hope this, i took it as this is what he wants me to do. i didn t obey that, but that s the way i took it. inspector general report released he did find comey violated fbi policy by sharing his memos with a personal lawyer. the defining our friend matt miller, doj spokesman and frequent critic of comey described this way, quote, the ig basically faulted comey for speeding on his way to say a fire was coming. but the president and his campaign have come out swinging today, attacking comey with the usual smears. in fact trump falsely accused comey of leaking classified information on at least ten occasions. comey, by the way, lied and leaked and also leaked classified information. then you see the lying and you see the leaking and you see comey lie to congress, nothing happens. you see him leaking, nothing happens. and this is leaking classified
loves a good, old-fashioned presidential pardon. but now that his affinity for circumventing the rule of law is colliding with his key campaign promise, they re vowing to do something. trump assured aides woe pardon them of any legal wrongdoing in the course of fast-tracking the border wall have red lights flashing in congress. the post quotes david cicilline, member of the democratic leadership in the house judiciary committee, as saying, quote, sadly, this is just one more instance of a president who undermines the rule of law and behaves as if he s kaa king and not governed the laws of this country. he s not a king. he s accountable. and i think it adds to the ongoing proceeding before the judiciary committee as we consider to recommend articles of impeachment against the president. trump denied he made any assurances but voices from inside the administration are undermining that claim. from the article, quote, a white house official spoke anonymously
weekly behavior rather than the things he s done in the mueller report and congress needs to think about it in that light, not just in the details of the mueller report. i guess my point, rick, is they do neither. i don t have an answer. in that case after the break, the next democratic debate will feature half as many candidates inside a shrinking democratic field. less. three generations of clothes cleaned in one wash. anybody seen my pants? #1 stain and odor fighter, #1 trusted. it s got to be tide. let s get down to business. the business of atlanta on monday. . cincinnati on tuesday. .philly on wednesday. .and thursday back to cincinnati . modernized comfort inns and suites have been refreshed because when your business keeps going, our business is you.
information. this is leaking really big stuff. lies before congress, which is just about the ultimate. sworn testimony where comey told so much and he leaked, he leaked classified information. well, if somebody on our team leaked classified information, it would be years in jail. the accusation of leaking classified information is one of which comey today can claim total exoneration, as the inspector general and his report finds, and i quote, no evidence of this. and that is where we start today with some of our favorite reporters and friends. with us from the new york times fbi national security reporter adam goldman, the washington post white house reporter ashley parker, plus harry litman, former deputy assistant attorney general, former federal prosecutor paul butler and with us at the table, rick stengel, who worked in president obama s state department and is a former managing editor at time magazine. ann goldman, let me start with
remarkable aspects of a remarkable presidency. ashley parker, thank you so much for your reporting and spending some time with us. after the break, the white house trots out the trump was just being funny when he said pardons were on the table for anyone who illegally builds his border wall defense. but democrats in congress are not buying it. along with support, chantix is proven to help you quit. with chantix you can keep smoking at first and ease into quitting. chantix reduces the urge so when the day arrives, you ll be more ready to kiss cigarettes goodbye. when you try to quit smoking, with or without chantix, you may have nicotine withdrawal symptoms. stop chantix and get help right away if you have changes in behavior or thinking, aggression, hostility, depressed mood, suicidal thoughts or actions, seizures, new or worse heart or blood vessel problems, sleepwalking, or life-threatening allergic and skin reactions.