RUSH TRANSCRIPT Major breaking ░░░░░░░░ tonight in the Russia ░░░░░░░░ Two big revelations on ░░░░░░░░ the Trump campaign colluded ░░░░░░░░ the Russians That possibility ░░░░░░░░ whether Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ as president amount to ░░░░░░░░ of justice First from ░░░░░░░░ Washington Post reporting tonight ░░░░░░░░ quote Less than two ░░░░░░░░ before Donald Trump accepted ░░░░░░░░ Republican presidential nomination his ░░░░░░░░ chairman offered to provide ░░░░░░░░ on the race to ░░░░░░░░ Russian billionaire closely aligned ░░░░░░░░ the Kremlin according to ░░░░░░░░ familiar with the discussions ░░░░░░░░ he needs private briefings ░░░░░░░░ can accommodate Paul Manafort ░░░░░░░░ in the July 7th ░░░░░░░░ e mail Jason Maloney ░░░░░░░░ confirmed the authenticity of ░░░░░░░░ e mails and says ░░░░░░░░ were turned over to ░░░░░░░░ committees There are no ░░░░░░░░ yet that the Russian ░░░░░░░░ received Manafort s offer ░░░░░░░░ that briefings took place ░░░░░░░░ Investigators believe the exchanges ░░░░░░░░ reflect Manafort s willingness ░░░░░░░░ profit created a potential ░░░░░░░░ for Russian interests at ░░░░░░░░ highest level of a ░░░░░░░░ S Presidential campaign Also ░░░░░░░░ the clear signs yet ░░░░░░░░ special counsel Robert Mueller ░░░░░░░░ investigating President Trump himself ░░░░░░░░ actions he has taken ░░░░░░░░ office as the president ░░░░░░░░ York Times reporting just ░░░░░░░░ ago that The special ░░░░░░░░ has asked the White ░░░░░░░░ for documents about some ░░░░░░░░ President Trump s most ░░░░░░░░ actions since taking office ░░░░░░░░ the firing of his ░░░░░░░░ security adviser and FBI ░░░░░░░░ according to the White ░░░░░░░░ officials Further Mueller is ░░░░░░░░ interested in an Oval ░░░░░░░░ meeting Mr Trump had ░░░░░░░░ Russian officials which he ░░░░░░░░ dismissal had relieved great ░░░░░░░░ on him Mueller s ░░░░░░░░ has listed 13 different ░░░░░░░░ in their document requests ░░░░░░░░ the White House Here ░░░░░░░░ breakdown these major developments ░░░░░░░░ the Mueller investigation former ░░░░░░░░ S Attorney former special ░░░░░░░░ I find this remarkable ░░░░░░░░ s not conclusive of ░░░░░░░░ but what is shows ░░░░░░░░ Manafort campaign chair for ░░░░░░░░ of the two major ░░░░░░░░ nominees who is pretty ░░░░░░░░ and by the admission ░░░░░░░░ his own spokesperson seeking ░░░░░░░░ profit with foreign interests ░░░░░░░░ that position explicitly Yeah ░░░░░░░░ ve got it tell ░░░░░░░░ it would shock me ░░░░░░░░ response from the spokesperson ░░░░░░░░ that this was innocuous ░░░░░░░░ places something that happens ░░░░░░░░ the time for Paul ░░░░░░░░ trying to pedal your ░░░░░░░░ with a Russian billionaire ░░░░░░░░ something that he does ░░░░░░░░ day I think it ░░░░░░░░ really shocking if I ░░░░░░░░ his spokesperson or his ░░░░░░░░ I would say very ░░░░░░░░ about this because it ░░░░░░░░ troubling What it indicates ░░░░░░░░ me is you know ░░░░░░░░ was some effort not ░░░░░░░░ to get something for ░░░░░░░░ but you could you ░░░░░░░░ imply that this guy ░░░░░░░░ going to have an ░░░░░░░░ in potentially in the ░░░░░░░░ campaign I mean why ░░░░░░░░ you know why is ░░░░░░░░ Russian billionaire getting special ░░░░░░░░ and special information about ░░░░░░░░ Trump campaign I think ░░░░░░░░ suggests that he is ░░░░░░░░ to want something in ░░░░░░░░ and that would be ░░░░░░░░ crime if some official ░░░░░░░░ was promised to the ░░░░░░░░ government in exchange for ░░░░░░░░ of value or just ░░░░░░░░ foreign contributions at all ░░░░░░░░ be a crime and ░░░░░░░░ know Mueller s looking ░░░░░░░░ that because he has ░░░░░░░░ that search warrant on ░░░░░░░░ So I think it ░░░░░░░░ highly troubling And I ░░░░░░░░ it the biggest problem ░░░░░░░░ Manafort and the biggest ░░░░░░░░ is these other crimes ░░░░░░░░ Mueller is looking at ░░░░░░░░ false disclosure forms taxes ░░░░░░░░ like that those are ░░░░░░░░ serious crimes They re ░░░░░░░░ But you could imagine ░░░░░░░░ getting pardoned for that ░░░░░░░░ can imagine people saying ░░░░░░░░ didn t find any ░░░░░░░░ But if there is ░░░░░░░░ crime related to trading ░░░░░░░░ with a Russian oligarch ░░░░░░░░ I was Manafort s ░░░░░░░░ I would tell him ░░░░░░░░ m not sure there ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ and oh by the ░░░░░░░░ when the judge gets ░░░░░░░░ sentencing you might get ░░░░░░░░ book thrown at you ░░░░░░░░ you re convicted So ░░░░░░░░ is serious business Barbara ░░░░░░░░ oligarch at the center ░░░░░░░░ this a few things ░░░░░░░░ reporting on him he ░░░░░░░░ reportedly quite close to ░░░░░░░░ Putin He s has ░░░░░░░░ long relationship with Paul ░░░░░░░░ and at one point ░░░░░░░░ legal proceedings against Manafort ░░░░░░░░ 19 million that he ░░░░░░░░ Manafort had taken from ░░░░░░░░ and misused My question ░░░░░░░░ you is there does ░░░░░░░░ to be the question ░░░░░░░░ hangs over this of ░░░░░░░░ entrapment or economic incentives ░░░░░░░░ is to say someone ░░░░░░░░ someone money and that ░░░░░░░░ them open to possible ░░░░░░░░ right Absolutely One of ░░░░░░░░ first questions they ask ░░░░░░░░ on a background investigation ░░░░░░░░ whether anybody has leverage ░░░░░░░░ you that could be ░░░░░░░░ to compromise you blackmail ░░░░░░░░ get you to do ░░░░░░░░ that is not in ░░░░░░░░ interest of the United ░░░░░░░░ That debt alone is ░░░░░░░░ problematic and certainly raises ░░░░░░░░ lot of questions To ░░░░░░░░ extent did President Trump ░░░░░░░░ about this And Paul ░░░░░░░░ is the campaign manager ░░░░░░░░ high level To what ░░░░░░░░ is he offering access ░░░░░░░░ the campaign on behalf ░░░░░░░░ the candidate himself Certainly ░░░░░░░░ he is seeking personal ░░░░░░░░ there could be a ░░░░░░░░ there But what if ░░░░░░░░ s offering in exchange ░░░░░░░░ is seeking campaign contributions ░░░░░░░░ would also be illegal ░░░░░░░░ s also the question ░░░░░░░░ to follow on the ░░░░░░░░ of who owes who ░░░░░░░░ Maloney the Manafort spokesperson ░░░░░░░░ story is people owed ░░░░░░░░ Manafort money right They ░░░░░░░░ him money He s ░░░░░░░░ to collect on his ░░░░░░░░ so he s offering ░░░░░░░░ free boutique briefing service ░░░░░░░░ it also seems possible ░░░░░░░░ the owing goes the ░░░░░░░░ way around and he ░░░░░░░░ trying to work off ░░░░░░░░ that Like I don ░░░░░░░░ understand if someone owes ░░░░░░░░ money why are you ░░░░░░░░ them a service That ░░░░░░░░ not usually how it ░░░░░░░░ Am I wrong I ░░░░░░░░ with that and anybody ░░░░░░░░ your viewers don t ░░░░░░░░ me to tell them ░░░░░░░░ you re trading access ░░░░░░░░ a presidential candidate in ░░░░░░░░ for any money or ░░░░░░░░ repayment of a debt ░░░░░░░░ is very dangerous business ░░░░░░░░ so you know if ░░░░░░░░ was still a federal ░░░░░░░░ and I was on ░░░░░░░░ s team I would ░░░░░░░░ looking at a whole ░░░░░░░░ of different crimes that ░░░░░░░░ could potentially charge coming ░░░░░░░░ of that And you ░░░░░░░░ honestly Paul Manafort is ░░░░░░░░ know is in a ░░░░░░░░ of trouble He already ░░░░░░░░ know from The New ░░░░░░░░ Times just yesterday that ░░░░░░░░ Mueller intends to charge ░░░░░░░░ Manafort This just means ░░░░░░░░ the evidence he has ░░░░░░░░ his disposal is more ░░░░░░░░ than we thought Barbara ░░░░░░░░ wanted to get your ░░░░░░░░ on this because this ░░░░░░░░ not the Normal run ░░░░░░░░ the mill investigation when ░░░░░░░░ re dealing with the ░░░░░░░░ House There s executive ░░░░░░░░ all sorts of ways ░░░░░░░░ which the White House ░░░░░░░░ attempt to shield its ░░░░░░░░ What do you make ░░░░░░░░ the scope of this ░░░░░░░░ request and whether they ░░░░░░░░ going to be able ░░░░░░░░ get their hands on ░░░░░░░░ material You know in ░░░░░░░░ reporting we have today ░░░░░░░░ three or four of ░░░░░░░░ categories and it s ░░░░░░░░ reported that the Mueller ░░░░░░░░ requested 13 different categories ░░░░░░░░ very broad My guess ░░░░░░░░ that there will be ░░░░░░░░ negotiation and back and ░░░░░░░░ done to try to ░░░░░░░░ the scope But at ░░░░░░░░ end of the day ░░░░░░░░ Mueller really holds all ░░░░░░░░ the cards If he ░░░░░░░░ to he could use ░░░░░░░░ grand jury subpoena and ░░░░░░░░ more heavy handed about ░░░░░░░░ and go to court ░░░░░░░░ quash that subpoena I ░░░░░░░░ t seen anything that ░░░░░░░░ beyond the scope beyond ░░░░░░░░ is a legitimate request ░░░░░░░░ has the subpoena power ░░░░░░░░ ask for anything reasonably ░░░░░░░░ for the discovery of ░░░░░░░░ evidence to prove up ░░░░░░░░ crimes and I think ░░░░░░░░ really signals when we ░░░░░░░░ at the events that ░░░░░░░░ s looking at that ░░░░░░░░ does have his sights ░░░░░░░░ on a potential obstruction ░░░░░░░░ justice investigation when he ░░░░░░░░ focusing on the kinds ░░░░░░░░ events that have been ░░░░░░░░ Including according to The ░░░░░░░░ York Times that famous ░░░░░░░░ after Comey was fired ░░░░░░░░ sergey lavrov foreign minister ░░░░░░░░ then sergey kislyak who ░░░░░░░░ that getting rid of ░░░░░░░░ Comey the nutjob had ░░░░░░░░ the pressure off Barbara ░░░░░░░░ thank you Thank you ░░░░░░░░ Chris Also today new ░░░░░░░░ on