Prosecution if he agrees to testify before congress. White house spokesperson sean spicer remarking earlier today that the president is not afraid of what flynn might say and President Trump for his part has thrown his support behind his former top advisor tweeting this mike flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witchhunt, excuse for big election loss by media and dems of historic proportion, he writes. But that is not what President Trump and mr. Flynn said about immunity deals during the 2016 campaign back when Hillary Clintons advisors were under the microscope during her email scandal. They get immunity is because they did something wrong. If they didnt do anything wrong, they dont think in terms of immunity. When you are given immunity, that means that you have probably committed a crime. So there is that. Chief washington correspondent ed henry joins you now with the latest on a very busy friday from the white house. Very interesting. Contentious White House Briefing fo
Business and run government at the same time. All in starts now. Good evening from new york, im joy reid in for chris hayes. 2018 is finally here. 307 days to go to the midterm elections, democrats gearing up for what could be a decisive year for the future of the Trump Presidency and american democracy. Republicans closed out 2017 with a pep rally to celebrate the one thing that they got done legislatively last year. And the thing many in the gop say they came to washington specifically to accomplish. Tax cuts, largely for corporations and the wealthy. It was the only thing that each of the partys different factions agreed on priority one for House Speaker paul ryan and donald trump. Trump, tweeting on christmas that hed be back to work the following day, he instead proceeded to spend seven more days golfing at one of his own properties in florida. Trump is now back in washington where his administration laid out what they promise will be a packed agenda for the year ahead. The presid
At the white house there is concern, deep concern, that Christopher Wray will quit, will resign in and around the release of this memo. We have been reporting for several days now that the fbi, the Justice Department as a whole and the fbi in particular has been arguing nonstop to the white house, to the hill that this is a terrible idea to release this russia memo. The white house of course and republicans on capitol hill argue back that they believe that that argument is because the fbi is concerned that it looks bad. Regardless, this is this is something that we are hearing which is noteworthy for many reasons, not the least of which is that Christopher Wray, we have to remember, was President Trumps pick for the fbi after he fired james comey. Right. I should also tell you, brooke, that i am told by a source familiar with this that chris wray has not directly said, you know, by the way, i might quit because thats not his style. Thats not something that he would do. Its just not how
Accomplished for the American People on the golf course . New reporting on how donald trump is cashing in on the presidency while nobodys looking. I could actually run my business and run government at the same time. All in starts now. Good evening from new york, im joy reid in for chris hayes. 2018 is finally here. 307 days to go to the midterm elections, democrats gearing up for what could be a decisive year for the future of the Trump Presidency and american democracy. Republicans closed out 2017 with a pep rally to celebrate the one thing that they got done legislatively last year. And the thing many in the gop say they came to washington specifically to accomplish. Tax cuts, largely for corporations and the wealthy. It was the only thing that each of the partys different factions agreed on priority one for House Speaker paul ryan and donald trump. Trump, tweeting on christmas that hed be back to work the following day, he instead proceeded to spend seven more days golfing at one o
Trey gowdy says the panel wants to ask the fbi what they knew about porter and when they informed the house. I spent two decades believing skbim children who alleged bureaucracies even when sometimes no one else did. Whether theres a security clearance at issue or not, i have questions about how someone like this could be considered for employment whether theres a security clearance or not. Im troubled by almost every aspect of this. Joust will the oversight com be launching an investigation into this . Weshls zanz our second big question stimz from our first with the porter controversy snow balling, how long can chief of staff john kelly last . The Washington Post who interviewed more than a dozen Top Administration officials advisers and confidants is comparing the chaos thats consuming the west wing to the game of thrones. Kelly is a big, fat liar said one official who spoke on the condition of anonanymorety. While the Trump Administration has weathered many skedaddles in its first