Good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Former First Lady Barbara Bush, wife of the 41st president , mother to the 43rd, died this evening the at the age of 92. Well have a remembrance of her a bit later on in this broadcast tonight. But we begin with day 453 of this Trump Administration. Tonight the president is hosting the Prime Minister of japan at maralago. When hes at his estate, donald trump has been known to call on a wide variety of friends and outside advisers, and tonight we have a new picture of just how influential one of those people is. Robert costa of the Washington Post, who is standing by to join us in just a bit, has coauthored a report tonight on Sean Hannitys role in the world of donald trump. Costa and his colleagues write it this way, quote, the phone calls between President Trump and sean hannity come early in the morning or late at night, after the fox news host goes off the air. They discuss ideas for hannitys show, trumps frust
Going to the family of senator john mccain. And we very much appreciate everything that senator mccain has done for our country. So thank you very much. [ applause ] beyond repair . Attorney general Jeff Sessions job on the line, says trump ally Lindsey Graham on the today show. This is a dysfunctional relationship. We need a better one. Is there someone who is highly qualified that has the confidence of the president and will also understand their job is to protect mueller . Yes, i think we can find that person, after the election. And living to serve. We talk to former president jimmy carter about john mccain, donald trump, and making a difference. Im grateful that he finally made a statement that i think is, i would say, at best adequate. And now the flag is lowered during an appropriate period on behalf of john mccain to remember him, thats very good. Im glad to see it was done, although it was mistaken at first. Coming up, more with the former president about politics and public s
The works. So whats that about, kim jongun no longer being a Nuclear Threat . Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. We begin with the politics lead and the phrase likely hanging over a few people in washington right now, substantial assistance to the government. Thats how special Counsel Robert Mueller described the information that Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, President Trumps former National Security adviser, has provided to his team over 19 separate interviews over the course of the last year. 19. Think about how few people in your world you have met with 19 times in the last 12 months. Much of the information provided is so sensitive, the sixpage document contained 65 lines of text that are partially or fully redacted. But attempting to read between the redacted lines, it is clear there is still a lot more mueller knows that we do not. The document revealing that flynn has helped the special counsel with an unknown criminal investigation, the details of which are completely red
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