Ayesha.
Q Thank you. So you talked a little bit about the tweets earlier. But he also - President Trump also tweeted about Paul Manafort and comparing his treatment to that of Al Capone. And he seems to say that he felt he was being treated unfairly.
I guess, first of all, why does - or does the President feel like Paul Manafort is being treated unfairly? And when he talked about this issue of solitary confinement and the fact that Manafort hasn't been convicted yet, does this administration have larger concerns about solitary confinement being used for people who haven't been convicted, outside of Paul Manafort?
MS. SANDERS: I'm not aware of a specific policy position that the administration holds on that front. Certainly, the President has been clear. He thinks Paul Manafort has been treated unfairly.
Steve.
Q You got me.
MS. SANDERS: Goyal.
Q Thank you. Two questions, please. One India, one is Pakistan. Sarah, can you confirm if the President has accepted the invitation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be the special guest on the India's - Republic Day of India next year, on January 26?
MS. SANDERS: I know that the invitation has been extended, but I don't believe a final decision has been made. I do know that both Secretary Mattis and Secretary Pompeo will be traveling to India - I believe it's next month - and will begin the dialogue and the process and potential discussion for a presidential visit later in the year.
Q And Sarah, Pakistan is concerned that with the historic election and Mr. Khan, he ran on a corruption election in Pakistan. He had very little to say - good things - about India, U.S., and Israel, but still, he's the Prime Minister of Pakistan today. How are you going to deal with him?
MS. SANDERS: The United States -
Q (Inaudible) the U.S.-Pakistan relation?
MS. SANDERS: Certainly, the United States and India have a deep and abiding strategic partnership, and we're going to continue to build on that partnership and advance cooperation. And I think you'll see that at the meeting that will take place with Secretaries Pompeo and Mattis next month.
Peter.
Q I'll make them quick. Does the President believe that Paul Manafort is innocent of the charges he faces?
MS. SANDERS: I don't believe that that's the President's role to play. He believes he's being treated unfairly. Beyond that, I can't say.
Q Sarah, may I ask then, to follow up on the views of the President expressed on Twitter today saying that Attorney General Jeff Sessions should stop this rigged witch hunt right now - has the President said that directly to Jeff Sessions at any point?
MS. SANDERS: I'm not aware. Again, the President is stating his opinion.
We got time for one last question.
Q Has he said it at any point to Rod Rosenstein?
MS. SANDERS: Not that I'm aware of.
Last question. Mike.
Q Just to follow on that. So the President - it's the President's opinion that Sessions should end the Mueller probe, but it's also his opinion that the Mueller probe should play itself out?
MS. SANDERS: The President believes that he's watched this process, frankly, play out. He'd like to see it come to a conclusion since it's been going on for the better part of a year and a half. And they've found no collusion between the President as he's said many, many times before.
The President has got an event here starting in a couple minutes.
Q Just one last follow-up on that.
MS. SANDERS: Sure.
Q The President - you've also said the President believes he can fire Mueller. Doesn't it look weak on Twitter for him to say Sessions should end this probe, when it's Rosenstein that can end the probe and the President believes he can end the probe?
MS. SANDERS: It's not weak for the President of the United States to state his opinion. Thanks so much guys.
