mueller team about what answers trump is going to give. i don't see how it's okay for trump to say he's not going to answer questions about obstruction of justice, a main part of robert mueller's investigation, but that's their position right now. because they believe that that probe stemmed from the firing of james comey and trump had an absolute right to do that. >> let me suggest a strategy. they'll say, you can have half of what you want, you can have written answers, which is nonsense, because lawyers write the answers and they'll be cleverly written. but i've got this new guy, matthew whitaker, who's any attorney general, and he's not going to push for any sort of subpoena, so live with it. how about that? we'll give you something, but don't ask for more, because i've got a guy that's going to defend me. >> if that happens, mueller has to report that to congress. >> he has to tell the congress that they have shut him down? >> if they shut him down on any investigative step, absolutely. >> all right, barbara, your thoughts on this? looking at this whole thing, the naming of whitaker last week as acting ag. the word out according to nbc news that they're going to agree