Yes, laughter there on the Judiciary Committee on capitol hill. Garrett haake joining us, dana milbank, here in new york msnbc legal analyst Danny Cevallos and maya wiley. And from Los Angeles Greg brower, friends with Matthew Whitaker. Worked when he was at fbi. Gar e, well sta garrett, well start with you on the hill. When they reconvene well rejoin the hearing in progress. Garrett, well start with you. Just summarize what we have heard so far. Sure. So far, craig, its been a confrontational, combative and apparently sometimes comedic hearing as Matthew Whitaker has tried to slow walk his answers to the committee on their questions, particularly about the Mueller Probe. That is what democratic members of this committee very much want to hear. We have gotten some information. First, the acting attorney general says he has not briefed the president on what he knows about the probe and that he told members he has largely stayed out of it. Take a listen to his answer to that key question
Robert muellers russia probe everything from a witchhunt to a democratled hoax to a disgrace but next week he may be able to give it a new name over. Cnn has learned that new attorney general bill barr bar after the special counsel was appoint appointed. Instead, that only made things much worse. As of today, seven former members of trumps inner circle from his Business Empire to his campaign to his white house have pleaded guilty in this massive investigati investigation, including Michael Cohen, his fixer. Michael flynn, his former National Security adviser set to beb sentenced next month. Paul manafort, his former campaign chairman, mueller is recommending he get up to 24 1 2 years in prison for financial crimes. In all, 37 people and entities including dozens. From from russia have been charged. We begin with Shimon Prokupecz live in washington, d. C. And, shimon, tell me what you know. The big headline is that with the delivery of this report from the mueller team to the attorney
Interfered in our election. And breaking news overseas, 1 Million People take to the streets of hong kong protesting a controversial bill of an extradition to china. The vote now postponed the city at a standstill. We will be live on the ground in just moments. How about this one, what is the deal . President trump boasts about his agreement with mexico on stopping migrants with experts concerned that the reality on the ground means that very little can actually get done. But the president says theres a plan on a single piece of paper. Thats the agreement that everybody says i dont have. No, because im going to let mexico do the announcement at the right time. This is one page of a very long and very good agreement for both mexico and the United States. Without the tariffs, we would have had nothing. As we speak, the House Intelligence Committee is digging into the issue that special Counsel Robert Mueller himself said was the number one thing he wanted all americans to take away from
I was very concerned i was able to put the russia case on absolutely solid ground in an indelible fashion that were i removed quickly or reassigned or fired that the case could not be closed or vanish in the night without a trace. Mccabes previewing the release of his new book in which he describes how he tried to protect the fbis investigation into Russian Election interference. Writing candidly about President Trump, every day brings a new low, he says, with the president exposing himself as a deliberate liar who will say whatever he pleases to get whatever he wants. If he orp the box at quantico, he would break the machine. My colleague Kelly Odonnell joins us from the white house. Ken dilanian is with us as well. Greg braugher who worked with mccabe joins us and paul butler, and professor at georgetown law school. A. B. Stoddard and aaron blake, senior political reporter for the Washington Post is also here. Write that down because the gang is all here. And kelly, im going to give
Saying if he was sent to jail, according to Senior Administration officials, the president told Kevin Mcaleenan he would pardon him. The conversation took place during the president s last trip to the border a few days ago and alarmed Homeland Security officials. It comes at the same time that the president was delivering this blunt message to migrants. Our country is full. Our area is full. The sector is full. Cant take you anymore, im sorry. Cant happen. So turn around. Thats the way it is. And now a spokesman for the department of Homeland Security is telling cnn that, no, at no time has the president indicated, asked, directed or pressured the acting secretary to do anything illegal. Of course never mind all the reporting out there and the multiple sources, but there is what he actually told the American People himself. The reality of this is that the president s apparent disregard for the rule of law has been a theme. Cnn is also learning that the president is ignoring legal advic