People have made to congress to buttress the russian side of the collusion investigation. Thank you for that. We thank you for watching this hour of msnbc live throughout, i mean, from the very beginning craig melvin whos about to pick up our coverage from the day that Robert Mueller was appointed thrappoin appointed, this story has never been far from the headlines. Among these many days, this is huge. This is an infection pointing deep. Were going to continue our coverage. Good morning, craig melvin, msnbc headquarters here in new york city. That Breaking News on the Mueller Investigation is where we start. Shortly before President Trump left for his meeting with World Leaders in argentina, last hour just a few moments ago he called his onetime attorney and fixer Michael Cohen a quote, weak person, who is lying. Cohen made a surprise appearance in a Federal Courtroom in manhattan this morning. He named the president. He named President Trump in a shocking new plea deal involving Trum
Youre watching beyond 100 days. The day after the New Hampshire primary the democrats have two front runners Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg. But wait. If only it were that simple. Amy klobuchar had a good night too and Mike Bloomberg the third man is still waiting in the wings. The candidates now head south to more diverse states where the field could well scramble again before democrats finally choose a candidate to take on trump. The white house meanwhile is scrambling american justice the department ofjustice makes a very rare intervention to reduce the sentencing of a trump ally. Also on the programme. The first case of coronavirus has been confirmed here in london. The authorities in london say they have confirmed their first case of the coronavirus, the carrier was a Chinese National who tested positive. New laws to deal with harmful content online the British Government is setting out radical new plans to put the onus on social media firms. Say cheese. One of the winning entr
That decision. Its a dramatic end for a man reportedly considered in recent times to be a candidate for chief of staff. As trump spoke this afternoon, a joint press conference with the swedish prime minister, there was an ominous sign in the room, gary cohns seat, there it is, was empty. Nbc news reported friday donald trump became unglued over the stories about hope hicks, Jeff Sessions and Jared Kushner. According to two officials he was angry and gunning for a fight. He chose a trade war. Well, early this morning, donald trump tweeted the new fake news narrative is that there is chaos in the white house. Wrong. People will always come and go. I want strong dialogue before making a final decision. I still have some people that i want to change. Always seeking perfection. There is no chaos, only great energy. That was the president s tweet this morning. Trump was asked about that tweet today, specifically who he wants to change next. Lets watch. Does that include your attorney general
Had been kept secret. In preparation for todays hearing, mr. Cohen told a federal judge that he had three legal clients in the past two years. The president , a gop fundraiser, and a third client whose identity he asked to keep secret. The unnamed client turned out to be fox news host sean hannity. Hannity, who is on air when the news broke explained his relationship with Michael Cohen. Michael never represented me in any matter. I never retained him in the traditional sense as retaining a lawyer. I never received an invoice from michael. I never paid legal fees to michael, but i have occasionally had brief discussions with him about legal questions about which i wanted his input and perspective. Well, hannity, who had never disclosed his relationship with cohen on the air devoted a number of segments on his program after the raid of cohens office last week. Lets watch. Robert mueller is so far beyond his mandate. This is now spiraling out of control. Everything that we have warn youd
Who leads it is secret and methodical. Ten blocks wisconsin in the white house, President Trump combats the probe with bluster, disarray and defiance as he scrambles for survival. According to the washington post, the probe has been a near constant distraction for the commander in chief. For instance, the president vents to his associates about the fbi raids on his personal Attorney Michael Cohen as often as 20 times a day in the estimation of one confidante. Furthermore, trumpgriebs that he needs better tv lawyers, tv lawyers to defend him on cable news. Despite all this, Rudy Giuliani is taking credit for a Job Well Done saying weve gone from defense to offense. Trumps defenders have used the upcoming anniversary of muellers appointment to call on him to wrap up the investigation. For his part, Rudy Giuliani has punted on whether the president will ultimately sit down with mueller. Delaying that decision until midjune. Joining me now is the coauthor of that report in the washington p