changed our staffing? the schedules because you expect to be doing more? >> you know, i think that's something that every state is looking at. i've been in conversations with general healy, as well as the other state ags. one of the things that we're realizing is that with all these executive orders coming down, not only do we need to talk to each other -- >> you need two more people, three more people? how many more pe...

The fact the settlement gives the bank a free pass for any investigation or crimes that would emerge in the $13 trillion is what they are saying is the deal breaker. state ags are being put between a rock and a hard place. a white house that wants to get a deal done for political reasons, in my view, but the white house can say if you don't sign on to the solution that the federal government will defund any federal money for investigations and leave individual states to cover costs, saying the banks fund us, the federal government. you have to give them the safe harbor solution and we will def...

Capitol hill. the banks feel they're being scapegoated here. >> reporter: yeah, they absolutely do. we have to say that this is not a settlement. this is not a deal. this is just about an hour, state attorney general, tom milk heading up the investigation into the robo signing scandal, will present his fellow 49 state ags with a document. this is a term sheet that he sends out to banks last week. it outlines new methods, new guidelines for foreclosures and loan modifications. it does not have in it any number that is any $20 billion or $25 billion settlement or fines, penalties that the banks ...

Budget. we're doing away with something that the institutions at work across our country have relied upon and that is federal preemption. you're turning 50 state ags loose on community banks and other national banks around our country so it's a really pervasive step when, in essence, what we do need to do is deal with those things that really helped create this crisis and deal with those issues where consumers were taken advantage of. but, again, it's an attempt by the white house to really use this crisis to create something that's very, very pervasive and i think that many americans will obj...