By tweet and cast aside in favor of the president s personal doctor Navy Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson who lacks the sort of Management Experience that would prepare him to lead the federal governments second Largest Department. But who did offer a remarkably rosy assessment of the president s health. Some people have just great genes. You know, i told the president if he had a healthier diet over the last 20 years, he might live to be 200 years. I dont know. He has incredible genes. I just assume. Shulkin alleged today he was fired because he did not want to the privatize va care. In essence because he refused to dismantle the va. He claims he fell victim to a power play by trumps political appointees that saw me as an obstacle to privatization who had to be removed. Im oop convinced its a political issue aimed at rewarding select people and companies for profits even if it innuendo r undermines it people for profits. Despite what you may have heard, the va is popular with the people who
Page. Plus, Steve Schmidt on the republican plot to stop mueller. And did trumps lawyers lawyer just give up the game on Stormy Daniels. The president was not aware of the agreement. Whether he all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. The latest person to be dumped from the Trump Administration is now blowing the whistle on what he says is the real reason for his dwoun downtown fall in an effort that traces directly to the Koch Brothers. David shulkin will join me live in just a moment. Shulkin the now former secretary of Veterans Affairs who once had a sterling reputation. A obama holdover renominated by donald trump. He was confirmed by the senate to lead the va in a 1000 vote. Like so many people have come into contact with president trump, shulkin who joins me momentarily now finds his reputation under attack, fired by tweet and cast aside in favor of the president s personal doctor Navy Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson who lacks the sort of Management Experie
President is pissed flailing and more upset than ever. His anger is beyond what anyone can imagine. Another this is about as personally cornered has he has been since access hollywood weekend. That is the current state of the mind of the president of the United States a man currently weighing whether to attack another country and expand war there as soon as tonight. The wall street journal an unhappy trump is prodding military advisers to agree to more retaliatory sweeping strike in syria than they consider prudent. That attack is one part of an avalanche of huge stories today a day that we gan with clips of james comey, former fbi director all over television, telling abc news that he cannot rule out that the infamous pee tape mentioned in the steele dossier is real. It ended with Robert Mueller has evidence confirming another Crucial Detail of that dossier. Were going to get to all of that here tonight. First, days after being raided by the fbi, the president s personal attorney conf
Theres evidence that vekselberg may have used his holdings to do the kremlins bidding in the past. Four years ago, the fbi warned a foundation controlled by him might have been acting on behalf of russias intelligence services. So all this led to speculation that vekselberg perhaps acting on behalf of the russian government or not was funneling money to cohen through Columbus Nova. Heres the thing, the Company Columbus nova stressed it is American Company run by american businessmen named andrew intrator. Vekselberg is his biggest client and his cousin. But the company says vekselberg was not involved in the decision to pay cohen. The claim viktor was involved or provide any funding for Columbus Novas engagement of Michael Cohen is patently untrue. In other words, how dare you . Columbus nova just wanted to pay Michael Cohen 1 million for a totally unknown reason which had nothing to do with their biggest client, a russian oligarch. Guess what . It turns out thought Michael Cohen and n
Protests of republican power grab in wisconsin. And as George Herbert walker bush lies in state, assessing the legacy of the 41st president in the era of the 45th. There was a kindness about the man that was evident to everyone who ever met him. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. At this hour, the vigil continues for former president george h. W. Bush, who is lying in state at the capital. Donald trump is expected to visit within the hour. We will keep an eye on that, and that solemn seen comes on a day when the current president is having yet another angry public tantrum about the russia investigation. If you think the president is lashing out now, well, just you wait. Robert muellers prosecutors have reportedly told defense lawyers that they are tying up loose ends in their investigation and what they plan to layout just this week is expected to be explosive. Today trump went after his former right hand man Michael Cohen who admitted last week he lie