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Report. it s an interesting situation because when he begins his testimony, he is starting with the obstruction section then they go to what happened with the russians intervening. i wish that was switched because when you re trying to tell a story, you want to have the ark of the story and the first part is the russian investigation. we obviously need know about how they interfered in the election. how the trump campaign had contacts. how they knew the russians were trying to be helpful and how they never called the fbi. i would like that highlighted. then you get to the obstruction. the comey question is interesting. instead of asking a yes or no question, isn t it true you found evidence that the president tried to fire mueller. then we need a big explanation. they are dividing up the questions. i hope they divide it up when someone is talking about the substantial evidence, that person follows up and gets the ....
And the comey question of obstruction. i was talking to a former prosecutor involved in plea deals many times. they said a couple of things. not only do we have james comey s open testimony under oath saying that the president asked him to lay off flynn, but the question is how much was flynn involved in the conversations? that will be one of the first questions if it hasn t been asked of flynn by the special counsel s office. if there was more of a conversation about it, more intentional then that would give more credence to obstruction of justice. something else this person said, there is so much we don t know that we don t know. so much that robert mueller s office doesn t know to ask. that is one of the big dangers and the benefits of the special counsel s office and dinners of the white house with this plea agreement. as part of not going to jail or ....
Of i think it speaks pretty clearly. those words don t leave a lot of room for interpretation, so i think it s pretty clear what he meant. what were these three conversations that the president had with james comey about whether or not he was under investigation. he said one was at dinner and two phone calls. was that since january 20th or when? that s my understanding, but i don t have exact dates on when those phone calls took place. jonathan? sarah, two parts of the comey question regarding the interview the president just gave. first of all, isn t it inappropriate for the president of the united states to ask the fbi director if he s under investigation? no, i don t believe it is. one of these conversations the president said happened where the fbi was asking to stay on. the fbi director is saying he wants to keep his job and the president is asking whether or not he is under investigation. i don t see that as a conflict of interest and neither do the many legal scholar ....
Clearly. those words don t leave a lot of room for interpretation, so i think it s pretty clear what he meant. where were these three kofrgss that the president had with james comey about whether or not he was under investigation. he said two phone calls. is that since january 20 or when? best of my understanding, i don t have exact dates on when those phone calls took place. john? sarah, two parts to the comey question regarding the interview the president just gave. first of all, isn t it inappropriate for the president of the united states to ask the fbi director directly if he is under investigation? no, i don t believe it is. one of these conversations the president said happened at a dinner where the fbi director, according to the president, was asking him to stay on as fbi director. don t you see how that s a conflict of interest. fbi director saying he wants to keep his job and the president is asking whether or not he is under investigation. i don t see that as a c ....