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Is prepared to roll over and play dead. Congress shouldnt be calling peoples tacks ju taxes just to if they can get dirt on the person. Announcer this is new day wday with Alisyn Camerota and john berman. Could contempt be the work of the week . No certainly seems to be the word of the morning. Steve mnuchin, treasury secretary, is saying no to an official request from the ways and Means Committee to turn over the president s tax returns, saying it lacks a legitimate legislative purpose. For what it is worth, there is a law that says the irs shall furnish the returns on requests from congress. Mnuchins move sets the stage for a legal battle, one that could be a long legal battle over the president s taxes. Justice Department Officials and House Judiciary Committee staff will meet today to try to work out a deal for a congressional access to the Mueller Report. This comes ahead of a planned vote tomorrow on whether to hold attorney general william barr in contempt for defying that subpoena to turn over the full, unredacted Mueller Report to congress. Joining us to discuss this and more, we have David Gregory, cnn political analyst, brianna, cnn contributor, and jeffrey toobin, chief legal analyst. Jeffrey, once and for all, is congress entitled to see the full, unredacted Mueller Report or not . Well, lets put it this way, there has never been a court, ever, that has said congress is not entitled to a tax return first, the Mueller Report. Oh, im sorry. The Mueller Report. Isnt there precedent that things like the starr report i know it is different but are released to congress . Are they in the right when they want to see the unredacted report . That one is a little bit of a closer question, the Mueller Report. Grand jury material usually requires a separate court order in order to be disclosed outside of a certain numerated list of people. That court order has not been obtained. If the Justice Department wanted to cooperate, if the Justice Department wanted to share the Mueller Report, theres no doubt that they could. They could set the process in motion. They havent done it. In terms of a subpoena, i think that issue is closer than the tax return issue. Lets talk about the tax returns. Okay. We seem to be served a feast of no this morning. Right. Tax returns are a separate issue. It is a law they shall be furnished to congress upon request. Yes. Any legal basis to withhold them . That one seems, to me, a simple issue. The law says shall furnish. They havent furnished the tax returns. This idea that Congress Needs some specific legislative purpose which, by the way, i think they have anyway, but the idea that the administration can look at the motives of congress as opposed to simply the result of the voting in the ways and Means Committee seems to me wrong under the law. As you pointed out in your introduction, long legal fight. All these issues, once they go into cowurt, even if congress i correct on the law and wins, is likely to delay for many months. We are now, you know, a year and a half away from the election. David gregory, some of this stuff is being negotiated today, this morning, on capitol hill. If they cant work it out, and if it leads to contempt, whats the significance of some of these highprofile officials being held in contempt . Weve seen it before in the Obama Administration, attorney general holder held in contempt over that fast and furious controversy around border shiesh y issues. It was seen as a symbolic move. You have two sides here. You have Congressional Democrats and you have an administration, both thinking the other side looks really bad in this fight. Theyre looking at the politics of it. Theyre looking at, you know, the larger implications of accountability on the democrat side, versus fishing is the view on the administrations side. They both think each other looks bad. I think there is a chance the Justice Department would like to diffuse this a little bit and come to some kind of accommodation. To me, the larger question, too, for democrats is, what is the end game that theyre driving at . Do they want to initiate impeachment proceedings, or do they want to keep churning and keep elevating the idea of accountability, where theres not been a lot of accountability of this administration . Accountability might be an end in and of itself. You might not need impeachment. Yeah. It is a good point youre bringing up there. Two numbers i want to raise. One, talking about fast and furious, where eric holder was held in contempt, ultimately, moe most of the documents congress wanted they got, but it took three years. Three years. Time matters. The other number i think matters a lot this morning is the president s Approval Rating. Gallop has a new poll out this morning. 46 approval which is still underwater but it is the highest number hes been in. Other polls show the same thing. The president s approval has ticked up. If youre in the white house or his political operation right now, why not fight it . People are saying, hey, people are liking what im doing with the fight, where things are. Why not keep going . Especially on the heels of the good economic report we got last week. Gdp growth continuing at better than expected rates. You also got a very good jobs report. The Unemployment Rate is at decades low. You have a president who says, on the one hand, look what the democrats are doing. They cant find any other issue to take up with me, so theyre on a witch hunt. Nothing is good enough for them. Why do they stop at the Mueller Report . The president is saying, look what ive done for the country. Look at the economy. If the democrats want to impeach me, you cant because the economy is doing so well. Bill clinton would have said, hey, i have something to say about the theory, too. That having been said, some may disagree with the president s rhetoric, his tweets, but if theyre comfortable with where they stand economic, they may overlook it. It is difficult for democrats to figure out what the path should be. They feel justified in their oversight role, but they recognize that they may be causing the president s arrival ratings to go up. I doubt the congress is causing the Approval Ratings to go up. The president thinks, were done. People have seen it all. I won. First of all, were talking about, like, a very small change in an Approval Rating that has hardly changed at all since donald trump became president. The idea that the american publicwatching jerry nadler and saying, no, hes not a good chairman of the committee, im speck spectacle of that. Do you think it is economic based . Yeah. The president gets credit for it. The idea this is different from what went on in the Obama Administration, when eric holder was held in contempt. Those document requests, those oversight requests were the subject of negotiation with congress. Theres been no negotiation here. There has simply been no, on everything, on security clearances, on background checks, on taxes. Taxes. You know, congress either exists as a separate branch of government or it doesnt. Congress is trying to assert its role. I dont think the Approval Ratings have anything to do with that. I agree with jeffrey to some extent. I think the big overhang is the economy being strong, the markets being strong. What people should be worried about is the brinkbrinksmanship china, the effects on the market and the broader economy. I think this is not a big macro game. I think what the Judiciary Committee does with regards to questions of obstruction, impeachability, and on a separate track, the tax returns, it is a fight. There are constituencies for this. The context of a primary fight on the democratic side means that there is an activatedstitu wants accountability of this president. That wants to see aggressive candidates saying, were going to hold this president , his feet to the fire. On the other side, you have republicans who are united around trump. You know, i heard the other day that theyve got a financial operation, a bundling operation for campaign contributions, similar to what President Trump did. It is a sign of the republican ranks being united behind this president. It is a very healthy, strong sign for a president who is heading into a reelection campaign. Like the bush rangers. Well talk about that with maggie mayhaberman in a bit. One last fine point on this, the democrats had been threatening contempt now for weeks. They have been threatening action for weeks. It hasnt happened yet. Is there a risk, and david was mentioning there is a ground swell from democratic activists, they want to see action. Do democrats have to do something . Well, this puts them in a tough spot. Their mind shouldnt be based around 2020 solely. They have a job to do. They are a coequal branch of government. Bill barr says, my job is to defend the office of presidency. Congress says, our job is to set a precedent, as well, and uphold the law. We dont want future congresses, future president s to have to be stuck in this same type of situation. We have a job to do. We have laws to uphold. How much pressure should we be putting on this administration to follow through versus how much should we be focusing on pressure were getting from constituents . It is a tough line there. This administration is not helping at all by not giving them an inch at all. Lets talk about the letter. Now signed, at last check, by 566 former federal prosecutors. Do you have the counter on your computer . It keeps going up. I keep it in my head. They felt so strongly about what they saw in the Mueller Report that they felt compelled to write a letter and sign it. Here is just a portion of that. Each of us believes that the conduct of President Trump described in the special counsels report would, in the case of any other person not covered by the office of Legal Counsel policy against indicting a sitting president , would result in multiple felony charges for obstruction of justice. Ellie, one of our contributors that was just on here, made the point with 566 it cant be 566 angry democrats, as the president likes to say. These are republicans. These are nonpartisan people. These are Law Enforcement officials. Not even law professors who are a liberal group. Im one of the prosecutors and spent years in the Justice Department. My colleagues were not angry democrats. These were basically people who devoted much of their lives to Law Enforcement. You know, when you sit down and read the Mueller Report, as i have over the past week after the sort of chaos of it just coming out, i mean, you know, what you get out of the second part is a picture of a concerted effort by the president to obstruct this investigation from even before the day he took office, throughout the period covered by there. You know, it is true that it is a unique situation because, you know, an ordinary person who is under investigation for obstruction of justice cant fire the fbi director. The president is in a unique position. Certainly, if you compare it to richard nixon, if you compare it to bill clinton, both with the obstruction of justice, this is greater, i think. Thats why you get the bipartisan reaction. If David Gregory is asked, is this enough to indict someone who is president of the United States, would it be a simple yes or no answer . Id be inclined to say no because he didnt. He didnt perhaps out of an abundance of caution, of wanting to be fair to the president who didnt have a form to challenge his accusers, but i think the drama underneath these questions, this ultra hypothetical, because we are talking about the president , this isnt any other case, is why didnt mueller push, no matter how long it took, to get the president under oath, so he could ask questions that may have gone to the question of intent . Did barr, as he said, really talk to mueller, and mueller said, well, i really wouldnt have brought these charges anyway . I mean, this is now going to be the drama and the inquest that plays out on capitol hill, to try to get underneath, you know, this big question of why not . Why not pursue it . I think it goes to the point of saying, this is not a criminal case. This is an issue of potential impeachment. Because it is a president , these are a question of high crimes and demeanors, not a question of whether youd brought the case criminally. It may be a more productive tactic at this point for democrats to push to hear from mueller, opposed to the ongoing battle with barr. Barr said he had no problem with mueller speaking. Barr is muellers boss, until mueller decides to be a private citizen and leave the Justice Department. For democrats to pursue that route, to say we must hear from mueller, may be a wiser falk ti tactic. Is he waiting for his paycheck . Why is he still an employee . He devoted two years of his life. We thought itd clear everything up once we got the Mueller Report. You know, i think we were a bit too optimistic in that trauhoug process. I would imagine this is frustrating for him. We know it is because he wrote a letter. And a phone call. Thank you, all, very much. She called on attorney general william barr to step down during a fiery speech for his handling of the Mueller Report. Now, shes calling for an investigation into the attorney generals communications with the white house. 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We have concerns about the 14 referrals that mueller made to other prosecutors. We want to make sure that neither barr nor the white house will interfere with those investigations. Okay. Is the Inspector General going to look into this . I dont know. Lets hope so. Somebody should be concerned about the rule of law. I have to say, alisyn, that was the most disheartening aspect of the barr testimony, that he does not adhere to the rule of law. He thinks that the president can do basically whatever he wants. If the president thinks he is innocent, he can do whatever he wants to stop an investigation. Certainly, this president did. Look, the attorney general, bill barr, has been on record, in fact, he was certainly on record in the 19page unsolicited memo he wrote, about how much he believes in executive powers. Now, were seeing that play out. I just want to bounce off for you the latest gallop polls. The president reached a high water mark, 46 . Still under 50 , underwater, however, this is notable because it is the highest this ehhe has reached. Despite the investigations, the result of the Mueller Report, why do you think his number has ticked up . I dont know. Theres no question that the president and all his minions continue to call this a witch hunt. Theyre going after mueller in a big way. You get what you get. As members of congress, we have a responsibility to oversee what this white house and this administration is doing. I can only hope that as the months go by, that the American People will wake up to the fact that our democracy is in danger. Lets face it, the kind of conversation that the president recently had with putin, where the subject of russian interference with the elections doesnt even come up, why do you think . I think there is very little question that putin will continue to do everything he can to support this president in 2020. Y i think it is a very sad commentary. Lets hope with people worrying about health care and with all the other things that concern American People, that maybe this will also, we can only hope. I can continue to speak up. Thank goodness we have some levels of checks and balances with the democrats in control of the house. I hope that they will proceed with the investigations that they need to do. Lets talk about whats happening in your committee. Thats the senate Judiciary Committee. Your chairman, lindsey graham, was once a vocal trurp krmp cri but now an ardent supporter. He has said in a limited scope, hed be willing to hear from Robert Mueller. Congress wants to hear from mueller and know why he made the choices he did. Senator graham said hed be willing to have mueller testify publicly about the phone call, only the phone call, he made to bill barr about what he was hoping the findings of the Mueller Report would be. Are you satisfied with that, or at least satisfied enough as a starter, to start there . We can start there. Because during barrs testimony, he characterized the conversation he had with mueller on that telephone 15minute telephone call. Thats just from barrs standpoint, call it hearsay. We should hear from mueller as to that aspect. More importantly, as far as i think we should be concerned about the whole discussion of obstruction of justice. Note that over 500 former prosecutors have signed a letter saying that based on the on muellers report of obstruction of justice and that discussion, they believe trump should be prosecuted, but for the office of Legal Counsel opinion, which they should review. We have been reading portions of the letter. The number is up to 566. What are you hearing, senator, in the halls of congress . Is Robert Mueller going to come and testify this month . Well, i hope he comes and testifies, even if in a limited fashion before the senate. I am looking toward the house, doing what they need to do to have mueller come and testify before them. Theyve asked for material from don mcgahn, who should also testify. As i said, this president has managed to gain control of basically the entire executive as well as half of congress. That would be the senate. I think it is a sad state of affairs. He hasnt quite gotten control of the house. Therefore, you see the kind of investigations thats happening. I just want to mention one more thing, alisyn. Yeah. The house is passing a lot of bills that actually help people in this country, such as lets reform our Campaign Spending laws. Lets have some reasonable gun legislation. These measures are all coming out of the u. S. House now. Mitch mcconnell pretty much is saying, none of that will pass. Thats what i call obstruction. Thats what i call not adhering to what the people in this country really want us to do. Very quickly, should bill barr and don mcgahn wibe held i contempt if they dont turn over the documents congress is looking for . I think that jerry nadler, particularly, will take whatever actions he needs to take because you cannot just thumb your nose at the congress and youre in the clear. We shall see. I hope that the Judiciary Committee in the house will take appropriate actions. We have to see because don mcgahn still has some time in order to comply. Yeah. Theyre negotiating today, but it sounds like if they dont get what they want, theyre moving in that direction. You would support that . I think they have to. Because there is such a thing as the rule of law. Senator mazie hirono, thank you very much for being on new day. He trained the horse that won the Kentucky Derby. How does it feel when a big chunk of the country, including the president , now say you dont deserve it . The trainer of Country House joins us next. The new roomba i7 with Clean Base Automatic dirt disposal empties the roomba bin for you. So dirt is off your hands. If its not from irobot, its not a roomba. 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Bill, thank you so much for joining us this morning. Can i just say, congratulations. I know you probably havent heard that quite as much as you thought you would when you dreamed about winning the Kentucky Derby. Well, this isnt the way that we planned on winning it. I mean, were really glad to be in this position, of having the winner, but on the other hand, we probably had to apologize a little bit for the way we did it. I mean, its taken a little of the glow off the whole situation a little bit, but i believe that the stewards have made the right call. We were the recipient of the win. And youve worked your whole life for this, to be clear. Youre a firsttime derby winner. Youve worked your whole life for this, right . Ive been doing this for more than 50 years, yes. You know, you look forward to it. You look forward to the opportunity of just being in the derby and having a horse thats good enough. To win it is only a dream. Its like winning the super bowl. So the president , among other people, calls this a case of political correctness. He thinks the wrong decision was made here. I have heard you say that if not for the fact this was the Kentucky Derby, this would have been an easy call, not even in question. Why do you feel so strongly about it . Exactly. We have rules and regulations in racing. Most of them are due to, you know, fairness for the gamblers and the safety of the horses and riders. You know, the rules are strictly state that you cannot move out of your lane and impede the progress of another horse. You can change lanes if youre clear, but if one of those horses had gone down and caused a wreck, i mean, they could have endangered the lives of horses and riders. Also the fact that, you know, three horses were dramatically taken up in the race. Their progress was impeded. Those three horses lost all chance of a placing or even a win in the Kentucky Derby. I want to read you one of the criticisms that ive heard thats fairly common. This comes from andrew beyer, a wellknown Washington Post horse race columnist. He said because maximum securitys infraction did not affect the outcome, disqualifying the winner was a bit like deciding the nba finals on a foul away from the ball. How do you explain then what he calls a foul away from the ball . Why does that infraction matter . Well, i can tell you, maybe the infraction didnt involve our horse as much as it did three other horses, but you have to remember, those horses that maximum security bothered were all bet on by the public. Millions of dollars. You know, you cant deny the people that bet on those horses what were impeded in this event. You cant deny them justice. Again, this is a matter of safety. I men, if you watch the replays very closely and look at the photos, look, it is a miracle the horses didnt go down that were impinged there. Looked like they might. What is your message to the owners of maximum security . Their appeal has been overruled, and they may take it to court. I think once they cool down and look at the situation, the owners of these horses, and the owners of maximum security, are professionals. Theyve been in the game a long time. Obviously, theres a lot of emotion thats involved in this. I mean, its like taking the super bowl win away from you. When they signed their license application, when mr. And mrs. West signed their license application, they waived their right to appeal a stewards decision on a disqualification. The rules clearly state in the state of kentucky that you cannot appeal. The stewards ruling is and should be final. Taking Country House to the preakne preakness . If he is doing very well, we will. I dont feel like weve got any pressure to go, other than the fact that the derby winner usually goes to the preakness. I think people are looking forward to seeing him there. Were going to monitor his progress in the next week and ten days and then decide. There is a short time, you know. We only have a short rest in between the derby and the preakness. Its, you know itll all be determined by the health and welfare of the horse. Bill mott, listen, thanks for joining us this morning. I know this has been a complicated few days for you. I hope youve had a chance to enjoy the victory. Well, im sure we will in another month, six months, in a couple years after this. I think itll when the dust settles, i think well enjoy it a lot more. Right. Thanks, bill. Take care. Im fine with stretching out a victory. Much like i stretch out a birthday. Six years . Thats fine. Celebrate it all for six months, years, whatever. Meanwhile, chinas trade representative is coming to washington. Can he strike a deal to stop a new round of tariffs . Thats next. Ancestry is celebrating all the oneofakind women we call mom. With an engaging new experience. 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Friday, the tariffs go up. Mnuchin and lighthizer briefed reporters, confirming tariffs would jump to 25 on 200 billion worth of chinese goods. Talking everything from car seats, bike helmets, fruit, processed fish, and thousands of other things. Lighthizer blamed china for backsliding during the last rounds of negotiations, derailing progress toward ending a trade war. Lighthizer said, we tried to accommodate changes in the text, but these are substantial and substantive changes. China responding to the president s threat, saying raising tariffs wont resolve issues. This morning, chinas commerce minister confirmed theyll go to washington for a day of talks. A day late, but hell be there. Negotiations are more uncertain today than any other day. The dow fell 471 points on monday and then recovered to close just 66 points lower. Super volatile. Taking a look at markets now, futures are pointing down again, about 0. 5 move. The good news, mondays losses were shallow. Guys, the higher tariffs and the president s threat for more is injecting uncertainty for businesses. Remember, china does not pay the tariffs. China does not pay. The customs bill goes to the american importer, who can eat the higher costs or pass it to consumers. The Retail Federation said tariffs from 10 to 25 will raise prices for consumers and hurt jobs. Christine romans in the business center, thank you for that. The trouble with china is about to get more about trade imbalances. The nation is leading a campaign to spy against the United States and planting its assets in some of the most sensitive areas of our government. The damage is staggering. John avalon has todays reality check. Thats right. As the trade war with china heats up after a trump tweet, it is a reminder of how much the politics and economy have become intertwined with china. During the campaign, trump railed against china, workers feeling their jobs had been lost to unfair competition. Last week, joe biden found himself in hot water after saying this. China is going to eat our lunch. Come on, man. Theyre not bad folks, folks. Guess what . Theyre competition for us. This drew rebukes from republicans and democratic candidates, like sanders and ryan. Biden said he wasnt dismissing the challenges of china but trying to give u. S. Workers a pep talk. There is no question china son the rise as an economic giant and expansionist power. Theyre building a technological surveillance state at home, but it is their record of spying in america that should be getting your attention. The New York Times reporting the Chinese Intelligence Services said they gained access to hacking tools and turned them against allies and companies. Last week, li pled guilty for espionage. That was after a woman was caught for a thumbdrive in maralago. This is the tip of the iceberg. The last ten years, at least 20 people very charhave been chargr sentenced for working on behalf of china against the United States, or trying to. It ranges from Defense Intelligence Agency Officers to a state department employee. President trump accused Diane Feinstein of once having a chinese asset for a driver. Feinstein denied it but acknowledged the fbi warned her china was trying to recruit a member of her staff, who she forced out immediately. These are a handful of examples. Some wacases, they facilitated e hacking of huge databases, and that may be the greater threat. 2018, the Chinese Government store data on submarine warfare. 2015, the Obama Administration blamed china for a massive hack of the office of Personnel Management that left some 20 million americans data compromised. Ton business front, the obama doj charged the Chinese Military with hacking into u. S. Corporations like u. S. Steel. China is accused of hacking every Major Corporation in the United States. Against this backdrop, you can see why tensions are running high. It is about much more than trade balances and soybean markets. It enplaxplains why the Trump Administration is taking a hard stance in building the 5g networks. History is riddled with great powers. Chinas model of wealth without liberty is not something we ant to define life in the 21st century. It means we need to be clear about the actions of the Chinese Government. Heres one way to gauge the stakes. Senator Chuck Schumer and donald trump dont agree on much. The minority democratic leader offered words of encouragement to the president tweeting, dont back down. Strength is the only way to win with china. Thats your reality check. That was very notable. To hear Chuck Schumer agreeing with what donald trump is trying to do. Quote tom petty, dont back down. Is that what he said . Always take a good tom pretty quote. It is a night of high fashion and spectacular entrances. Who wore what at the met gala . Look at that. 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There are threats of boycotts from georgias booming film industry, protests scheduled for later in the day, but republican Governor Brian Kemp campaigned on this specifically. In fact, there are people who initially supported him who now say they dont think that this socalled heartbeat bill which oftentimes is first detected around six weeks, opponents point out sometimes a woman doesnt even know shes pregnant at that point. Supporters of the bill fear that this one in georgia doesnt go far enough they say and thats because there are exceptions allowed for potential deadly issues with the fetus and the mother as well as exceptions for rape and incest, but only if they have a Police Report and only up until 20 weeks. That is the current limit for abortions in georgia. Now, look, again, proponents of this say that this is just simply allowing for additional options, its not preventing all of them. Those who are against this say that it is draconian and is against roe v. Wade and they intend to file lawsuits. I have talked to the aclu, thats what theyre going to do pretty quickly after this is signed at 10 00 this morning. Its something we have seen in all of the states that have passed these socalled heartbeat bills. So, alisyn, look, seems the goal here is just to get it to the Supreme Court now that President Trump has put two conservative justices on there. A lot of people who support these bills say that they would like the Supreme Court to go ahead and take another look at roe v. Wade. This is a very big deal, as youre saying, diane, lots of doctors think that this will put womens lives in jeopardy. We will follow this. Thank you very much. Breaking overnight, two reuters journalists jailed in myanmar for more than 500 days are now free. This morning they were reunited with loved ones. The pair who received this years Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting have been locked up since 2017. They were charged under the colonial era official secrets act for their report on a massacre of rohingya civilians. The two men were released as part of an amnesty of 6,300 prisoners. President trump praised golfer tiger woods for his relentless will to win and honored woods with the president medical of freedom. He called him a true legend to transformed the sport and fought back through injuries. Culminating in his win at last months masters. The met gala was last night and based on all of the daring theatrical fashions this years theme of camp was open to interpretation and it doesnt mean a tent and dinty moore stew. I know what camp is all about. If there is one superstar who knows camp its lady gaga. Look at her eyelashes, if that is what it is. She showed off not one but four different outfits starting with a bright pink dress, then she striped down to a black down, then a pink slip dress, finally black undergarments. Why not . Singer actor harry styles, he turned heads with a shear gender fluid jumpsuit by gucci. Id like to see the full body picture. You really do need to see the full body to appreciate a full jumpsuit. Who is the gentleman with him im just wondering. I dont know the answer to that. A princess of some good. Jared leto took himself to the event, he carried around his own head. Makes sense. The idea was inspired by guccis fall winter 2018 show, obviously. Obviously. Thats where you get that kind of inspiration for carrying around a head. Actor billy porter may have made the most memorable entrance. This is how john berman comes into the studio every single morning. He makes the true carry him in like this. But porter was carried in on a chase lounge by six men. Bedazzled. The pair that everyone is talking about, the best dressed this year and every year and every year going forward, tom brady and gisele bundchen. They do look good. They do. They look fantastic. Whats happening there with his sleeves. Its just all fantastic. But, again, i just want to see the full dress. I know that this lovey okay. When you see the full dress you are not close up on his face. And that is what you object to. Is that velour . He might be hes going to bring velour back. Look at that. Look he brought the patriots back against the Atlanta Falcons from a 283 deficit tom brady will bring velour back. Thats where you were going with that . It was. The big buzz after this weeks game of thrones episode is less about what happened and more about how it happened as in how did a starbucks cup make the final cut . Here is jeanne moos. The game of thrones gang was guzzling out of goblets, toasting out of horns. To the dragon queen. When suddenly a starbucks cup . See if you can catch it. Most people get bloody murdered, they stay that way. Sharpeyed fans. They left a coffee cup in the were delighted to spot an icon of the modern world in the way back fantasy land. Youre drinking wine but you prefer ale. No. Somebody prefers lattes. Twitter exploded with mockups of winter fell. A cup was labeled with the many names the dragon queen goes by, enough to make a barista wonder how do you spell that . Maybe they were all chugging dragon milk caramel macchiatos. We kept waiting for President Trump to tweet, after all, when he warned iran sanctions are coming he borrowed the phrase from game of thrones. Winter is coming. And winter is coming. Winter is coming. And he borrowed game over in the wake of the Mueller Report. The hub bub finally prompted this tweet from a game of thrones account. The latte that appeared in the episode was a mistake. Dineras had ordered a herbal tea. I would rank it between grande and venti. The water bottle spotted on the mantel in a promo photo for downtown abby. Maybe the dragon queen looked so pensive because she was figuring out how to order her skinny cinnamon dolce latte. One thing is for sure, some of these gungho game of thrones fans dont need any moni moany nation. Jeanne moos, cnn, new york. Have we ever gotten a response . Was it a mistake or Product Placement . Im just confused by all of that. Starbucks sits on the iron throne. Up next, big new headlines about what is going on today at capitol hill and at the white house. New day continues right now. The House Judiciary Committee plans to vote on wednesday to hold barr in contempt. Secretary mnuchin will not fulfill that request for six years of the president s tax returns. Democrats are in great peril and they continue to go down this path. Congress has a strong case here. The white house is stonewalling them at every front. Having a baby boy has been the most amazing experience. It was an incredible day. Harry and meghan managed to evade the paparazzi. Im over the moon. You have a new american prince. Announcer this is new day with Alisyn Camerota and john berman. I like our new music, our new open music. Its like dlireliverance. Just saying. Good afternoon and welcome to your new day, its tuesday, may 7th, 8 00 in the east. A new battleground in the growing feud between the white house and house democrats. Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin refusing to hand over President Trumps tax returns, insisting that the request put, quote, lacks a legitimate legislative purpose. Mnuchins refusal sets the stage for a potentially lengthy legal battle. Today members of the house judiciary are set to meet with justice Department Officials who have refused to turn