i mean, john dean who was the lawyer in the white house didn t really have the closeness to nixon that any of these three people have. part of what i imagine is sort of torturous for him and others around him is the secrecy of the proceedings in terms of robert mueller s movements but also this sort of every day is there going to be something and every day it just keeps going longer and longer. what do you think about the time frame we ve watched unfold? the time frame, it s been about 19 months since robert mueller s been in office. i mean, it s absolutely remarkable. he s had 36 indictments, or guilty pleas, which is quite remarkable. he s basically put together two pieces of the russian investigation on the russian side with respect to the break-in at the democratic national committee and the use of social media. i mean, right now the only question is, you know, what americans, if any, were involved in those conspiracies. we ve got this thing with this ms. butina now cooperating
intriguingly raised the prospect of the need to protect trials for future defendants. they referenced pending or imminent litigation connected to the matter. it would safe guard the rights of any potential defendants that may later be charged in connection with this matter, especially if any other person is charged as a result of the defendant s cooperation. tell me more about these other potential defendants related to the butina case that may be charged particularly on the basis of her cooperation. tell me more. that was wednesday. that fight between the government and the prosecutors. the government saying it isn t just about her being indicted. the defense saying please lift the gag order, it s just about her. today the judge made her decision and lifted the gag order in the butina case. it means we re probably going to hear more public information from people associated with this
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unfortunately, she didn t have the training in the wherewithal to see this through and not get caught. malcolm nance, i have to read you this. this is from government papers in a series of november 8 and 92016, twitter direct messages she s using social media to talk to the home office. the rush official and butina discuss the results of the u.s. presidential election as they were announced. part of the same twitter conversation butina told the russian official i m going sleep. it s 3:00 a.m. here. we were in the studio and she was saying when i wake up, if there s a briefcase with cash on the couch, i know we have a deal. that s fascinating. it also goes to the role. as jack was saying. i want to clarify what i think the title of maria butina should
you saw on fox.com referencing this criminal behavior, not trying to cover it up. they need to remember that nixon s support held until it collapsed. i think this is very serious. and it does get to collusion. if you look at the documents closely, russia is in there. they say that cohen is cooperating at the core of the investigation, but the whole ball of wax is russia. these payments to women are terrible and possibly criminal, but we re really going to russia. in the butina filings also there s discussion that her boyfriend says the nra was the link between russia and trump. butina is who plead guilty this week. that s right. the russian national, plead guilty to essentially being an unregistered foreign agent. and in those documents her boyfriend, it says, suggest that