Constitution and to the rule of law and the mission of the fbi. If the president asked you to do something unlawful or unethical, what do you say . First i would try to talk him out of it, and if that failed i would resign. You dont think director comey is a nut job, right . Thats never been my experience. Do you consider this endeavor a witch hunt . I do not consider director muller to be on a witch hunt. So the president s pick to lead the fbi saying the russia probe is not a witch hunt, although just hours earlier President Trump tweeted and said, it is indeed a witch hunt. This is from todays white house briefing. Why he calls it a witch hunt . Because the president knows very specifically any action or inaction that hes taken, and so i think thats pretty clear. Sarah Huckabee Sanders also saying the president has spoken with his son in the last few days and clearly, his tv interview he watched last night because he also tweeted, my son donald did a good job. He was open, transpare
Was part of a russian effort to aid his fathers candidacy. Good morning, its tuesday, july 11th. Welcome to morning joe. With us, we have columnist mike barnicle, former fbi special agent clint watt, katty kay and author of a world in disarray, and from msnbc news, Mark Halperin. Last night the New York Times reported before arranging a meeting with a russian lawyer he believed would offer him compromising information about Hillary Clinton, donald trump jr. Was informed in an email the material was part of a russian government effort to aide his fathers candidacy, according to three people with knowledge of the email. The author of the reported email was Rob Goldstone, a publicist which helped set up the meeting, which took place in june of 2016, before trump became the nominee. The russian lawyer said she had information about purported Illegal Campaign contributions to the Democratic National convention that she thought donald trump jr. Might find helpful. The source doesnt go deeper
Trump, jr. Replying seems we have some time and if its what you say, i love it. Especially later in the summer. White house responded today and with a written statement. I have a quick statement i will read from the president. My son is a highquality person and i applaud his transparency. Beyond that, going to have to refer everything on this matter to counsel and outside counsel and wont have anything else to add. Bret earlier in an interview with nbc news, the russian lawyer at the center of it denied working with the russian government or having any links to it at all. They have the impression they were going to be told some information you had about the dnc. How did they get that impression . Its possible maybe they were looking for such information. They wanted so badly. Have you ever worked for the russian government . Do you have connections to the russian government . Translator no. Kat the email said she had connections. Eric scary email. Kat it is kind of a scary email. Eric
They have after a year, i understand the desperation. Guess what . We have an Incredible Team of guests and correspondents with us to cover all the latebreaking details on this story that keeps on coming. Straight to Nbcs Kristen Welker at the white house. What new details are you learning about the meeting specifically and whats the white house saying about it . Reporter a lot of new details which donald trump jr. Is pushing back against this morning, steph. The New York Times revealing new information about that meeting that he had in june with a lawyer that the times says has links to the russian government. The sometimes reporting that before that meeting donald trump jr. Was sent an email, nched in an email that the material, damaging material about Hillary Clinton, was part of a russian government effort to aid his fathers candidacy. So this is significant because this is the first time that we are learning that someone within the Trump Campaign and trump world met with someone w
Bill on and the president wont let go. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. A form he soviet Counter Intelligence officer was also in trump tower and were learning the story told by the president , his son and their allies and defend betters the meeting last summer was not the whole truth. Not even close. On tuesday, after being forced to change his story about why the meeting was held, and after releasing the whole email exchange leading up to the meeting, only upon learning the New York Times was about to publish it. The president said he wanted to lay all his cards on the table. More than happy to cooperate with everyone. Thats why i release all this today. Theyre trying to drag out the story. They want to drip a little today. Here it is. Im more than happy to be transparent about it. As far as you know, as far as this incident is concerned, this is everything. This is everything. No, no, it wasnt everything. This morning, nbc news broke the story there was anot