Was donald trump on. They are ripping comey for how he handled the email probe which they believe tilted the 2016 election. Lanny davis an interview with fox lambing comey as a liar and declaring he should have been fired by loretto lynch. Lynch is disputed comeys contention that he was exercised about her wanting to call the clinton matter a matter. Lynch saying he never raised such an objection to her. It is inexcusable that comey brief donald trump about the dossier and failed to reveal he was paid for by the clinton camp or dnc. And comey clearly operated outside the bounds of the fbi. And theres clinton spokesman nick merrill who savaged his cbs rollout by saying he used the word maybe 37 times tweeting for a lawyer and Law Enforcement professional at the highest level it is a curious tactic when talking to the press, allowing him to avoid being too definitive about anything. This may explain why comey tried to send a signal to the left that his wife and daughters marched with the
Former clinton and obama advisors ripping comey for how he handled Hillary Clintons email probe which they believe tilt of the 2016 election. Longtime clinton advisor in an interview with fox slamming comey as a liar. And declaring he shouldve been fired by obama attorney general loretta lynch. Lynch is disputing comeys contention that he was talking about her calling the Clinton Probe a matter. Former clinton advisor mark penn told fox its inexcusable comey briefed president elect trump about the dossier and failed to reveal it was paid for by the clinton camp and dnc. Jennifer palmieri told cnn skate operated outside the bounds of the fbi. Clinton spokesman savaged the rollout on abc by using though tweeting for a lawyer and Law Enforcement professional, its a curious tactic but useful when talking to the press. Allowing to having to avoid be too definitive about anything. Comey tried to send a signal to the left. His wife and daughters merged. My wife and girls marched in the womens
President ial power will dominate day one of the questions and answers. So, too, the posturing for the midterms and beyond. At least three democrats on the Judiciary Committee are prospective candidates for the partys president ial nomination. Cory booker, Camilla Harris and Amy Klobuchar of minnesota. And then theres President Trump who could use a win as he barnstorms battleground states ahead of novembers elections. We start with our nbc team of reporters. White house correspondent Kristen Welker and justice correspondent Pete Williams. Great to see both of you. Pete, walk us through what youre expecting for the first day of hearings tomorrow. It will test Brett Kavanaughs ability to stlit for hours without saying anything because thats how the first day goes in recent years in these confirmation hearings. The question of him wont start until wednesday. So tomorrow, Opening Statements from all the members of the senate Judiciary Committee. At the very end of the day, the nominee mak
So that right there is a potentially illegal act. And that is quite important, given that obstruction is still under investigation in this white house. What happened next is also important. Don mcgahn, according to this New York Times report, refused and then went on to try to show donald trump in jail why this was in detail why this was a bad idea, potentially an impeachable bad idea. White house lawyers write this memo described in the times saying if they went forward, the consequences would be damaging and, yes, would include, quote, possible impeachment. Now that right there is a big deal. It is usually Donald Trumps critics and adver satisfactories who are talking about his potential impeachment. We dont use the i word lightly on this show because impeachment is an extreme constitutional remedy. According to the New York Times it was his own lawyers, his chief counsel, don mcgahn, saying, mr. President , if you do this, you could be impeached. Thats not all. The times reporting t
Shiite militias. He vows not to let the rogue nation get nuclear weapons. Iran has been a problem for so many years. If you go back, take a look at all the conflicts they have caused and the deal that president obama made was a horror show. Basically it says that in five years from now, they have an open bed to nuclear weapons. And especially them. This is the kind of attack that iran has been preparing for hitting u. S. Assets using proxies in the region. No group has claimed responsibility and so far the iranian backed militia are distancing themselves from this attack. Its clear clear that the timing of all this is not helping growing the easing tensions. President trump tweeted, if iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of iran. Never threaten the United States again. This morning, irans foreign minister fired back tweeting in part goaded by the b team, the real donald trump hopes to achieve what other aggressors failed to do. Iran has stood tall for millennia. Hashtag