WEBVTT - Mueller Said to Look into Democratic Email Hacking

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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>Mueller's Russia investigation seems to be proceeding in several different directions,

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<v Speaker 1>and we only learn about them when his office announces

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<v Speaker 1>the indictments, so the plea agreements. Something that seemed to

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<v Speaker 1>have been missing was a connection between President Trump and

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<v Speaker 1>the inquiry into whether his presidential campaign colluded with Russia

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<v Speaker 1>during the election. There are indications now that Mueller is

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<v Speaker 1>focusing his attention higher up the ladder to Trump and

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<v Speaker 1>that question. NBC News is reporting that Mueller's team is

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<v Speaker 1>asking witnesses questions about whether Trump knew that democratic emails

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<v Speaker 1>had been stolen before it was publicly known, and whether

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<v Speaker 1>Trump was aware of plans for Wiki Leaks to published

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<v Speaker 1>the emails. Joining me is Jimmy grule I, professor at

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<v Speaker 1>Notre Dame University Law School. Jimmy this seems to be

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<v Speaker 1>echoing that Watergate question. What did the president know and

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<v Speaker 1>when did he know it? Or am I reading too

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<v Speaker 1>much into it? Now? I think you're absolutely right that

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<v Speaker 1>there's a couple of facts here. One, I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>been established that the Russians did attempt to interfere with

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<v Speaker 1>the two thousand and sixteen presidential election. All seventeen of

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<v Speaker 1>the federal intelligence agencies agree on that fact. Even the

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<v Speaker 1>president's own National Security Advisor, General H. R. McMaster his

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<v Speaker 1>stated as much, saying, it's now incontrovertible that there was

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<v Speaker 1>an attempt to interfere with the election. And uh, Then

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<v Speaker 1>with respect to that, the other fact is we know

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<v Speaker 1>that during the campaign, the president then then kendidate Trump

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<v Speaker 1>made several statements alluding to the Russians, at one at

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<v Speaker 1>one time encouraging them to hack into or find Hillary

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<v Speaker 1>Clinton's emails, and then on several occasions praising wiki leagues

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<v Speaker 1>for systematically disclosing emails of Hillary Clinton. John Podesta, the

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<v Speaker 1>chair of her presidential campaign, that we're benefiting, benefiting the president.

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<v Speaker 1>And so those two facts that now the question is,

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<v Speaker 1>with respect to those two facts, do we have a

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<v Speaker 1>more direct link. Was the president actually aware of the

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<v Speaker 1>the the hacking of the d n C and Podesta's emails,

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<v Speaker 1>and was he or members of his campaign involved in

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<v Speaker 1>assisting the Russians or assisting wiki leagues and systematically disclosing

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<v Speaker 1>those emails. In the indictment of thirteen Russians, laid out

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<v Speaker 1>a very specific and elaborate conspiracy to interfere at the election.

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<v Speaker 1>Those Russians will never be tried. But explain how that

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<v Speaker 1>conspiracy could be the groundwork for charging Trump or others. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>we know, again, we know a couple of things. We

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<v Speaker 1>know that the interference by the Russians had had at

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<v Speaker 1>least two dimensions. One, they were they were using social

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<v Speaker 1>media in a very sophisticated, very organized way to try

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<v Speaker 1>to influence public opinion, uh in favor of president of

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<v Speaker 1>candidate trumping against candidate Clinton. But but there's another important

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<v Speaker 1>dimension to the Russian interference, and that's the hacking. We

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<v Speaker 1>know that the Russians were involved in Russian intelligence agencies

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<v Speaker 1>were involved in hacking the d n C emails and

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<v Speaker 1>then hacking John Podesta's emails and so uh so so

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<v Speaker 1>as a results of that, Now, if there was collusion

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<v Speaker 1>or conspiracy or cooperation or coordination between the Russians and

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<v Speaker 1>Wiki Leak and members of the Trump campaign that could

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<v Speaker 1>give rise to UH crimes, federal crimes, including a violation

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<v Speaker 1>of the Computer Fraud Act, which makes it an offense

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<v Speaker 1>to access without a thor UH an individual's computer and

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<v Speaker 1>then obtain information from those computer files and use those

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<v Speaker 1>in an effort to perpetrate fraud. But as far as

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<v Speaker 1>a conspiracy count, what would Mueller have to show what

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<v Speaker 1>kind of act on the part of the president or

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<v Speaker 1>those around him? And in reality, there doesn't have to

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<v Speaker 1>be an act on on the part of the president.

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<v Speaker 1>There would need to be an agreement. So the the prosecutor,

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<v Speaker 1>Mueller would have to prove that there was an agreement

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<v Speaker 1>between perhaps members of the Russian Intelligence Agency Russian Operatives UH,

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<v Speaker 1>members of Wiki Leaks, Julian Assange, and then members of

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<v Speaker 1>the of the Trump campaign. So was there a meeting

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<v Speaker 1>of the minds between any of those those parties to

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<v Speaker 1>hack into the d n C and then to use

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<v Speaker 1>those emails to distribute those emails in a way that

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<v Speaker 1>would damage Hillary Clinton and benefit Donald Trump. Let's learned

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<v Speaker 1>to Trump's strain to say the least, relationship with his

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<v Speaker 1>Attorney General Jeff Sessions. According to the Washington Post. Mueller's

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<v Speaker 1>team has been questioning witnesses about Trump's private comments and

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<v Speaker 1>his state of mind last summer about the time he

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<v Speaker 1>belittled he was belittling Sessions in a series of tweets

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<v Speaker 1>talking about his beleaguered attorney general and the Post. The

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<v Speaker 1>Post reports that that people familiar with the matters that

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<v Speaker 1>a key area for the investigators is whether those efforts

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<v Speaker 1>were part of a pattern of up tempted obstruction of justice.

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<v Speaker 1>Explain more about what they may be looking for here. Well, again,

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<v Speaker 1>obstruction of justice involves an attempt to undermine a pending

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<v Speaker 1>judicial proceeding, and in this particular case, a grand jury proceeding.

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<v Speaker 1>The grand jury proceeding this ongoing with respect to the

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<v Speaker 1>Russia investigation. And so the the issue here is, first,

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<v Speaker 1>was an attempt to interfere with that grand jury investigation?

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<v Speaker 1>And further, if there was, it was the defender was

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<v Speaker 1>the president in this case acting with the corrupt intent?

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<v Speaker 1>And so the president certainly has the power of the

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<v Speaker 1>authority to fire any of the members of his cabinet,

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<v Speaker 1>but if he does so with the corrupt intent, meaning

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<v Speaker 1>an improper purpose, that could potentially give rise to obstruction

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<v Speaker 1>of Justice. So the question here is was the president

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<v Speaker 1>attempting to pressure Attorney General Sessions to to leave his

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<v Speaker 1>post in an effort to hamper or undermine the ongoing

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<v Speaker 1>grandjury investigation involving Russian interference with the two thousand and

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen election. It gets very complicated when you start to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about what actually what kind of proof is actually needed.

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<v Speaker 1>But you always help us there. Thank you, Jimmy. That's

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<v Speaker 1>Jimmy Garula. He's a professor Notre Dame University Law School. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, more than thirty aids to President Trump have

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<v Speaker 1>been stripped of access to top secret intelligence. According to

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<v Speaker 1>two people familiar with move, the college troops scandal led

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<v Speaker 1>to a different kind of March madness in a New

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<v Speaker 1>York courtroom yesterday. Federal prosecutors are looking into bribery at

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<v Speaker 1>the highest levels of college basketball, and they complained to

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<v Speaker 1>a federal judge about leaks of court documents detailing payments

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<v Speaker 1>to players, saying the premature disclosure of evidence could endanger

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<v Speaker 1>their investigation. Defense attorneys denied that they were the source

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<v Speaker 1>of the leaks. Judge Lewis Kaplan said this stops now

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<v Speaker 1>wherever it came from. Joining me is Benjamin Levine, senior

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<v Speaker 1>counsel at Gordon and Reese. Benjamin tell us about the

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<v Speaker 1>initial indictment of the ten assistant coaches, the show company

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<v Speaker 1>executives and agents and where that stands, Hygen, Well, thank

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<v Speaker 1>you so much for having me today. UM, this is

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<v Speaker 1>an interesting case and it's been sort of perplexing in

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<v Speaker 1>my eyes, and I think to a lot of observers

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<v Speaker 1>since the indictment came down in September that the federal

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<v Speaker 1>government got involved with college basketball. Pretty much what happened

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<v Speaker 1>was the FBI came out and they've been investigating college

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<v Speaker 1>basketball and amateurism and the n A rules for the

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<v Speaker 1>last couple of years and sort of an elaborate UM

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<v Speaker 1>investigation if you look into three thousand hours of wire tapping,

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<v Speaker 1>wire taps, undercover agents that were involved, and pretty much

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<v Speaker 1>what they were doing is saying that federal law was

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<v Speaker 1>not violated. However, the n A rules, which um is

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<v Speaker 1>the regulatory arm of college athletics, those rules were being violated,

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<v Speaker 1>and the FBI had the FBI and the federal government

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<v Speaker 1>had jurisdiction to get involved because schools, of course received

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<v Speaker 1>a significant federal funding. So that's sort of how the

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<v Speaker 1>FBI got involved here. So now the prosecutors were complaining

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<v Speaker 1>about a Yahoo Sports report from last week that revealed

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<v Speaker 1>details of the federal investigation. I believe there is also

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<v Speaker 1>an ESPN report. What did those reports disclosed that wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>known before? Sure, Well, there's two different reports that are

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<v Speaker 1>sort of the subject of the leaks and the judge

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<v Speaker 1>being pretty aggravated with all sides yesterday at that hearing.

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<v Speaker 1>The first was a report from Yahoo which laid out

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<v Speaker 1>documents that were most likely exchanged in discovery, but laid

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<v Speaker 1>out pretty intricate records from Andy Miller a s M Sports,

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<v Speaker 1>which is a uh he and he's a pretty big

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<v Speaker 1>basketball agent and his office was implicated because one of

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<v Speaker 1>his associates, Christian Dawkins, was indicted as part of the

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<v Speaker 1>initial indictments. In September, um the daily indictments came down,

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<v Speaker 1>it was reported that a s M the FBI, the

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<v Speaker 1>FEDS came in and they gathered a ton of evidence.

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<v Speaker 1>They took their computers, their servers. In part on their

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<v Speaker 1>servers were excelt sheets which allegedly laid out payments that

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<v Speaker 1>were paid from a s M Sports, specifically Christian Dawkins.

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<v Speaker 1>And a few other associates at a s M to

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<v Speaker 1>high school athletes and their families too, theoretically get them

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<v Speaker 1>to most likely eventually signed with them when they turned

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<v Speaker 1>pro um and the league that was in Yahoo Sports.

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<v Speaker 1>It was pretty intricate in detail because they were actually

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<v Speaker 1>at the actual documents and the spreadsheets which were disclosed

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<v Speaker 1>in UH the investigation. The ESPN report is actually even

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<v Speaker 1>murkier because Sean Miller, who is the coach of UH

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<v Speaker 1>the Arizona one of the best teams in the country,

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<v Speaker 1>is reportedly on What's Caught on a wire tap with

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<v Speaker 1>Christian Dawkins discussing how they could pay DeAndre Aton, who's

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<v Speaker 1>most likely going to be the number one pick UM

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<v Speaker 1>this year when he declares to the NBA Draft, how

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<v Speaker 1>they were able to pay his family and him a

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<v Speaker 1>hundred thousand dollars to at ten Arizona. So the judge,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously these are two, you know, UH, huge parts of

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<v Speaker 1>the case, and you know, these are the smoking guns

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<v Speaker 1>you always hear about, and somehow they've made their way

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<v Speaker 1>into the press and for the public to consume. And

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<v Speaker 1>obviously there's concerns from the judge because you do want

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<v Speaker 1>to have a fair trial. When this eventually goes to trial,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't want to have the jury pool polluted by

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<v Speaker 1>evidence that gets out prior to being introduced to the jury.

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<v Speaker 1>It seems like the prosecutors were the ones that were

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<v Speaker 1>complaining more. Does it hurt the prosecution more or the defense?

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<v Speaker 1>You know what, It's always uh, it's always funny when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to leaks because this information always gets out.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, I always tell people when they're trying

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<v Speaker 1>to figure out, what's the point of this getting out?

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<v Speaker 1>Yet the point to who the source of the the leak

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<v Speaker 1>was and tryside what they have to gain. And I

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<v Speaker 1>can see it from both ends. I mean, the prosecutors

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<v Speaker 1>saying we didn't do it. They're pointing fingers at the defense.

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<v Speaker 1>The defense is saying we didn't do it. We're pointing

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<v Speaker 1>fingers at the prosecution. And both sides have an interest

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<v Speaker 1>of can have their own interests to gain this stuff out.

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<v Speaker 1>On the point of the prosecutors, they could be releasing

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<v Speaker 1>this information specifically as it pertains to Sean Miller, to

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<v Speaker 1>sort to scare other people to come forward, saying, look,

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<v Speaker 1>we have three thousand hours of wire tap conversations and

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<v Speaker 1>you could be next so if you have any information,

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<v Speaker 1>come to us now and get the best deal, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know it will look more favorable if you come

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<v Speaker 1>in disclose what you know now. On the defense side,

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<v Speaker 1>they could be saying, look, this is a which hunt

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<v Speaker 1>towards just a few the ten people that are indicted.

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<v Speaker 1>This actually goes a lot further than um just the

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<v Speaker 1>defendants that are actually named. Sean Miller, for instance, he's

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<v Speaker 1>not named in any indictment and hasn't been mentioned once

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<v Speaker 1>as being a part of this case. So Ben, one

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<v Speaker 1>of the defense attorneys, said he'd already raised concerns with

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<v Speaker 1>prosecutors that too many documents had been designated as confidential,

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<v Speaker 1>and Judge Kaplan told both sides that they should expect

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<v Speaker 1>a revised order on procedures for confidential documents in order

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<v Speaker 1>not to jeopardize the fair trial. What kind of procedures

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<v Speaker 1>for confidential documents? Can he can he really close the

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<v Speaker 1>lead here? Can he can the judge stop the leaks

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<v Speaker 1>with new procedures? The judge could do everything he can

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<v Speaker 1>in his power to try to prevent leaks, But unfortunately, um, unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 1>it's really difficult to stop somebody from getting their narrative

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<v Speaker 1>out there. I imagine that the new order will be

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<v Speaker 1>a very tight gag order that will have significant penalties

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<v Speaker 1>either side if it comes out that they're the ones

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<v Speaker 1>actually leaking the information. And we typically see this in

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of high profile cases where UM attorneys are

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<v Speaker 1>put under gag orders they can't speak to the press,

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<v Speaker 1>and this can now encompass all the documents that are

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<v Speaker 1>being exchanged between both sides. But unfortunately, this case seems

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<v Speaker 1>like it's, you know, bigger than what we already This

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<v Speaker 1>case seems like it's a lot bigger than what's initially

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<v Speaker 1>being reported, and a lot of other people are implicated,

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<v Speaker 1>and when people are being interviewed by the FBI, it

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<v Speaker 1>could be a lot more than just the ten defendants

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<v Speaker 1>that are already named. Then we've seen a higher profile

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<v Speaker 1>investigation where there seemed never to be any leaks, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's the Special Council Russia investigation. How do you account

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<v Speaker 1>for that? Well, I am, I would disagree with you

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<v Speaker 1>on one point. I think there have been some selective

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<v Speaker 1>leaks that have come out recently. UM. But from all

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<v Speaker 1>from everything I've read and from everything I know about

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<v Speaker 1>Robert Mueller, he is a straight by the book kind

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<v Speaker 1>of guy and he doesn't play dirty, and you know

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<v Speaker 1>that could be a big part of it too, is

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<v Speaker 1>that his personality and the way he runs his operation

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<v Speaker 1>and his investigation is to keep it a lot more

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<v Speaker 1>close to the vest I think recently a few things

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<v Speaker 1>have been uh coming out as it pertains to the

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<v Speaker 1>Russia investigation, because it might be coming to its close

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<v Speaker 1>and they're trying to get certain people to flip and

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<v Speaker 1>give out some information and maybe roll on a few

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<v Speaker 1>people that are higher up that haven't been named yet

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<v Speaker 1>or indicted. Yeah, the leaks are selective recently they seem

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<v Speaker 1>to be coming for for specific reasons. Whereas these leaks

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<v Speaker 1>were were they just we have about thirty seconds here.

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<v Speaker 1>Were you shocked by these leaks? Um, I haven't been

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<v Speaker 1>shocked about anything as it pertains of this case. Because

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<v Speaker 1>when you have an industry, Um, when you have an

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<v Speaker 1>organization like the n c A that runs an industry

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<v Speaker 1>that's multibillions of dollars and it has a labor force

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<v Speaker 1>that doesn't get paid, unfortunately, there's going to be a

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<v Speaker 1>black market. And you know they're labor force. These players

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<v Speaker 1>that generally a lot of them come from low income families.

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<v Speaker 1>They can't afford to even buy a cup of coffee

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<v Speaker 1>on campus, So if somebody's offering you some money, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>We've got to end it there, but we will pick

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<v Speaker 1>up this conversation again. That's Benjamin Levin's and your council

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<v Speaker 1>a Board and Reese. Thanks for listening to the Bloomberg

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