Them, where did the guidance the chief of staff while she was come from. Justice, it is engaging in pause, did they give you pause there, john kelly, is now is the Justice Department an before you decided he was your blasting trump on a wide range corruption. Whalt else is on your list o independentist unfairly guy . Look, no. Of issues, from attacks on the priorities of questions to ask media to his handling of north politicized by the president. Him, and honestly, congressman, i came, im from new york, as korea and ukraine. I dont know that youll get according to the atlantic do you think he is going to you say. Actual answers to fully cooperate . Hes going to be under oath. I was there during the middle of stop and frisk in particular. Kelly sharply criticized the i hope he tells the american president over immigration people the truth. I opposed him each time he ran bill barr has a theory of policies, including policies he helped advance during his time maximum executive power. For mayor because i thought it in office. Joining us, white house was a bad policy and a policy correspondent and politico absurd results where one person, that had to end. Author anna palmer. Donald trump, can go after his so whats the scoop on hicks enemies, be light on his i also observed him then and coming back . Friends. Thats what countries like should we have seen this coming . I dont know if we should russia and iran do. Now, he has at the same time, i have seen it coming. They go after enemies and do know what the intent was, was to we see the president looking for people that are loyal to him. Special favors for friends. Get guns out of the community so hope hicks is seen as someone we should not be like that. The president is personally very we dont bow down to whims of innocent individuals would not be killed. Comfortable with, also someone one man, we are governed by the he feels he can confide in, can ive talked to many parents, one rule of law, i hope bill barr talk to without possibly being understands that. Of my colleagues lucy mcbath, the question becomes, i leaked. This is a president thats just wonder if this is just getting over the idea he had to unbelievably frustrating for you be impeached and had months and and fellow democrats, what do said her son was killed by you do about it, right . Months of upheaval and chaos, violence, bloomberg was people have suggested well, it feeling very attacked. Is possible to impeach an instrumental helping her, i think this is the president wanting to get guns out of those circling the wagons, getting the attorney general. But obviously its never been communities. Gang back together, wanting to done before. So he has gone against the nra go back to the 2016 feel of the we saw where things went with the president s impeachment. And others to be sure we get white house, wanting to feel as i mean, what do you think about guns out so innocent lives wont though he has people around him that will have his back going impeachment and what do you do be destroyed, but he went about into 2020. If you believe bill barr is she absolutely is someone who it the wrong way and stop and the president believes he can using doj as the president s personal law firm . Trust. But is there a second part of frisk was the wrong way. So other than senator mitt and he has acknowledged as a this . Now that the president has been result of that that he said it romney, all the senate was too late, wished it wasnt republicans are a quivering mass of jello. So late, but it was wrong. Acquitted, feeling vindicated, i wonder if shes brought back to theyre going to bow down, kneel i look at that and the other be the trump whisperer, calm before donald trump. As a result the only folks that body of work to try to educate, some of his worst instincts, will hold donald trump accountable are the american to make sure you put people as thinking back to 2018 when he people in november, and my view far as health care is concerned, desperately wanted to fire jeff the House Judiciary Committee on as far as climate, he has been sessions and was convinced at which i sit, needs to continue that point to wait until after the election. To expose this misconduct and he waited until the day after. Intricately involved, outrageous behavior of the philanthropic opportunities to how do you see hope Hicks Administration so the american make a difference and utilize fitting in now . People have the information they need before they vote. So let me ask you finally, the resources he has for good im sorry, anna. Causes. Lets talk about the im sorry, go ahead. There are 192 members of resources that he has. It is an interesting question congress who have studied or Bernie Sanders has been among because the staff has changed so the most vocal critics of what practiced law. Much since she was there. That doesnt give them a lock on i do agree with you in the sense understanding the way things he says, a billionaire buying she was able to be the trump should work or whats right or his way into the campaign. Wrong but you would think there he has absolutely outspent whisperer, people gave her credit in terms of steering him would have been some training everybody in the field. Away from some of his worst about the way things work, how he has organizations in places instincts. Other campaigns can only dream i think the question is going to they should work, and basically be how does she operate in this as every kid in grade school of. Is it that money that appeals to new world order. There has not been a lot of new learns about independence of the you, the idea that he could go blood in the white house for head to head financially with quite awhile, they struggled to judiciary, are you at all donald trump, and what do you say to critics who are concerned find even the bare minimum surprised more havent spoken up staffing of bringing in people. And do you see any kind of red that oh, boy, somebody thats a so many people in washington, line for this president or for republicans, veteran operatives billionaire who may really not have been unwilling to go in, the attorney general that you think would have more people particularly after the first standing up in congress . Understand what real people are couple of years. Going through is going to buy well, there are members of his way to the nomination. So few of his advisers, few congress that are democrats, we so number one, i would hope have stood up to donald trump. Of the people that worked in the there are ones you mentioned white house stayed in his good that republicans have kneeled graces, most that have left have before him and bowed down, thats very disappointing to me. And for citizens united, i would been pushed or felt they couldnt take it any more. Like laws about money in last term the American People flipped the house because they politics, i think thats what is it. You sort of touched on it, but saw the republican controlled significant and something we should look at and work toward. What is it about hope hicks do when i talk about individuals of house essentially enable every you think that makes the wealth, it is not that im crazy thing donald trump wanted, president so comfortable with and they flipped the house. Against wealth, i look to see her . People that are close to how you earned that wealth. President trump tell me that the i think the u. S. Senate will way to really succeed in the that can make a difference. Flip this november because the Trump White House and on the American People want a check and in one case you have a Michael Campaign is to ride the waves balance. They dont just want people that bow down to one man. Bloomberg who grew up in a that President Trump has. Congressman ted lieu, always so allowing President Trump to be himself, being reactive, good to have you on the program. Middle class family like many thanks so much. Appreciate it. Families in my district that are thank you. Being able to crisis manage up next, Michael Bloombergs middle class and became successful. So i dont fight success. Around him, not trying to change fast rise in the polls, can he keep it going . He was not given born with a him in overt ways. We speak with a campaign she may be brought in as trump surrogate, gregory meeks, in new silver spoon in his mouth, given york. Money by his father, he did it tensions growing in the whisperer, she wont change his the Old Fashioned way, he earned twitter use, change the way he coronavirus, ship at sea off the it. Coast of japan, the number of i look at whether he has done attacks and is name calling as he did in the 2016 election, now confirmed cases including philanthropic things that are americans is growing. Good to the community, and you as he is doing in the 2020 are Health Officials any closer see that he has, unlike the election. Instead it is someone ready to to getting this under control . Current president who has taken have people around the youre watching msnbc. Der contr . President , be ready to circle youre watching msnbc. I have major money saving news for my fellow veterans. The wagons around him and defend from his personal foundation for all of the things he says. I think thats what she is. Himself. Theres two different things. Thats what she brings to the generally in america, we applaud white house. Shes going to be on jared success, when you look at kushners team, reporting to jared kushner, which of course whether it is a great doctor, is someone thats very close to great scientist, great athlete, the president , and someone who has not publicly at all had any great actor, actress, they all backlash from the president. End up having more money than he has not disagreed in any big others. We applaud it because they were way with the president. And thats clear. It is a clear way to stay in the successful. So i dont hate anyone, want to president s good graces, not do move away from someone, that publicly. Discourage someone because meantime as i mentioned at theyve been successful that they should be punished for that the top, anna, you have john success, they should be congratulated for that success. Kelly, former chief of staff, he was there, knows hope hicks let me ask you quickly, i am out of time. Well. He did this q and a in new the question i got most from new jersey, not that hes never hampshire when i was there three days in advance of the primary, criticized the president at all, is Michael Bloomberg in the next this was probably the broadest, debate. He may well make the next deepest criticism we have seen from him. Debate, we dont know whether what do you make of it . Hell make the debate. Maybe he already talked to you is he saying well, you know, im going to say what i think, or is about it. What advice would you give him there something more behind it . About taking the debate stage i think one of the big because it will be for most voters across america the first time they get a chance to see frustrations is why some of the Administration Officials that him. I think what he has to be is left have been either as you Michael Bloomberg. Mentioned before kind of walked and he has to talk the truth. Out because theyre not in the and hes got to be convincing president s good graces, have kept a pretty tight lid on when he is on that stage, commentary afterward. Answering the questions that are i suspect this has something to most important. Va Mortgage Rates have dropped to near 50 year lows. Does that mean taking aim at the other democrats or focus do with vindman. Call newday usa. One call can save you 2000 a year. Attention on donald trump . He should focus in my he spoke to that issue and code of honor in the military. Estimation on donald trump and with the newday va streamline refi theres no income something that general kelly who he is. Takes seriously. Verification, no appraisal and no out of pocket costs. I believe that weve got all i think he wanted to defend how good people that are running, and my team can close your loan in as little as 30 days. And i compliment them for running and wanting to be the person was. One call can save you 2000 every year. President of the United States the president , not surprising, and beat back the current fired back, tweets denigrating resident housing at 1600 john kelly. Pennsylvania avenue. There is no one who will theyre all good people that have the goal is the same, criticize him who should not expect a twitter response. Different plans to get there. I think mr. Bloomberg should talk about his plans on getting reporter thats right. General kelly understands who there, how he will beat donald President Trump is, he understood that as he made Public Comments talking about trump. Congressman, good to see you. Joining me, Jonathan Alter and vindman, doing whats right, what youre taught to do, go out and Say Something if you find my old producer at the white something questionable and the way you see higherups conducting things. He understood when he said there house. Shouldnt be a wall on the sha shawna thomas. Southern border from sea to we are dying to see him in the shining sea the president would take issue to that. Debate. He mentioned lucy mcbeth, there i will say whats happening with economically powerfully influenced my values. John kelly is one, he is wanting are three members of congress that endorsed Michael Bloomberg, to come to the defense of Bernie Sanders hes fighting to raise wages. Polar opposite of what charles Lieutenant Colonel vindman, also and guarantee health care for all. Something about his own now, our country is at a turning point. Reputation and legacy. Hard working people, betrayed by trump, blow writes today. General kelly was someone that led the department of homeland struggling to survive. A Police Occupation of security, who carried out a lot in this moment, we need a fighter. Neighborhoods, a terrorist Bernie Sanders. Pressure campaign. Where do you think voters are on of the president S Immigration we know hell fight for us as president this, shawna, particularly the plans, once said immigrants because he always has. Didnt have skills, wouldnt all important black vote in im Bernie Sanders and i approve this message. South carolina . Integrate well, talking i think voters are going to undocumented immigrants there. This is someone who had his own listen to these things. I think part of why everyone is controversial statements to say the least, and i think now hes not so sure biden has South Carolina on lock, number one, looking at his own legacy, bloomberg isnt even on the wondering if theres rewriting to be done there on his own ballot in South Carolina, people arent sure biden is locked, part. Thanks to you both. Black voters are taking this beyond john kelly, were hearing from a key witness from the information in. What youre going to hear from impeachment inquiry, former ambassador to ukraine marie bloombergs campaign is what we heard from gregory meeks. Yovanovitch criticizing the yes, stop and frisk was bad. Trump administrations Foreign Policy during an event at he apologized for it, then turned the conversation to guns. What i am curious about is can georgetown university. Yovanovitch, of course, is now that message of he was going retired, warning about the flood after guns which is of career foreign officials that may leave the state department. Congresswoman lucy mcbeths point endorsing michael we need a vigorous department of state, but right now, the bloomberg, can he overflow the state department is in trouble. Air waivves with that message they can see levels go unfilled, because he has so much money, officers are increasingly can his version win out. Thats a question he will have wondering whether it is safe to to answer, he will have to express concerns about policy, answer it on the debate stage if even behind closed doors. He gets into the debate and if he chooses to be part of it. Its not news, the state i think it is not just lucy department is being hollowed out from within at a competitive, mcbeth and gregory meeks, it is complex time on a world stage. Joining me, former Deputy Lester turner, mayor of houston assistant secretary of state for thats black. Muriel bowser has endorsed welcome back. Bloomberg. He is trying to amass people east asian affairs. Today, the tumultuous race for that look like me to come out youre in touch from state and come up with a way to Department Days who are still the democratic nomination is there and not still there, and increasingly focused on this big support these things that he did in new york city. There is, look, Everybody Knows x factor, former and i dont want to in any the way the state department has way diminish their decision been hollowed out in many ways, making but you and i were talking about this last night, but is there more to come . I think that it is absolutely jonathan, congratulations to your daughter who has a book the case that theres more to come in the coming months and out, book party for her, a lot of engaged people there. You couldnt get away from the beyond. Political conversations. Look, the state department has the question was about the been hollowed out through a variety of different ways, the pragmatism of black voters and ukraine scandal was really just the cap if you will to what had whether or not they would put aside some of that because they been a trend for the last few see the money, because they see years when not only did a lot of him moving in the polls, because their number one goal like most career diplomats and officials in the state department find it democrats in america is get rid of donald trump. Difficult to defend some of the if they think he can do it, they might be willing to put the policies and things the Trump Administration is doing around other stuff aside, say he the world, they realized it was apologized, it is in the past. Almost impossible to do their they might. Jobs as erratic as the president theres long tradition in the Africanamerican Community of is, the way he conducts policy belief in redemption. By tweet. You go through the process of if youre a diplomat, overseas, apologizing, which the current president never does, and also you need to have the faith that africanamerican voters are youre going to be able to carry policy forward to the government, convey the famously savvy, pragmatic, they government of the United Statess wishes and interests have more at stake than other voters in the outcome. And no one would believe what u. S. Diplomats say. So theyre very focused on who look, i think it is a crisis of can do this. For instance, when it looked american diplomacy now, but like barack obama was going to youre seeing some of the best i lose to Hillary Clinton in 2007, think stand up. Ambassador yovanovitch couldnt be starker contrast to the previous segment with john kelly African Americans werent for who is standing up for his him in South Carolina and reputation and say that, but elsewhere. Once they showed they could win, they moved to him. Ambassador yovanovitch was he showed he could win with white people in iowa and new willing to stand up while still employed by the department. Hampshire specifically. Continues to, having were not going to see that experienced what she experienced this time. During and after her testimony. Blook be so i wonder if that has an bloomberg made a terrible mistake in that policy, the impact, too. Question is whether he can pivot folks look at her and say look, from it in debate. She knows that if she does this, you can expect all of the candidates will come after him what she just said, that the because he is an inter loper, consequences could be there. But when bernie comes after him and theyre not fun. Theyre not pleasant. For being a billionaire, wrong and yet she has made a conscious on stop and frisk, he will say bernie, you were with the nra. Decision that this is more important than something that you were contributing to some of may happen to her. Theres something bigger at this violence by letting the gun stake here. I think thats exactly right. I think if you look at what manufacturers be immune from lawsuits. He will try to turn the tables. Ambassador yovanovitchs trajectory has been over the the question about bloomberg last year plus and the way she thats not getting enough attention is whether he iss a described it during the impeachment hearings is very good candidate, seltitting asid clear, right . She as ambassador to ukraine was the money, his voice, his trying to do the right thing. Presence. We dont know how americans will she saw rudy giuliani. React to that. Others in the trump he can hide behind the tv ads, administration trying to undermine american interests and and he is not very charismatic. Diplomacy, she did everything she could while in position of but theyre effective ads. Authority to stop that from when people look at him in happening. Then when she was of course debates moving forward, there will be many, will they go eh, i retaliated against for doing what her job was, she then when dont care for him . We dont know that yet. We talk about the debates called upon spoke out, even though she knew the retribution have limited impact and impact could likely and did come, she is shortlived. Was willing to do her job when we saw with the last debate how it can turn the fortunes of a in kiev and even after she was campaign, catapult you to third fired and still employed by the place, suddenly youve got the state department, came back, money to move forward, right . Still was willing to testify. Now that shes gone from the i would make the argument, feel free to disagree, i would make state department, continuing to the argument we have rarely seen speak out. Thats a patriot. A debate with stakes this high michael, can i ask you a for an individual candidate, question that i have been asked exactly because of what jonathan before, if theres a democratic president come january how much said. Most of america doesnt know damage has been done, how long him. Not necessarily that glowing would it take, take what you charismatic human being, and know which is the state department, to get things back this is going to be the first measure people get to take of on track . Him. Based on everything weve this is not stuff that happens overnight. Already talked about, everyone no, absolutely. Look, there are two aspects to will be listening for answers to this. Questions. One is the Building Back of the if he is on the debate stage, yes, there will be a question state department, hiring and about stop and frisk aimed at recruiting people is not that him, a question about his comments in 2015 about easy obviously, weve lost a redlining. Tremendous amount of talent. How he reacts to that will tell a big piece of it there, not just the black community but building the department, which white democrats if they want to will take some time. Vote for him. There are ways i think so it puts a lot of pressure on immediately pick back up, but it him. I dont know if Michael Bloomberg feels that kind of pressure, he should be is going to take a significant practicing answers now. The real question for me is amount of time. The second thing which is just klobuchar, how she comes across in the debate. As big is the credibility of shes shown that she can convert a good debate performance to american diplomacy around the world. Foreign countries, leaders, much better than expected american allies, partners, they performance. And a lot of money. The africanamerican has dont know whether to trust looked at pete buttigieg, he is those american diplomats in working this issue for a long time. It is not happening. Embassies abroad because of the with klobuchar, they dont know way the Trump Administration her. She hasnt had the money to be acts. So building that credibility back up will frankly be job that much of a presence in south number one of american diplomacy carolina. So theyll be taking her measure for the next president. Michael, appreciate the time. As well as Michael Bloombergs thanks for coming on. Thank you. In that debate. Up next, President Trump does she have enough money continuing what critics call his when you get to super tuesday, the way he can get there and post impeachment retribution blink at the air waves, it tour. Saw another resignation this matters. It does matter. Morning. Well look at who the president is targeting now. Momentum in president ial politics can sometimes beat why democrats are setting money. Ive seen this before several sights on attorney general bill times where the candidate with barr. 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This outrage follows doj asking Health Officials around the for a lighter sentence for stone world today acknowledge theyre after trump complained bitterly in a critical scramble to try to about the recommendation, four contain the coronavirus, wanting prosecutors quit the case as a to know as one expert put it how result. Now barr is set to testify big is the iceberg. Before the House Judiciary Committee as democrats and here in the u. S. , the cdc Just Congress demand an answer to identified a 15th confirmed case this. Is the doj now acting as the president s personal law firm . Of coronavirus, and there are if you can believe it, it has disturbing new numbers that show been only 8 days since the confirmed cases worldwide topped 60,000. Impeachment trial acquittal, more than 1350 people have died. Posing this question, is there not guilty that will chasten the jump in confirmed cases in the last day is largely due to a this president. Change in criteria used to the fact is roger stone was treated horribly, so were many diagnosis the virus in one china province, so new numbers other people. Lives destroyed. I dont want to say that yet, shouldnt be considered a spike, people were hurt viciously and but Chinas Communist Party is firing people over their handling of the epidemic, and badly by these corrupt people. I want to thank the justice there are currently no proven department for seeing this horrible thing, i didnt speak therapies for the outbreak. To him by the way, just so you bill neely joins me from hong kong. This is confusing people a lot, understand. What lesson did you learn from impeachment . That the democrats are bill. You have numbers that are growing, yet they say it is not crooked, they have a lot of considered a spike. Crooked things going, that explain to us what is going on, theyre vicious, that they shouldnt have brought where are we with the impeachment. Joining me, former federal coronavirus now . Prosecutor barrett berger. Reporter exactly, you know what, chris, actually things i think a key question is a looked positive, looked like the human one as well as virus was about to plateau the constitutional one, future of our democracy kind of question. Numbers seem stable today. Quite different. If the president is using the 15,000 new confirmed cases in one day. Why . Basically the chinese have doj to do what he thinks should be done, whether it is an relaxed rules on what defines a individual case or retribution against someone he thinks has confirmed infection. Now if you go to a doctor, you not been on his side, what sort of pressure does that put on get a chest scan, it shows a lung infection, thats enough to people who for years have been get you to hospital to be career prosecutors and other treated as a confirmed case of positions, took politics out of it, went for it to try to do the right thing. Covid19. Before there was another test all my time at doj it was you had to go through. That explains the jump in very easy to forget that the leadership of doj was infections, it does not explain politically appointed, and the the spike in deaths. Reason it was easy to forget that is that political nature 254 new deaths in one day. Never trickled down to the line thats the biggest total ever, highest total before was 103. So the chinese havent quite come up with an explanation for that. Scientists are baffled by this. They dont trust the figures, and theyre really worried when they try to model where the virus is going to predict it, they cant do that now because figures are confusing. Bill neely in hong kong with the latest. Thank you for that. Turns out, as democratic primary voters are having trouble deciding who is the best candidate to take on donald trump, so is another newspaper, which split its endorsement today. Well tell you about that, be live in the next big states, nevada and South Carolina. Youre watching msnbc live. Ina. Youre watching msnbc live he spent his life bringing people together. I know hed be happy that we are all together now. crying what is happening . [what is that . ] baby noises is that a baby nut . baby noises dolphin noises just kidding, im back. Wheres my monocle . Welcome back. In a testament to just how cloudy the democratic 2020 race is so far, the las vegas weekly announced today essentially its Editorial Board couldnt make up its mind. Theyve endorsed two candidates, Amy Klobuchar and joe biden. Joining me now, nbc news correspondent Garrett Haake and the courier newspapers andy shane. The New York Times took the unprecedented step a month ago of a double endorsement. Now that youre there on the ground, do things feel as volatile and uncertain as they do from here today . Reporter it really does. At least this is a caucus state so your second choice matters. The weekly has a better defense for endorsing two than the New York Times. This is typically a low turnout state, pays attention to its politics eventually. The candidates have not been here as often as in iowa and new hampshire, especially those who were involved in the impeachment trial. Its way more challenging to get out to nevada when you have to be in washington. Much in the way this state is on pacific time, wakes up later in the day, politically theyre waking up to the state on tuesday. Now theyre paying more attention, keeping on eye on mayor pete, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders who has the biggest infrastructure in the state. Im standing in front of the buttigieg office. Theyre trying to staff up quickly, opening a dozen offices, 100 staffords in this state. Youve got a little bit of time, but this will be a sprint until next week, just trying to get caucus ready and these folks to finish introducing themselves in the way they have done previously in those other states. Andy, do you have a clear read of how things are going on the ground there, especially for joe biden, whos campaign gends depends on a win there . Absolutely. It has gone from a far wall to basically its what joe biden needs to carry himself through super tuesday. He no longer just needs a victory but a big victory in South Carolina. He needs to see daylight between himself and second place. None of this iowa, new hampshire, finishes, where its too close to call or very close. Hes banked on South Carolina. He has been leading in South Carolina since even before he got into the race. And pretty much thats what hes going to need to do to carry himself into super tuesday. Im curious who is the congressman Joe Cunningham in South Carolina telling your newspaper that yo think, the ans dont want number one, number two challenge, to joe biden there . Reporter well the most recent polling has persony saurnds in second place and billionaire tom steyer, you know, very much, you know, in the hunt. Joe bidens numbers have come down and so i think the party of the reason why you saw Joe Cunningham, you know, come out against Bernie Sanders is that theres a concern that among the folks who were maybe not part of the progressive wij of the party trying to start of blunt the momentum hes gained from iowa and new hampshire. That said, hes catching up to joe biden and so is tom steyer. Andy shane, garret hague, thanks to both of you. Next wednesday, we will host the democratic debate live from las vegas, 9 00 p. M. Eastern. And that wraps it up for this hour. Katy tur will pick up her coverage right after this quick break. Coverage right after this quick break. Good afternoon. Im katy tur. Its 11 00 a. M. Out west and 2 00 p. M. In washington where two things seem to be dominating the president s attention, punishing his enemies and absolving his be it. He pressured the doj to recommend a more lenient sentence for roger stone and purged witnesses who testified against him. Now his former chief of staff is saying enough. John kelly called the president ial july 25th request to investigate his rivals an illegal order. And said vindman did the right thing and exactly what he was strained to do when reporting his concerns about the president s phone call. If youre waiting to hear similar from the republican lawmakers, you shouldnt. So far theres been barely a peep. A few have said its inappropriate. But as a whole the party is ignoring democrats calls for an investigation. Speaker nancy pelosi criticized the president and attorney general calling their involvement in the stone case an abuse of power. The president this week demonstrated once again that he does have has no respect for the rule of law. Barr has deeply damaged the rule of law by withdrawing the dojs sentencing recommendation, the act of interference in trumps retribution against lead attorney in the stone case. The attorney general has stooped