I want to say to lobbyist, pete hoekstra, you are a disgrace. All in starts right now. Good evening from washington. Im ezra klein, in for chris hayes tonight. President obama just wrapped up a wideranging press conference at the state department. He answered questions about the use of experimental drugs to treat the Ebola Outbreak in west africa, where liberia has just declared a state of emergency. The president seeking the to calm anxieties about the virus spread. Despite the fact that we have to take this very seriously, it is important to remind ourselves, this is not an airborne disease. This is one that can be controlled and contained very effectively, if we use the right protocols. Asked about accusations, he is an imperial president , obama asserted his right to use power in the face of congressional inaction. Saying his administration is looking at what they can do to stop corporations from exploiting loopholes to avoid paying taxes. Its not fair, its not right. The lost reve
Disgrace. All in starts right now. Good evening from washington. Im ezra klein, in for chris hayes tonight. President obama just wrapped up a wideranging press conference at the state department. He answered questions about the use of experimental drugs to treat the Ebola Outbreak in west africa, where liberia has just declared a state of emergency. The president seeking the to calm anxieties about the virus spread. Despite the fact that we have to take this very seriously, it is important to remind ourselves, this is not an airborne disease. This is one that can be controlled and contained very effectively, if we use the right protocols. Asked about accusations, he is an imperial president , obama asserted his right to use power in the face of congressional inaction. Saying his administration is looking at what they can do to stop corporations from exploiting loopholes to avoid paying taxes. Its not fair, its not right. The lost revenue to treasury means its got to be made up somewher
Word. Joy reid sitting in for lawrence. Amen. We need to regain our power to be shocked. I am joy reid sitting in for Lawrence Odonnell. Big breaking news tonight. General Michael Flynn who served as Donald Trumps National Security adviser for less than a month before being fired for lying about his contacts with russia is reportedly trying to cut a deal, offering to talk to investigators about the Trump Campaign and russia in exchange for im from prosecution. For the trump white house, things just got real. The wall street journal is now reporting former trump National Security adviser general Michael Flynn general flynn is a wonderful man offering to testify in exchange for immunity, when you are given immunity, it means you have probably committed a crime. I think its very, very unfair whats happened to general flynn. Now that we know that its his own staffers who were briefing devin nunes. It now raises more questions about whether the white house is actively interfering in this in
The wall street journal is now reporting former Trump National security adviser general Michael Flynn general flynn is a wonderful man offering to testify in exchange for immunity, when you are given immunity, it means you have probably committed a crime. I think its very, very unfair whats happened to general flynn. Now that we know that its his own staffers who were briefing devin nunes. It now raises more questions about whether the white house is actively interfering in this investigation. If i start going down the path of confirming and denying one thing, were going down a very slippery slope. Thats why you have press conference, buddy, to answer questions. Every day in this investigation you wake up and think its going to be one kind of day and it turns out to be quite a different kind of day. There is a big bombshell that dropped tonight in the Ongoing Investigation into the trump campaigns alleged collusion with russia in its interference with the 2016 election. The wall street
That is a brazen, craven, disrespect for the rule of law. First of all, the president did not fire the entire fbi. He fired the director. He violated every known rule department of justice about how an investigator is supposed to conduct himself. Its time for the new leadership in the fbi. Ainsley youre fired. President trump ousting the fbi director james comey. Steve as it is revealed. The former director, now he is former, told the president s president was not under investigation. Told him on that on three separate occasions. Brian according to the president s letter. Kevin corke is on our nations capitol with the details. This has been fascinating. What a difference 12 hours makes. This broke before 6 00 p. M. Yesterday. Writing to tell his fbi director james comey he had informed him on three separate occasions that he himself was not end investigation. Nevertheless, the president went on to say in that letter he concurred with the judgement with the department of justice that he