The russians know how to target their messages so precisely . Plus, the uproar over the president s call to Vladimir Putin. I had a call with president putin. And congratulated him on the victory. Another cringeworthy performance from betsy devos, and senator Bernie Sanders joins me live, when all in starts right now. Good evening from new york, im chris hayes. Tonight the president of the United States finds himself under near total legal siege. Donald trump is now engaged in multiplying fronts of legal warfare, both criminal and civil, with everyone from the post powerful prosecutor in the country to everyday american citizens. The team of special Counsel Robert Mueller is negotiating for an interview of donald trump even as the New York Times reports the president is laying a reshuffle of his legal team so he can confront mueller more aggressively. The times reporting mr. Trump has weighed allowed in recent days to Close Associates whether to dismiss his lawyer, ty cobb. The paper a
He has faced in his political life. It comes from a person identified as a senior official in the the Trump Administration in an oped in the New York Times backing up the worst fears of the president himself. The anonymous author writes the dilemma which he, trump, does not grasp, are working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his agenda and worst inclinations. He or she writes their style as petty and ineffective and adds to that that the root of the problem is the president s amorality. Anyone who works with him knows he is not moored to any discernible First Principles that guide his Decision Making so a lot of question this is morning. The obvious questions, who is the senior white house official who wrote this and what will this do to a white house already grappling with dysfunction and distrust . The president blasted the yier as, quote, gutless, demanded the New York Times turn him or her over to the government if this person even exists, the president writes. The pres
Investigations were getting going in a way that was going to start leaving a mark, right . By late last week, we had the reporting from nbc news that the weighs and Means Committee in the democratic controlled house was readying a request for years of President Trumps personal tax returns. A request thats expected to land at the irs as early as the next few weeks. The chairman of the ways and Means Committee is richard neal of massachusetts now starting the process of obtaining the president s tax returns as those tax returns pertain to a number of lines of investigation that are now being pursued by a bunch of congressional committees. Even just last week the president s longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen testifying that the president inflated his assets or deflated assets to obtain better loan terms from banks or to try to lower his tax bill or lower his insurance premiums. Democrats say any serious evaluation of allegations of serious financial fraud like that, that would requir
Hello everyone, thanks for being with me. Im fed erika whitfield, for the first time in years tiger has won the masters. Its the 15th major victory of his career. Putting in three behind you see him there. Embraced by his kids. Congratulations are pouring in from all over, not just on the greens, but social media as well. President obama tweeting, congratulations tiger, after all the highs and lows, a testament to excellence, grit and determination. President trump also praising woods calling him a truly great champion. Don rudell is in augusta for us. What an incredible culmination of a decade long comeback, and what a sweet victory seeing him with his kids embracing him like that. And you could feel it, the emotions from him. Yeah, absolutely if youve been following tiger woods career and his journey, and his personal joirnny over the last decade. It was hard not to get teary eyed watching the way he reacted on the green. An incredible sporting moment and one that we certainly did no
This will be his first cable interview since announcing that he is running for president. We are very excited to talk to the governor coming up in a few minute minutes. I print this stuff small. This is the request for information. This is asking for the stuff. And you know we probably should have known this was coming, if not today than at least sometime soon. Even before today, we knew investigations were getting going in a way that was going to start leaving a mark, right . By late last week, we had the reporting from nbc news that the weighs and Means Committee in the democratic controlled house was readying a request for years of President Trumps personal tax returns. A request thats expected to land at the irs as early as the next few weeks. The chairman of the weighs and Means Committee is richard neal of massachusetts now starting the process of obtaining the president s tax returns as those tax returns pertain to a number of lines of investigation that are now being pursued by