vowing, quote, to thwart part of president trump s agenda. writing no one can thwart his attraction to wrong doing. the latest active resistance is the op-ed published in the failing new york times by an anonymous, really an anonymous, gutless coward. you just look. he was nobody knows who the hell he is. reporter: the book portrays a white house in crisis with anonymous claiming that senior administration officials threatening to kwquit en masse call attention to the alleged mismanagement and erratic behavior. and anonymous also says there are fears within trump s inner circle that he is doing putin s bidding. the author teasing last night on reddit that more bombshells could be released before next november claiming to one questioner, quote, other people who are currently serving and who have left are also considering adding their voices before votes are cast in 2020.
shocking. we stress this is uncorroborated information coming from an anonymous source and nbc news does not know who the writer was nor whether they were in a position to witness what they say transpired. the president has previously called the writer a gutless coward and questioned whether the person even exists. joining us from washington, d.c., white house reporter for politico, meredith mcgraw. great to have you back with usion this hour. i want to discuss republicans here for a moment and the reported plans to combat the impeachment inquiry, the strategy keeps shifting almost week by week. the people they are looking to annex have been all selected by the president at one point, very loyal foot soldier, the jim jordan, the mark meadows of the world, how do you think this strategy will play out? republicans are trying to undermine the testimony that s gone on, on capitol hill, and by focusing on these people, they re saying that they acted on their own, they didn t act on be
york times anonymous op-ed, why shouldn t the times have published this? mike: i think they shouldn t have because to do so gives some type of credibility to a person who doesn t have the guts to stand up and say here i am. if you run for office, you put your name on the ballot. if you are going to undermine the people who have the guts to run for office. tell us who you are so we can evaluate and hold you accountable for your views. this guy is, i think, a gutless coward, guy or girl. he could be a fourth-tier person in montana federal office. howie: the president says that jeff sessions at the justice department should investigate this secret source. on what ground?
things they would go after him even more than they already are. but what he wants is transparency. he wants people to understand the level of the deep state in this country. and we saw that with this anonymous letter coming out in the new york times, some gutless coward as the president put it who came out and said he s against everything this president is for. but he ll show up at work every day and be deceitful and dishonest. judge jeanine: i get what you are saying. he wants it to play out. in truth, i have got to tell you, it s time for us to understand what happened. i want to know who the fisa judge is. i want to know why they are not hitting the ceiling over the fact they were lied to. are they too stupid to admit they didn t know what was in the warrant? are they part of the corrupt deep state? the president understands
things they would go after him even more than they already are. but what he wants is transparency. he wants people to understand the level of the deep state in this country. and we saw that with this anonymous letter coming out in the new york times, some gutless coward as the president put it who came out and said he s against everything this president is for. but he ll show up at work every day and be deceitful and dishonest. judge jeanine: i get what you are saying. he wants it to play out. in truth, i have got to tell you, it s time for us to understand what happened. i want to know who the fisa judge is. i want to know why they are not hitting the ceiling over the fact they were lied to. are they too stupid to admit they didn t know what was in the warrant? are they part of the corrupt deep state? the president understands that.