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He hasn't made any efforts whatsoever that we know of to even get involved in this probe whatever. >> what do we know? >> mueller's team says specifically in their filing that it doesn't impact the powers they have. and in that motion, i think you're right in that this motion was about whether mueller's appointment -- or i should stone's challenge is about whether mueller's appointment was lawful or not. they're basically saying he's a super u.s. attorney and has the powers of a u.s. attorney, and therefore is a principal officer that needed to be confirmed by the senate. in fact, he was appoi...

States attorney from iowa. he was chief of staff to the attorney general. he knows the department. there's nothing unlawful about his appointment. he hasn't made any efforts whatsoever that we know of to even get involved in this probe whatever. >> what do we know? >> mueller's team says specifically in their filing that it doesn't impact the powers they have. and in that motion, i think you're right in that this motion was about whether mueller's appointment -- or i should stone's challenge is about whether mueller's appointment was lawful or not. they're basically saying he's a super u.s. at...

Legal team will instead release written answers to the special counsel and its questions in the russia investigation. the question, of course, after that, is whether mueller's team will keep pushing for an in-person, sitdown interview with the president, wolf. it is possible that mueller's team won't be satisfied with the answers coming from president trump, coming from the white house, and they'll want more. wolf? >> our white house correspondent, jim acosta, thank you very much. reporting from the north lawn of the white house. and joining us now, democratic senator, ben carden of maryland...

About obstruction of justice, the firing of james comey while he was president is unresolved. the president's lawyers have said answering questions about that violates art cal two of the constitution. whether mueller issues a subpoena about that, we don't know. so again even with these written answers, it doesn't end this whole controversy. >> frank, there is mild speculation going on, and it is just speculation, that there could be something happening soon. could be today. it's friday. everyone's like, could there be a friday news dump from the mueller team. >> is donald trump jr. going to be...

As i understand it relating to the firing of james comey and the like. so that whole issue is unresolved, whether the president will answer any questions at all, whether he'll answer questions in writing, whether mueller will actually subpoena the president to get answers. this tortuous process only relates to half the investigation. so this whole issue is far from resolved. >> it's interesting. kaitlan, you cover the white house for us. it's clearly affecting the president, these three days of intense answers that he is trying to prepare for the special counsel. he tweeted this morning, and i...