Down that hes been forthcoming in releasing a redacted report because the special counsel regulations do not even require any public disclosure. He did not, however, answer this question from anita lowey. Did the white house see the report before you released your summarizing letter . Has the white house seen it since then . Have they been briefed on the contents beyond what was in your summarizing letter to the Judiciary Committee . I have said what im going to say about the report today. I have issued three letters about it. And i was willing to discuss the historic information of how the report came to me and my decision on sunday. But i have already laid out the process that is Going Forward to release these reports, hopefully within a week. And im not going to say anything more about it until the report is out and everyone has a chance to look at it. As for one of those letters he mentioned, the fourpage summary he first released, he said it was not intended to summarize the repor
The size of his ears. We are not in kindergarten. That is also just kind of color. Officials tell us that senior white house advisor Stephen Miller is playing a key role in these firings and wants to see more. Quote, hes executing his plan, unquote, says one official about miller, saying it amounts to a wholesale decapitation of dhs. It appears to be driven by President Trumps impatience on border issues and his desire for drastic and possibly unlawful action perhaps bringing back and expanding the policy of separating Migrant Children from their parents. Yes, thats back in play at least. That reportedly was a breaking point for Kirstjen Nielsen who warned the president that doing so would be legally questionable. Keeping them honest, its not like secretary nielsen couldnt have spoken up sooner. Its not like she didnt help enable the policy, defend the policy publicly and lie about the paolicy repeatedly and even about its very existence. On april 11th she falsely told a house subcommi
And well analyze coverage of joe biden and much more but first let me start with something a little there is a mental exercise, what do you think in some other country . Imagine how we cover the new zealand and a president that spends time spreading misinformation and accusing opponents of treason. This week he threatened to close the boarder and backtracked and this is all considered just a normal day. Hes wellknown for lying about policies and polls and minority politicians and suspeometimes e the weather. He grants special access to people that pay money to enter his private clubs. This week experts say thats a National Security risk but the wheeling and dealing continues. Foreign governments and lobbyists know how to spend money at his hotels to get noticed. Companies know, too. They buy ads on tv and address the president directly and work over time to get people booked on his favorite tv shows hoping to change his mind about key issues. Lawmakers do this, too, and its happening o
Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is tuesday, april 9th. Along with joe, willie and me, we have National Analyst john heilemann. Hes the cohost and exit have producer of showtimes the circus, we have hieidi pryzbyl, we also have Eugene Robinson and we have a birthday boy, willie, its not you, its joe. Im surprised youre here on a national holiday, joe. Happy birthday. Yeah, you should really be off today. A big win, ralph finally got his national championship. Took 35 years. People didnt stay up late enough last night. People thought it was going to be a defensive game. It was overtime, 8577. Virginia beat texas tech. Virginia had it at 3 with about 12 seconds left to tie the game and go to overtime. Think back to over a year ago when virginia was the number one seed and for the first time in the history of the tournament a one lost to a 16 seed. Virginia now a year later is the national champion. That is really big news. It seems like, mika, you have so many friends and relativ
Malware, and thousands of dollars in cash. Was she involved in espionage . And mueller to testify. The House Judiciary Committee chairman says he intends to bring in special Counsel Robert Mueller to testify and attorney general william barr is due on capitol hill tomorrow. Are we about to learn much more about the Mueller Report . Im wolf blitzer and youre in the situation room. Breaking news, President Trump cleans house over at the Homeland Security department. Hes firing alles a day after the firing of Kirstjen Nielsen. And a senior official says that President Trump has become unhinged over the immigration situation. Cnn has learned that white house aide Stephen Miller, an immigration hard liner, has played a key role in the ouster of nielsen. A source says the firing of the secret service chief is not tied to the security lapse at the president s maralago resort, where a chinese woman managed to enter illegally. In court today, prosecutors said she had a device that could detect