the translator. what is the conventional thinking on congress s ainbilit to have that american translator testify even if it s behind closed doors, or is this wishful thinking by democrats? well, the entire thing is unprecedented. this really hasn t happened. like i said before, translator in this kind of situation serves as a go-between between a dignitary or official leader and a counterpart in that regard. their role is very confidential. like i said, a priest or a doctor. very unprecedented. however, i think democrats will argue that there is too much on the line with russia at this point. they ll argue that they pose a national security threat to the u.s. in terms of election meddling and such. i think they ll say there is cause to bring this translator, marina gross, in to discuss this. it will be discuss to see if that happens. julie manchester, ozzi, stick with us because we have much more to discuss.
intelligence, dan coats, openly criticized the decision to meet one on one. if he had asked me how that ought to be conducted, i would have suggested a different way but that s not my role. that s not my job, so it is what it is. reporter: coats says he has no idea what the leaders discussed, but one person who does? the president s translator, marina gross. in congress, republican and democratic leaders are now debating whether to request her notes or compel her to testify. let s face it the interpreters were the only ones there. russia s going to play this game. they re already out there talking about important agreements being reached and they will, over the next while, characterize those agreements in the way they want to. and if we have no way of pushing back or if the administration doesn t push back, then we have got a big problem. and cecilia vega joins us now
easier assignment. here he is in a serious business meeting with secretary of state rex tillerson last year. marina gross never had more pressure on her as an interpreter than she did on monday. because she was in the room with the only president ever elected with the help of vladimir putin and because donald trump is now under investigation by a special prosecutor, democrats in congress and some republicans really want to know what was said in that room, and they think marina gross is the only person who can tell them because the president of the united states is a proven liar. and so democrats are trying to subpoena marina gross s notes. but there is another important document that she has by now prepared that is probably much more illuminating than just her handwritten notes. as i said last night, at this
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about 17 years. and at that point scholars and researchers might get access to that memo for books and other research projects. there is more pressure and attention on marina gross tonight than there has ever been on a presidential interpreter. and joining us now to share his experiences as a presidential interpreter is harry oaks who was an interpreter for seven consecutive united states presidents beginning with linden johnson all the way to bill clinton and ron is also back with us. harry oaks, you were interpreting german with meetings of the president. so tell us what the process is both during and immediately after those sessions. during the session you usually have two professional interpreters. one from our side and one from the other side, the prime minister, the chancellor,