Summit with Vladimir Putin and President Trump could mean, especially because it is scheduled to take place in the United States and even in washington and perhaps include a visit to the white house. The only thing we know right now is a message from Sarah Sanders on her twitter account that said the ambassador john bolton had extended an invitation to putin. We also know secretary of state pompeo had said it would be a next good step in this process between the two countries if they met. But the timing of all this could make for an interesting and awkward position for not just the white house but for republican members of congress. The only thing we know is that it is scheduled to happen some time this fall. Now, does it happen before the midterm elections which would be a precarious position for many at risk republicans that are running in swing districts around the country that are hoping to hold on to the majority in both the house and the senate . Or does it happen after the midte
Fortts a good man and i feel very badly for Paul Manafort. Julia Maxwell Joins us, formerly with the clinton campaign. Felipe ryan is former Deputy Assistant secretary of state under secretary clinton. Gabe sherman is a special correspondent for vanity fair. And Midwin Charles is an attorney and contribute or the to essence magazine. We begin at the tail end of what might be the worst week for the Trump Presidency so far with nbc news confirming that longtime chief Financial Officer of the Trump Organization Allen Weisselberg was given immunity by prosecutors in new york during the process of the cohen investigation. Hes worked with the trump family for decades, meaning he could potentially provide prosecutors with an extensive history of the president s financials. Felipe, just on this news, these two incidences of immunity, lets talk about Allen Weisselberg and what we know about him, his closeness to the president , and what this says about where this might be headed. Hes the consul
Doing, a new high according to the recent poll by the Washington Post. And that be poll also Shows Nearly Half of americans favor impeachment proceedings. The president is reacting the way he knows best, with a flurry of unbalanced tweets attacking the russia investigation, the Justice Department, and the news media. And thats where we start this morning. Joining me now is erin delawamo and katy fang. Let me ask you, erin. What do you feel in the mid of the of all of this, labor day, usually as i said, is last stretch. Big elections in this midterm and we are unlike any other Labor Day Weekend dealing with will the Mueller Investigation release some bombshell . Will there be something that goes down in these trade battles, negotiations, nafta . The president disinvited from a senior republican statesmans funeral, as well as not having to deal with so many other issues. This is a different kind of labor day kickoff for the midterms than weve probably seen in our lifetime, certainly in a
Friday night. Good evening once again from our msnbc news head quarterers. Day 694 of the trump administration. Again tonight, we are following important developments on multiple fronts. We have learned omb director Mick Mulvaney will be taking over as the acting white house chief of staff. The president s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen is speaking out on national television, saying donald trump knew the hush money payments made just before the 2016 election were wrong. Also today, Robert Muellers Team Rejected Michael Flynns suggestion that he should have been warned about the consequences of lying to the feds. Lying to the fbi. In response to flynns sentencing memo that was filed on tuesday, feds said there was nothing about the way the interview conducted that caused flynn to lie about his meetings with the russian ambassador. They say the lying was and the court should a renlt the definites lies. As sitting National Security adviser and former head of intelligence agent retir
Then you have the other situation, and every lawyer look, trump didnt violate Campaign Finance laws, and neither did the president. Harris i interviewed him on my program the other day. Yes. He said that. President trump Michael Cohen pled guilty to something thats not even a crime. Wait a minute. Nobody except for me would be looked at like this. Nobody. What about congress . The slush fund. Millions and millions of dollars paid out each year. They have a slush fund. Millions. They dont talk about Campaign Finance anything. Have you ever heard about Campaign Finance laws . Have they listed that on the Campaign Finance sheets . No. Harris im waiting for them to dig in. President trump number one, they say its not a Campaign Finance violation. Its not even under Campaign Finance. Number two, if it was, its not even a violation. Number three, its a civil matter. President obama had a really big one, ten times more money. Much more money, and you know what . He paid a fine. Im the only on