Widening as i speak, with new names added on like a traffic lineup in manhattan. Theres still no indication that donald trump is anywhere near to making one of the key decisions of his presidency, who will serve as his chief diplomat. Vice President Elect mike pence ran through some of the top contenders yesterday. I think everyone that hes talked to and has been talked about, whether it be a Rudy Giuliani or mitt romney or General Petraeus or senator corker or john bolten, and others, bring extraordinary background and qualities to this. Nbc news reports that several new names have been added to that list, even if they remain outside contenders. The associated press, meanwhile, is reporting that prospects of Rudy Giuliani and mitt romney, they say, are fading. The new names include jon huntsman, who was critical of trump during the campaign, but who wasnt also reportedly in the mix, ceo of exxonmobil, rex the bulk of the time was with the President Elect, donald trump. I found it an
The dni and the rest of the National Security establishment . A question a lot of people are asking this hour. Were going to take you through the much balihooed memo release, what it means for the russia investigation and discuss potential resignations or firings of senior d. O. J. Or fbi leadership. Lets get right to it with our experts. Jeremy bash, former Chief Of Staff at both the cia and pentagon. Now an msnbc National Security analyst. Matt miller, former chief spokesman for the Justice Department in the Obama Administration, now an msnbc justice and security analyst. Chuck rosenberg, a former u. S. Attorney who has worked on the staffs of both Robert Mueller and james comey at the fbi and is now an msnbc contributor. And with us onset, nbcs ken delanian and republican strategist Steve Schmidt. Jeremy bash, let me start with you on this idea that carter
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Taking part in any kind of sales of oil that would violate u. N. Sanctions. The Treasury Department note d last month that there were north korea ben shipping companies that were attempting these ship to ship transfers likely of oil to evade u. N. Sanctions, but the president is on vacation here in maralago. He was on the golf course when the tweet was sent. Weve reached out to a number of of his aides at National Security counsel. Was there something new that set off the president . Some new piece of information he had confirmed . Did he know there was a new Transfer Attempt and we got no response ch its Worth Remembering that the president travel wg a very thin staff when he goes on vacations like this. So its possible that even his own staffers dont knowd the pr to send this tweet today. All right, thank you very much. With me now, the author of nuclear showdown, north korea takes on the world, gordon
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Why, next was the fbi involved in this . The agency has 35,000 employees. Its got unmatched resources and expertise. Its the fbi. Why would it even consider going to a private investigator to do research on a President Elect . Keep in mind, this is not the first time the fbi has outsourced a major investigation. Recall that federal agents never examined the dnc servers after they were supposedly hacked by an outside party during the campaign. Instead, the fbi relied on the work of a dnc contractor this assured them that russia was behind the hacking. Why would the fbi do that . Did anyone at the Justice Department consider that hiring third party actors with unclear motives to conduct a highprofile investigation might be an Excellent Way for say foreign intelligence operations to sow chaos and promote their agendas . At the least without claims be colored by their natural desire
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Paramedics from imerg to treat victims. Florida Speaker Of The House is now weighing in. What we have here is a poorly run agency. He has got every Single Person under investigation but he doesnt want to hold himself accountable for all these people that he has to investigate for their wrongdoing but he has done none. The height of arrogance. And the attorney for Scott Peterson, the deputy who failed to run in to stop the shooter says in his statement quote the allegations that mr. Pertson is a coward and his performance under the circumstances failed to meet the standards of Police Officers are patently untrue. Finally guys, several agencies are also taking heat for missing warning signs about the shooters mental health. Nikolas cruz is due back in court for a hearing on obtaining evidence. Steve thank you very much. Of the Florida Senate did act yesterday. They passed legislation that would raise the legal age in that state for buying a handgun and any gun to 21. Also, they authorize