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Well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters in new york. This was day 501 of the trump administration, and as we come on the air tonight, we have breaking news on Robert Muellers russia investigation yet again. In a new court filing just tonight, the special counsels team said formerrump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort attempted to tamper with potential witnesses whilonl release. They are asking a judge to revise manaforts release or revoke it entirely and pick him up. According to the filing, manafort used encrypted messaging applications to try to reach certain individuals. Well have much more on this story in just a moment. But first, this roller coaster ride of a day for the president , who just after 7 30 this morning touted his 5 hundredth day in office while listing his accomplishments. A quick word on how our count differs from his. We have always included Inauguration Day as the first day of his presidency. Then about an hour later, the president stopped the m