The president also revealing he had a good phone call with vladimir putin. They talked about venezuela and north korea, but did not talk about russias election meddling, something thats still happening according to intel chief. Reporter did you tell him not to meddle in excuse my. Im talking im answering this question. You are very rude. So we had a good conversation about many different things, okay . Reporter did you ask him not to meddle in the next election . Well didnt discuss it. Boris sanchez is live at the white house. On this issue of north korea, the president is publicly voicen confidence in kim jongun, even in the face of this news that they fired several projectiles overnight. Reporter thats right, ana, a fascinating response, especially when you consider his previous responses to prove indications from north korea. Remember, that famous line about fire and fury the likes of which the world has never seen, this is really a subdued response, press secretary sarah sander saying that the administration was monitoring the events and President Trump really giving a personal appeal to kim jongun. He wrote in a tweet this morning, quote, anything in the very interesting world is possible, but i believe he fully realizes the potential and will do nothing to fear or end it. Listen to this portion, the president writing, he also knows that i am with him and does not want to break his promise to me, a deal will happen. Praump banking on the idea that kim jongun will abandon the promise of a Nuclear Buildup by north korea, something that generations of leadership in that country have been working toward for some economic prospects. The president also banking on that the personal relationship will be fruitful, remaining optimistic. Its hard, though, to read that portion of the tweet, that kim jongun know that President Trump is with him. And think about the response from some of our allies, ana. A good reminder there. Downings is rob brownstein, jean rossi, ron, north korea firing projectiles. President trump has touted progress that north korea hadnt launched anything in quite some time. What kind of political position does this put him in now . I think north korea continuing to send signals that they will make things tough if they dont get an agreement that they want. You know, there is a reason why this problem has not been solved by successive administrations. Its not because theyre all kind of weak or they didnt have the will. Its because there are fundamental intractable differences in terms of what we view as security in the peninsula and what they view as security. Its not to say that he still cannot range the a deal, but reality keeps asserting itself, which he has not been able to will away. Meantime, President Trump talks to russian president putin. He doesnt confront putin about ongoing election interference. He said he made light of the investigation, which the president keeps bashing as a hoax that found no conspiracy. I was total le transparent. I knew i did nothing wrong. It turned out i did nothing wrong. No collusion with russia. Think of it, 35 million they spent, they wasted over a period of two years. No collusion, no obstruction. Thank you all very much. I appreciate it. Gene, the president keeps talking about just how transparents hes been. How would you describe his cooperation . His cooperation was horrible in this sense, ana. He gave 37 i do not recalls in his answers to the essential interrogatories that the Mueller Office send to him. I got to tell you, as a 30year prosecutor when somebody sells i dont recall 37 times, thats not a good signal. The other thing is he never sat down in front of the a grand jury or under oath where agents or the prosecutors could follow up with questions. And the third reason he hasnt been transparent is the ten instances of obstruction in volume 2 of the Mueller Report and there are three or four that will met all the elements for prosecution of obstruction by a u. S. Attorney if he were donald smith instead of donald trump. And he has bill barr, who for him ruled no obstruction, even though that was not what muellers conclusion was. And Lindsey Graham is offering him a chance to refute william bars characterization of their phone call about the summary conclusions that barr released. What do you think graham is doing here . Is this about the truth . Or is this political policy furthering in some way . First, i think the past few months have really revealed or made Robert Mueller appear to be a figure operating from a different set of rules, and a different era. We have lauded him as above politics, but he may have underestimated the extent to which the hyper partisanship of the modern era would affect the way his report was handled and released complaining in private about the way barr spun the report, but allowing it for continue to in public for weeks, and now uncertainty about where or when he would testify, he has allowed this narrative of his own investigation to get away from him. So you would think he would want to testify. I dont know, Lindsey Graham has already said hes done, he dont need anything else, but certainly democrats in the house are going to want to hear a great more about a great many questions that mueller put into the political system. That was very clearly what he was doing, a judgments he could not indict a sitting president. He basically made a decision to move it into the political system. But ron, with Lindsey Graham initially saying its over, its done, now putting on the the letter, if you want to refute barr, let us know if you want to testify. What is that all about . Yeah, look, i think Lindsey Graham at this point, as i say, is looking to make this go away. Hes made that very clear. I think hes hoping if mueller is pressured to testify directly on that question, he will support barrs account of the phone call, but the letter, as im sure, you know, our other guests can explain. In the letter they are very clear, the letter that mr. Barr 134i6d as snitty, they believed their work was being mischaracterized by the attorney gener general. And the attorney general was asked a lot about that letter. I want you all to take a look at how he struggled with some of the questions during his testimony. You couldnt recall that. This was the but you dont recall for sure . I just let me move on. I can say has the president or anyone tess white house ever asked or subjected you open an investigation of anyone . Um, i wouldnt yes or no. Could you repeat that question . Gene, what do you make of it . I dont i saw witnesses just like bill barr do just what he did. I can say this cat sgoirsly. He was less than candid, and im being very kind. What do you make, then, of the fact that i have democrats running for 2020 calling on bill brar to be impeached. I think its a bridge too far. I think the best the democrats can do against bill barr is to ask him to refuse himself from any further involvement heres why, Kamala Harriss examination of bill barr should be used in any advocacy class in every law school in the United States. The way bill barr answered those questions by Kamala Harris was priceless. He was being evasive and deceptive. Is he having conversations with the president of the United States, whos still a subject and possible target in the Southern District of new york on the Stormy Daniels case, and who could be the subject of impeachment . Thats incredibly improper for the toerge to have a bromance with the president of the United States in the oval office. Its disgusting when i think about it. Give us the unredacted Mueller Report and the underlying evidence or else well hold you in contempt. Is that smart strategy . They have to press this. The administration is pushing it from the other direction. Z i its not only that were talking about the Mueller Report, its the testimony of officials on completely unrelated matters. Congressional are allowing and vetting this historic moment, where they are not standing up for the institutional prerogatives, which goes back to my first point. Is it possible to have any transcendent standards of law with this this hyper partisan moment . 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