RUSH TRANSCRIPT Let me ░░░░░░░░ go former federal prosecutor ░░░░░░░░ anchor for BBC So ░░░░░░░░ met with Trump before ░░░░░░░░ the letter relevanting the ░░░░░░░░ director be fired but ░░░░░░░░ to talk about conversations ░░░░░░░░ Trump So what can ░░░░░░░░ Mueller do when it ░░░░░░░░ to executive privilege First ░░░░░░░░ was noted a moment ░░░░░░░░ sessions did not invoke ░░░░░░░░ privilege He said it ░░░░░░░░ confidential A lot of ░░░░░░░░ that are comfort dpengs ░░░░░░░░ prosecutors can pry into ░░░░░░░░ bank statements are confidential ░░░░░░░░ lot of things confidential ░░░░░░░░ question is is he ░░░░░░░░ executive privilege The fact ░░░░░░░░ he didn t invoke ░░░░░░░░ means Congress can t ░░░░░░░░ to force his hand ░░░░░░░░ he does do that ░░░░░░░░ front of Mueller Mueller ░░░░░░░░ go to court and ░░░░░░░░ would expect would not ░░░░░░░░ up That sessions would ░░░░░░░░ to give answers on ░░░░░░░░ to Bob Mueller One ░░░░░░░░ the other exchanges here ░░░░░░░░ think there was a ░░░░░░░░ to sessions about potentially ░░░░░░░░ conversations with Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ it came to firing ░░░░░░░░ Mueller potentially removing him ░░░░░░░░ special counsel I think ░░░░░░░░ can play that with ░░░░░░░░ If the president asked ░░░░░░░░ your advice would that ░░░░░░░░ an appropriate conversation to ░░░░░░░░ with you I have ░░░░░░░░ thought that through If ░░░░░░░░ deals with the special ░░░░░░░░ I think the communication ░░░░░░░░ need to be directed ░░░░░░░░ the person who is ░░░░░░░░ the special counsel and ░░░░░░░░ would be the deputy ░░░░░░░░ general What did you ░░░░░░░░ of that exchange The ░░░░░░░░ part of the answer ░░░░░░░░ probably more honest than ░░░░░░░░ first part It is ░░░░░░░░ to believe he hasn ░░░░░░░░ thought about what would ░░░░░░░░ if the president came ░░░░░░░░ him sxmd he was ░░░░░░░░ on firing Bob Mueller ░░░░░░░░ has recused himself from ░░░░░░░░ Russia investigation This would ░░░░░░░░ to go through rob ░░░░░░░░ I don t see ░░░░░░░░ sessions can say that ░░░░░░░░ is something that he ░░░░░░░░ have thought about Particularly ░░░░░░░░ of this hearing Again ░░░░░░░░ was talking about these ░░░░░░░░ private conversations He wouldn ░░░░░░░░ talk about conversations he ░░░░░░░░ had with Trump about ░░░░░░░░ firing of James Comey ░░░░░░░░ the snippet that s ░░░░░░░░ listened to on and ░░░░░░░░ during the course of ░░░░░░░░ hearing he said continuously ░░░░░░░░ can t remember and ░░░░░░░░ can t say He ░░░░░░░░ back to version 1 ░░░░░░░░ of why Comey was ░░░░░░░░ and said it was ░░░░░░░░ the Clinton e mails ░░░░░░░░ nothing to do with ░░░░░░░░ Decide whether they push ░░░░░░░░ harder to get answers ░░░░░░░░ is what Jeff Sessions ░░░░░░░░ to say about the ░░░░░░░░ FBI director James Comey ░░░░░░░░ that s the main ░░░░░░░░ the president wanted to ░░░░░░░░ him why did it ░░░░░░░░ so long The investigation ░░░░░░░░ To fire him The ░░░░░░░░ knew when he was ░░░░░░░░ that Comey jumped into ░░░░░░░░ middle of the Clinton ░░░░░░░░ mail investigation Took the ░░░░░░░░ of attorney general over ░░░░░░░░ s the main reason ░░░░░░░░ was fired Why did ░░░░░░░░ wait so long to ░░░░░░░░ Comey I m not ░░░░░░░░ he ever grasped the ░░░░░░░░ import of that And ░░░░░░░░ s where the most ░░░░░░░░ I think peculiar to ░░░░░░░░ elements of all this ░░░░░░░░ the official reason the ░░░░░░░░ with Jeff Sessions is ░░░░░░░░ at in this hearing ░░░░░░░░ official reason for firing ░░░░░░░░ Comey was that he ░░░░░░░░ too hard to Hillary ░░░░░░░░ essentially It s weird ░░░░░░░░ given the president s ░░░░░░░░ tweet this morning attacking ░░░░░░░░ saying he was in ░░░░░░░░ bag for Clinton So ░░░░░░░░ doesn t even square ░░░░░░░░ the president s statements ░░░░░░░░ have to say clearly ░░░░░░░░ is investigating the firing ░░░░░░░░ James Comey Unless Austin ░░░░░░░░ these reports on many ░░░░░░░░ days are all wrong ░░░░░░░░ Mueller is investigating that ░░░░░░░░ think the tack that ░░░░░░░░ took today was a ░░░░░░░░ If I was advising ░░░░░░░░ I could see him ░░░░░░░░ that he refuses to ░░░░░░░░ into matters like that ░░░░░░░░ try to evade the ░░░░░░░░ To try to suggest ░░░░░░░░ this is really that ░░░░░░░░ firing of Comey was ░░░░░░░░ about the Hillary e ░░░░░░░░ is silly at this ░░░░░░░░ The president has xriktd ░░░░░░░░ times We have videotape ░░░░░░░░ the president sitting there ░░░░░░░░ this was about the ░░░░░░░░ investigation How can he ░░░░░░░░ I don t understand ░░░░░░░░ sessions went back to ░░░░░░░░ Hillary e mails The ░░░░░░░░ is it makes you ░░░░░░░░ if sessions isn t ░░░░░░░░ straight with us on ░░░░░░░░ Jim Comey was fired ░░░░░░░░ else is he not ░░░░░░░░ straight with us on ░░░░░░░░ comment that jumped out ░░░░░░░░ said it is not ░░░░░░░░ understood the significance of ░░░░░░░░ Comey s conduct toward ░░░░░░░░ Clinton It is the ░░░░░░░░ peculiar aspect of that ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ you both for being ░░░░░░░░ us.