Anonymous official, particularly when they do not identify the country let alone the branch or agency of government with which the alleged sources supposedly are affiliated. Americans should be skeptical about anonymous allegations. The department of justice has a long established policy to neither confirm nor deny such allegations. And as you know, that comes at the end of a couple days in a row now of what are appear to be leaked information about the special prosecutors investigation. No way of knowing where thats coming from. Might be coming from inside the Justice Department. Might be coming from people who are subject to that investigation or who knows. But a really extraordinary statement by rosenstein. Im struck by the reference to what country. Yes, yes. He is implying with that strange part of that statement that maybe the sources or individual a source for these recent newspaper reports about whats happening with the ongoing investigations is a foreign source. Im trying to j
He was reportedly shot in the hip. Luckily, one of the other republican members on site at the time is a doctor. Congressman Brad Winstrop of ohio was playing with republicans was at the practice. He is an army surgeon who served in iraq. He was one of the members of congress who was able to personally able to render immediate firstaid to congressman scalise as soon as the gunman was down, as soon as he was shot by police and therefore safe for these other members of congress to get to congressman scalise as he lay grievously wounded in the infield of that baseball diamond. Congressman scalise has had surgery today after his gunshot wound. He remains in Critical Condition tonight. A former congressional staffer, a man named matt mika was also apparently playing with the republicans on their congressional Baseball Team. He was also very seriously hurt today. According to mr. Mikas family, they say he suffered multiple gunshot wounds in todays attack. Mr. Mika has undergone surgery and a
Short notice for breaking news. Thank you, ari. Thank you. That does it for us. Now its time for the last word with lawrence odonnell. Good evening, lawrence. Rachel, doesnt it drive you nuts where in the last minute of an interview someone, like say ari melber drops a bomb wrote where would you like to do another ten minutes just on that . Well, you know, and thats ari is very good at this. So he realizes were getting up toward 10 00. He can see the clock as well as i can. He is a pro. And so he is like you havent asked me about the big thing yet, maddow. Im going to say the big thing here and squeeze it in before you have to go to lawrence. Ari melber is very good at his job. I hope he realized he just changed the hour that is following now because we didnt really have that concept in here. Maybe some of my guests have thought of it. But it hadnt crossed my mind until ari just said it. Thats right. He is a consequential man, this medical better fellow. Its a stunning day starting wit
It. I want to read you this very unusual press reece rest lease that he has issued. Normally people in his position are absolutely silent about these investigations. But he has issued a press release tonight, 9 22 p. M. Saying americans should exercise caution before accepting as true any stories as attributed to anonymous official, particularly when they do not identify the country let alone the branch or agency of government with which the alleged sources supposedly are affiliated. Americans should be skeptical about anonymous allegations. The department of justice has a long established policy to neither confirm nor deny such allegations. And as you know, that comes at the end of a couple days in a row now of what are appear to be leaked information about the special prosecutors investigation. No way of knowing where thats coming from. Might be coming from inside the Justice Department. Might be coming from people who are subject to that investigation or who knows. But a really extr