RUSH TRANSCRIPT Few months ░░░░░░░░ right Sarah Westwood Thank ░░░░░░░░ so much Joining me ░░░░░░░░ now former Federal prosecutor ░░░░░░░░ CNN legal Analyst murado ░░░░░░░░ And our other guest ░░░░░░░░ author Of The threat ░░░░░░░░ What legal implications could ░░░░░░░░ have for the president ░░░░░░░░ the United States Well ░░░░░░░░ of all as you ░░░░░░░░ I think teased out ░░░░░░░░ Little bit in this ░░░░░░░░ It has political implications ░░░░░░░░ a legal perspective what ░░░░░░░░ helps us do is ░░░░░░░░ What the Mueller investigation ░░░░░░░░ the genesis of the ░░░░░░░░ Investigation really was You ░░░░░░░░ we ve had a ░░░░░░░░ of Discussion and argument ░░░░░░░░ Why did Rosenstein appoint ░░░░░░░░ There s been some ░░░░░░░░ Challenges to that I ░░░░░░░░ now it s pretty ░░░░░░░░ Why Rosenstein thought it ░░░░░░░░ so Important to appoint ░░░░░░░░ Mueller and I think ░░░░░░░░ s much Harder to ░░░░░░░░ issue with that Decision ░░░░░░░░ the president of the ░░░░░░░░ States himself was the ░░░░░░░░ of a counterintelligence Investigation ░░░░░░░░ whether or Not he ░░░░░░░░ a foreign asset So ░░░░░░░░ think it s pretty ░░░░░░░░ to Understand why that ░░░░░░░░ One thing I think ░░░░░░░░ helps us Understand and ░░░░░░░░ really Helpfully walked through ░░░░░░░░ a Moment ago Fred ░░░░░░░░ that the Obstruction of ░░░░░░░░ was seen As sort ░░░░░░░░ the genesis of this ░░░░░░░░ In other words people ░░░░░░░░ Asking where was the ░░░░░░░░ How was he helping ░░░░░░░░ Meaning like the Motivation ░░░░░░░░ he wanted the Russia ░░░░░░░░ to go away And ░░░░░░░░ fired Comey that kind ░░░░░░░░ Corroborates you know that ░░░░░░░░ of obstruction you re ░░░░░░░░ That s right In ░░░░░░░░ words that it seems ░░░░░░░░ the FBI is concerned ░░░░░░░░ By the president Donald ░░░░░░░░ Trying to interfere with ░░░░░░░░ Investigation into what Russia ░░░░░░░░ doing then that you ░░░░░░░░ Suggested perhaps he was ░░░░░░░░ To advance Russian interests ░░░░░░░░ then he said he ░░░░░░░░ him Because he wanted ░░░░░░░░ Russian Investigation to go ░░░░░░░░ When there s talk ░░░░░░░░ some law Enforcement agents ░░░░░░░░ to see If they ░░░░░░░░ know overstepped Their bounds ░░░░░░░░ mean it also Seems ░░░░░░░░ based on this Reporting ░░░░░░░░ was a Culmination of ░░░░░░░░ that Raised red flags ░░░░░░░░ the President on the ░░░░░░░░ trail You know asking ░░░░░░░░ hey If you know ░░░░░░░░ find anything Or hack ░░░░░░░░ Clinton s E mail ░░░░░░░░ so you know to ░░░░░░░░ Letter that he structured ░░░░░░░░ why he was trying ░░░░░░░░ Get rid of Comey ░░░░░░░░ then his Lawyer said ░░░░░░░░ t so is there ░░░░░░░░ any consternation about Whether ░░░░░░░░ was appropriate to Have ░░░░░░░░ kind of two prnonged ░░░░░░░░ probe It is whether ░░░░░░░░ president Is acting wittingly ░░░░░░░░ Unwittingly as an agent ░░░░░░░░ the Russian government That ░░░░░░░░ be a bombshell Indictment ░░░░░░░░ and of itself The ░░░░░░░░ that s not a ░░░░░░░░ Scenario is one of ░░░░░░░░ most Amazing things we ░░░░░░░░ ever seen In American ░░░░░░░░ I think that point ░░░░░░░░ worth Emphasizing The FBI ░░░░░░░░ sitting there in the ░░░░░░░░ of 2017 yes 2017 ░░░░░░░░ the sort of different ░░░░░░░░ come together Jim Comey ░░░░░░░░ these weird Interactions with ░░░░░░░░ president Where the president ░░░░░░░░ asked Him to stop ░░░░░░░░ into Michael Flynn s ░░░░░░░░ with Russian Ambassador sergei ░░░░░░░░ The pledge for loyalty ░░░░░░░░ him to pledge loyalty ░░░░░░░░ FBI official other FBI ░░░░░░░░ were aware of Those ░░░░░░░░ at that Time The ░░░░░░░░ that those Conversations came ░░░░░░░░ was part Of the ░░░░░░░░ that came on rod ░░░░░░░░ to appoint Robert mul ░░░░░░░░ Mueller as the outside ░░░░░░░░ counsel After Comey s ░░░░░░░░ the President is in ░░░░░░░░ Oval Office With sergei ░░░░░░░░ and Russian Foreign minister ░░░░░░░░ Lavrov Latching about the ░░░░░░░░ and Celebrating Celebrating and ░░░░░░░░ this Really gives me ░░░░░░░░ lot of Breathing room ░░░░░░░░ something to That effect ░░░░░░░░ know that this takes ░░░░░░░░ Pressure off me And ░░░░░░░░ know it s these ░░░░░░░░ Agents are sitting there ░░░░░░░░ Oh my God what ░░░░░░░░ the Unthinkable is actually ░░░░░░░░ Unthinkable And then ronado ░░░░░░░░ t that What the ░░░░░░░░ is supposed to do ░░░░░░░░ that raise suspicion Follow ░░░░░░░░ on it The times ░░░░░░░░ out this was Quite ░░░░░░░░ painstaking Saying that back ░░░░░░░░ 2016 the FBI I ░░░░░░░░ quoting now from The ░░░░░░░░ York Times held off ░░░░░░░░ Opening an investigation into ░░░░░░░░ the people said in ░░░░░░░░ Because they were uncertain ░░░░░░░░ To proceed with an ░░░░░░░░ of Such sensitivity and ░░░░░░░░ So it sounds as ░░░░░░░░ they were Trying to ░░░░░░░░ themselves to Make sure ░░░░░░░░ this was Justified these ░░░░░░░░ of Inquiries were justified ░░░░░░░░ so much would be ░░░░░░░░ Stake Well can you ░░░░░░░░ the Difficult situation the ░░░░░░░░ was In Fred I ░░░░░░░░ how challenging this Must ░░░░░░░░ been for them You ░░░░░░░░ these men and women ░░░░░░░░ at the FBI They ░░░░░░░░ deeply concerned that The ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ secretly be working On ░░░░░░░░ of a foreign power ░░░░░░░░ their leader just got ░░░░░░░░ By the president For ░░░░░░░░ into this matter They ░░░░░░░░ t know what to ░░░░░░░░ how To handle this ░░░░░░░░ They re trying to ░░░░░░░░ in the Most professional ░░░░░░░░ possible I think as ░░░░░░░░ pointed out a Moment ░░░░░░░░ they were trying to ░░░░░░░░ out how to you ░░░░░░░░ Look at this question ░░░░░░░░ Formerly opening an inquiry ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump Because they ░░░░░░░░ how Sensitive that was ░░░░░░░░ made it so they ░░░░░░░░ had No choice Still ░░░░░░░░ to look Apolitical because ░░░░░░░░ re Saying wait if ░░░░░░░░ eject this Is the ░░░░░░░░ from the New York ░░░░░░░░ article We inject ourselves ░░░░░░░░ this There are some ░░░░░░░░ think it is Political ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ American people elected and ░░░░░░░░ for you know this ░░░░░░░░ And to now investigate ░░░░░░░░ Person the American people ░░░░░░░░ In place you know ░░░░░░░░ were Worried you know ░░░░░░░░ Underskoshes the magnitude and ░░░░░░░░ hesitation as to moving ░░░░░░░░ Yes we ve certainly ░░░░░░░░ the FBI investigate presidents ░░░░░░░░ That in and of ░░░░░░░░ is not all That ░░░░░░░░ sadly We saw Watergate ░░░░░░░░ Clinton Scandals in the ░░░░░░░░ As far as I ░░░░░░░░ from my Knowledge of ░░░░░░░░ history we Have never ░░░░░░░░ the FBI open a ░░░░░░░░ Investigation of the president ░░░░░░░░ previous inquiries have been ░░░░░░░░ ones That s an ░░░░░░░░ rubicon for The FBI ░░░░░░░░ consider crossing Looking into ░░░░░░░░ this President is a ░░░░░░░░ agent or Working with ░░░░░░░░ foreign country. All right.