in a normal situation, donald mcgann would have at his disposal two legal protections that allow himo claim confidentiality for dealings. one, executive privilege that the white house extends around these kinds of conversations and your basic attorney-client privilege. but because of the last two big white house investigations, namely watergate and whitewater, rulings were set that allow investigators to reach into the white house and grab as evidence things that would normally be hidden. so mcgann, because of the failures of the nixon administration and the failures of the clinton administration to protect these things, is exposed in a way that he would not otherwise be. so he needs to tread very carefully. carol: up next, how apple is fighting a so-called qualcomm attack. julia: video visiting between prisoners and their families. carol: this is "bloomberg businessweek." ♪ julia: welcome back to "bloomberg businessweek." carol: you can also listen to us on radio on sirius fm channel 119 on am 11 300 in new york, and 1061 fm in boston. and a.m. 960 in the bay area. julia: and in lon

according to sources, this battle pits white house counsel and bass player of your dad's band, donald mcgann, against trump's personal lawyer and man- leading high-stakes zeppelin race to siam, ty cobb. cobb wants to give mueller as many documents as possible in hopes of getting the investigation over with quickly, while mcgann worries about "setting a precedent that would weaken the white house long after mr. trump's tenure is over." yes, that's how trump's going to weaken the white house: too much honesty. ( laughter ) that is kind of interesting news. how did we learn this? how do we know this is true? well, we learned it straight from the mouth of trump lawyer and frontier dentist who's all gussied up for the barn dance, ty cobb. a "new york times" reporter overheard cobb talking about the russia probe at a washington steakhouse. either that, or the reporter confused cobb with the steakhouse's mascot. how careless is this guy? you're a lawyer just out there mouthing off in public where anyone can hear you? that's like your therapist going out in the waiting room and saying "guess who's h

fees for reince priebus, sean spicer or don mcgann who would seem to have more of a connection to the rnc. >> try to think of their thinking here. although donald did not have a decision making decision. the younger trump has said that he met with that russian lawyer because he thought that she had information that was useful about his president's rival. so he was -- i think that their thinking is he got caught up in this because he was part of the campaign whether he had an official title or not. he wouldn't have taken that meeting and wouldn't have testified before the senate judiciary committee had his father not been running for president. >> do you know if the president's family has been involved at all in terms of the rnc going. if we know anything about the negotiations that led to this. >> there has been a lot of reporting back and forth about the internal conversations. i don't know to what extent the president and family reported the greenstick. whoever the president is. when there's a republican in the white house, the republican's partying is there. the party has to act based on his wishes. >> finance reporter for "usa today." i app