the next two or three weeks, we will just unload on him like a ton of bricks. giuliani seemed to back down on that threat, though, today. reporter: you ve said there should be a september 1st deadline for mr. mueller to finish whatever he s going to finish. what happens if he doesn t? that s his problem. it s really september 7th, would be the date. the justice department has a rule that you should stay out of politically charged investigations within 60 days of the election. i hope he respects that. reporter: or what? or nothing. otherwise it just affects how people look at the legitimacy of his investigation. is it political or is it a real law enforcement investigation? the doj rule giuliani is referencing is a 2012 memo saying law enforcement officers and prosecutors may never select the timing of investigative steps or criminal charges for the purpose of affecting any election. the memo doesn t include any dates or windows of time. so far there is no indication the muell
reporter: you ve said there should be a september 1st deadline for mr. mueller to finish whatever he s going to finish. what happens if he doesn t? that s his problem. it s really september 7th, would be the date. the justice department has a rule that you should stay out of politically charged investigations within 60 days of the election. i hope he respects that. reporter: or what? or nothing. otherwise it just affects how people look at the legitimacy of his investigation. is it political or is it a real law enforcement investigation? doj rule giuliani is referencing is a 2012 memo saying law enforcement officers and prosecutors may never select the timing of investigative steps or criminal charges for the purpose of affecting any election. the memo doesn t include any dates or windows of time. so far there is no indication the mueller investigation is nearing its end.
president would not sit down for an interview with robert mueller after september 1st, that is tomorrow. earlier this month he told bloomberg news that, quote, if mueller doesn t get it done in the next two or three weeks, we will just unload on him like a ton of bricks. giuliani seemed to back down on that threat, though, today. reporter: you ve said there should be a september 1st deadline for mr. mueller to finish whatever he s going to finish. what happens if he doesn t? that s his problem. it s really september 7th, would be the date. the justice department has a rule that you should stay out of politically charged investigations within 60 days of the election. i hope he respects that. reporter: or what? or nothing. otherwise it just affects how people look at the legitimacy of his investigation. is it political or is it a real law enforcement investigation? the doj rule giuliani is referencing is a 2012 memo saying law enforcement officers and prosecutors may never sele