Investigation would soon be winding down. However, there are signs to the contrary. Axios is reporting that, quote, members of Robert Muellers team are reaching out to former Republican National Committee Staff who were familiar with the digital campaign. The goal is to determine if the joint effort was related to the activities of russian trolls and bots aimed at affecting the american electorate. Ty cobb said all of the interviews with the special team are over. However, former colleague said i would be shocked if he was done with the inner circle. All of these indictments, guilty pleas and interviews could be round one. Joining me is Jonathan Swan with acti axios. Thanks to all of you for joining. Barry, the resident former prosecutor here, let me start with you. You have this report from the Washington Post saying that if
point is that its a question that a lot of people close to the situation are asking themselves is why did mueller allow for this prosecutorial vulnerability . Bec
other races in 2017. his name was not on the ballot, and they did poorly or less well than they could have. so that s an argument that trump supporters are going to make. the other hand, this really has all come down to a referendum on trump. whether he s on the ballot or not. everybody is so transfixed with this presidency for good or bad. and frankly exhausted by it in a lot of ways. even as you said with the economy so strong, with unemployment looking fantastic, with basically all the facts on the ground, should be in support of this president. they re just not. pollsters have never seen this before. we re getting to the point now where it is a referendum on trump. not the way the democrats ought to run but that s where people s minds are and their voting hearts, that s why democrats are motive ramotivated. the people he needs to pull those congressional republicans over the transom may not be there. that s where things look heading into 2018. the last two presidents whose partie