An investigation in the white house launching a new more aggressive Counter Campaign after a week of explanations, team trump is punching back hard to keep the president out of the story. Take a listen. No, i dont represent donald trump jr. , and i dont know for sure who was at that meeting. I dont think the denials are suspect. And i dont think the denial by the president of the United States is suspect at all. Im not involved with the discussions with the lawyers about wo paid what entity and i certainly dont represent donald trump jr. I dont represent donald trump jr. , i represent the president and the president was not aware of that meeting. Im obviously e the president has been very clear on that. He had no meetings, and was aware of no meetings with russians. Jay hit all five morning news shows and he wasnt the only member of team trump who came out swinging this morning. The donald himself got back on twitter and released a storm of messages voicing strong support for his son a
Mackinnon thanks so much for joining us a christian pakistani woman whose case has made head well to headlines is not yet free despite a Supremes Court decision finding her innocent of blasphemy and lifting her death sentence all the a babys husband a sick must see has told you in an exclusive interview that he fears for his wife and the rest of their familys safety it has also now emerged the lawyer has fled the country the Supremes Court decision to acquit the stokes days of protests by islamist hardliners bibi was sentenced to death of blasphemy in two thousand and ten off to neighbors accused of insulting the prophet mohammed. You can find the full interview with babys husband on a website stay w. Dot com and for more on this were joined by shanta zia hes a human rights campaigner in pakistan who lives in toronto thanks so much for joining us now your father solomon. Your father salmond says it was a former governor of Punjab Province he was assassinated in twenty eleven off the he
Thats going down in North Carolina. A congressional race is clouded in controversy and explosive allegations of voter fraud that had democrats up in arms. The States Democratic Party chair is joining me live later in the show. Plus, on the hill, they delayed debate. They might not be able to delay a potential shutdown over a border wall showdown. Because all the president wants for christmas is that big beautiful wall. And he may make lawmakers stay away from home for the holidays to get it. We have a team of reporters and analysts here to cover all of it. It is turning out to be a busy tuesday. We start with deadline day to day. The series of deadlines that will trigger new documents which may reveal more than what weve seen so far about Robert Muellers investigation and specifically what hes learned from three key figures who were in President Trumps orbit. Michael flynn, former Campaign Manager Paul Manafort and former fixer and president ial Attorney Michael Cohen. First up flynn,
Go through this. And hopefully, somebodys going to be looking at the other side. Poor president. Good morning. And welcome to morning joe. It is monday, march 25th. With us on the set here in washington we have columnist and associate editor for the Washington Post, David Ignatius. Nbc news and msnbc law analyst and editorinchief of Lawfare Benjamin wittes. And host of the beat on msnbc, ari melber. New york times reporter michael schmidt. Taking a break from book writing to come in on this big news morning. Mike barnicle joining us from new york city and former u. S. Attorney and an msnbc contributor, Barbara Mcquaid is with us as well. Well get right to the big news this morning. The president and his allies are celebrating Robert Muellers report on russias interference in the 2016 election. Attorney general william barr writes in his fourpage summary of the report that the special counsel did not find that any u. S. Person or Trump Campaign official or associate conspired or knowing
Madness. It was mueller madness on the campaign trail. Take a listen to this. Weve got to see the report. It needs to be made public, all of it. Its sunday march 24th, and when it comes to the Mueller Report waiting is the hardest part. We just to wait and see. While we all wait and see. But the wait may soon be over, we think. We could be just hours away from the release of attorney general William Barrs summary of the report. After 22 months of investigating possible obstruction of justice by President Trump and whether his campaign assisted in the russian interference in the 2016 election Robert Mueller has delivered his verdict. The report has been described as comprehensive by an official according to the Washington Post. Yesterday the attorney general and his deputy Rod Rosenstein clocked in at the department of justice to work on this promise barr made congress made friday. Quote, i am reviewing the report and i anticipate i may be in a position to advice you of the special coun