i think people got sidetracked this weekend at this press conference. not connected to the aid but democrats aren t buying his explanation not surprisingly. what was done in extraordinarily wrong. the president extorted or seeking to extort president zelensky of ukraine holeing back over $400 million in foreign assistance that bipartisan members gave to ukraine to fight russia. sandra: another busy week. jon: very much so. sandra: lots to keep track of. jon: we re keeping track on the situation in dallas where thousands of people are waking up this morning without power. we re in a tornado! we re in a tornado!
november? plus the senator behind a key vote defends her decision. i do not believe brett kavanaugh was her assailant. i believe she was assault ed. some democrats aren t buying that and put wheels in motion to explore impeachment at the gop celebrates a big win. and i see mitch mcconnell here. mitch, how are you feeling? that was awesome! whoo! that s snl. the democrats rally for the next battle. it s all ahead for you here on msnbc live. we have new reaction from democratic senator heidi heitkamp speaking for the first time since announcing her intentions to oppose justice kavanaugh and revealing how much of an impact dr. ford s testimony had on her decision. here s a clip from an interview airing tonight. my judgment on her experience is based on experience working
wikileaks contacts to their supporters. they told trump junior their site was posting new e-mails from e-mails stolen from hillary clinton and john podesta. writing very little pick up by dishonest media of credible information by wikileaks. so dishonest, rigged system. trump junior released the messages monday night. and don junior s attorney denies there was any wrongdoing from those communications. on capitol hill, there are mixed reactions. one calling the messages inoc ws today. wolf. also breaking tonight, urgent new questions for the attorney general about whether he s being pressured by president trump to go after hillary clinton. jeff sessions denies that, but many democrats aren t buying it after new word the justice department is now considering the appointment of a special counsel, a second special counsel. let s bring in your justice
will be big enough to owe tax this year, and of those, only 80 are small farms or closely-held businesses. one family that would benefit? the trumps. even though the president insists his plan won t cut his own taxes. i m doing the right thing and it s not good for me. believe me. reporter: democrats aren t buying. they say, point blank, we re not going to do a tax plan that s going to benefit the wealthy. again, when we see more, you ll know more of the facts. jon karl with us live from the white house tonight. and jon, we heard the president s top economic adviser saying today that the average american family would save up to $1,000. but this plan also includes a pretty huge tax break for corporations. reporter: well, the white house believes that cutting the taxes on corporations will be a big boost to the economy. as it stands now, david, the united states has one of the highest corporate tax rates in the entire world. j jon, thank you. we turn next here to president tr
devoting so much time and energy to the presidency and solving the many problems facing our country and the world, i don t want to allow good work to be associated with a possible conflict of interest. shuttering the foundation isn t unexpected because it s been under investigation by the state of new york since september. but democrats aren t buying mr. trump s explanation. the deputy communications director for the dnc saying in a statement trump s announcement today is a wilted figure leaf to cover up his remaining conflicts of interest and pitiful record of giving. shuttering the foundation may not be that simple. the press secretary for new york s attorney general tweeted last night the foundation cannot legally dissolve till the investigation is complete. leland? so lauren, we have the trump foundation as it relates to donald trump. we also have the trump foundation as it relates to his son eric. that s done a lot of.