Send deceased agents to college and help fbi families in need they said on social media. Over the weekend, the editor of the legal news website law fare called for donations in the names of Andrew Mccabe and james baker after Congressional Republicans and the president criticized them, former cia director john brennan tweeted he had personally donated this as republicans continued their attacks including Frances Rooney of florida. In this exchange yesterday with Halle Jackson here on msnbc. Im very concern thad the doj and the fbi whether you want to call it deep state or what are off the ills rails. You look at the strozic texting and the Clinton Research people. This mccabe guy takes donations while running for state senator. Congressman you called the don and fib football off the rails. Fundamentally how is that something that are you okay with here. How does that not undermine the work these agencies are doing . I think the American People have high standards, to see those examples
Bombshell book fire and fury. Plus, the war on weed. Jeff sessions just says no to state marijuana laws. What the new crackdown really means for legal pot use. And do not adjust your television sets. We have a message from a special guest. The surreal optics of the president s special appearance at todays White House Briefing. This is mtp daily and it starts right now. Ah a good, cold evening to you. Im chuck todd here in washington and welcome to mtp daily. We begin tonight with the fire, the fury and fallout from Michael Wolffs explosive book. Were going to speak in just a minute with one of the president s longtime advisers, who is at the center of that fallout. Quoted as calling mr. Trump and idiot and, expletive fool. And more important, well break down what it means in this epically dysfunctional prill environment. The president s lawyer ares threatening legal action against steve bannon for allegedly libelling the president. Threatening action against Michael Wolff are and his p
Bill is extremely unpopular. Still the 1. 5 trillion tax bill passed early in a vote. Earlier it thought it passed it too, procedural violation requires them to take a new vote on the bill today, this morning, if it does, President Trump says he will take reporters questions this afternoon. Good morning, its wednesday, december 20ing. With us, we have veteran columnist mike barnical, walk anchor for bbc, world news america catty kay, noah rahman, host of casey d. C. On msnbc. Case hunt. Mika has the morning off. We will get to joe in a moment. We should point out catty kay announced yesterday 11 30 p. M. January 2nd your bbc program will be aired in the charlie rose shot. Congratulations. Great. I have been doing this, its about trump, brexit. Everything happening in europe this extraordinary time we are living in. Pbs is picking it up 11 30 p. M. January 2nd. More catty kay is a good ings thing. Thats what my kids say. New polling shows a margin 21 passing the tax bill is a bad idea h
The greatest presidency that weve seen not only in generation maybe ever. Paul ryan just said how good was that eh. Good morning. Define good. You could just give maybe good for erdogan or putin. Or trump. I do think, mika, that most autocrats and im really serious. Thank you. Most autocrats around the world would be embarrassed to have so many people fawning over them in public like that. You looked at what mike pence said in the cabinet room also, im really serious here, you wonder, of course, it was such a gross display that of course donald trump as donald trump always does gets in his way of a successful day for the Republican Party, for himself and for the biggest corporations in the world. But he didnt force all those people to say that, my god. They knew that just like the saudis and foreign leaders know, the price of admission is sucking up and treating him like hes the most insecure autocrat on the globe, but i wonder what man, what man of any character would sit and listen t