Up 10 points. That has now evaporated. Interesting to see who turns out, a testament to the excitement level. Thank you all. That is all for this evening. The Rachel Maddow show starts right now with ari in for rachel. Good evening. Rachel has the night off. We have a pretty big show. Today was day two of the federal criminal trial of the campaign chairman. The witnesses were several people who sold the defendant clothes and houses that he bought through secretive International Wire payments. One important thing we learned from what happened today, this judge is holding muellers prosecutors to the line, limiting their questions and how they present key evidence to manafort to the jury. A former prosecutor who tried these kinds of cases and inside that courtroom today joins me to explain if what the judge is up to could hurt muellers case. There are reports tonight about the russian woman charged with trying to carry out the government influence campaign through the nra in the u. S. And
Watch this. Sweet caroline never seemed so good Shannon Shannon bream and the Fox News Night Team take it from here. She is always so good. Shannon thank you so much. We begin our show with a fox news alert. The president weeds out Attorney Generals Jeff Sessions about ending the mueller pro. The left cries obstruction the white house says, calm down, nothing new to see. Well discuss it with Fox News Contributor Jason Chaffetz and the National Republican senatorial committee. A federal judge overseeing the Manafort Trial cracks down on prosecutors, once again chastising the mueller team for getting to q2. Including a warning to lawyers to stop rolling their eyes. What exactly happened in that quarter monday two . Jonathan hunt has uncovered. Later, republican congressman
jeff dunham drawings is fresh off Shopping Facility from california where children brought to the u. S. Illegally are currently living. What did he see . As anyone in congress is serious about tackling the immigration
A look at the days latest news and headlines. The president has watched this process play out. He wants to see it come to an end as he stated many times. We look forward to that happening. Bill there are so many headlines going back and forth today. We have been here many times before. You get to the end of the day and you ask yourself what changed . Has something changed today fundamentally or not . No, not a lot. We heard the president say this stuff a lot. We know that the president vents on twitter. But he is the president of the United States. He was today talking about a subordinate the Attorney General of the United States. The more the president tweets sound like a directive, the crazier everybody gets. Thats why the trump team said no, he is just venting. He has the First Amendment right to do it. He didnt say sessions has to do this. The closer it sounds like the
coming up next . You get to the end of the day and nothing changed. Byron the fact he moved some of these cases to
A news and interview program, anchored by Erin Burnett. Will be. He said we dont want questioning on obstruction. They would have to concede that. They are not on the same page on this crucial issue of Obstruction Of Justice. Why do you think the president is so against questions about Obstruction Of Justice given that the Public Record on this speaks for itself . He said one thing to nbc news and another thing on twitter. Why wouldnt he answer questions when he has been so public about it . What is his issue with it . I think the president does want to sit down with bob mueller and his Legal Counsel is advising him against this. Every good attorney wants to make sure that their client doesnt make any statements that can come back to cause them pain in the future. That is what his legal team i think is recommending that the president doesnt sit down. I think the president does want to sit down with bob mueller and get this behind him. There this is whole idea out there that he likes to
Running. Thats tonights last word. The 11th hour with Brian Williams starts right now. Tonight donald trump and his new Jersey Golf Club after a wild ride of a week moving the goal posts on collusion calling for an end to the Mueller Investigation and a full on assault on the media all while his own team beats the drum warning of the russia threat. Plus new developments in the Paul Manafort case. The testimony today that compelled his wife to leave the courtroom. And after another stunning week in this presidency well ask a celebrated historian if theres anything to celebrate in the history we are witnessing. The 11th hour on a friday night begins now. Well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Day 561 this was of the trump
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