Essential for trump to understand trumps intent as they wrap up the portion of the probe focused on potential obstruction of justice and the post points out that he knew him for decades. And described the session as relaxed and an opportunity for both sides to feel each other out. Last thursday after hired by President Trump, giuliani said he hopes to join the russia investigation in a week or two. We are also following developments tonight in the on going legal drama relating to the president s long time attorney Michael Cohen. Saying he will assert his fifth amendment rights. He site, the on going criminal investigation allegation in the Southern District of new york is the reason for taking the fifth, daniels suing President Trump arguing a nondisclosure agreement she signed is invalid because the president never sign it had. We should note that the white house denied trump had an affair with Stormy Daniels so a lot to talk about. Lets bring in the panel for wednesday evening, julia
This issue. Jeff ben set live at the white house. Thank you for joining us this afternoon. Whats the latest with the troop deployments . Reporter texas is the first state to heed the president s call following his surprise announcement this week to deploy up to 4,000 National Guard troops to the border to help crack down on crime and illegal immigration. Texas has sent 250 guardsmen, arizona is sending another 150. New mexico also says its on board with the president s plan. Those are three border states all led by republican governors. California, the other border state led by democratic governor jerry brown, california hasnt made a decision about all of this yet. And you read the president s tweet which he sent in the last hour or so where he says the dems have been a disaster on this very important issue. Something we should point out, i spoke with someone familiar with the president s thinking in terms of politics as we approach this Midterm Election year. And this person said expe
Hello, everybody. At msnbc headquarters in new york. Calling out as the u. S. Reacts to a husbandan led missile strike on syria, Vice President pence calls for other nations to get on the right side of history. Whats next whep it comes to u. S. Military action . Is this real loo one and done . Or is this likely to lead to more u. S. Involvement in the complicate . By declaring Mission Accomplished on twitter today President Trump triggers a political firearm storm. We begin with the strikes in syria ordered by President Trump and two key u. S. Allies at the end of what was a tumultuous week for the president of the United States. It took place just days after the President Trump pushed for a withdrawal of troops from syria. Assads regime ordered chemical weapons attack on the citizens of the country. He tweeted Mission Accomplished a phrase president bush used prematurely in 2003. Hans nichols is live at the pentagon. Jeff benity is at the white house. We havent seen President Trump to
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Investigation at any time for any reason. Bumpy road ahead days before the june 12th summit in singapore. James mattis outlines what it would take for north korea to get sanctions relief and will not be easy. Demanding truth, protesters in puerto rico call out the government saying thousands of hurricane related deaths are going underreported and unacknowledged. A 20page letter drafted by President Trumps legal team. In that document, they assert the president can not be forced to testify and they argue he could not have obstructed justice because he has absolute authority over all federal investigations. That letter was hand delivered to Robert Mueller back in january of this year, heres the commander in chiefs current attorney earlier today weighing in on the merits of that letter and on the power of the presidency. First of all, i didnt make the argument but i agree with most of it as any lawyer, i probably would have organized it differently. I look at the obstruction part of the a