administration seems to want it at this point. max boot, appreciate it, phil mudd, always. we re waiting for the michael flynn sentencing memo to hit. in the meantime, as family members and member of the public pay their respects to president george h.w. bush something, remarkable moments we saw taking place today in the capitol rotunda. we ll talk to a former vice president al gore, and also to the former president s granddaughters next. come on dad! higher! higher! parents aren t perfect, but then they make us kraft mac & cheese and everything s good again. i am all about living joyfully. the united explorer card hooks me up. getting more for getting away. traveling lighter. getting settled. rewarded. learn more at the explorer card dot com.
max, phil, appreciate it as always. we continue to wait for the michael flynn sentencing memo to hit. in the meantime, poignant moments as members of the public paid respects to president george h. w. bush. and remarkable images we saw today taking place in the capitol rotunda. we will talk to former vice president al gore and also two of the form president s grand daughters next.
in contrast to the russia stuff where we ve had a series of indictments, both on the russian side of the ocean and on the u.s. side with respect to these false statements, we know something about what they ve found on the russian side. we know very little or near nothing object what they ve found on the obstruction side. ben wittes, thank you for making some time tonight. don t go anywhere, we are on hot stand by from the michael flynn sentencing memo which can come in at any moment. we ll be right back after this. this isn t just any moving day.
nothing about what he s found in the obstruction component. in contrast to the russia stuff where we ve had a series of indictments, both on the russian side of the ocean and on the u.s. side with respect to these false statements, we know something about what they ve found on the russian side. we know very little or near nothing object what they ve found on the obstruction side. ben wittes, thank you for making some time tonight. don t go anywhere, we are on hot stand by from the michael flynn sentencing memo which can come in at any moment. we ll be right back after this. applebee s bigger bolder grill combos are back. now that s eatin good in the neighborhood.
i don t know if you ve seen this document. but i want to talk about this. this is a document that is a cooperating witness, someone who has met 19 times and given truthful information according to the special counsel s office. there are other people who are not cooperating, roger stone is one of them. roger stone today pleading the fifth kind of out of nowhere in response to a request from dianne feinstein in the senate judiciary. what do you make of that? what do you think that signals about the president s manipulation or influence on potential witnesses? thank you, chris, for your question. let me first say i have two takeaways from the flynn sentencing memo. the first is i believe robert mueller is signaling to other defendants or potential defendants that if you cooperate with the special counsel s office they will work with you and they will be lenient. in this case, recommending no prison time is extremely lenient. second, i believe robert mueller feels his job is secure. othe