Prueba esto
$this->db
->select('*')
->from('clients')
->join('users', 'users.id = clients.a_1 OR users.id=clients.a_2 OR users.id = clients.a_3');
$query = $this->db->get();
return $query->result();
Prueba esto
$this->db
->select('*')
->from('clients')
->join('users', 'users.id = clients.a_1 OR users.id=clients.a_2 OR users.id = clients.a_3');
$query = $this->db->get();
return $query->result();