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David Gergen

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David Gergen was an American political commentator and advisor who served in the administrations of four U.S. presidents, providing insights and guidance on various political matters. Born on May 9, 1942, in Massachusetts, Gergen held significant roles in both Republican and Democratic administrations, showcasing his ability to navigate the political landscape across party lines. He was also a professor of public service at Harvard University, where he influenced a new generation of leaders. In addition to his academic work, Gergen was a senior political analyst for CNN, contributing to public discourse on current events until his passing on July 10, 2025.

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Oct 26, 2017

On the other hand, if he comes in with something about collusion, that's much more serious. And if he finds something, frankly, about money laundering by the Trump team, it's and -- put aside Manafort.

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Oct 26, 2017

You know, they will treat this as a weak opening move by Mueller. You know, if the first thing he brings in is something that's unrelated to the president, none related to the collusion in Russia charge, you know, that makes it easy for…

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Oct 26, 2017

So I think in that situation, I would assume they will try to discredit Mueller in a variety of ways, they'll find friends to do that.

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Oct 26, 2017

We know he lied to various people along the way. If he lied to a variety of people around the White House, there's a decent chance he lied to the FBI.

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Oct 26, 2017

I think we're going to be in suspense over the next couple of days until we know exactly what the charges are.

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Oct 26, 2017

If the charges relate to collusion or conspiracy against the United States... that's going to send a shutter through the White House.

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Oct 25, 2017

Absolutely. Absolutely. I'm sure they did. You know, after all they had a lot of access to J. Edgar Hoover's files and they're all sorts of details there both, you know, governmental and salacious.

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Oct 25, 2017

I think Donald Trump knows a lot more than he's let on. He has access no doubt to these documents that are still hidden or at least that he is been given summaries.

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Oct 25, 2017

But I think the fact that we're getting down to 300 pages does give more weight to what most experts -- I had a chance to talk to a Pulitzer Prize Winning Historian here Fredrik Logevall last night.

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Oct 23, 2017

They're really worried about what's going to happen to the country.

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Oct 23, 2017

I think we probably will not hear from a lot of other Republicans, Anderson.

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