Updates of the days news. Directly intersects with the news of the day about there being potentially a second premeeting for the russia trump tower meeting. Rick gates is one of the names that Rudy Guilliani slipped and revealed in the series of interviews yesterday. What is the significance of Paul Manafort dropping his case against robert mueller. He was trying to have this case dismissed in court, saying that Robert Muellers jurisdiction did not extend to what he is actually charging Paul Manafort with . As i understand, he dropped those charges yesterday. It just seems he is increasingly finding himself to be more cornered and he doesnt have a lot of options to fight back at this point, and this is all getting back to that original goal of trying to squeeze manafort and get as. Information as possible out of him as they move closer hopefully to doing an interview of the president himself. That is still very much on the table. Also, heidi, why is it that Paul Manafort you think hasn
Im Ayman Mohyeldin alongside Yasmin Vossoughian and louis bergdorf. Judging by new reports and the president s own tweets, donald trump is seeking to end Special Counsel muellers investigation one way or another. Three sources tell the New York Times trump is flouting his lawyers advice and pushing for an interview with Robert Mueller in hopes it will clear his name. The report came hours after the president released seven tweets with misleading claims about the probes origin, writing, this is a terrible situation, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions should stop this rigged witchhunt right now before it continues to stain our country any further. Bob mueller is totally conflicted and has 17 angry democrats that are doing his dirty work. Are a disgrace to usa. Well, the president ignored reporters questions after a white house meeting while his surrogates said he was merely expressing himself. It is not an order. It is the president s opinion, and it is ridiculous that all of
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A recap of the days news. The idea that somehow this is floating out in the ether somewhere in orbit far away from the central focus of this investigation is just not true. Those lines of investigation are open. And this is a man who has shown himself willing to do some fairly dodgy work for people supported by the kremlin abroad in the ukraine. And thats one reason why hes standing in court today. And this is just the beginning and again, one of two trials. The first of two trials for Paul Manafort this summer. So this is and the first one as far as the russia investigation. Listen, theres they have to go a long way, as you said. Theres a long way to go, and april, the judges name is ts ellis. He banned any mention of President Trump, russia or collusion from the courtroom. I mean, that may be, but the trial is no doubt weighing on this white house. It is definitely weighing on this white house, don. From my sources, theyre saying
the white house is very concerned. They are trying to
The days biggest political and news stories, with interviews and reporting from around the nation. Special coverage and handle her own mafia cases. And from the washington post, an allstar panel, if i may compliment you all. What was your view of rick gates taking the stand . Is this a testimonial Turning Point in the trial . What did you see with your own eye, the tension in the room. It was absolutely riveting, ari. I do think it was a Turning Point. Up until now the jury heard from witnesses who worked for mr. Manafort and sold him goods, but nobody who knew his state of mind, his motives. Gates does that. It was incredible to see mr. Gates who worked for Paul Manafort as his protege to see him walk in that courtroom just 10 feet from the defendant and he did this ritual lisk process
boss in charge, with the python jacket, had no clue. The other thing muellers team has done a good job is to support and protect gates beforehand. Every witness who has come to the stand already, the bo
Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. Putin meeting all around us in that setting. But they are also hearing the president in very few words undercut the investigation. The president also hit some other big topics like the border wall and of course smacking the media. Heres some of the highlights. Were fixing walls all over the border. And were going to start to get very nasty over the world. Anything i want, they want to oppose. I just figured out how to do the wall. Ill say, i dont want to build the wall and theyll insist on building it. I just figured that out right now. They can make anything bad. Because they are the fake, fake disgusting news. So fake, fake disgusting was a sort of updated iteration. There was cheering and jeering at us in the work area that is
the president getting funding for the wall. Remember, a Republicanled Congress has not supported the president in funding such an endeavor. Joining me to discuss, matt miller, an Msnbc Na