He certainly tailored his words to please his boss and gives Donald Trump Air cover, plenty of it to say as trump did loudly and proudly and incorrectly that he totally vindicated of no conclusion and no obstruction. Robert mueller has some of those concerns as well. Both major newspapers covering the story are on the board tonight with different versions of the same big story. Mueller was bothered why what he saw and heard. Enough to write a letter to barr objecting to how his 22month worth of work was being portrayed. The two men spoke on the phone and the attorney general continued to verbally carried the president s water. The story first broke tonight in the Washington Post, this comes out on the eve of barrs appearance before Senate Judiciary tomorrow. Mueller laid out his concerns on march 27th was about barrs four page now famous summary for congress that had been released three days prior. The post had quotes, this was mueller to barr. The department of justice sent to congres
Demanding more information and refusing to say that the report clears the president s name. Steve we have got a guy began particular program. We have been waiting for this day to find out what was in the Mueller Report. So we have booked the president s attorney, Rudy Giuliani is going to be with us. One of the smartest legal minds in the world deasht and jay sekulow on president s team. We have Mike Huckabee and kellyanne and ken starr. We have congressman mark meadow, jim jordan and Jason Chaffetz and many more. Brian we are going to try to cover a lot of news today. The biggest story around the globe and certainly in this country william barr came up with and that is along with Rod Rosenstein, which is brilliant by the way to have Rod Rosenstein still there to say like. Steve to validate it. Brian this the is guy that more than likely offered to wear a wire to wiretap the president. They looked at it and said here is your conclusion. Ainsley Rod Rosenstein said he was so alarmed by
But i have said, look, if you think at the end of the day this president is going to be led out of the white house in handcuffs and an orange jumpsuit, then youre sadly mistaken. I cant tell you how many people would say that to me all the time, this is really going to get him. I would say, i dont think so. If you want him out, you got to vote him out. Thats exactly right. Where you get anybody that you dont like what they did is at the ballot box. The idea of finding criminality to me has always been remote. Look, it could still be found. There are a lot of investigations going on. I just didnt see the proof of it then, and i havent seen enough of the record to see it now. Ill tell you why i did this. Im not an i told you so guy. You know this. Weve known each other a long time. And i put better minds around me for a reason. But, look, Rudy Giuliani ive known most of my life, okay . Weve had plenty of nasty backandforths. We try to disagree with decency. He demanded an apology from me
As well . Plus, new reporting this morning on the Mueller Probe from the New York Times. Democrats are not satisfied with William Barrs summary, and neither, apparently, are members of. Special counsels team. Why they feel the a. G. Undersold the reports damaged to President Trump. Well bring in one of the reporters behind that story. Well also speak to the reporters from the miami herald, as that paper dig noos into a federal investigation into possible chinese spying operations targeting the president at his florida golf club. Were also following the latest developments with joe biden, former Vice President biden now promising to be more respectful of personal space as other women come forward saying he made them uncomfortab uncomfortable. Welcome to morning joe. Joe is back with one more day. Along with willie and me, we have mike barnicle, contributor to Time Magazine and former aide to the george w. Bush white house and state department, elise jordan,richard haas is with us and Se
Let the chips fall where they may. If you want to get the answers to the questions that the American People have and they didnt read the report. Dont rely on them to read the report. Its too much. Thats not their job. Theyve got their own lives. This is what congress has to do. Lay it out. If they want to drag their feet in the white house thats fine, but thats going to have repercussions. But theyre worried about reelection. Theyre worried about having a job. How do i do this . Am i going to have a job if politicians act out of fear of consequence more often than they act out of good conscience and thats bad politics and its part of the corruption of our politics. Do what you think is right, do it to the best of your abilities and then let the people judge. But enough with the bickering and dillydallying. And the going two different ways and the secret, you, subterfuge to how to get this done. Enough. Make a decision and take it. Thats what you have to do in life. Let alone in politic