you re the driver for a limo service and you drove o.j. simpson to the airport at a particular time. and it s very important to the investigators to know exactly what time you picked up o.j. that s all they want to know. they are not investigating anything about you, the driver. they just want to know what time you picked up o.j. that s the most innocent status, witness. subject is the middle status. subject is more than a witness. subject is someone whose conduct is being investigated, but at this time is not apparently guilty of a crime. but subject is a very dangerous status because when subjects go in to testify under oath, they sometimes become targets. because they end up giving prosecutors the kind of information that changes their status from subject to target. they could also instantly become targets of perjury investigations if they don t tell the truth under oath. so you don t ever want to hear that you are a subject of an
you re still a subject. but we ll get into it. all right, thanks, lawrence. thanks, rachel. well, as i said, the president of the united states is now officially a subject of special prosecutor robert mueller s investigation, according to a breaking news report tonight in the washington post. one of the authors of that report will join news a moment, robert costa. your status in a federal criminal investigation is often clarified by your lawyers when investigators want to question you, as we know robert mueller has been seeking to president trump for months now. and there are three possible status levels for someone prosecutors want to interview. they are witness, subject, and target. witness is the least dangerous status. target is the most dangerous status. target is exactly what it sounds like. witness means you have something useful to say, but are not implicated in a crime. you re the driver for a limo service and you drove o.j.