WEBVTT - Giuliani `Truth' Comments Put Trump Interview in Doubt

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Bloomberg Law Podcast. I'm June Grosso. Every

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<v Speaker 1>attorney is trying to explain why he doesn't want the

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<v Speaker 1>Commander in chief to testify in the Russia probe. Speaking

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<v Speaker 1>on NBC's Meet the Press, Rudy Giuliani said he doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>want President Trump to be stuck in a perjury trap.

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<v Speaker 1>And when you tell me that, you know he should

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<v Speaker 1>testify because he's going to tell the truth and he

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<v Speaker 1>shouldn't worry. Well, that's so silly because it's somebody's version

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<v Speaker 1>of the truth, not the truth. He didn't have a

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<v Speaker 1>conversation this truth. I don't mean to go like, I know,

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<v Speaker 1>it isn't truth. Truth isn't truth. Joining us as William Banks,

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<v Speaker 1>professor at Syracuse University Law School, Bill, We've talked before

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<v Speaker 1>about Rudy Giuliani's misstatements of law and fact, but I

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<v Speaker 1>don't even know where to go with his statement on

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<v Speaker 1>the truth isn't the truth, and now it's the overwell

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<v Speaker 1>comes to mind is one place to go. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's certainly the case that the work that's been done

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<v Speaker 1>by Don McGann to testify for what is at seventy

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<v Speaker 1>thirty hours before the Muller team puts President Trump in

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<v Speaker 1>an even more difficult position. He's sort of damned if

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<v Speaker 1>he does agree to an interview, because he may he

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<v Speaker 1>may be contradicting some things that McGann has has said. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>But he's also damned if he doesn't, because then it's

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<v Speaker 1>McGann's version of the events that is going to be

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<v Speaker 1>controlling more than likely in Muller's report eventually. So uh,

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<v Speaker 1>always there different versions of events that happened from two

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<v Speaker 1>persons point of view, and the President and McGann may

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<v Speaker 1>have different ones. But the statement that that, uh, that

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<v Speaker 1>the truth isn't the truth is not a way to

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<v Speaker 1>try to bring them into one. Uh. Lens Well, And

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<v Speaker 1>I wonder if what he was trying to say there

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<v Speaker 1>was that there are facts and then you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if he was trying to make a distinction

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<v Speaker 1>there and what's kind of on the spot, but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>there are facts and then there are people's opinions about

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<v Speaker 1>what happened around those facts. That's correct, and of course

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<v Speaker 1>he may have a different interpretation. But it seems unlikely

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<v Speaker 1>to me now that the President would decline to speak

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<v Speaker 1>to the to the Infant Council, given all the record

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<v Speaker 1>material that McGann has provided them. Let's talk about McGann

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<v Speaker 1>talking to the Special Counsel. A lot was made of

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<v Speaker 1>it because of the New York Times story, But does

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<v Speaker 1>he really have a choice about testifying to the Independent Council.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he's representing the White House, not the President,

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<v Speaker 1>that's right. He represents the office, and in that respect,

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<v Speaker 1>he's like any other government employees, So he really didn't

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<v Speaker 1>have much of a of a choice. He or through

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<v Speaker 1>his counsel, they could have negotiated the terms and conditions

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<v Speaker 1>of the interview and the subjects that he felt were

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<v Speaker 1>was appropriate for them to speak to. And it sounds

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<v Speaker 1>like he didn't do that because the approach of the

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<v Speaker 1>White House at the time, to Mr Giolanni's predecessors, was

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<v Speaker 1>to be h broadly, transparent and open with the Special Counsel.

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<v Speaker 1>They would certainly like to walk that back now, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's too late. Well, there might not be attorney client

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<v Speaker 1>pro furtilage here, but is there any chance that there

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<v Speaker 1>could be executive privilege? Yeah, these questions were you know,

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<v Speaker 1>these were litigated, these questions during the Clinton UH scandals

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<v Speaker 1>twenty years ago, more than twenty and UH in both

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<v Speaker 1>cases on executive privilege and attorney client UH McGann side

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<v Speaker 1>would have come out on top. That is, there wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>an executive privilege because of the ongoing investigation that could

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<v Speaker 1>lead to criminal charges. It's a similar scenario that the

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<v Speaker 1>Clinton indictment, eventual indictments could have presented that there were

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<v Speaker 1>potential criminal charges from the conduct being investigated, so the

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<v Speaker 1>need for the information outweighed any interest in confidentiality or privilege. Bill,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to test your memory for a moment, because

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's better than mine. But this this morning,

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<v Speaker 1>President Trump was tweeting about collusion and how Muller first

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<v Speaker 1>said it was collusion, now he said it was it

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<v Speaker 1>could be obstruction along those lines who first mentioned collusion,

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<v Speaker 1>because as we've discussed before, there is no crime called collusion,

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<v Speaker 1>and I don't remember it ever coming from the Muller team,

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<v Speaker 1>which has only dealt in you know, facts, hard facts,

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<v Speaker 1>well facts and law, and as the Muller team knows,

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<v Speaker 1>to a man and woman, there is no such crime

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<v Speaker 1>is collusion. There's conspiracy and they know that. Backwards and forwards,

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<v Speaker 1>I think we started talking about collusion. Yeah, I think

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<v Speaker 1>someone in the Trump group used that phrase originally, but

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<v Speaker 1>my memory is not better than yours, June, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not sure who was. Yeah, well, but you you do.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure remember back to John Deane and Nixon obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh and so we're so, you know, the president

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<v Speaker 1>is reviving memories of that of all that, well he is,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, I don't think it's fair to to

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<v Speaker 1>equate or even compare, uh Don McGann to John Deane.

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<v Speaker 1>But McGann, you know, he was he was wise enough

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<v Speaker 1>and counsel enough to get the advice of counsel before

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<v Speaker 1>he agreed to speak to Mulla, and he was advised

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<v Speaker 1>along the way about the subjects that he should speak

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<v Speaker 1>to and about the depths and clarity of the answers

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<v Speaker 1>that he should give. And he's you know, he was

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<v Speaker 1>determined to protect his uh, his own skin here because

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think we would put it beyond the president

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<v Speaker 1>to try to place Don McGann in a bad life

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<v Speaker 1>or blame any missteps or legal wrongdoing on on the

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<v Speaker 1>advice of his counsel. I want to change topics a

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<v Speaker 1>little here and go to George Papadopoulos, who pleaded guilty

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<v Speaker 1>and it's going to be sentenced because the prosecutors, the

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<v Speaker 1>Muller prosecutors put in a memo to the court about

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<v Speaker 1>how much how much time he should get, suggesting it

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<v Speaker 1>and it's it's quite stark in their decision or their

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<v Speaker 1>opinion that he really did not cooperate with them, and

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<v Speaker 1>they didn't recommend a good sentence. They recommended guidelines, right.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that is a bit surprising. We were we

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<v Speaker 1>never knew as much about the Papidopolis and aspect of

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<v Speaker 1>the investigation on the details concerning it, as we did

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<v Speaker 1>about several other pieces. Sometimes people for got, many of

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<v Speaker 1>us forget that it was really the Papadopoulos UH investigation

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<v Speaker 1>that broke open the Russia the Russian inquiry, because people

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<v Speaker 1>now associate the beginning of it with the so called

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<v Speaker 1>Steele Do Cia. But Papa was turned evidence or turned

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<v Speaker 1>material over to the UH, to the media and then

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<v Speaker 1>to investigators before the steel issue ever came to light.

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<v Speaker 1>The other thing that that surprised me. I had thought

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<v Speaker 1>that he please admit a deal with Mueller. But in

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<v Speaker 1>the in the memorandum, they say that there wasn't a deal.

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<v Speaker 1>It was just cooperation. Yes, I think that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they probably were inching toward a deal, but he did

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<v Speaker 1>not give them as much as they felt they needed

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<v Speaker 1>to to get it. So we'll see what his sentence

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<v Speaker 1>turns out to be. All Right, thanks so much, Bill,

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<v Speaker 1>Always a pleasure. That's William Banks. He's a professor at

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<v Speaker 1>Syracuse Unit City Law School. It's day three of jury

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<v Speaker 1>deliberations and the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul

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<v Speaker 1>Manifort for bank and tax fraud. Speaking to reporters on Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>President Trump commented about the trial but declined to say

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<v Speaker 1>whether he would pardon Manifort. I think the whole man

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<v Speaker 1>of Port trial is very sad when you look at

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<v Speaker 1>what's going on there. I think it's a very sad

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<v Speaker 1>day for our country. He worked for me for a

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<v Speaker 1>very short period of time, but you know what, he

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<v Speaker 1>happens to be a very good person. Joining us from

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<v Speaker 1>our Bloomberg studios in Washington is Kevin Whitelaw Bloomberg News

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<v Speaker 1>deputy managing editor. So Kevin the President took to Twitter

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<v Speaker 1>again this morning, ratcheting up the attack on Mueller. Where's

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<v Speaker 1>the collusion? They made up a phony crime call collusion,

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<v Speaker 1>and when there was no collusion, they say there was obstruction.

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<v Speaker 1>What what do you think is going on with this

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<v Speaker 1>ratcheting up of the tax on Mueller day after day? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think, you know, this is a continuation

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<v Speaker 1>of what he's been doing for for weeks now and months.

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<v Speaker 1>So at some point, I don't know it. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>little hard to measure when the temperature goes up or down. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I think the um he clearly feels that he's making

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<v Speaker 1>headway on shaping some public opinion. It sort of keeps

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<v Speaker 1>his base short up in theory, and at least so

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<v Speaker 1>is a certain amount of doubt among other other people.

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<v Speaker 1>Opinion polls do suggest that that you know, Mueller's doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>have the highest ratings, uh, sort of you know, trust

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<v Speaker 1>popularity wise. So so some of these attacks are making

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<v Speaker 1>a bit of an impact. Uh. And and he's trying

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<v Speaker 1>to prepare the battlefield. I mean, keep in mind, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's not clear that Mueller has the authority to indict

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<v Speaker 1>a sitting president. But so so the biggest risk to

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<v Speaker 1>Trump could simply be impeachment, impeachments of political process. So

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<v Speaker 1>and you're trying to inoculate yourself against a political threat,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, sometimes you go on the offensive, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>that's uh, that's what he's doing. What's the over under

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<v Speaker 1>on a pardon for Manafort. It's unclear. I mean, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that um, Trump has enjoyed using the pardon power.

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<v Speaker 1>Would be pretty decently uncharted territory for for him to

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<v Speaker 1>issue a pardon like this one uncharted territory politically, and

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<v Speaker 1>and I mean, he has the authority to do it,

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<v Speaker 1>but the political consequences of it are complicated. Manaford also

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<v Speaker 1>faces another trial, so you'd be looking like you're sort

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<v Speaker 1>of actively undercutting a political investigation in a way he

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't quite done yet. Um. There is also the possibility

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<v Speaker 1>that instead of pardoning him, he could commute a sentence

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<v Speaker 1>after he's sentenced. Um, So that'd be a way to

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<v Speaker 1>keep him at jail, but but not quite a full

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<v Speaker 1>pardon or obviously, you know, he might he might not

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<v Speaker 1>do anything. We we don't have a good sense of

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<v Speaker 1>of what he's thinking. On that. This is, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>assuming he's convicted, although there are eighteen counts, which I

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<v Speaker 1>think explains why the jury is taking a few days

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<v Speaker 1>to to sort of work through them all. Kevin, how

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<v Speaker 1>would a pardon really help the press? Because partning Manafort

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<v Speaker 1>means that Manafort can be called before a grand jury

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<v Speaker 1>and then he can't take the fifth he has to testify.

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<v Speaker 1>That might be the risk, which is why commuting a

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<v Speaker 1>sentence might, um, you know, it might be a more

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<v Speaker 1>attractive way because it could it could make it at

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<v Speaker 1>least more complicated down the line. He we don't really

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<v Speaker 1>know it. I think, you know, to the degree that

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<v Speaker 1>if Manafort was going to cut some kind of a

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<v Speaker 1>deal with prosecutors, he obviously sort of missed his opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>in this trial. So um he could, uh you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess still sort of do one down the line,

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<v Speaker 1>but uh uh in terms, you know, in return for

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<v Speaker 1>sentencing relief. It's not clear he even has anything to

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<v Speaker 1>to give. But if if Trump wants to muddy up

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<v Speaker 1>the probe, undercut it, you know that he could try

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<v Speaker 1>all kinds of different things. I suppose. Let's shift over

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<v Speaker 1>to Michael Cohen, the president's former attorney personal attorney Fixer,

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<v Speaker 1>according to The New York Times, now under investigation for

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<v Speaker 1>bank fraud and tax fraud around his UM taxi businesses.

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<v Speaker 1>What's that about? Yes, Well, I think we've known for

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<v Speaker 1>a while that that that the prosecutors have been looking

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<v Speaker 1>into loans that he made, uh, that that he got

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<v Speaker 1>for his taxi business, that that he probably shouldn't have UM.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think he's he's in some pretty serious legal

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<v Speaker 1>jeopardy over those. That's sort of its own thing. I

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<v Speaker 1>think it it it. We also know that prosecutors have

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<v Speaker 1>been asking questions about the various payments he helped arrange

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<v Speaker 1>to two women, including Stormy Daniels on behalf of the

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<v Speaker 1>president and others. That's obviously much more significant from a

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<v Speaker 1>sort of political standpoint and from even from a legal standpoint. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>If if the prosecutors are going there, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>we have less clarity about how far down the line

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<v Speaker 1>they are and trying to do some of those charges

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<v Speaker 1>and and where that stands, Uh, it does seem that

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<v Speaker 1>uh Cohen is you know, signaling that he wants he'd

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<v Speaker 1>be interested in trying to make a deal with prosecutors.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not clear they're interested. It's not clear at this

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<v Speaker 1>point whether Cohen even has anything to offer that Pross

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<v Speaker 1>Skeeters actually want. That's that's what's really interesting, is that

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<v Speaker 1>he's been sending out these signals. He hired Lannie Davis,

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<v Speaker 1>who has also been sending out signals. Seems like, I'll

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<v Speaker 1>make a deal. I'll make a deal. But if prosecutors

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<v Speaker 1>want to make a deal, they know how to call

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<v Speaker 1>the his attorney, and his attorney knows how to get

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<v Speaker 1>in touch with them. That's exactly right, And it's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we we don't obviously know whether there's been any conversations,

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<v Speaker 1>but uh, it doesn't seem like it, given that he's

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<v Speaker 1>still signaling it. Remember, they've raided his house, his office,

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<v Speaker 1>his hotel room, so there's a bit of a question

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<v Speaker 1>about what he'd even have to offer them that they

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<v Speaker 1>don't already have if they want to do something. This

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<v Speaker 1>case has been separated away from from from Mueller's case,

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<v Speaker 1>so you know, unlike some of the witnesses, a referral

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<v Speaker 1>from Mueller's office was a referral US attorney in the right,

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<v Speaker 1>so right, So it's not clear how, if at all,

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<v Speaker 1>Mueller's case would factor into they're thinking when it comes

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<v Speaker 1>to a deal. So even if Cohen had something to

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<v Speaker 1>offer related to Muller's case, you know, st n Y

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<v Speaker 1>gets to make its own set of decisions and coordination

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<v Speaker 1>with Main Justice about you know what what they what

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<v Speaker 1>kind of deal they might Kevin one minute here, but

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<v Speaker 1>Main Justice, I mean, if there's if there's information that

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<v Speaker 1>will help the Mueller probe, Mueller will know about it

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<v Speaker 1>if he doesn't know about it already. Yes, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>I think there's there's a fair amount of coordination that

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<v Speaker 1>would go through. But st n wise a decently independent

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<v Speaker 1>operation as well, so they've got a fair amount of

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<v Speaker 1>room to maneuver when it comes to these things. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>i'd imagine that if they could, if they had something

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<v Speaker 1>related to mother's case, they'd pass it on to Main

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<v Speaker 1>Justice and Muller's prosecutors. So that would be a complicated

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<v Speaker 1>decision at some point that would probably involve the Deputy

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<v Speaker 1>Attorney General, Rod Rosenstein, who's the man overseeing proble. He

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<v Speaker 1>is in the middle of everything, which is why there

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<v Speaker 1>is so much attention on him. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>any Deputy attorney to know we ever knew the name

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<v Speaker 1>of before even all right, Thanks so much, Kevin. That's

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin Whitelaw, Bloomberg News Deputy Managing editor. Thanks for listening

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