congratulating the archives for bringing him down. the archivists has made clear that neither is their goal. earlier this month, the man carrying the long gun tried to enter the fbi cincinnati office. and that real world example is crucial context, as politicians like republican senator lindsey graham, go on fox and say this. i ll say this. if there s a prosecution of donald trump for mishandling classified information after the clinton debacle, which you presided over and did a hell of a good job, there will be riots in the streets. and just so there s no misunderstanding, he said it again. if they try to prosecute donald trump after hillary clinton set up a server in her basement, there literally will be riots in the street. the former president amplified those comments and urged the so-called great agents and others in the fbi to say, we aren t going to take it anymore. this is the same former president who, just weeks ago, reportedly sent a letter to the attorney
Case. Also, arming teachers. The Department Of Education weighing whether to let states use federal funding to arm teachers. Were going to hear from a student and a parent from parkland, florida. And unsportsmanlike conduct. One of College Footballs most decaded coaches, ohio states urban meyers, suspended for his response to Domestic Abuse allegations. A lot of critics are saying it was a slap on the wrist. Is there a double standard at play . Well dig into that. But we start with that breaking news. Nbc news has just confirmed one of President Trumps longtime friends, a man who may know his secrets better than just about anyone, was granted immunity in the Michael Cohen case. His name is michael pecker. He is the ceo of the company that published the national inquir inquirer. Lets start with tom winter. Hans nichols is standing by for us at the white house. Tom, tell us all that you know. And somebody who either decided to cooperate and capitulate and pleaded guilty. Do we know wheth
and others in the fbi to say, we aren t going to take it anymore. this is the same former president who, just weeks ago, reportedly sent a letter to the attorney general writing, quote, the country is on fire. what can i do to reduce the heat? we ve seen how these comments sit with more radicalized members of the maga movement, like when donald trump told members of the proud boys to stand back and stand by. well, a member of the extremist group testified under oath about the impact of those words. when you say that proud boys members increased after the stand back, stand by comment? exponentially. i would say triple probablily. triple. will heard, a republican and former congressman from texas joins me now. he served on the committee before leaving congress in part because of donald trump s comments. congressman, it s good to have you. i want to start with what we learned from the affidavit. we ll get to the rhetoric from
of people on the outside do. they re on tv, they re saying the right things, so he sends it. and think what reynardo was saying. this is the former attorney general writing to the deputy attorney general. i m very curious, did the department of justice reply and what was their reply? i know in government when i worked at an agency, if they wrote something, we would have to reply because it s just something you have to do. i m curious if there is a reply about what they think. but just going back to barr very quickly, i take the view, and i know others do, too, that it s probably too late to restrict everything that mueller has unleashed. and that s including the state ag s who are obviously very active as well as the new york federal courts. but nonetheless, he can make life very difficult for mueller, and this should go straight to his ability to be attorney
administration? it would be a disaster in terms of him having the authority to at least restrict the mueller investigation. i view this memo as a cover letter to a resume. i think there is no question in my mind now that barr was that barr was doing what a lot of people on the outside do. they re on tv, they re saying the right things, so he sends it. and think what reynardo was saying. this is the former attorney general writing to the deputy attorney general. i m very dur ycurious, did the department of justice reply and what was their reply? i know in government when i worked at an agency, if they wrote something, we would have to reply because it s just something you have to do. i m curious if there is a reply about what they think. but just going back to barr very quickly, i take the view, and i know others do, too, that it s probably too late to restrict everything that mueller has