$80 million punch in the gut and a lesson that top tillis never seems to learn. the lessons here there are at least a couple. first, don t trust this president. donald trump will not hesitate to burn anyone including people who helped him to get a political victory. and also when you buy political favor in exchange for your principles the bill is always more than you thought it would be. we re joined now by two highly experienced political journalists who could surely deliver the best jokes on this program about the trump weather map but have agreed to temporarily leave that to the late night comedians while they concentrate on the issues the president seems to be trying to divert us from. john heilemann, co-host and executive producer of show time s the circus. and one of it the truly great writers who has fixed his focus on politics and we are the better for it. and sam stein joins us, an msnbc
i hope this is the president speaking, i hope you can see your way clear to letting this goe to letting flynn go. he s a good guy. i hope you can let this go. now, those are his exact words. is that correct? correct. this is a president of the united states with me alone saying i hope this. i took it as this is what he wants me to do. nbc news reports if the elder flynn is willing to cooperate with investigators in order to help his son, two of the sources said it could also change his own fate. potentially limiting any legal consequences. joining us now, julia ansly, justice reporter for nbc news, one of the reporters who broke the flynn news. also with us, eugene robinson, a msnbc plit cap analyst and ron klain, chief of staff to vice presidents and president obama and a former chief counsel of the senate jewish yeah committee. julia, first to your reporting on the flynn case and i should
joining us now, julia ansly, justice reporter for nbc news, one of the reporters who broke the flynn news. also with us, eugene robinson, a msnbc plit cap analyst and ron klain, chief of staff to vice presidents and president obama and a former chief counsel of the senate jewish yeah committee. julia, first to your reporting on the flynn case and i should say the flynn cases, michael flynn, the father, michael flynn, the son. yes. i mean, what we re seeing here is a ramped up pressure on michael. the flynn, the father, because he s a very important part of this investigation for robert mueller. if you think about all of the work that mueller s investigation has done over the past few months, pulling documents, all of the data and figures they need, they need people to fill in the gaps, tell narrative of how closely the trump campaign may have worked with russia leading up this election and michael t. flynn, the father, can do that because he worked on the campaign and he also was the