WEBVTT - Donald Trump Jr. Agrees to Interview With Senate Panel (Audio)

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<v Speaker 1>The multiple investigations into possible Trump campaign collision with Russia

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<v Speaker 1>continue making headlines on the congressional front. Donald Trump Jr.

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<v Speaker 1>Has agreed to a transcribed interview with the Senate Judiciary

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<v Speaker 1>Committee about the meeting he attended with Russian operatives after

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<v Speaker 1>being told in emails that they had negative information about

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<v Speaker 1>Hillary Clinton. Meanwhile, Special Counsel Robert Muller has subpoenaed the

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<v Speaker 1>spokesman and the former attorney of Paul Manafort, who for

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<v Speaker 1>a time was the campaign manager for the Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 1>for President campaign, here to talk with us about where

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<v Speaker 1>the investigations may be headed. As Bradley Moss, a partner

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<v Speaker 1>at Marks A p LC, Brad, let's start with the

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<v Speaker 1>Manifort associate subpoenas it's unusual to subpoena an attorney um

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<v Speaker 1>and many people thought that the Manifort investigation, which has

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<v Speaker 1>been going on for a while about his possible tax

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<v Speaker 1>and financial crimes allegations against him, might you know, might

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<v Speaker 1>have stalled a while back. What does it say now

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<v Speaker 1>for it sort of this overall Russian collusion investigation that

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<v Speaker 1>investigators seem to be uh looking for information from his

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<v Speaker 1>attorney and a spokesman absolutely, that's some very good questions.

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<v Speaker 1>So Paul Manta four along with Michael Flynn, are probably

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<v Speaker 1>the two most exposed individuals from a legal uh context,

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of individuals who have separate potential criminal liability

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<v Speaker 1>problems that they have to worry about and that are

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<v Speaker 1>almost certainly currently being reviewed and investigated by Special Counsel

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<v Speaker 1>Mueller and his team. The fact that the subpoena was

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<v Speaker 1>issued for Mr Manafort's former attorney is in fact rather surprising.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a rather unusual move, and it's it'll be interesting

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<v Speaker 1>to see the context in which this subpoena was issued

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of what particular testimony Mr Mueller is pursuing,

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<v Speaker 1>because a lot of obviously the conversations that an individual

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<v Speaker 1>has with his attorney are going to be privileged, and

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<v Speaker 1>the subpoena can't override that. With certain exceptions. One of course,

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<v Speaker 1>would be if there is evidence indicating that the attorney

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<v Speaker 1>was helping to perpetuate criminal activity. If, in fact, the

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<v Speaker 1>if Mr Mueller has evince indicating that Mr Manafort's attorney

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<v Speaker 1>was helping Mr Manafort to attack fraud or wire fraud,

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<v Speaker 1>that'd be one exception of the privileged rule. The other

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<v Speaker 1>part this is will be were I think some of

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<v Speaker 1>us are looking to see where this subpoena goes, is

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<v Speaker 1>whether or not they're simply using the attorney to try

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<v Speaker 1>to verify some peripheral facts to verify as the maniforts

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<v Speaker 1>UH interactions with various foreign bankers or foreign government officials

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<v Speaker 1>from a purpose of a context, a contextual on a

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<v Speaker 1>timeframe standpoint, those conversations wouldn't be privileged, doesn't involve third parties,

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<v Speaker 1>so it could be used in a rather limited context

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<v Speaker 1>that where this plays out, Where this goes and how

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<v Speaker 1>it plays out makes to be seen. Brad Andrew Weissman,

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<v Speaker 1>who is one of the lawyers on Mueller's team, is

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<v Speaker 1>known for aggressive tactics, and it seems as if they're

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<v Speaker 1>putting more and more pressure on out of fort You

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<v Speaker 1>have the dawn raid on his home, subpoenas to Global banks,

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<v Speaker 1>now subpoenas to his lawyers. It seem like they're doing

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<v Speaker 1>a the classic prosecution move of trying to put enough

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<v Speaker 1>pressure on him so that they'll have someone to testify.

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<v Speaker 1>Correct very much going after the low hanging fruit, the

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<v Speaker 1>easy ones that you can yeah, you know pins in

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<v Speaker 1>the beginning and apply some pressure then dangle a deal

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<v Speaker 1>in front of them, you know, to minimize or limit

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<v Speaker 1>some scope of their ultimate criminal liability in exchange for

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<v Speaker 1>the relevant testimony that they would be one of the

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<v Speaker 1>few people to actually be able to provide, for instance,

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of both Mr Flynn and Mr Manafort, given

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<v Speaker 1>the very prominent roles they held in the campaign, the

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<v Speaker 1>very personal knowledge that they are probably one of the

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<v Speaker 1>two people to have they can provide context into the

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<v Speaker 1>inner workings of the campaign in any potential conclusion, potential

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<v Speaker 1>allusion that may have occurred with Russian government officials. Using

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<v Speaker 1>that type of leverage be a very standard prospector tactic,

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<v Speaker 1>and it appears to be what they're at least trying

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<v Speaker 1>at the moment. Brad, Let's turn to Donald Trump Junior.

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<v Speaker 1>In the minute or and a half we have left

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<v Speaker 1>the the you know, there's been a lot of reporting

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<v Speaker 1>lately that uh, Donald Trump, that the Trump organization is

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<v Speaker 1>more has had more business dealings with Russia than um

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<v Speaker 1>they were saying before UM and that some Trump associates

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<v Speaker 1>believed that getting uh Donald Trump elected would be helped

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<v Speaker 1>by some business deals they could do with Russia. Is

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<v Speaker 1>the when when Donald Trump sits down. Is is the

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<v Speaker 1>just Senate Judiciary Committee only going to interview him about

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<v Speaker 1>the meeting he had with Russian operatives about getting dirt

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<v Speaker 1>on the Clinton campaign, or is it going to be

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<v Speaker 1>a more broad, uh interview about a lot of the

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<v Speaker 1>subjects we've been hearing about lately. Well, it's part of

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<v Speaker 1>the answer. Is it depends on what comes out that

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<v Speaker 1>discussion and whether or not the disclosure is made by

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump Junior lead Judiciary Committee investigators down alternate paths

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<v Speaker 1>if it exposes alternative angles of investigatory interest that they

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<v Speaker 1>want to pursue. I don't necessarily view this type of

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<v Speaker 1>interviews being limited in the sense of of Mr Sorry

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<v Speaker 1>Trump juniors lawyers being able to cut it off and

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<v Speaker 1>stop it. Certainly could be rescheduled if they want to

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<v Speaker 1>pursue a particular angle that the lawyers are uncomfortable with

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<v Speaker 1>at that time. But whether it's the Senate Judiciary Committee

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<v Speaker 1>or it's mister Mueller's investigators, if Trump Junior details information

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<v Speaker 1>that is of relevant investigative interest, it's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>pursued no matter how it was originally viewed. Brad, We're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have We're gonna have to leave it there are

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<v Speaker 1>thanks to Brad Moss of Mark's PLC for being with

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<v Speaker 1>us today on Bloomberg Law