Running. Thats tonights last word. The 11th hour with Brian Williams starts right now. Tonight donald trump and his new Jersey Golf Club after a wild ride of a week moving the goal posts on collusion calling for an end to the Mueller Investigation and a full on assault on the media all while his own team beats the drum warning of the russia threat. Plus new developments in the Paul Manafort case. The testimony today that compelled his wife to leave the courtroom. And after another stunning week in this presidency well ask a celebrated historian if theres anything to celebrate in the history we are witnessing. The 11th hour on a friday night begins now. Well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Day 561 this was of the trump
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Raise the risk of terrorism . Returning to devastation, families trying to get back to homes that no longer exist as thousands more homes are threatened by california deadly wildfires. Why is the governor calling this The New Normal . Im wolf blitzer. You are in the situation room. [ Music Playing [ Music Playing ] Breaking News the white house is scrambling to diffuse the impact of a stung twitter rant from President Trump that called on Jeff Sessions to stop the russia investigation. Quote, right now. The white house claims the president was stating an penalties, not issuing an order to halt Robert Muellers probe. But the tweet is raising disturbing, very serious new questions about whether President Trump is openly trying to obstruct justice. Ill speak with congressman Joachim Castro of the intelligence and Foreign Affairs
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Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. You need a recount. If that is correct and get what it is, the other thing we know is they have apparently under state law until august 24th to certify this election. Were sitting here on august 7th, weve got 17 days, more than two weeks until this has to be certified. If you have that tenday waiting period and then it comes under 0. 5, you know, youre short of that certification. So the law isnt putting a real lot of pressure on them here to get this certified. The law as we understand it is saying its going to be ten days before they can open these. Again, if im a betting man, if you come out here and say, kornacki, your life is on the line, who is going to win this thing, i would tell you balderson, he looks in much better position than oconnor to win this thing. Are you telling me are you sure hes going to win it by more than 0. 45 points and therefore avoid a recount, oh, no, i wouldnt tell
Chris Hayes discusses the days top news. Chris Hayes discusses the days top news. Chris Hayes discusses the days top news. Chris Hayes discusses the days top news. Chris Hayes discusses the days top news. Chris Hayes discusses the days top news. Argument that he can only be impeached and he could actually be subject to a criminal prosecution and i think that has to be of concern to his father not only because of dirt on Hillary Clinton is likely something of value and the federal election laws, both the statutes and regulations, say you cant be Foreign Nationals cant muck around in our elections. If youre a Foreign National and youre volunteering on a campaign, you cant throw in 10 for a pizza. Surely theres some liability for mr. Trump junior and the fact that they actually didnt get good dirt does not mean that he didnt solicit it. Weve all had somebody ring the doorbell and say buy candy. If you dont buy the candy doesnt make it soliciting and that is what is unlawful under
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The latest news from around the world with host Fredricka Whitfield. And then actually never really does do it. Like release his taxes, right. Then theres other cases where it overrides all common sense, all of his advice and everybody else and does do it. The big question is, is he going to do it in this case . We dont know what donald trump were fog to get on that particular day. Although his staff does say and his attorneys do say that his tweets, in effect, and his public statements amount to his own testimony so far and you can just read his tweets and read his mind and thats something muler is doing, to see if theres any condemning statements hes made in those tweets. Hes been warned about that for a very long time. The president continues, you know, to tweet. Whether he is saying disparaging things about the process, his own intel community, all of that. How will mueller use these tweets to his advantage . Even if they never get direct q a from the president . Yes, well, the twe