the good job that he did. and, the president was talking about the perjury trap possibility if he sat down with mueller, expressed fears of the investigators could compare his statement with that of others who testified in the probe such as a former fbi director james comey and that any discrepancies could be used against him. even if i m telling the truth that makes me a lawyer, liar, the president said. he did not comment on whether he would agree to an interview and he also did not say whether he would strip mueller of his security clearance. that s the new news from reuters. let s bring in our panel. a lot of different parts in this investigation. on the brennan stuff, the president made a big mistake,
these points. if there is any threat in the background, though, to strip mueller of his security clearance, that would be the equivalent of, you know, nixon s actions on steroids. that would prompt i think the immediate constitutional crisis and impeachment that we ve been potentially pointing towards. but i think it s telling that at the end of the manafort trial and at all these points, he keeps coming back to the mueller probe. it reinforces people when they say this is a lie that it s about national security. it s all about his anxiety and outrage at the mueller probe. that s the president arriving in the hamptons in long island for a fundraiser, private fundraiser before he goes to bedminster for the rest of the weekend. interestingly, ben wittes, our