Reince priebus and also don mcgahn been things they talked to mueller about. That strikes me as a bad idea. Im not a lawyer. What do you say . Its a terrible idea. And if i was the president s lawyer i would have firmly advised him to have no contact with any witnesses particularly about the topic of their conversations with mueller and his team. So the signals to us that the president likely is a very uncontrollable client. It doesnt really rise at least the reporting that weve seen about these limited conversations to any sort of new evidence of obstruction per se. It is still just not something you want to see your client doing when hes the subject of an investigation like this. And barbara, it raises the question we have reporting about tooing about if the president s making a habit of this. Yeah, and i think that one concern is number one what are they talking about . Is he gathering information so he can coordinate the testimony of other witnesses or himself and it also raises th
Aluminum. By contrast we will not place any new tax on product made in the usa. Well talk exclusively to the head of the united Steel Workers of america. And a trump associate and russi russian banker and a secret island meeting. There is a back channel to the president. And celebrity in politics. Could Actress Cynthia Nixon take on a reallife role as new york governor. This is mtp daily and it starts right now. Good evening and welcome to mtp daily. Im chuck todd here in washington. One thing we can say for certain about this white house, everything is uncertain. And we mean everything. President trump just wrapped up a signing ceremony imposing 25 tariffs on steel and 10 tariff on aluminum. The buildup toward todays event began last week after an off the cuff announcement from the president that surprised everyone. Republicans and u. S. Allies and even many in the west wing staff. Folks, we said it before and well say it again sometime soon, do you take this president seriously, lite
Movement around the country. News tonight, special counsel mueller gathering evidence about that meeting. And the breaking news right now on the Mueller Probe into Russian Election interference is new clues as to where they are head. The special counsel probe did begin questioning whether President Trump obstructed justice since he allegedly pressed his own fbi director to back off. He asked him to famously drop allegations again allegatio allegations against flynn and then fired comey. We now this animated the probe to the start. They occupied muellers focus, so that makes this breaking times story so troubling for the white house. Trump spoke to witnesses about patters th matters they discussed with special counsel. Mueller has learned of two conversation in recent months in which trump asked witnesses about matters they discussed with investigators, according to three people pam wifamiliar wit encounters, this involves the efforts to fire mueller himself. Where the two crucial track
Burnett. Outfront tonight the breaking news, someone is not telling the truth. Its either the president of the United States donald trump or porn star Stormy Daniels. Team trump facing questions after she sued the president claiming 130,000 settlement paid to her to keep quiet about her alleged sexual relationship with trump was no longer valid because trump never signed the agreement. Just moments ago Stormy Daniels attorney, says president Michael Cohen has further threatened her to keep quiet with a restraining order. And earlier Sarah Sanders was asked again and again about Stormy Daniels. Did the president approve of the payment that was made in october of 2016 by his long time lawyer and adviser Michael Cohen . Look, the president has addressed these directly. And made very well clear that none of these allegations are true. This case has already been won in arbitration and anything beyond that i would refer you to the president s outside counsel. You said that there is arbitrati
Retirement. And fallout from the conservative sting on the Washington Post. And the creation of an alternate reality in alabama. Weve seen malicious, false attacks which reflect the immorality of our time. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. The first calendar year of the Trump Presidency is almost over and republicans cannot point to a single major legislative accomplishment. Despite total control of the federal government. Which is why the gop is now in an absolutely desperate sprint to pass a tax bill and to avert a possible Government Shutdown set to take place just ten days from now. One that could turn what has already been a terrible year for the gop into an utter and complete debacle. We begin with the looming shutdown. Today the top leaders in congress Mitch Mcconnell, Chuck Schumer, paul ryan, nancy pelosi were supposed to meet with President Trump at the white house to hammer out a bill to keep the lights on this. Before the meeting the