Liz wasn’t deterred easily. She rephrased the question several times before turning to my conversation with Mark about whether he and I could go to the Capitol. Then she bore into my knowledge of White House counsel’s objections to the president’s going to the Hill. I acknowledged that they had concerns, and had raised them with Mark, but when she pressed me to describe those concerns, I responded in the most general terms. They were worried about the “legal implications,” I said. Eventually Stefan suggested that it was time for a break. With the microphone muted and the camera off, I said to
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