CNN: Trump Team Reached out to Special Counsel After BuzzFeed Article

BALDWIN So there s ░░░░░░░░ Then Pamela to you ░░░░░░░░ ve got this new ░░░░░░░░ on Trump s legal ░░░░░░░░ reaching out to the ░░░░░░░░ Counsel Robert Mueller s ░░░░░░░░ on Friday What have ░░░░░░░░ learned now BROWN That ░░░░░░░░ right Brooke So we ░░░░░░░░ learned through my conversation ░░░░░░░░ Rudy Giuliani that Trump ░░░░░░░░ legal team did reach ░░░░░░░░ to the Special Counsel ░░░░░░░░ Office on Friday following ░░░░░░░░ BuzzFeed story that made ░░░░░░░░ assertion that the Special ░░░░░░░░ s Office had evidence ░░░░░░░░ this claim that the ░░░░░░░░ directed Michael Cohen his ░░░░░░░░ attorney to lie the ░░░░░░░░ about Trump Tower Moscow ░░░░░░░░ our reporting is that ░░░░░░░░ s attorneys were concerned ░░░░░░░░ this They of course ░░░░░░░░ what they had turned ░░░░░░░░ to the special counsel ░░░░░░░░ to them there was ░░░░░░░░ to support that claim ░░░░░░░░ they did reach out ░░░░░░░░ Giuliani would not say ░░░░░░░░ and what form that ░░░░░░░░ happened and what the ░░░░░░░░ of those communications were ░░░░░░░░ we are told my ░░░░░░░░ Laura Jarrett is told ░░░░░░░░ the Special Counsel s ░░░░░░░░ to release that statement ░░░░░░░░ down the central premise ░░░░░░░░ that story that they ░░░░░░░░ have this corroborated evidence ░░░░░░░░ that Trump lied to ░░░░░░░░ that Trump told Cohen ░░░░░░░░ lie to Congress they ░░░░░░░░ that decision on their ░░░░░░░░ to release that statement ░░░░░░░░ while Trump s legal ░░░░░░░░ did reach out to ░░░░░░░░ the decision to release ░░░░░░░░ extraordinarily rare statement to ░░░░░░░░ public came within the ░░░░░░░░ Counsel s Office And ░░░░░░░░ is so interesting just ░░░░░░░░ take a step back ░░░░░░░░ Brooke that the president ░░░░░░░░ White House essentially got ░░░░░░░░ helping hand from the ░░░░░░░░ Counsel s Office It ░░░░░░░░ the president who has ░░░░░░░░ attacked Robert Mueller for ░░░░░░░░ on a witch hunt ░░░░░░░░ in this case this ░░░░░░░░ a situation where essentially ░░░░░░░░ Special Counsel s Office ░░░░░░░░ out this statement bailing ░░░░░░░░ out in a sense ░░░░░░░░ this was an extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ that was causing talk ░░░░░░░░ Capitol Hill among Democrats ░░░░░░░░ possible impeachment BALDWIN What ░░░░░░░░ you think of that ░░░░░░░░ I think that this ░░░░░░░░ a special situation for ░░░░░░░░ where he felt he ░░░░░░░░ to make a public ░░░░░░░░ which he hasn t ░░░░░░░░ the past His integrity ░░░░░░░░ being challenged by what ░░░░░░░░ thought to be a ░░░░░░░░ inaccurate story that was ░░░░░░░░ taken seriously by a ░░░░░░░░ of major press outlets ░░░░░░░░ even if press outlets ░░░░░░░░ t saying it was ░░░░░░░░ they were talking about ░░░░░░░░ fact that BuzzFeed had ░░░░░░░░ it So this was ░░░░░░░░ attack I think for ░░░░░░░░ on his own work ░░░░░░░░ and I think he ░░░░░░░░ sending a warning shot ░░░░░░░░ over his bow is ░░░░░░░░ Don t be telling ░░░░░░░░ what my files reflect ░░░░░░░░ what I m doing ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ back at you if ░░░░░░░░ report it inaccurately.’”