RUSH TRANSCRIPT This is ░░░░░░░░ tonight I m don ░░░░░░░░ It s it s ░░░░░░░░ 00 P M On ░░░░░░░░ East Coast Live with ░░░░░░░░ developments Two more lawyers ░░░░░░░░ down the chance to ░░░░░░░░ the president s team ░░░░░░░░ more and more star ░░░░░░░░ are saying thank you ░░░░░░░░ no thanks to the ░░░░░░░░ House But with all ░░░░░░░░ challenges facing President Trump ░░░░░░░░ the Mueller investigation to ░░░░░░░░ Daniels It couldn t ░░░░░░░░ more important to have ░░░░░░░░ legal team to handle ░░░░░░░░ this Also tonight blue ░░░░░░░░ voters back in the ░░░░░░░░ with the return of ░░░░░░░░ 90 sit com rose ░░░░░░░░ These are the have ░░░░░░░░ who felt they didn ░░░░░░░░ have a voice until ░░░░░░░░ Trump I want to ░░░░░░░░ in Lara Coates Former ░░░░░░░░ S Attorney Michael Moore ░░░░░░░░ to have all of ░░░░░░░░ on Thank you Zbliefrmgts ░░░░░░░░ we learn of the ░░░░░░░░ major law firm refuseding ░░░░░░░░ represent President Trump in ░░░░░░░░ Russia investigation What does ░░░░░░░░ tell but 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president ░░░░░░░░ good on you So ░░░░░░░░ I want to play ░░░░░░░░ the former Watergate prosecutor ░░░░░░░░ John Dean said about ░░░░░░░░ legal troubles It s ░░░░░░░░ the same as simply ░░░░░░░░ the leader of the ░░░░░░░░ world when the people ░░░░░░░░ referring to him behind ░░░░░░░░ back He is famous ░░░░░░░░ Nick namgs He is ░░░░░░░░ known as spanky That ░░░░░░░░ not good There are ░░░░░░░░ some legitimate conflicts with ░░░░░░░░ in Washington But also ░░░░░░░░ problem That s the ░░░░░░░░ the client has He ░░░░░░░░ difficult Doesn t follow ░░░░░░░░ advice of his attorneys ░░░░░░░░ he also doesn t ░░░░░░░░ I think that last ░░░░░░░░ might be a dominant ░░░░░░░░ We discussed that last ░░░░░░░░ last night here on ░░░░░░░░ show in detail But ░░░░░░░░ the tawdry sex scandal ░░░░░░░░ Trump s bad reputation ░░░░░░░░ paying bills making his ░░░░░░░░ toxic for law firms ░░░░░░░░ you take on a ░░░░░░░░ like that don you ░░░░░░░░ you are taking on ░░░░░░░░ reputation of that client ░░░░░░░░ I ll tell you ░░░░░░░░ I represented Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ suspect there would be ░░░░░░░░ lot of people out ░░░░░░░░ that would be pretty ░░░░░░░░ about it A lot ░░░░░░░░ potential clients who would ░░░░░░░░ negatively Typically representing the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ a frustrate honor I ░░░░░░░░ it s general I ░░░░░░░░ the feather in the ░░░░░░░░ of many attorneys in ░░░░░░░░ past I think what ░░░░░░░░ see here is that ░░░░░░░░ reputation of Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ such that a lot ░░░░░░░░ lawyers would rather not ░░░░░░░░ him And given the ░░░░░░░░ that he doesn t ░░░░░░░░ pay legal fees that ░░░░░░░░ a very big problem ░░░░░░░░ will tell you that ░░░░░░░░ know you are always ░░░░░░░░ lawyer thinking about when ░░░░░░░░ are bringing in a ░░░░░░░░ client their ability to ░░░░░░░░ And if a lawyer ░░░░░░░░ a client stiffs his ░░░░░░░░ essentially the lawyer is ░░░░░░░░ himself in a position ░░░░░░░░ you have essentially made ░░░░░░░░ loan to somebody from ░░░░░░░░ law firm s funds ░░░░░░░░ are not getting repaid ░░░░░░░░ ultimately your pay and ░░░░░░░░ bonus at the end ░░░░░░░░ the year is going ░░░░░░░░ be going to reflect ░░░░░░░░ short fall Let s ░░░░░░░░ Michael in Michael some ░░░░░░░░ have said their firms ░░░░░░░░ a conflict because they ░░░░░░░░ other people in the ░░░░░░░░ investigation But that can ░░░░░░░░ account for all the ░░░░░░░░ attorneys taking such a ░░░░░░░░ profile case can it ░░░░░░░░ doesn t tp and ░░░░░░░░ s just a courteous ░░░░░░░░ of saying no thank ░░░░░░░░ to representing the president ░░░░░░░░ can say I have ░░░░░░░░ conflict It s hard ░░░░░░░░ me to keep a ░░░░░░░░ face thinking about spanky ░░░░░░░░ this point I just ░░░░░░░░ can t believe we ░░░░░░░░ about this But Yes ░░░░░░░░ to my world Michael ░░░░░░░░ get it I m ░░░░░░░░ you I mean the ░░░░░░░░ is this You need ░░░░░░░░ lawyer to come in ░░░░░░░░ can tell you the ░░░░░░░░ You hire a lawyer ░░░░░░░░ you get along with ░░░░░░░░ lawyer with a spirit ░░░░░░░░ cooperation you need to ░░░░░░░░ to jihad with Trump ░░░░░░░░ will fire you and ░░░░░░░░ at you and throw ░░░░░░░░ under the bus At ░░░░░░░░ end of the day ░░░░░░░░ wants that person for ░░░░░░░░ client I mean the ░░░░░░░░ has to be be ░░░░░░░░ to receive bad advice ░░░░░░░░ can t take that ░░░░░░░░ anybody but maybe close ░░░░░░░░ of family My guess ░░░░░░░░ it s not so ░░░░░░░░ about conflicts or things ░░░░░░░░ there that are maybe ░░░░░░░░ decisions Folks don t ░░░░░░░░ to get in the ░░░░░░░░ swamp and pulled in ░░░░░░░░ mess that s going ░░░░░░░░ happen if in fact ░░░░░░░░ tries to fire Bob ░░░░░░░░ Five minutes in the ░░░░░░░░ ve had jihad mercurial ░░░░░░░░ spanky And the rest ░░░░░░░░ the world also we ░░░░░░░░ simulcast Rindt O it ░░░░░░░░ considered of an honor ░░░░░░░░ a lifetime to represent ░░░░░░░░ president How reconcile President ░░░░░░░░ s claiming that many ░░░░░░░░ time lawyers want to ░░░░░░░░ him with the reality ░░░░░░░░ none are coming onboard ░░░░░░░░ way I reconcile it ░░░░░░░░ that the president of ░░░░░░░░ United States this particular ░░░░░░░░ doesn t have a ░░░░░░░░ close relationship with the ░░░░░░░░ I mean the fact ░░░░░░░░ the matter is he ░░░░░░░░ turned down left and ░░░░░░░░ That does say something ░░░░░░░░ him I ll tell ░░░░░░░░ don lawyers as generately ░░░░░░░░ to represent the rich ░░░░░░░░ powerful particularly the the ░░░░░░░░ the United States This ░░░░░░░░ a problem for him ░░░░░░░░ actually agree with whatever ░░░░░░░░ said here You want ░░░░░░░░ have a lawyer who ░░░░░░░░ going to tell you ░░░░░░░░ tough news sometimes there ░░░░░░░░ a as a lawyer ░░░░░░░░ in a criminal defense ░░░░░░░░ you have to sometimes ░░░░░░░░ your client around to ░░░░░░░░ that are difficult truths ░░░░░░░░ they have to face ░░░░░░░░ you know you may ░░░░░░░░ facing time in prison ░░░░░░░░ you might need to ░░░░░░░░ guilty You may need ░░░░░░░░ take the fifth All ░░░░░░░░ very difficult conversations at ░░░░░░░░ you need to have ░░░░░░░░ your client If there ░░░░░░░░ t a good relationship ░░░░░░░░ lawyer and client and ░░░░░░░░ client doesn t have ░░░░░░░░ lawyer that they can ░░░░░░░░ trust and that really ░░░░░░░░ what they re doing ░░░░░░░░ can hurt the client ░░░░░░░░ this case Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ the end So Laura ░░░░░░░░ the lack of a ░░░░░░░░ legal team eventually going ░░░░░░░░ impact the president in ░░░░░░░░ investigation Dowd was with ░░░░░░░░ lawyer with Mueller s ░░░░░░░░ This is with a ░░░░░░░░ a special sit down ░░░░░░░░ looming with the special ░░░░░░░░ Of course it impacts ░░░░░░░░ and probably negatively You ░░░░░░░░ to have a captain ░░░░░░░░ the ship and not ░░░░░░░░ a skeleton krou you ░░░░░░░░ none of which a ░░░░░░░░ career in the federal ░░░░░░░░ It s not one ░░░░░░░░ has the skill set ░░░░░░░░ s needed to go ░░░░░░░░ Mueller and 16 of ░░░░░░░░ nation s top attorneys ░░░░░░░░ an area that has ░░░░░░░░ constitutional significance But some ░░░░░░░░ the onus or the ░░░░░░░░ has to fall on ░░░░░░░░ 37 pause Mueller is ░░░░░░░░ thriving and the special ░░░░░░░░ is tliefgt on the ░░░░░░░░ ability where he goes ░░░░░░░░ who he may or ░░░░░░░░ not diet who his ░░░░░░░░ is covering who is ░░░░░░░░ target and who is ░░░░░░░░ witness If you have ░░░░░░░░ of that uncertainty If ░░░░░░░░ are a white shoe ░░░░░░░░ firm or attorney or ░░░░░░░░ of the existing litigation ░░░░░░░░ for Trump you are ░░░░░░░░ to figure out can ░░░░░░░░ conflicts be resolved Will ░░░░░░░░ be able to be ░░░░░░░░ by somebody advancing my ░░░░░░░░ or the other other ░░░░░░░░ Mueller has a hand ░░░░░░░░ creating the uncertainty really ░░░░░░░░ to his benefit and ░░░░░░░░ Trump in the long ░░░░░░░░ A lot of people ░░░░░░░░ surprised when Joe The ░░░░░░░░ acting solicitor general suggested ░░░░░░░░ Mueller may have intervened ░░░░░░░░ he they see a ░░░░░░░░ doing something profoundly dangerous ░░░░░░░░ self interests Including hiring ░░░░░░░░ with clvgts will raise ░░░░░░░░ with the defendant and ░░░░░░░░ rethinking it Is that ░░░░░░░░ real possibility You know ░░░░░░░░ think diligent prosecutors do ░░░░░░░░ out sort of for ░░░░░░░░ protection of the system ░░░░░░░░ protecting the rights of ░░░░░░░░ defendant or the person ░░░░░░░░ is maybe the suspect ░░░░░░░░ the subject of an ░░░░░░░░ It s hard to ░░░░░░░░ in this case that ░░░░░░░░ whose team got involved ░░░░░░░░ the Trump lawyer hiring ░░░░░░░░ and that process and ░░░░░░░░ don t know that ░░░░░░░░ would have necessarily wanted ░░░░░░░░ tip their hand either ░░░░░░░░ potential conflicts that might ░░░░░░░░ out there or the ░░░░░░░░ that they re looking ░░░░░░░░ So I really don ░░░░░░░░ think that s the ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ question you know his ░░░░░░░░ legal judgment on that ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ that s necessarily the ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ clf you have the ░░░░░░░░ as had his wife ░░░░░░░░ a business decision at ░░░░░░░░ end of the day ░░░░░░░░ know she had one ░░░░░░░░ out there but conflicts ░░░░░░░░ be waived My guess ░░░░░░░░ they made a business ░░░░░░░░ they didn t want ░░░░░░░░ take the time away ░░░░░░░░ the practice or become ░░░░░░░░ totally bogged down in ░░░░░░░░ And that s what ░░░░░░░░ expect As far as ░░░░░░░░ lawyer goes Trump could ░░░░░░░░ Clarence Darrow and if ░░░░░░░░ couldn t get ahold ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump if he ░░░░░░░░ t talk his client ░░░░░░░░ keeps his mouth shut ░░░░░░░░ doing things damaging his ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t matter ░░░░░░░░ he gets at the ░░░░░░░░ of the day Maybe ░░░░░░░░ needs a a slick ░░░░░░░░ southern attorney named Michael ░░░░░░░░ would you take the ░░░░░░░░ I had the great ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ able to declines clients ░░░░░░░░ representation in my time ░░░░░░░░ that s a luxury ░░░░░░░░ enjoyed and still enjoy ░░░░░░░░ luxury I m not ░░░░░░░░ sure I d want ░░░░░░░░ be involved in this ░░░░░░░░ either You make me ░░░░░░░░ home LA Decline some ░░░░░░░░ in my time I ░░░░░░░░ it Thank you all ░░░░░░░░ you good to see ░░░░░░░░ don Good to see 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