Middle income people and for jobs. It will also benefit lots of other things. I mean, were looking to if you look at the whole thing, everybodys going to benefit. But i think the greatest benefit is going to be for jobs and for the middle class, middle income. All right, cnns Boris Sanchez joining us from the white house. The president sounding really confident going into this week as he heads off to camp david. But, you know, hes not quite doing a victory lap just yet. Thats right, fred. Hes still kind of selling this bill as you just heard him do before he departs for camp david. Right now the white house is cautiously optimistic that barring any kind of procedural snafu this will be their first major legislative victory, the passing of the first major Tax Reform Bill in more than 30 years. Theyre confident, in part, because weve seen some republican senators that were previously in the no Column Switching over to yes, including florida senator marco rubio who drew a red line on thur
don t forget, for more on, this i am joined by michelle garza, a civil rights lawyer who is paxton s democratic opponent in last year s race for the texas attorney general. she is also president of the texas civil rights project. good to see, you again, thank you for being with us. i think we have to separate this. paxton has a very conservative views and very conservative interest, and you ran against him on the basis of that. but paxton has been under investigation since 2015. to suggest this process has been rushed is kind of amazing given who paxton is, and, yet he keeps getting reelected? but first of, all thank you for having me on the show, ali. i am the president of the texas civil rights project. we have been working tirelessly to protect voting rights in the state of texas to make sure that we have a just criminal system that we have a humane, immigration system and treat people at the border with respect and dignity.
factors despite this, of course, republicans are lifting up as the smoking gun they have been waiting for and that is because the republican party does not deal in reality anymore and the truth is both this week both jordan and i failed miserably. and their claims otherwise are not rooted in fact, only in feelings. let s discuss with michael steele, former rnc chairman and msnbc analyst. and david henderson, a civil rights attorney and cnbc contributor, and katie benner, national reporter at the new york times, and msnbc contributor. katie benner, what can you tell us about this self-described whistleblower situation put forth this week? yeah, so, according to the fbi that whistleblowers themselves were involved in january 6th and ways that were concerning to the bureau. that one witness
factors behind the fbi s actions. despite this of course, republicans are lifting up durham s report as the smoking gun they have been waiting for. that s because the republican party does not deal in reality anymore. the truth is that this we both jordan and durham s quest to deliver a deep state conspiracy failed miserably. there are claims otherwise, not in fact, only feelings. let s discuss with michael steele, former rnc chairman and msnbc political analyst. david henderson, a civil rights attorney and cnbc contributor, and kaitlin fedor, national reporter at the new york times. and nbc contributor. katie, what can you tell us about the self-described whistleblower that was put forward this week? according to the fbi, the whistleblower s themselves were involved in the january 6th, in ways that were concerning to the bureau.
trump s 2016 presidential campaign. nbc s homeland security correspondent is following this develop many, and i am also joined by a civil rights attorney and msnbc legal analysts. what do we know about the grand jury and where it goes from here? it s another legal woe from the president, and one you may have rightfully forgotten about because it s so long. right now, the manhattan da reconvened the grand jury, and they are trying to determine trump s role in that $130,000 payment that michael cohen said he paid at the behest of the former president just before the 2016 election to try and get her silent on the relationship that she had with trump. what is critical here is that it s whether or not the manhattan d.a. moves forward