Is there any worry there at the white house that his poll numbers continue to be so low . Reporter i think there is concern over here at the white house, breanna. And that is why you see the republicans up on capitol hill. You see people over here at the white house, including the president , trying very hard to get this tax cut plan passed before the end of the year so the president can sign it. And then head off for the holidays. Keep in mind, this poll that just came out pretty alarming numbers for the president and house and senate republicans. It says here 29 say they approve of the republican tax plan, 61 say they disapprove. Thats bad numbers for the tax plan they ran through the senate in the middle of the night the other night. And you heard the president meeting with republican senators really singing is the praises of this tax cut plan and declaring that there is it republican unity in the gop like we havent seen before. He was saying that right next to senator jeff flake of
Acknowledge flynn is now cooperating with Robert Muellers team. General flynn, do you feel you have betrayed your country . Will your son be indicted . Will trump pardon you . Flynn issued this statement, quote, after over 33 years of military service to our country, including nearly five years in combat away from my family, and then my decision to continue to serve the United States, it has been extraordinarily painful to endure these many months of false accusations of treason and other outrageous acts. Such false accusations are contrary to everything i have ever done, and stood for. He goes on, but i recognize that the actions i acknowledged in court today were wrong, and through my faith in god i am working to set things right. My guilty plea and agreement to cooperate with the special counsels office reflect a decision i made in the best interests of my family and our country. I accept full responsibility for my actions. We begin, jim acosta at the white house for us for their re
This memo will not live up to the hype. Telling me four separate explosive revelations in the memo that have not leaked out ahead of tomorrows expected release. If that is true it, will be and i have occasion for that man republican devin nunes who has suggested this memo will reveal abuses of the fisa law by top fbi and justice officials dating back to the Obama Administration. A lot on the line for him though as House Minority leader nancy pelosi today called on Speaker Paul Ryan to remove nunes as intelligence chairman charging his actions had been a dangerous attack on Law Enforcement and all meant to help President Trump politically. A senior white house official meanwhile suggested the president is going to tell congress, again, likely tomorrow, he does not object to the public release of this memo. Then it would be up to the house, not the white house, to actually release it publicly. The top democrat on the panel, adam schiff, has pushed back on nunes claim that he made only mi
Understand by now the department of justice is not going be extorted. Plus, two of Scott Pruitts top aides quit amid growing ethics investigation. And trumps former doctor says he was raided by trumps longtype bodyguard. Well, all his medical records, pictures, anything they could find. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. Special counsel Robert Muellers 49 questions for the president of the United States leaked to the New York Times reveal the scope and the seriousness of the legal peril the president now faces. That might explain why the president and his staff set to work today to try to mislead the public about muellers questions. Questions which cover both, both the president s efforts to interfere in the justice departments investigation and the numerous established documenteded contacts between his associates and russian operatives. The president tweeted first thing this morning, so disgraceful the questions concerning the russian witch hunt
Top aides quit amid growing ethics investigation. And trumps former doctor says he was raided by trumps longtype bodyguard. Well, all his medical records, pictures, anything they could find. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. Special counsel Robert Muellers 49 questions for the president of the United States leaked to the New York Times reveal the scope and the seriousness of the legal peril the president now faces. That might explain why the president and his staff set to work today to try to mislead the public about muellers questions. Questions which cover both, both the president s efforts to interfere in the justice departments investigation and the numerous established documenteded contacts between his associates and russian operatives. The president tweeted first thing this morning, so disgraceful the questions concerning the russian witch hunt were leaked to the media. No questions on collusion. Oh, see. You have a madeup phony crime, coll