Consumer protection bureau. And why one of them wants it shut down. It turns up being a joke. An thats what the cfpb really has been. And as the president holds the ahmadinejad tapes i said it, i was wrong and i apologize. Why republicans are thrilled to talk about anything but their tax plan. I think the tax bill is going very well. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. Tonight more evidence that Michael Flynn may be negotiating a plea deal with the special counsel conducting the russia probe. Abc news reports that the former National Security advisers lawyer met earlier today with members of Robert Muellers team at their offices in washington. Its the latest indication flynn may be cooperating with the special counsel. After the New York Times broke the news that flynns legal team ended an agreement it had to share information with lawyers for president. Defense attorneys often share information during investigations, but they are compelled to stop
And everybody is working feverishly right now to try to get to that place. Julie chief White House Correspondent john roberts is live with the story. Good morning to you. The president will be at the capitol hill in about an hours time. Its about the second time that he is going up there so tax reform first was to the house, this time it is the Senate Republicans. You mentioned at least six people. Its like the closer to eight. Joining ron johnson of wisconsin in opposition to this bill. Both of them saying that they like to fix this is that they can get to yes. One of the big holdups particularly for senator johnson is the fact that the Small Businesses are not treated the same way as large corporations, Small Business tax would be 25 , 20 of the Rate Proposed for corporations. Senator daines of montana saying i want to see changes to the tax bill that ensures main street businesses are not put at a competitive disadvantages against large corporations. To the president because of the
Pocahontas. President trump couldnt even make it through a ceremony to honor these men without throwing in a racial slur. Been a very strong friend of native americans since been in office. This was their day. I fu el feel so sorry for those guys. Welcome to our viewers arouin the United States and around the world. 6 00 here in new york. Time for starting line. President trump heads back to capitol hill just later this morning to rally Senate Republicans on their tax bill. Right now, the bill is in the Budget Committee. And two of the biggest gop opponents are on that committee. If they dont vote for it, it stalls where it is before even getting to a vote by the entire senate. Its a big day. Another big challenge facing the president , negotiating a deal to keep the government going. Trump sold democrats on a shortterm fix. Now the time is up. Can he avoid a shutdown . And President Trump under fire for using a racial term to attack a political rival during a white house ceremony, hon
Washington post. And the creation of an alternate reality in alabama. Weve seen malicious, false attacks which reflect the immorality of our time. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. The first calendar year of the Trump Presidency is almost over and republicans cannot point to a single major legislative accomplishment. Despite total control of the federal government. Which is why the gop is now in an absolutely desperate sprint to pass a tax bill and to avert a possible Government Shutdown set to take place just ten days from now. One that could turn what has already been a terrible year for the gop into an utter and complete debacle. We begin with the looming shutdown. Today the top leaders in congress Mitch Mcconnell, Chuck Schumer, paul ryan, nancy pelosi were supposed to meet with President Trump at the white house to hammer out a bill to keep the lights on this. Before the meeting the president undermined the negotiations tweeting, meeting wit
Mostambitious rewrite of the tax code in over three decades. And nobody, and i mean nobody, knows precisely whats in the bill. Or what exactly it would do. In a session on the floor, lawmakers scrambling to get legislation passed before it can see the light of day, before anyone can figure out whats in it. Adding to the urgency is the increasingly unhinged behavior of the president of the United States, whose pen they still need to sign a tax bill into law. This bill that theyre debating right now, that they plan to vote on tomorrow, is why, for the past year and a half, republicans have chosen to tolerate Donald Trumps destabilizing, dangerous conduct. Nothing hes done has outweighed the singular goal of getting this thing passed. Not his bragging about committing Sexual Assault backed up by accusations from over a dozen women on record, Nick Collison his attacks on the u. S. Intelligence committee or deference to Vladimir Putin or mounting evidence his campaign tried to collude with