right? and what was don junior say, if it s what you say, i love it, no question. but the evidence in the report is they had the meeting, and that information was not offered. so if i m sorry, michael, so if i decide if i m insider trading and somebody says hey, i m going to give you information about something that s going to go public in two days, and i m like yeah, let s get in this, i mean, that s a conspiracy. if we move forward that, even if it doesn t come to fruition, it s still wrong. it was wrong and questionably improper, but can you make a criminal case that something of value changed hands? his question was that s what mueller was doing. he was the special prosecutor to investigate crimes. right? and he as the prosecutor he concluded he could not make a criminal case out of that meeting or any of the other
insecurity. that s the only link. now that s how congress holds the president accountable. if you want in the future to deal with the issue about whether in the midst of a presidential campaign there are efforts by a foreign government to infiltrate a campaign or interfere with our elections, you can pass legislation that is directed against campaign officials and the candidate that can deal with that question. right in the house but they can t get in on the floor and the senate. you ve got to start someplace. that s not a law. let me take on this other why don t we start with a statement from the president, an acknowledgment from the leadership and leadership from the president? why don t we get the guy with the biggest megaphone to say you know what? if anybody interferes in the e election, they re in big trouble. he doesn t do it.
he doesn t lead on it. it s because he has insecurity about the legitimacy of the former election. that s what s the excuse for the president? it would be nice if leadership started at the top. what excuse he doesn t have to congratulate mr. putin for what he did and play with it in person and embarrass us on the world stage in helsinki. that s the appropriate question to be having, but we re not having it because we ve spent five months now since the beginning it s because the right runs away from it. i want to talk about something else. here s the distinction with a difference. i agree with mr. mueller. you didn t find proof of a criminal conspiracy. collusion is a behavior that s bad. you tried to access stolen goods. they didn t succeed, but they made the effort and that s collusion. that s what s in the report. i take collusion as essentially a synonym for conspiracy to commit a federal offense. the question to my mind is was it honorable behavior to will