Williams starts now. The president calls omarosa a dog, perhaps because she could now be a danger to this presidency. And the spokesman said she couldnt guarantee that we wouldnt hear the president using the n word. That trump knew about clintons emails before wikileaks put them out. While on the mueller front, when will the deliberations begin . If its tuesday, it must be primary night again. Indeed it is. Steve kornacki has the live results a the big board as the the 11th hour gets under way on a tuesday night. Good evening once again. Day 572 this was of the trump administration, which is now facing the very real possibility that the real threat to the president may be one Omarosa Manigault newman. Dropping another tape this morning and making another round of appearances related to her book. There is no reason to believe she wont drop a new recording each day for some time to come. In fact, annie karni of politico is reporting exactly that fear from the west wing tonight. Quote, pe
Announce his choice for the Supreme Court next month. Ill be announcing it the monday after july 4th. Ill be announcing it on the 9th. We will have more on the president s list of nominees just ahead, but we begin with the war between the Trump White House and the department of justice, specifically the president s own Deputy Attorney general, rod rosenstein, the man overseeing the special counsels russia investigation. The president and his allies in congress have been hammering rosenstein over this mueller inquiry, and the house has given the Deputy Attorney general until july 6th to turn over some sensitive documents related to that investigation. Some House Republicans have floated the threat of holding rosenstein in contempt of congress, a potential first step to his possible impeachment, if he doesnt comply with this request. This afternoon, trump was asked about that. I think the whole thing is going to work out. I think that hell give what is necessary. I really believe its goi
To get them out safely . And it could take months. We have a report from the scene. Our team is set up and ready to go. I want to start at the white house. The Administration Says were ontrack for the big monday announcement. Sarah sanders was asked that. Reporter youre hearing from Sarah Sanders that the criteria are going to be academic. And any notion that gender will play an influencing decision on champions final call wont have an effect, have a listen to what she said. The criteria is who i said yesterday. What we said several times before. He wants someone with tremendous intellect and somebody that will uphold the constitution. Reporter he had four interviews. The president is talking about having a couple more in the coming days. The question is talking about qualificati qualifications. Well see, in the next coming days, what sort of indication the president is giving. Its clear the president likes the drama here. He likes the buildup. I mean he wants to make this, and have a
Department of health and Human Services is taking action to try to reunify families separated at the border. Politico reporting that according to an internal document, the department of health and Human Services has created a quote unaccompanied children Reunification Task force, a first step toward reunifying thousands of Migrant Children in the agencys custody with their families. Earlier today, a Senior Department of Homeland Security official confirmed to nbc that about 500 children and parents have been reunited since may. We saw one today, a mother from guatemala, who was reunited in maryland with her 7yearold son. They had been separated at the border a month ago. As the administration attempts to deal with President Trumps executive order ending the separation policy, he is also now firing back at his critics. This afternoon at the white house, the president hosted families whose children have been killed allegedly by undocumented immigrants. Were gathered today to hear directl
Gets under way on a thursday night. Well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Day 595 of the Trump Administration and the president s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, told the Associated Press tonight that President Trump will not answer Robert Muellers questions in writing or in person on the subject of obstruction of justice. But earlier tonight, giuliani told nbc news obstruction questions are not ruled in or out. Well have much more on this and an attempt to sort it out in just a moment. But first, President Trump just wrapped up a rally way out west far from the troubled atmosphere inside his own west wing. If its thursday, it must be billings, montana, where tonight they heard the president attack the anonymous official from his own administration who wrote that surprising and scathing oped yesterday in the New York Times. The latest act of resistance is the oped published in the failing New York Times by an anonymous really an anonymous, gutless coward