Part of what he is looking at is whether or not to launch a fullblown investigation into whether the firing of comey and whether the other aspects point to obstruction and interference by the president in this investigation. If that day comes where he gets a call from mueller saying that you are a witness in this case, it really makes the decision very difficult for him to remain involved in overseeing this investigation. You are getting new information tonight about infighting, tension inside the department of justice. What can you tell us . The tension is between the staffs of the attorney general of the fifth floor and the fourth floor where Rod Rosenstein sits. Rod rosenstein appointed the special counsel Robert Mueller. Theres a lot of anger coming from the fifth floor where the attorney general sits. The attorney general was surprised by that decision. Ive been covering the department for a dozen years now. I gotta tell you, this reminds me of 2007 what Alberto Gonzalez had his p
Everything indicates thats where this investigation is going next. Robert mueller is staffing up. He has a dozen lawyers now on his staff. Part of what he is looking at is whether or not to launch a fullblown investigation into whether the firing of comey and whether the other aspects point to obstruction and interference by the president in this investigation. If that day comes where he gets a call from mueller saying that you are a witness in this case, it really makes the decision very difficult for him to remain involved in overseeing this investigation. You are getting new information tonight about infighting, tension inside the department of justice. What can you tell us . The tension is between the staff of the attorney general of the fifth floor and fourth floor. Rod rosenstein appointed the special counsel Robert Mueller. Theres a lot of anger coming from the fifth floor where the attorney general sits. The attorney general was surprised by that decision. Ive been covering the
Nominee to lead the va and today hes facing tough questions about his ethics and his judgment. Plus, he tried the handshake and hug approach but it didnt work. Before flying back home, the president of france called President Trumps Foreign Policy decisions on iran and climate change, his word, insane. The president is back and is angry at james comey and the Justice Department. He even tried to distance himself from his longtime lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, who is back in federal court this hour. Theyre trying to destroy a man. By the way, i did say welcome to washington, welcome to the swamp. There is no collusion with me and the russians. Nobody has been tougher to russia than i am. You can ask president putin about that. Now Everybody Knows its a fix, okay . Its a witch hunt. And they know that, and ive been able to message it. I would gi myseve myself an ap. I have accomplished, with all this going on, more than any president in the first year in our history. Even the enemies
Mueller. Trumps legal teams believes tonight they can challenge any subpoena by the special counsel. In order, no one can force President Trump to testify on obstruction of justice. Why . Well, the the president made it clear today. The inspector generals report find thag the former fbi director jim comey acting in an extraordinary insubordinate way. This means trump was justified in firing him and therefore, the whole special counsel investigation is moot. You have a tremendous animosity. Now heres the good news. I did not wrong. No collusion, no obstruction. The ig report yesterday went a long way to show that and i think that the Mueller Investigation has been totally discredited. Okay. The big problem with this is this trump himself has said clearly that this was not his reason for firing comey. It had nothing to do with being insubordinate. He gave his reason on camera. I said to myself, i said you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made up story. Well one person w
Were expecting to hear from President Trump this hour at the Cabinet Meeting after a morning spent embracing Vladimir Putin. In a tweet storm, touting his relationship with the russian president , hinting at cooperation between the two countries on undisclosed topics, first discussed in that closed door trump putin helsinki meeting. Two key questions. Will the president try again to clear up his first attempt at a doover. I accept our Intelligence Communitys conclusion that russias meddling in the 2016 election took place. Could be other people also. A lot of people out there. And will he be compelled to walk back any of the other stunning comments he made in helsinki on monday. Joining me now msnbc Kristen Welker, political analyst ashley parker. White house reporter at the Washington Post, msnbc political analyst elise jordan. And Msnbc National Security analyst clint watts, a former fbi special agent and author the messing with the enemy. Good to see all of you here. Chris what do w