WaPo’s Goldman: ‘There Is Legal Jeopardy’ for Clinton in FBI E-mail Investigation

RUSH TRANSCRIPT GEIST Let ░░░░░░░░ get more on this ░░░░░░░░ us now Washington Post ░░░░░░░░ security reporter Adam Goldman ░░░░░░░░ broke this story yesterday ░░░░░░░░ great to have you ░░░░░░░░ us Help us comb ░░░░░░░░ it a bit You ░░░░░░░░ the FBI is likely ░░░░░░░░ want the interview Secretary ░░░░░░░░ herself and many of ░░░░░░░░ aides What is the ░░░░░░░░ for her as we ░░░░░░░░ through all this Goldman ░░░░░░░░ there s legal exposure ░░░░░░░░ time you get in ░░░░░░░░ room with FBI agents ░░░░░░░░ are conducting a criminal ░░░░░░░░ As you might remember ░░░░░░░░ saw this with Martha ░░░░░░░░ who didn t do ░░░░░░░░ wrong until she talked ░░░░░░░░ FBI agents and lied ░░░░░░░░ them So there s ░░░░░░░░ political question a legal ░░░░░░░░ for the Hillary campaign ░░░░░░░░ they talk to FBI ░░░░░░░░ so they can wrap ░░░░░░░░ this investigation If she ░░░░░░░░ t then her opponents ░░░░░░░░ the race might say ░░░░░░░░ isn t the potential ░░░░░░░░ for the presidency cooperating ░░░░░░░░ the FBI GEIST This ░░░░░░░░ only one of six ░░░░░░░░ If the FBI sends ░░░░░░░░ to the grand jury ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department decides ░░░░░░░░ prosecute and press charges ░░░░░░░░ what is the worst ░░░░░░░░ for Hillary Clinton in ░░░░░░░░ case Goldman You know ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ that Hillary is the ░░░░░░░░ of this investigation I ░░░░░░░░ t know that to ░░░░░░░░ true But certainly the ░░░░░░░░ is looking at anybody ░░░░░░░░ sent or received this ░░░░░░░░ information It s difficult ░░░░░░░░ say what the worst ░░░░░░░░ is Many people have ░░░░░░░░ us that the investigation ░░░░░░░░ General Petraeus and his ░░░░░░░░ really means that really ░░░░░░░░ affect what happens in ░░░░░░░░ Hillary investigation He was ░░░░░░░░ with a misdemeanor in ░░░░░░░░ end so in he ░░░░░░░░ something some people believe ░░░░░░░░ be more egregious what ░░░░░░░░ you going to do ░░░░░░░░ these people BRZEZINSKI So ░░░░░░░░ up a little bit ░░░░░░░░ define what it means ░░░░░░░░ grant someone immunity In ░░░░░░░░ context would that happen ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ the underlying story Goldman ░░░░░░░░ there are two types ░░░░░░░░ immunity There s transactional ░░░░░░░░ which means we ll ░░░░░░░░ you immunity for every ░░░░░░░░ thing you ve ever ░░░░░░░░ in your life and ░░░░░░░░ there s use immunity ░░░░░░░░ immunity is just what ░░░░░░░░ you telling me now ░░░░░░░░ ll immunize you against ░░░░░░░░ and anything you might ░░░░░░░░ to say about the ░░░░░░░░ situation And that s ░░░░░░░░ more common one which ░░░░░░░░ probably what Pagliano got ░░░░░░░░ I think well a ░░░░░░░░ is another indication this ░░░░░░░░ a serious FBI investigation ░░░░░░░░ what it shows is ░░░░░░░░ the FBI and prosecutors ░░░░░░░░ doing what they need ░░░░░░░░ do to complete this ░░░░░░░░ You needed Brian Pagliano ░░░░░░░░ talk to you You ░░░░░░░░ to hear from the ░░░░░░░░ who set up the ░░░░░░░░ and what did he ░░░░░░░░ But he s a ░░░░░░░░ player in this obviously ░░░░░░░░ he didn t send ░░░░░░░░ receive this classified information ░░░░░░░░ it s a sign ░░░░░░░░ investigation itself is progressing ░░░░░░░░ Okay The Washington Post ░░░░░░░░ Goldman thank you very ░░░░░░░░