Cautioning the u. S. Would love to solve things diplomatically, but its very difficult. Mr. Trump praising chinas president for putting pressure on pyongyang for stopping the nuclear tests. I established a very good personal relationship with president xi and i really feel that he is doing everything in his power to help us with a big situation. Reporter and offering a bit of praise for north koreas dictator. His father dies. He took over a regime. Say what you want. Thats not easy. Especially at that age. Im not giving him credit or not. Im saying thats a very hard thing to do. As to whether or not he is rational . I have no opinion on it. I hope he is rational. Reporter these remarks come as secretary of state Rex Tillerson indicates a major shift in diplomatic policy. Telling npr the administration is open to direct talks with north korea as long as the agenda is right. All scenarios on the table. It is all up to north korea. Were not looking to pick a fight. Dont give us a reason t
And we start with some startling accusations against Michael Flynn. Yesterday two leaders in congress saying he may have broken the law when he failed to report payments that he got from the governments of russia and turkey. Kristen welker with more. Reporter closing in on the 100 day mark, the Trump Administration forced to revisit a controversy from day 23. That is when general Michael Flynn was fired as National Security adviser, now the white house under fire for not turning over to Congress Information about flynns business ties to russia. The white house has refused to provide this committee with a single piece of paper in response to our bipartisan request. Reporter the Committee Says flynn may have broken federal law by not asking permission or disclosing that in 2015, he was paid nearly 34,000 to attend this dinner for a pro putin Russia Television station, nor did he disclose his firm was paid more than 500,000 to lobby for the turkish government. Kasie hunt speaking to the r
Government showdown. All eyes are on the goal of getting the tax bill done and signed by the end of the year. We are live in West Palm Beach, florida. The president s maralago estate where his wrapping up his thanksgiving break on this sunday. Hello just a few more hours to go and for the fifth consecutive day, while the president has been spending along thanks giving we can here in palm beach county, he is shooting out tweets. Around 9 am the president ial motorcade arrived down the street at the International Golf course. That is where the president remains as usual. The White House Office does not allow the media to take pictures of these outings, nor does it divulge home the president may be golfing with. On friday though donald trump himself tweeted out his golf partners, tiger woods, number one the world, Dustin Johnson and brad paxton. That at Trump National injury prepared what he liked to play 18 holes with the president . They wrote this for golf week. Com. Essentially not in
We know about mark for identifications cooperation with the special counsel and what it could tell us about what mueller knows about trump and the russians. Plus, ben wittes, Robert Mueller is laying seeds to the the election scandal grows in North Carolina. He was more like need to get more hairs in here. As republicans move to take power from democrats in wisconsin, the same power grab moves forward in michigan. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. At this very hour we are still awaiting special counsel Robert Muellers court filing on the sentencing of President Trumps former National Security adviser Michael Flynn. Now, muellers sentencing recommendation comes one year after flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi and agreed to cooperate with mueller and his investigation. And todays filing, or it will be tonights filing, when and if it comes, is expected to give us a better idea of the extent to which flynn has cooperated with that russia inves
More hairs in here. As republicans move to take power from democrats in wisconsin, the same power grab moves forward in michigan. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. At this very hour we are still awaiting special counsel Robert Muellers court filing on the sentencing of President Trumps former National Security adviser Michael Flynn. Now, muellers sentencing recommendation comes one year after flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi and agreed to cooperate with mueller and his investigation. And todays filing, or it will be tonights filing, when and if it comes, is expected to give us a better idea of the extent to which flynn has cooperated with that russia investigation, specifically what kind of information flynn may have given them. Robert mueller has delayed sentencing of Michael Flynn several times over the past year, again and again and again. And its led many to wonder if flynns cooperation was, indeed, ongoing. Meanwhile, youll remember,