Today, the President is going to direct the Attorney General to appoint a Special Prosecutor.
Yes.
Now, you know what that means, right?
Yeah.
Okay, so you'll need a lawyer.
Actually, Mr. Babish, I don't think I need one.
You do.
I think I'll be fine.
Really?
Yeah.
He's going to ask you about everything you'd seen and heard since you started working at the White House.
I can answer those questions truthfully.
Then he's going to call you back a month later and ask you the exact same questions. If your answers change even a little bit, he'll prosecute you for perjury.
Mr. Babish...
Oliver's fine. Are you prepared to describe every conversation you've ever had with the President? Whether he asked you for an aspirin? Whether his hands quivered? Are you prepared to answer questions about your relationship with his youngest daughter? This is NFL football.
When is this all going to happen?
I don't know.
How can you not know?
Because grand jury investigations are secret.
So they can just knock on my door one morning?
They will knock on your door one morning.
How much? You know, how much do you think...
Assuming you did nothing wrong, saw nothing wrong and heard nothing wrong - about a hundred thousand dollars.
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