David Gergen actually said...

"I think it very much depends upon what charges are brought."

"I want to go back to this, what Chris has been saying because I think he's got it right. It's a question partly, as we discussed all along, about what the indictments are for. But it's very much a que..."

"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 char..."

"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."