is drawing down u.s. troops a consideration in your meeting with kim jong-un? no, it is not. that is not a consideration. that is not one of the things on the table. what is on the table? you really want me to discuss that now? i do. everything is on the table. that is president trump who is set to travel to vietnam this coming week to meet with none other than north korean leader kim jong-un. despite the president s optimism for a successful trip, those around him are not so sure. a political article headlined trump aides worry he ll get outfoxed in north korea talks. notes some express trepidation that not only the summit may not yield big results, they worry too, that trump, eager to declare victim oy victory on the world stage could accept empty promises. joining me msnbc contributor christopher dicky.
evil. in november, u.s. intelligence sources told nbc news that north korea is continuing work on its ballistic missile program. and then there s capitol hill, where up until today, things seemed to be on track to keep the government open. but now we are seeing optimism fade over whether negotiations will reach a compromise that the president can sign. let s say that the hard-core left wing of the democratic party prevails in this negotiation and they put a bill on the president s desk with zero money for the wall or $800 million, some absurdly low number. how does he sign that? he cannot in good faith sign that. my sources are saying talks have stalled and if a deal is not struck, keeping the government open is in serious jeopardy. joining me msnbc contributor jeremy peters, associated press and white house reporter and msnbc political analyst jonathan lemire, former nrcc communications director matt gorman and npr white house correspondent and host of the podcast, tam ra keith. t
and then there s capitol hill, where up until today, things seemed to be on track to keep the government open. but now we are seeing optimism fade over whether negotiations will reach a compromise that the president can sign. let s say that the hard-core left wing of the democratic party prevails in this negotiation and they put a bill on the president s desk with zero money for the wall or $800 million, some absurdly low number. how does he sign that? he cannot in good faith sign that. my sources are saying talks have stalled and if a deal is not struck, keeping the government open is in serious jeopardy. joining me msnbc contributor jeremy peters, associated press and white house reporter and msnbc political analyst jonathan lemire, former nrcc communications director matt gorman and npr white house corespondent and host of the
what would you like the power to do? lawmakers on the hill reacting to michael cohen s plea deal. this raises all sorts of questions with respect to the questions how much whether the russian government has any kind of hold over the president because of the financial dealings. you have all these close associates of the president, one after another pleetading guilty often about their ties to russia. it means when the president was representing he had no business interest in russia it wasn t true. joining me msnbc capitol hill
is that your final position there s going be no sit down interview and nothing written or in person on obstruction? i would say probably. probably. i can change my mind but probably. no interview? i think we have wasted enough time on this witch hunt. the answer is probably. we re finished. our big question is, the president answering questions, at least on paper so does that mean that this is near the end for the special counsel s investigation. joining me msnbc capitol hill correspondent, associated press white house reporter and former justice department spokesperson. garrett, i want to start on capitol hill. you have this lawsuit from democrats.