Become accustomed of hearing so much of what youre seeing happening during the trump president ial era is not normal. Since we are an election year, you should be thinking hard about what kind of administration might replace donald trump and his team. Should we be lucky enough to have a free and fair election. It really matters who the president is, during good times but when things are not so good, when theres a crisis, it frankly matters more. Because as a citizen, youment to be you want to be able to trust government leaders and trust what theyre telling you. We currently are in the mirdst f a Global Health crisis, boarding on a pandemic, which has no signs of slowing down. Its not clear this Administration Knows what to do about it or worse, there are signs they are not telling us how bad things really are because theyre prioritizing Donald Trumps politics over Public Safety and transparency. So heres what we know. So far, there have been more than 100,000 cases of the Novel Corona
Confirm or deny the existence of an Ongoing Investigation, whether there is one or isnt one. One of the main lessons of this report the only reason i raise it is it was an open hearing. Former director comey said there was an internal investigation. There were a number of things i probably would have done differently. George . Do you want to take a stab at that . Im certainly not going to comment on whether or not there is an open or Ongoing Investigation one way or the other. We have, over the years, refused to do that and im not going to change the policy now. You and i have known each other a long time. I assume thats the answer you give. But here we know about mr. Strzoks private life and we know about his Text Messages, but we know nothing about the leaks from fbi personnel who are actively taking steps to sway the election to mr. Trump. You did not include investigation of those leaks in your report, is that correct . Thats correct for the reasons that we noted, that were not abl
This white house to review pardons and how did those of Rod Blagojevich and Martha Stewart come up . Is it simply a matter of who can ben the president s ear, or is there an attorney in the white house through which these requests are funneled through which make their way up to the president. Certainly there are a number of attorneys here at the white house and they vee you these matters. Ultimately the president looks at each of the cases individually and makes that decision as he has the right to do see. One last question. I wanted to ask you about the president s call today with theresa may, the Prime Minister of Great Britain who said the tariffs are unjustified and disappointing according to the readout of the call today. Thats what she said. How did the president respond to that . The president feels very confident in his decision and will continue to make sure that the unfair trade practices that have gone on for decades do not continue and that he is protecting the interests of
Four have been rescued but others face another night of darkness, peril and a ray of hope. Who has the inside track for the supreme couk the special counsel interview with the president . Is this the witch hunt everyone thinks it is and is there a factual basis for this . The special counsel must meet or the president wont talk. Good day to all of you. Im alex witt with headquarters in new york. You can imagine where we begin, this breaking news in thailand with the latest on a massive operation to rescue 12 boys from a flooded underground cave. Rescue operations have been suspended for the night. Officials say oxygen tanks used in the mission have all been depleted, they need restocking. Four boys have been brought to safety, and they are right now receiving medical attention, though nine people still await rescue. Moments ago i spoke with a doctor who said the boys mental stability is critical in an operation of this nature. Really important knowing how to relax, and even in the face
House. Michael schmidt was part of the team at the New York Times that broke that reporting morning. And reverend al sharpton is the host of politicsnation right here on msnbc. He sat down with Michael Cohen for two hours this morning. First, kristin, let me start with you. Ayman jaffer talked to a source about this phone call and he was told the president was unaware that he was being recorded by his lawyer. Right. Effectively confirming a critical piece of the New York Times, katy, which is that the president wasnt aware he was being recorded when he had these conversations with his former attorney Michael Cohen. Of course, someone who was considered to be his personal fixer. We are also told according to the president s legal team that this phone conversation was brief, it lasted only a matter of about two minutes, and the legal team essentially trying to make the case that ultimately its going to prove that there was no wrongdoing. Rudy giuliani telling the New York Times in the bi