Special counsel will try to manufacture a crime and then say, look, manafort, we wont prosecute you for this if you simply admit you were colluding with the russians in the Donald Trump New everything. In other words, bear false witness against the president. Ive known Paul Manafort for over 40 years. And i dont believe he is going to do that. He is not going to lie. And that would be a lie. Are you not familiar with his finances, his taxes . Most certainly not. Im sure that theyre far more extensive and complicated than mine. But i have no idea what charge he could be indicted on or whether that charge is provable, fair. I just dont know. Did they ask you to come back . There was no discussion, no coming back. Although id certainly be open to it under the right circumstances. Anybody . Any conversations with Michael Flynn at all . I have not. I dont know general flynn. All right. Anybody else . Thank you all. Good day to you. Craig melvin here at msnbc headquarters in new york. You ju
Ivanka trump and Jared Kushner used private email accounts despite trumps rampedup rant for Hillary Clintons private emails. Now we have this story about kushner and apparently others in the white house, and i am waiting to see the outrage on the part of republican members of congress about this. And you will not see it. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in new york. President trump and republican senators are watching the clock run out to repeal obamacare by a simple majority. Rand paul, Susan Collins, john mccain leaving them in Critical Condition and the pressure is all back on Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell to either take another toxic vote or pull the plug. At some point there will be a repeal and replace. But well see whether or not that point is now or will it be shortly thereafter. But we are disappointed in certain socalled republicans. Socalled republicans . Joining me now, Nbcs Kristen Welker at the white house, carol lee and New York Times reporter. Kristen, so