Jed Shugerman, Professor at Fordham Law, talks Paul Manafort's lawsuit against Robert Mueller and deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein, which alleges Mueller's authority in the Russia investigation is too broad. Shugerman weighs in on whether Manafort actually has a case with his lawsuit. He notes that the case may be a way to undermine Mueller's authority and show the president loyalty in hopes of a potential pardon. We dig deep into what lengths the president would have to go to in order to fire Mueller and the ramifications of the cease-and-desist letter that Trump has filed against Steve Bannon and author Michael Wolff.

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