Himself at the end of this week. The story about the president s profane comments first reported yesterday by the Washington Post threw the west wing into a tailspin according to our white house correspondents, quote, two sources close to it administration told nbc news trump worked the phones thursday night calling friends and allies outside the white house to gauge reaction to falout from the blank hole comments. One described him as seeking ruassurance of the fallout and the comments as belligerent. Another said the president sought insight. That led to these tweets from the president this morning. Quote, the language used by me at the daca meeting was tough but this was not the language used. What was really a tough was the outlandish proposal made, the big setback for daca. And never said anything derogatory about haitians. Never said take them out. Made up by demes. I have a wonderful relationship with haitians. Probably should record future meetings. Unfortunately, no trust. Her
York. This was day 355 of the Trump Administration, and that new book on this presidency called fire and fury has apparently torched its first victim. Steve bannon is out as the head of Breitbart News. Well have the latest on that just ahead, but also out tonight, 10 hours in all of testimony from the cofounder of the Company Behind that trumprussia dossier. That testimony came from glen simpson, that man right there, who appeared before the Senate Judiciary committee back in august, and the 312page transcript of that event gives us a much more detailed look at what the Research Firm fusion gps was doing and what u. S. Authorities knew and when. Its complicated, but lets get to it. The firms work has taken center stage in this partisan battle on the hill over the russia investigation, and this glen simpson has called on the Committee Senior republicans to release his testimony. Well, today the Judiciary Committees top democrat did that for him. Senator Diane Feinstein of california rel
Investigation. The 11th hour on a wednesday night begins now. Good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Day 405 of the Trump Administration, and it will take us all of this next hour just to tell you what has happened this evening. There are major developments on several fronts, heres a look at the headlines from again just the last several hours. Nbc news has learned exclusively that Robert Mueller is asking witnesses if mr. Trump had advance knowledge about emails stolen from the dnc and the clinton campaign. That reporting comes from our own colleagues, katy tur and carol lee. The Washington Post reporting tonight mueller is also looking at trumps apparent efforts to oust attorney general Jeff Sessions from his post. Just today, the president said his own attorney general was disgraceful. And then tonight, the attorney general, Jeff Sessions, the very man, shows up in a very public, highend d. C. Restaurant, and he brings along a very special guest. Ax
Arrived at bostons Logan Airport from his home in england. Hes a former advisor who has just finished a book called the plot to destroy trump, how the deep state fabricated the russian dossier to subvert the president. In 2016 just days after the election he spoke with the bbc about donald trump. Ive been involved in the campaign for over a year now. I think the media gets trump wrong almost constantly. I think the world would have been a safer place, the world would have grown, and i think there will be an interesting relationship between putin and trump as powerful world leaders. Whether its a bromance i think its to be decided. But i think itll be a much healthier situation. Well, he got part of that right. Its an interesting relationship, at least. Fast forward to his encounter this week at logan up in boston with the fbi. According to a statement malic emailed to nbc news, well quote here, two fbi agents told him he was being detained to answer questions related to the special cou