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Whistleblower complaint that the Trump Administration is trying to keep secret from congress. Two people familiar with the matter telling the Washington Post that it centers on ukraine. Nbc news has not confirmed that ukraine is at the center of the issue though. And the white house did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The post citing two former u. S. Officials, previously reported that the complaint was made by a u. S. Intel official who was alarmed by a promise the president made to a foreign leader in a phone conversation. Trump spoke with the new president of ukraine on july 25th, the whistleblower complaint was filed less than three weeks later. Ukraine is significant because of reporting that the president was withholding military aid to that country. While at the same time trumps personal lawyer, rudy giuliani, was pushing for the Ukrainian Government to investigate democratic president ial frontrunner joe biden, and his son hunter. The confluence of these two stories has the house investigation of the Trump Administration, if the Trump Administration withheld aid to assist the president s reelection effort and the Washington Post Editorial Board accused the president of trying to meddle in the, ukraine to meddle in the election on his behalf. Here is Rudy Giulianis own words on cbs junn just last nig did you ask ukraine to investigate joe biden. No, i didnt. I asked ukraine to investigate the allegations that there was interference in the 2016 election by the ukrainians for the Hillary Clinton you. Never asked about hunter biden the only thing i asked about joe biden, how it is that the appointment, dismissed a case, against so did you ask ukraine to look into joe biden. Of course you didnt. You just said you didnt. It is also worth noting that the Vice President mike pence met with the president of ukraine while in poland earlier this month and was later asked about it. Number one, did you discuss joe biden at all during that meeting yesterday with the ukrainian president , and number two, can you assure ukraine that the holdup of that money has absolutely nothing to do with efforts, including by rudy giuliani, to try to dig up dirt on the biden family . Well, on the first question, the answer is no. But we, with president zalinski yesterday, we discussed americas support for ukraine, and the upcoming decision the president will make on the latest tranche of Financial Support in great detail. Now the Trump Administration did in fact release that 250 million in military assistance to ukraine last week, but provided no explanation for the initial delay. Meanwhile, the president denies the Washington Post report that he made a promise to a foreign leader tweeting another fake news story out there. It never ends. Virtually any time i speak on the phone to a foreign leader i understand there may be many people listening from various u. S. Agencies not to mention those from the other country itself. No problem. Is anybody dumb enough to say that i would Say Something inappropriate with a foreign leader while on such a potentially heavily populated call. I would do only what is right only and only do good for the usa. The House Intelligence Committee chairman adam schiff is threatening legal action against the Trump Administration for reversing to hand over the contends of the whistleblower complaint. The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community met with the committee yesterday for a closed door briefing. A congressional source telling nbc news the Inspector General declined to reveal to lawmakers the substance of the whistleblower complaint. Someone is trying to manipulate the system to keep information about an urgent matter from the congress. I believe that there is an effort to prevent this information getting to congress, and if the assertion is accurate that the department of justice has made and the dni has affirmed that this involves a potentially privileged communication, then at one level or another, it likely involves either the president or people around him. So meanwhile, acting director of national intention, joe mcguire, is scheduled to appear before the House Intel Committee next thursday, the senate Intel Committee is also expecting to be briefed by mcguire next week. According to nbc news, the number of complaints made to the intel watchdogs confidential hot line has more than doubled since President Trump took office. According to the latest public record, or public report by the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, the hot line received 563 contacts last year. That is up from 251 in 2016. And 369 in 2017. The report doesnt describe the complaints or tally how many of those to the level of an urgent concern a category series complaints that must be turned 0 ever to congress. Officials involved in the process says that designation is rare. Lets talk about this. Joining us from washington, senior staff writer for the hill, scott wong. Talk to me about this report that ukraine may be involved in all of this. What do you make of that complaint by the government whistleblower . Well, i think the speculation at this point, and a lot of this is speculation, because there are so many unanswered questions, is that perhaps this has to do with an issue that the House Democrats already are investigating, whether or not the president s attorney rudy giuliani, who you just mentioned, and we heard a sound clip from, tried to pressure the ukrainian president to open an investigation into joe biden, perhaps President Trumps 2020 political rival in the general election, we dont know yet, but concerning allegations and unsubstantiated allegations at this point, that joe biden tried to influence the Ukrainian Government to, you know, to, on behalf of his sons business interests. And so right now, you know, theres so many questions that are unanswered, but tongues are wagging in washington, this is a mystery that is consuming this city, and will consume this city, because there are still so many unanswered questions. So to that point, with the fact that washington is going to be consumed by it, certainly members of congress on the democratic side, as they start to pull some of these threads. What kind of impact might this actually have on President Trump, Going Forward . Well, you know, a big question that i have at this point, is will this whistleblower come forward. You heard adam sif, the Intelligence Committee chairman yesterday saying basically his lines of communication are open if the whistleblower does want to come forward and reach out to the House Democrats and the Intelligence Committee. So you know, we will be watching to find out if that is in fact, the case. If this whistleblower wants to get out there in the public spotlight, if this whistleblower, it seems like, will have a platform at least with the Intelligence Committee, perhaps there could be public hearings, we dont know yet, but you know, these are some of the story lines that well be watching as this story moves forward. That would certainly be a huge ask, to put the pressure on the whistleblower. Some people have been saying to come forward. Some people saying if there is no traction on this by congress within a week, he should come forward with the information. He or she. Absolutely. Scott wong, thank you. We will talk to you again in a little built. While the nation awaits President Trumps decision on gun reform legislation, nancy pelosi took jabs on Mitch Mcconnell for quote abdicating his key role in the debate. Doing what the president want, that is to abdicate your role as a leader in the article one first branch of government, it is not even obstruction, it is just abandonment of your responsibility as a leader. The president says he wants to do, it lets hope that he does. Weve heard through staff that theyre still working on, it he is going to call us when hes ready but we havent heard directly from the president. Meanwhile, american firearm manufacturer colt announced it will suspend production of military style rifles including the ar15 for public use. In a Statement Released yesterday, the companys ceo attributed the decision to changes in consumer demand, writing quote the market for modern sporting rifles has experienced significant excess manufacturing capacity and given this capacity, we believe there is a moderate supply for sporting rifles for the foreseeable future. And it adds it is a supporter of Second Amendment rights and will continue to manufacture rifles for government weapons and contracts. The government officials are rolling back on the California Authority to set its own tailpipe pollution standard, the safe mandate will move away from gas powered vehicles to electric and theoretically make gas powered cars cheaper and encourage owners to trade in old cars and buy new ones. 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Tregs imelda brought heavy rain and flooding to Southeast Texas yesterday leaving at least two people dead and prompting Widespread Evacuations in many of the same communities ravaged by Hurricane Harvey two years ago. Officials say crews have rescued more than 1,000 people in the houston area because of the rising water. The National Weather Service Estimates that Jefferson County was spanned with more than 40 inches of rain in a span of 72 hours believe it or not which would make it the seventh wettest Tropical Cyclone in u. S. History. An incredible story that unfolded quickly and very few people saw it coming. And lets see where things are tracking this morning and a check of the weather with our nbc meteorologist bill karins. Its amazing we have done this four years in a row, an unnamed tropical system, and harvey, and four years in a row, historic rainfall events. And this one, you know, obviously, if it was over houston, it would have been, you know, a multibillion dollar weather disaster but for the small towns it did hit, it was significantly less, with the mark of hundreds of homes flooded. This area of pink is 20 inches plus. Usually we get one spot on a map with totals like this but this is a huge footprint and the highest total was 43 inches. That makes it the seventh wettest cyclone weve had in recorded history and it makes it the fourth wettest ever in texas. Texas has done this before. Claudette was the one that had the record for 24hour rainfall, 42 inches. This storm, we did 36. So as far as the wet were dealing with now, things have improved. There is heavy rain around shreveport but were no longer calling it a tropical depression. Just what is left of it. It is called an open wave or the remnants of it. Just in case anything does pop up, we have the Flash Flood Watch in place for the areas that were hit the hardest yesterday, lifted at 7 00 a. M. Were not expecting additional rainfall, all of the water levels are dropping and continue to drop as we go throughout the day. As far as the forecast goes, isolated totals about one to three is going to be possible. And if that happens, it will be down along areas of coastal location, especially just south of beaumont, hopefully not near the powering rain. The forecast for today, very warm st. Louis. Summerlike feeling this afternoon. Chilly start in the northeast. Watch out for areas of the country with flash flooding. Kansas city, des moines, st. Louis, great lakes. And finally on sunday, the heavy rain threat over st. Louis. If you want a beautiful summer weekend, we got it coming your way on the east coast. I mean it is going to feel hot in the sun each afternoon. Thanks bill. A new jersey man was charged with charges of allegedly intelligence gathering in boston and washington, d. C. And new york for terrorism targets in the early to mid 2000s. Authorities say he was working on behalf of hezbollahs jeed a organization. The 42yearold was arrested in july after being questioned during 11 separate sessions with fbi agents. According to the court fooid filings he quote surveilled dozens of loces in new york city you clg the United Nations headquarters, the statue of liberty, rockefeller center, times square, the Empire State Building and local air forports tunnels, bridges and included photographs and information to hezbollah. He entered the u. S. Legalfully in 2000 and a citizen in 2008. The potential penalties are over 100 years in prison. Joins us on the set, msnbc legal analyst danny cevallos. Great to have you. We like to pick you on everything that is happening in the world legally speaking and the big story i think this morning is to do with this whistle blower, i think a lot of people might be watching to say what happens in a situation like this legally speaking when you have the branches of government at odds and a private citizen, a government worker potentially with an explosive complaint against the chief executive. Legally speaking, how could this play out . We have federal laws that encourage citizens and federal Government Employees to blow the whistle, to talk about something that they see illegal and to report it, and then we give those people protections. Now, the key is, what is it actually that theyre reporting . In many cases sometimes people report things that really dont have, dont fit within the whistleblower statute. They may not be entitled to that protection. But generally speaking, our government encouraging people to come forward and essentially blow the whistle on something that they see that is illegal. One of the biggest areas of wrongdoing and it doesnt necessarily apply here is the area of waste, or embezzlement, things that have to do with money and under some federal laws there can be a bounty, a kind of reward for people who do whistle blow and reveal government fraud, or illegal spending or Something Like that. So two things. What type of job, or Security Protection does the individual have if they were to publicly come forward. And then secondly, what are the ramifications on the executive branch in general, or possibly the president , if it were to be revealed that a conversation was had in which there was a tit for tat, quid proquo, you investigate this and well give you the money . Two ways of looking a at this. First, if federal law protects someones job and protects them from employment retaliation for reporting, the practical effect is this is such a high profile situation, that this individual, whoever it may be, may find that even though their job could be preserved, that the fact that Everybody Knows who it is, may make them radio active for future government employment. So that is a challenge and thats why many observers have suggested that the mere fact of doing this as a kind of kamikaze approach, that this is a onetime deal, even if that job somehow was protected under federal law, the political and practical effect is that your job employment prospects change dramatically after Something Like this. Danny cevallos, thank you. Always a pleasure. Appreciate it. Thank you. Still ahead, Bernie Sanders hits a fundraising mail stone and Kamala Harris is doubling down on iowa. 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Senator Kamala Harris is doubling down on eye wax the Campaign Announced it is planning to double the resources in the state, including adding an additional 60 organizers and opening ten new offices. The california senators campaign is hope for a top three finish in the first in the nation voting state. Next month, harris plans to spend every week in iowa campaigning. There is a decision that we have to make about where can i spend the time that will actually help us, you know, gain the kind of support we need to win. And theres a strategic decision that has to be made, and iowa being the first in the state, i mean in the country, is probably one of the most important of the 50 states, and so that is where im going to spend my time. Now, the house has passed a short term spending bill in order to avoid a Government Shutdown in october. Lawmakers approved the bill in a 301123 vote just a day after both parties in the house and senate agreed on. It the new bill will keep the government funded through mid november, a week before thanksgiving. The spending package for the next fiscal year will include a 320 billion increase for military and funding for domestic programs over the next two years. Officials say this is the first step while negotiations continue over long term funding. Those negotiations could become contentious, however, as lawmakers seek a deal over funding for trumps border wall, the standoff over that funding last year resulted in a Government Shutdown and i think everybody is watching this saying oh, no, not again. Exactly. Are we headed toward another one . Yes. Coming up after facing fierce criticism, majority leader Mitch Mcconnell is backing a measure to improve Election Security. The details of what is in the plan straight ahead. President trump takes new legal action to try to stop officials in manhattan from accessing his Financial Information. Those stories and much more coming up. 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And minority leader Chuck Schumer reacted to mcconnells apparent turnaround on Election Security later on the senate floor. Leader mccomfortable kept saying we dont need the money. I made umpteen speeches here at this chair and the republican leader denied the need, but now, thank god he has seen the light. A spokesperson for mcconnell told the Washington Post that schumer was mischaracterizing the Republican Leaders position and maintained that the amendment was really a continuation of previous years funding. President trump has filed a lawsuit in his bid to keep officials in new york from gaining access to his tax return, filing the suit against the Manhattan District Attorney in the Southern District yesterday, naming vance and the top preparer as defendants. The suit claims that vance should not get trumps tax returns arguing that a sitting president is not subject to the criminal process while he is in office. Vance subpoenaed the president s Accounting Firm for eight years of trumps personal and Corporate Tax return, it is a move of the d. A. s criminal investigation into the Trump Organization and hush money payments to women who have claimed to have had affairs with the president. The president has strongly denied those relationships. In california, President Trump has scored a legal victory in his fight with officials there over his tax returns, a federal judge announced that he intends to side with the president s reelection campaign, and the Republican Party in their bid to stop a law requiring candidates to release their tax returns who appear on the states 2020 primary ballot. Lawyers for the president and gop argue the law signed by Governor Newsom in july violates the u. S. Constitution by adding an additional requirement to run for president and added that a federal law requiring president s to disclose Financial Information overrules state law and the judge says he will issue a formal ruling by october 1. California is expected to appeal the decision. Joining us once again from washington, d. C. , senior staff writer for the hill scott wong. Good to have you back with us. A lot of battles playing out on the issue of the tax returns. What are the next steps in them trying to unearth the president s tax returns ahead of 2020 . It is something that a lot of people still will not give up on. Thats exactly right. I mean democrats want to make sure that they have President Trumps tax returns in hand, so that they can scrutinize it, for any irregularities, obviously there has been a lot of allegations made against the president , regarding you know, perhaps not paying enough taxes, or certain payments that were made to people, and in the california case, i expect this to, once the final ruling comes out, to be appealed to an appellate court, it is entirely possible that this ends up somehow in the Supreme Court, where the Supreme Court would be ruling on the president s taxes. The House Democrats are still seeking the federal tax returns, but richard neil, the ways and means chairman, specifically, but right now, as we know, with many issues, President Trump is stonewalling and preventing the release of his tax returns. So President Trump is fighting on multiple fronts here. The local level, with the manhattan d. A. At the state level in california. And at the federal level with House Democrats. I have a feeling the president is going to be fighting this thing tooth and nail all the way to the very end. Lets talk about this aboutface, despite mcconnells team says that this is not necessarily an aboutface, a reup in funding with regard to Election Security. What does this mean for state funding as 2020 approaches . Well, it means that states, it looks like states will be receiving a chunk of money to help shore up their election systems amid reports that russia and other foreign governments continue to try to influence our elections, especially the 2020 elections. We know there were attempts, in the recent 2018 election, that looks like theyre continuing to try to influence our elections. Democrats are saying this simply is not enough money for this type of Election Security. They want 600 million, as was passed by House Democrats in the house bill. And so perhaps this ends up somewhere in the middle between 600 and 280, were not sure, but it means states will have some funding to help shore up Election Security. Take all of this that youve been talking about, with everything that weve been discussing, and give me your best analysis on whether or not we will have another Government Shutdown come the end of november. It seems like there is a short term spending bill you want him to be the grim reaper of news this morning . Youre better informed than us, how do you see this playing out . What are the rumblings in dc . Be optimistic, wong. In the past we had Government Shutdowns because President Trump insisted on funding for his border wall and that issue has been sort of taken off the table because he is, you know, using other methods to get that money, taking it from the department of defense, the pentagon, and some of those construction projects, so that issue has not really been centered to the funding fight. You saw yesterday the house easily passed a cr, so were at least funded through thanksgiving. That will be sort of the next goaround is whether we have a shutdown right before thanksgiving. Most likely, i think what the congress is going to do is punt it to christmas, and then they could in fact, punt it again as they often do in this town. Such good punters. Especially when it comes to the Holiday Season when people want to have a calm soothing moment, a time of reprieve, rest relaxation and then congress. Scott, always a pleasure. Thank you, scott. Thank you. So turning to tehran where tensions with iran are intensifying. Americans and saudis who reside in saudi arabia too were at risk. They were, were blessed that there were no americans killed in this attack. But any time you have an act of war of this nature, theres always risk that could happen. Should we expect to see military strikes coming soon . We are doing it the right way. Were doing it the smart way. It is very easy to go in. We could go in and with one phone call we could go in and that might happen, that might happen, but we will, we will see what we will see. We will see what happens. I mean you may have some very strong hit where the Strongest Military in the world by far. Well see what happens. A lot of things could happen. If we can have a peaceful solution, thats good. It is possible that that wont happen but there has never been a stronger country military. Not even close. What would be the consequence . An all out war. You make a very serious statement. I make a very serious statement about defending our country. So much of a an iranian attack back in june, was not described as an act of war, the recent saudi oil attacks did not kill or injure anybody but the secretary of state mike pompeo and the saudi Prince Mohammed bin salman both agreed that the attack quote not only threatened Saudi Arabia National security and endangered all american citizens in saudi arabia as well as the Worlds Energy supply. Irans mission to the u. N. , saying that visas have been issued for rouhani to travel to new york for the u. S. General assembly and an Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman says zarif will attend. Due west to israel, where the Trump Administrations outgoing envoy for brokering a middle east peace deal Jason Greenblat arrived. He is expected to meet separately with both Prime Minister netanyahu and Opposition Leader and challenger gdasnk. The much awaited peace plan. It has two distinct parts. An economic plan released back in june. And the more vital political plan which remains unreleased. Earlier this month greenblat before joining the administration was President Trumps former business attorney and had no previous diplomatic experience. And announced that he would soon be stepping down. And katie, the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is apologizing as more examples of blackface continue to surface, the most recent example is a video obtained by global news canada of the Prime Minister in the 1990s, in blackface, sticking his tongue out. We do not know where the video comes from, or who recorded it. Trudeau first addressed the scandal after time addressed a photo dressed in aladdin, in brownface at an arabian nights theme party and one said the photo of his and added that he had worn blackface in high school impersonating harry belafonte. That photo has since surfaced as well. These photos come at a particularly inconvenient time for the Prime Minister as he is running for reelection on october 21. He held a press conference yesterday again to apologize for his actions but was not confident this would be the last example of him in blackface. You told us last night on the plane that of all of the different instances that you recalled, have you since been made aware or remembered of other instances and if so, how many . I think it is obvious that this is something that was deeply regrettable. I am wary of being definitive about this, because the recent pictures that came out, i had not remembered. And i think the question is, how can you not remember that. The fact is, i didnt understand how hurtful this is to people who live with discrimination every single day. Still ahead, a chance photo of President Trump with a wad of cash pouring out of his pocket is generating plenty of buzz. Details on the explanation trump is offering for the questionable cash carrying method. Plus, bill karins will have the very latest on the catastrophic flooding in texas. 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Ask your doctor for ilumya today, for a clearer tomorrow. Welcome back, everyone. President trump is apparently generous when it comes to giving gratuities. An image captured by a reuters photographer shows loose cash peeking out of the president s back pocket as he boarded air force one in california tuesday. According to the Washington Post, when asked about the money in his pocket, trump told reporters aboard the plane, quote, i do like leaving tips at the hotel. You know, i like to carry a little something. He added quote, maybe a president is not supposed to do it but i like to leave a tip at the hotel, et cetera, et cetera. The post reports trump revealed that he doesnt carry a wallet or credit cards, and instead keeps a loose wad of cash in his back pocket for tipping purposes. Well see. Tipping is always welcome. It is. Tipping is a good thing. Absolutely. Even if it comes from the president. Very good thing. A check of the weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. A good tipper. Are you a good tipper . Say yes. Why not. In new york city, you have to be. When i was in college, i was a waiter and you appreciate it. You learn. Because basically, you live on tips. You dont make, you get that paycheck when youre a waiter or bar tenor and it is zerozero, zero. Im not going over 25 unless theyre really good. Oh, wow. Good. There you go. It looks league bill karins is dining in a restaurant everybody. Youre a lucky individual. Some days. So lets get into this Tropical Cyclone numbers, it was just, you know, what was happening right now, yesterday, it was just incredible. Imelda now makes the list for one of the top wettest cyclone, you know, ar i have harvey is t list, and this is 43 inches of rain. Amazing that we have done that. Two of the wettest ever in the last two or three years, and florence was no joke either. Michael, the lowest pressure ranking last year also. And as far as weather concerns into the upcoming weekend, slight risk of severe storms through the dakotas, into nebraska, and this is going to be the stormy region of the country, from the northern plains, into the midwest, and as we go through the weekend, we are concerned with flash flooding around the kansas city area. And possibly into areas around where iowa meets illinois and also portions of missouri and even topeka to manhattan, kansas, we could see rounds of storm, as we go through the weekend. Heaviest rainfall is predicted, kansas city, northward to kirkville, and possibility of two to three inches an maybe isolated four inches. And some flooding going on, on the ms. River, too. So were concerned with that river level going up. As far as hurricane jerry goes, it may brush the northern Leeward Islands but were happy to say it is still a fish storm. The only concern like humberto is bermuda, and it could go over bermuda as a hurricane in the beginning to middle of next week. No concern for the tropics or the lower 48 or anywhere except bermuda. Thanks, bill. Still ahead, facebooks ceo descends on washington, including a meeting with the president amid increasing scrutiny by president. Plus amazon makes a massive move involving electric vehicles and the bid to combat climate change. Details coming up. [woman] with my shark, i deep clean messes like this, this, and even this. But i dont have to clean this, because the selfcleaning brush roll removes hair while i clean. [announcer] shark, the vacuum that deep cleans now cleans itself. At comcast, we didnt build the nations largest gigspeed network just to make businesses run faster. We built it to help them go beyond. Because beyond risk. Welcome to the neighborhood, guys. There is reward. Beyond work and life. Who else could he be . There is the moment. Beyond technology. There is human ingenuity. Every day, comcast business is helping businesses go beyond the expected, to do the extraordinary. Take your business beyond. Welcome back. Facebooks Ceo Mark Zuckerberg was on capitol hill yesterday, to discuss future internet regulation and scored a meeting with President Trump. We have more from london with the details. Give us the details on this meeting from what you know. I mean cnbc is being told by a facebook spokesperson the meeting was quote good, was quote constructive, make of that what you will. Zuckerberg was meeting with some senators yesterday. Today, he is going to be meeting with members of the house of representatives of both sides of the aisle. He is hoping to try and listen to what they have to say, according to facebook. And quote talk about future internet regulations. Future internet regulations we have an antitrust investigation into the company and the d. O. J. Is talking about their own antitrust review of leading online platforms. Many people took that to include facebook, of course, sticking with that, airbnb is announcing going public next year. Investors are watching closely, of course. This is a huge company. Tens of thousands of cities around the world. Millions of users. Millions of listings. Had is something people will be looking at closely. In terms of the money side of things, they were last valued in 2017 at around 31 billion but no details yet. I wonder if Mark Zuckerberg posted a picture of him and the president , how many likes he got on facebook . Could be an indicator. Did he post it . We dont know yet. Trump posted it though on twitter. Good and constructive. Yes. Another tech joint, amazon, unveiling the new plans to tackle climate change. Trying to play its role as one of the Biggest Delivery Companies out there. He Biggest Companies out there. Matter and the growing questions on how this all connects to military aid for that country and the 2020 elections in this one. I morning joe, everyone, Just Moments Away. One. 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A big driving feature you have to realize in the Democratic Campaign of course that a lot of way to get on the debate stage is how much have you raised and how many people have you raised it from. Google and facebook is a way to get all of those small donations that you can, get them to donate and make sure you cross the threshold to get to the debate stage. Were thinking that as much as a billion dollars could be spent on google and facebook just raising for money because its an effective platform to find new voters. And amazon is saying you soon may be able to use alexa to donate to political campaigns. Say, hey, alexa, send 20 bucks to joe biden. Just making it easier and easier. Im coming over to your house and start donating money. Im going to shut it down when you come over. The goal seems to be able to tap into small donors. Thats something that Bernie Sanders is proudly touting with his new milestone that he hit yesterday. Has axios learned anything in regards to how much the Trump Campaign plans to use this small donor strategy . Thats a really good question. Republicans have lagged in this. This sort of small donor social media, techbased Campaign Funding was pioneered by president obama in the 2008 campaign and republicans have been playing catchup. Donald trump was very did using facebook to target his messages to the right people, to get those people engaged in the campaign. The Trump Campaign is working with something to roll that out called win red in the is in response to a democratic partywide system to identify and raise money from voters. The Trump Campaign is rolling all of that out to republicans hoping that other republicans can learn the lessons they learned in 2016. Lets stick with technology for a moment. We were talk about facebook Ceo Mark Zuckerberg meeting in washington yesterday with the president. Talk to us about what are some of the biggest takeaways from yesterday . Yeah, this is a big change from the last time he was in town in 2018. Very much on the defensive appearing before congressional committees. Hes trying to be more engaging this time having off the record private meetings with lawmakers and regulators. And the president , of course, last night to have a dialogue about what is coming. Engaging these folks on privacy regulation, antitrust regulations. One of the interesting things that popped up was a senator from missouri said he pressed him on whats sapp. Theres always been a divide on capital about Tech Companies and trying to regulate it. What can we expect amid the growing push for the d. C. Crowd to regulate and crack down on Tech Companies . Especially ahead of the election . Thats the key point. We know weve got an Election Year coming and congress isnt known forgetti getting stuff do the runup to an election. I think i was in this seat earlier this week talking you about the conflicts between the agencies about lines of communication and jurisdiction. What im watching is maze e whats happening in the states. What a lot a state lawmakers are pushing. That could be the template for what happens in washington. Nick johnson life in washington, d. C. Always a pleasure. Were going to be reading axios am in a bit. You can sign up for the newsletter by going to signup point axios. Com. That does it for us this morning, morning joe, everybody, starts right now. Your campaign for foreigners, russia, china, somebody else offers you information on an opponent, should they accept it or should they call the fbi . I think mabe maybe you do both. I think you might want to listen. Theres nothing wrong with listening. If somebody called from a country, norway, we have information on your opponent. Oh r i thi oh, i think id want to hear it. You want that kind of interference in our elections . Its not interference. I think id take it. If i thought there was something wrong i think id go to the finn. But when somebody comes up with opo research, they come up with opo research, lets call the fbi. But you talk honestly to congressman, they all do it and they always have. Its called oppo research. What if it waernt foreigners offering dirt but rather the president of the United States actively seeking it