had made a very unusual hiring decision that ultimately implicated the work of a veteran espionage prosecutor at the u.s. department of justice. it was very early on. may 2017. you think about that for a second, trump was inaugurated at the end of january. this was less than four months later in may of that year, less than four months into his presidency, we learned of the new york times that during the trump transition a person who they had been considering for the job of national security adviser, not just somebody to be a national security adviser to the new president, but the national security adviser, a guy they had been considering for that job, we learned at the time, had notified the trump transition team that there was a big problem with him potentially being a appointed national security adviser. a very serious problem. this guy who is being considered as national security adviser, he told the trump transition, hey,
van greg? it is a very memorable name, you might remember the sound of it and if not the circumstance you first heard. it but if you are like me, and all likelihood the first time you heard the name brandon van grack was the first time you heard the word espionage formally associated with the presidency of donald trump. espionage as in the espionage act. as in not just spy movie stuff. as in u.s. law. there are only about four months in to the trump administration when the new york times was first to report that the then brand new trump administration had made a very unusual hiring decision that ultimately implicated the work of a veteran espionage prosecutor at the u.s. department of justice. it was very early on, it was may 2017 so you think about that for a second, trump was inaugurated at the end of january, this was less than four months later, in
0 night. and the rachel maddow show starts right now. good evening rachel. chris, do you have a connection to the fbi? do i personally? every time you go on vacation the fbi does something that nobody expected that blows everybody away and i have to call you and ask where in the world you are. i found out the search warrant in mar-a-lago from a text from you, and i hadn t even gotten to the american news, and i guess things are kinds of crazy, woe, babe, they searched mar-a-lago. rachel just rang again. every time i leave the east coast. anyway, i m putting a leash on you, my friend. i can t take the suspense anymore. welcome back. good to be back. thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. great to have you here. do you remember the name brandon van greg? it is a very memorable name, you might remember the sound of it and if not the circumstance you first heard. it but if you are like me, and all likelihood the first time you heard the name brandon van grack was t
it s okay to change your mind. and if you re an entrepreneur like me, if you made a bad hiring decision in a company and you look at this behavior, you d have to terminate this person and find somebody else. yeah. that s all it is. it s not a politician flip-flopping. it s a hiring decision. the guy s leading one of the greatest nations ever in history, if not the greatest nation in history, and he s failing at it. anthony, that s got to be the last word. thank you, anthony. thank you, peter. i appreciate your time. the president s campaign manager says the trump family s, quote, dynasty will last for decades, but who will be his heir apparent? my next guest has the scoop on the feud within the family. ou le a whole new range of emotions like. the relaxing feeling of knowing you re getting the best price. these ll work. the utter delight of free wi-fi. . oh man this is the best part. isn t that you? yeah. and the magic power of unlocking your room with your phone. i can read mi
and if you re an entrepreneur like me, if you made a bad hiring decision in a company and you look at this behavior, you d have to terminate this person and find somebody else. yeah. that s all it is. it s not a politician flip-flopping. it s a hiring decision. the guy s leading one of the greatest nations ever in history, if not the greatest nation in history, and he s failing at it. anthony, that s got to be the last word. thank you, anthony. thank you, peter. i appreciate your time. the president s campaign manager says the trump family s, quote, dynasty will last for decades, but who will be his heir apparent? my next guest has the scoop on the feud within the family. if you ve got student debt, hi. welcome. our generation has 3 times the student debt our parents did. it s just not right. but you can get your student loans right by refinancing your student loans with sofi. you can get your interest rate right by locking in a fixed low rate today. and you can get your money