And threatens others that criticize him. Intel leaders arent backing down. We are joined by three former Top National Security officials next. And leaning left . Polls show democrats are trying for a huge win. Is the party moving the wrong direction. We talk to a red state democrat and possible contender governor Steve Bullock of montana. Hello, im jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is under pressure. President trump feeling the heat of a russia investigation that will not just go away. Railing on twitter that the special counsel is worse than the infamous joe mccarthy, trump claiming he has nothing to hide, this in response to a stunning the New York Times report that White House Counsel Don Mcgahn has spent 30 hours over nine months talking to robert mueller, the special counsel. The white house lawyer effectively a cooperating witness in the investigation of President Trump. This as the president continues to his attack on former cia director john brennan after t
They did. But otherwise its sending a message. Something seems real sketchy. If they wanted to rob him, ample opportunity. Doesnt look like a robbery. Its got to be a beef of some type. Its really, really terrible. The end of the day i am glad that he is okay and im going to talk about this at the end of my show. I lost a very good friend, a friend ive had since college, you know he didnt show up for work last week, coworker went to the white house. Died of a heart attack. Going to give a tribute to him at the end of this show. Life is so fragile. People loved it, by the way. Oh, good. I am always struck by how people are struck that we are actually friends off tv the way they see on tv. They cant believe i am friends with such a terrible person. They just dont understand it. Its the tender mercies that come from your compassionate upbringing. Im always surprised and happy when people show up, right, and im humbled by it. I cant believe there was a line around the corner to see to see
And couldnt. One point i want to make is among the people who dont like that story are republican senators. Because they know where the money comes from. It comes from their projects. They also have projects that are in that application pipeline and they dont have an individual there whose job it is to cover their state in the transportation. To make sure that one states projects are not only stovepiped at the department so that they go right to the stop, they go right to the chief of staff of the department but also to make sure those patrons specifically are serving the political needs of one particular politician in that state who happens to be married to the cabinet secretary. I mean, this is the sort of thing you would find out was happening in some Banana Republic around the world and you would be like yeah, thats why they cant get state Department Funded blah, blah, blah. Theyre too corrupt. In this case, its Mitch Mcconnells family it is the department that operates most like t
Why . So many of us remember september 11th. The building is closed this morning, and were learning more about the pilot who died in the crash. We have it all covered. Were going to begin in iowa, where there are three more important people today. The president , joe biden, and cnns jeff zeleny, live in des moines with the top story. Jeff . Reporter hey, john. Good morning. This is the day that joe biden has been waiting for, to take on donald trump in this critical swing state, where six electoral votes are on the line. Joe biden must first get through the big democratic primary, but he is here today, as donald trump say rivalin ins arriving, go one on one in a match where theyve been sparring, for now, from afar. It is a matchup both men have been craving. I dont see biden as a threat, no. I dont see him as a threat. I think he is only a threat to himself. President trump inherited an economy from obama biden administration. That was given to him, just like he inherited Everything El
Muellers evidence in their hands. Just as of this evening. As William Barrs Justice Department begins to loosen its grip on some of the secret material. That mueller used to make his case. The attorney general was one day shy of perhaps being held in contempt. Plus john dean returns to capitol hill bringing echoes and parallels of watergate to the era of trump. And new reporting tonight on what trump is telling friends and advisers about a matchup with joe biden. As the two men are both set to appear in iowa tomorrow night. The 11th hour on a monday night gets under way now. As we start a new week good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Day 872 of the Trump Administration, and the democrats in charge of the house have emerged with a decidedly different look. Today holding their first hearing on special counsel muellers report. This afternoon the House Judiciary Committee wanted to learn more about muellers findings regarding obstruction. We have a respo