we'll be i joined by peter nicholas in a moment. they note that a person familiar with the discussions are, quote, seeking to negotiate a deal with special counsel robert mueller that uses an interview with the president as leverage to spur a conclusion to the russia investigation. the president's legal team is considering telling mr. mueller that mr. trump would agree to a a sit-down interview based on multiple considerations, including that the special counsel commit to a date for concluding at least the trump-related portion of the investigation. last night here on this broadcast we learned from the new york times' jeremy peters that the president continues to be dismissive of the russia investigation, even as he remains concerned about it. times has also reported that mr. trump did try to fire robert mueller but backed off. and he's been asking other witnesses about their interviews with mueller's team. here is what trump said earlier this year when he was asked about a possible sit-down with mueller. >> are you open to meeting

we'll be i joined by peter nicholas in a moment. they note that a person familiar with the discussions are, quote, seeking to negotiate a deal with special counsel robert mueller that uses an interview with the president as leverage to spur a conclusion to the russia investigation. the president's legal team is considering telling mr. mueller that mr. trump would agree to a a sit-down interview based on multiple considerations, including that the special counsel commit to a date for concluding at least the trump-related portion of the investigation. last night here on this broadcast we learned from the new york times' jeremy peters that the president continues to be dismissive of the russia investigation, even as he remains concerned about it. times has also reported that mr. trump did try to fire robert mueller but backed off. and he's been asking other witnesses about their interviews with mueller's team. here is what trump said earlier this year when he was asked about a possible sit-down with mueller. >> are you open to meeting

with us now is one of the journalists behind that story, peter nicholas. great to have you with us. i want to get a sense of how this conversation has evolved. i look back on what nbc news reported back in january here. questions that remained were whether the president would be interviewed directly by bob mueller, what the legal standard would be, when he could be interviewed, the location, duration and topics and potential compromises that could be reached. what has changed in the last couple months? >> during the early stages of discussions with bob mueller over the terms and conditions, one idea under consideration is to say, well, the president will sit for an interview, he will consent to do one, but is there the possibility of getting a commitment from bob mueller to end the investigation by day certain. perhaps 60 days after the interview is set. president trump is obviously eager to get the investigation over with as quickly as possible, he has called it a witch hunt and he is urges his lawyers to help get that done and this is one idea that that they are considering as the

all of the students, meadow pollack, helena ramsey, peter wang, and nicholas all lost their lives in less than seven minutes. i said it was for the end because today is nicholas's birthday. nicholas, we are all here for you. happy birthday. their families endured great pain, many others were injured and thousands of young people, my classmates were part to become adult and were targeted as adults, we have to do this for them. we must stand beside those that were lost. this doesn't just happen and schools, americans are being attacked in churches, nightclubs, movie theaters. we the people can fix this. for the first time in a long while, i look for 10 years and i feel hope. i see light. i see a system i will be proud of but it all starts with you. is not the climax of this movement, this is a springboard off of what my generation will jump into a safer future. it is a bad day for tierney and corruption. today, we take to the streets and over eight over marches around the globe. we demand common sense gun laws. today is the beginning of a bright new future for this country. if you thin

martin, annem, gina, joaquin, meadow, helena, alex, peter, carmen, and nicholas all lost their lives than seven minutes. end,ed nicholas for the because today at his his birthday. nicholas, we are all here for you. happy birthday. your family has endured great pain. many others were injured, and thousands of young people, my classmates, were forced to become adults. we have to do this for them, this does not just happen in schools. americans are being attacked in churches, nightclubs, movie theaters, and on the streets. we need people can fix this. for the first time in a long light.i see i see a system i can be proud of, but it all starts with you. the march is not the climax of the movement, it is the beginning. it is the springboard in which my generation will jump off of for a safer future. today is a bad day for tyranny and corruption. we take the streets. in over 800 marchers around the world. we demand common sense gun laws. brighter future for this country. brighter future for this country. if you think today is good, just wait for tomorrow. we must project, educate, and insp

alyssa, martin, scott, nicholas, aaron, jamie, christopher, luke, cara, gina, joaquin, alayna, meadow, helena, alex, carmen, peter. i yield the floor. >> mr. president. >> the mayor from connecticut. >> i am joining my colleagues today to give the country a sense of the scope of this epidemic. we have tried every means to move our colleagues to action. and remembering the names of people that have been lost it's reminder there is a human face behind every single one of these numbers. and behind that victim there is a trail of trauma of family members, friends, classmates that is difficult online. on december 14, 2012 a gunman armed with the tactical semi automatic weapon walked into sandy hook and killed 20 children, six adults and himself. among them were rachel, 29, teachers a, don, 47, the principal, anne-marie murphy was a teacher's aide. laura was a teacher, mary was 56 years old, victoria was a 27-year-old teacher. the students, charlotte was six years old, daniel was seven olivia was six years old, josephine was seven -- was six. madeline was six years old catherine was six. chase was seven. jesse lewis wa

alisa, scott, martin, nicholas, erin, jamie, chris, luke, kara, gina, joclin, allana, nieto, helena, alex, carmen, and peter. 17 individuals who are missing now in the lives of their families, missing from what their classmates are experiencing every day, missing from the lives of those classmates, sometimes their best friend, sometimes their brother -- in the family contacts the brother or the sister or the son or the daughter. so as they -- as the songwriter says, those 17 are missing when they shut out the lights, they are missing when they close their eyes at night, and they are missing when they see the sunrise, and we have an obligation, we are dutybound as an institution, but maybe more importantly as a people to take action. the time is now, maybe not to finish action, but the time is now to take action. mr. president, i would yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from florida. mr. nelson: mr. president, as the senator from pennsylvania is leaving, those are the people whose names he just read. and that's why i'm here to tell you that teachers, students, and staff at marjory stoneman d