that the arab and islamic worlds are united against iran and we ll see if they achieve that in the coming day. ali? what does success look like for this gathering? just to get on the same page or expecting something material to come out of it? reporter: of course, ali, with conferences like this, they always come out with statements that end up being, you know, very stage managed, somewhat wishy-washy, very pro forma. at the oend the day, it s the symbolism that matters, not whawha what comes out of the conferences. that s why one of the big surprises this weekend is qatar was invited and as you know for the fast tpast two years sai s led a blockade of qatar, punishing that country for what they consider their alliance with terrorists throughout the middle east and really kind of its sort of connections with iran even as the rest of the arab world has broken with iran. the fact that the prime minister of qatar will be here in mecca despite this ongoing
conversation that trump family members have had about these moscow towers projects. those are not people who are protected under the constitution from indictment. those are people who mueller could charge, and we have not seen those yet and we don t know much about their involvement at this point. chuck, very quick, last word about the question i asked mieke, could that end up being, in effect, the mueller report? i think there is going to be a report. mieke is right, these are speaking indictments. but i think there are a lot more words to be spoken and i think you are going to see indictments, plea agreements, and in the end a report. two terrific lawyers and long-time guests of this broadcast. we sure appreciate it. chuck rosenberg, mieke, thank you. coming up, the trump administration may reach back to the presidency of bush 41 for the next attorney general when we come back. we re about to move. karate helps.
comes up with? i think it s very clear that mueller is putting a lot of the information that he has out through these indictments. these are speaking indictments. it s not just facts essential to proving the case, but broader context than that. i think we won t know for sure if there is additional information until we see the final indictments. and the question is, is he really getting close to wrapping up, or is there a lot more that they have, in fact, uncovered over the course of this investigation? we have not actually seen that much about the trump organization s finances, about what has been involved with the conversation that trump family members have had about these moscow towers projects. those are not people who are protected under the constitution from indictment. those are people who mueller could charge, and we have not seen those yet and we don t know much about their involvement at this point. chuck, very quick, last word about the question i asked mieke, could that
shannon: stormy daniels s attorney, michael avenatti, says this will lift a civil case and permit us to proceed with the next indicted deposition of trump under oath about what he knew, when he knew it and what he did about it. we will disclose it to the public. how quickly does the president end up being in this case? that makes no sense, no reason this would expedite anything. a lawyer has the same credibility as mister cohen which is as good as o.j. simpson. i would take it with a pound of salt. i don t think it makes a difference with respect to when or if the president will be deposed. i like the elevation of a grain of salt to a pound of salt. i don t see that that list stays in the civil case or opens the door to a quick deposition. i agree that i think he is puffing.
are both the positions that gun control advocates want to see, but also some of the positions that gun rights advocates want to see. it s not clear yet what he s ultimately going to endorse and say what he is going to sign. what is clear is that he wants to do something. we ll see in the coming days and weeks what that something end up being, if anything. nothing on the center line yet. erin, a new marist poll that shows 85% will affect their vote. including 59% who said such positions would be a major factor on their vote. is there a sense one side has more leverage than the other on this vote? when you look at some of these very publicly popular proposals like the ones you outlined and raising age limits and bans on high-capacity magazines or expanded background checks those are widely supported by the public and by a coalition in congress. where you don t find majority support is in the republican caucus. you have to remember that republicans control the house, the senate and