John Dean on Mueller Probe: Trump Will Not Accept Responsibility for Any of His Own Actions

RUSH TRANSCRIPT New tonight ░░░░░░░░ game President Trump blaming ░░░░░░░░ White House counsel don ░░░░░░░░ for special counsel Robert ░░░░░░░░ s Russia investigation Sources ░░░░░░░░ to mcgahn say trump ░░░░░░░░ it up during their ░░░░░░░░ face to face meeting ░░░░░░░░ the Oval Office Trump ░░░░░░░░ to mcgahn that Mueller ░░░░░░░░ named special counsel on ░░░░░░░░ s watch and that ░░░░░░░░ investigation remains a cloud ░░░░░░░░ his presidency Mcgahn has ░░░░░░░░ been a target of ░░░░░░░░ s ire He refused ░░░░░░░░ fire him last year ░░░░░░░░ unsuccessfully tried to stop ░░░░░░░░ general Jeff Sessions from ░░░░░░░░ him from the Russia ░░░░░░░░ Outfront now John Dean ░░░░░░░░ CNN Supreme Court reporter ░░░░░░░░ devoge What is your ░░░░░░░░ on this reporting this ░░░░░░░░ face to face meeting ░░░░░░░░ complaining to mcgahn that ░░░░░░░░ special counsel was appointed ░░░░░░░░ his watch Look these ░░░░░░░░ men have been through ░░░░░░░░ lot together right It ░░░░░░░░ no secret that mcgahn ░░░░░░░░ to leave We knew ░░░░░░░░ last summer at one ░░░░░░░░ he was going Out ░░░░░░░░ nowhere at the end ░░░░░░░░ August the president tweeted ░░░░░░░░ will leave this fall ░░░░░░░░ took mcgahn by surprise ░░░░░░░░ took other people by ░░░░░░░░ He kept his head ░░░░░░░░ he went through and ░░░░░░░░ that Brett Kavanaugh confirmation ░░░░░░░░ wasn t easy After ░░░░░░░░ was done he took ░░░░░░░░ meeting and it was ░░░░░░░░ minutes our sources have ░░░░░░░░ us and the president ░░░░░░░░ tick off the good ░░░░░░░░ that he felt like ░░░░░░░░ had done had accomplished ░░░░░░░░ then he brought up ░░░░░░░░ again and laid the ░░░░░░░░ as he is prone ░░░░░░░░ do It s interesting ░░░░░░░░ that s how they ░░░░░░░░ this last meeting Keep ░░░░░░░░ mind there is no ░░░░░░░░ they have had this ░░░░░░░░ tortured relationship For many ░░░░░░░░ Let s not forget ░░░░░░░░ was involved with the ░░░░░░░░ campaign before he was ░░░░░░░░ House counsel He was ░░░░░░░░ of the earliest people ░░░░░░░░ he left his replacement ░░░░░░░░ t even gotten his ░░░░░░░░ check One source told ░░░░░░░░ the president was tired ░░░░░░░░ mcgahn mcgahn was tired ░░░░░░░░ the president and that ░░░░░░░░ how they ended it ░░░░░░░░ that meeting And you ░░░░░░░░ that the whole blaming ░░░░░░░░ John it s not ░░░░░░░░ mcgahn that trump has ░░░░░░░░ for Mueller s probe ░░░░░░░░ s regularly slammed attorney ░░░░░░░░ Jeff Sessions for recusing ░░░░░░░░ from the Russia here ░░░░░░░░ what he said just ░░░░░░░░ weeks ago It s ░░░░░░░░ witch hunt It s ░░░░░░░░ more than a witch ░░░░░░░░ Jeff Sessions should have ░░░░░░░░ let it happen should ░░░░░░░░ have recused himself BROWN ░░░░░░░░ then in June he ░░░░░░░░ in part the Russia ░░░░░░░░ hunt hoax continues because ░░░░░░░░ Sessions didn t tell ░░░░░░░░ he was going to ░░░░░░░░ himself He blames everyone ░░░░░░░░ himself for Special Counsel ░░░░░░░░ Mueller s Russia probe ░░░░░░░░ it was his firing ░░░░░░░░ then FBI director James ░░░░░░░░ that started it all ░░░░░░░░ John Am I right ░░░░░░░░ He seems to forget ░░░░░░░░ source of the problem ░░░░░░░░ his own action But ░░░░░░░░ is typical Trump We ░░░░░░░░ now watched him in ░░░░░░░░ for quite a while ░░░░░░░░ watched him during the ░░░░░░░░ And this is standard ░░░░░░░░ procedure a man who ░░░░░░░░ not accept responsibility for ░░░░░░░░ of his own actions ░░░░░░░░ And let s remember ░░░░░░░░ McGahn has cooperated extensively ░░░░░░░░ Mueller s probe I ░░░░░░░░ it was what 30 ░░░░░░░░ he spent in the ░░░░░░░░ with Mueller s prosecutors ░░░░░░░░ told CNN when that ░░░░░░░░ first came out that ░░░░░░░░ was none too pleased ░░░░░░░░ find out about that ░░░░░░░░ you have this reporting ░░░░░░░░ their last face to ░░░░░░░░ meeting he brings up ░░░░░░░░ to McGahn Do you ░░░░░░░░ it had anything to ░░░░░░░░ with him being bitter ░░░░░░░░ McGahn spent all this ░░░░░░░░ with Mueller s team ░░░░░░░░ VOGUE Well our sources ░░░░░░░░ say that the President ░░░░░░░░ unnerved by those meetings ░░░░░░░░ didn t know that ░░░░░░░░ went on as long ░░░░░░░░ it did But keep ░░░░░░░░ mind it s sort ░░░░░░░░ how he processes things ░░░░░░░░ at Attorney General Jeff ░░░░░░░░ he s been ripped ░░░░░░░░ in these tweets and ░░░░░░░░ s been ripped apart ░░░░░░░░ his statements and it ░░░░░░░░ seems to be how ░░░░░░░░ President chooses to go ░░░░░░░░ him But he does ░░░░░░░░ a lot to McGahn ░░░░░░░░ Russia aside keep in ░░░░░░░░ it was McGahn who ░░░░░░░░ the one who pushed ░░░░░░░░ those Supreme Court nominations ░░░░░░░░ Gorsuch Brett Kavanaugh he ░░░░░░░░ the landscape of the ░░░░░░░░ by bringing in all ░░░░░░░░ judges That s a ░░░░░░░░ success for the President ░░░░░░░░ deregulation as well Exactly ░░░░░░░░ he may have had ░░░░░░░░ fights on Russia and ░░░░░░░░ went for months really ░░░░░░░░ talking but he did ░░░░░░░░ on those crucial issues ░░░░░░░░ the judiciary and deregulation ░░░░░░░░ I want to just ░░░░░░░░ gears a little bit ░░░░░░░░ ask you about what ░░░░░░░░ national archives released today ░░░░░░░░ so called watergate road ░░░░░░░░ Watergate special prosecutor Leon ░░░░░░░░ sent it to the ░░░░░░░░ Judiciary Committee where it ░░░░░░░░ the case to indict ░░░░░░░░ Nixon to obstruction of ░░░░░░░░ and obstruction of a ░░░░░░░░ investigation Jaworski was concerned ░░░░░░░░ was no legal precedent ░░░░░░░░ indict a sitting president ░░░░░░░░ how does this guide ░░░░░░░░ in your view What ░░░░░░░░ is is the result ░░░░░░░░ a lawsuit filed by ░░░░░░░░ democracy an organization that ░░░░░░░░ they need transparency Historically ░░░░░░░░ of the watergate materials ░░░░░░░░ jury which is typically ░░░░░░░░ material had been released ░░░░░░░░ so they went in ░░░░░░░░ try to get this ░░░░░░░░ this road map released ░░░░░░░░ was a result of ░░░░░░░░ special counsel during watergate ░░░░░░░░ the grand jury to ░░░░░░░░ indict Nixon but rather ░░░░░░░░ him as an unindicted ░░░░░░░░ conspirator and send this ░░░░░░░░ map this plan of ░░░░░░░░ they had proceeded the ░░░░░░░░ they collected against Nixon ░░░░░░░░ the Congress and the ░░░░░░░░ judiciary Committee which needed ░░░░░░░░ I was aware of ░░░░░░░░ at the time and ░░░░░░░░ it turned out to ░░░░░░░░ a very important document ░░░░░░░░ now it has been ░░░░░░░░ for all to see ░░░░░░░░ you so much to ░░░░░░░░ of you John Dean ░░░░░░░░ Ariane, appreciate it.