the lead up to january 6th. the one of the things that doesn t go with the other is the april date of obtaining mark meadows phone records. what do you understand that to be a part of, jackie? yeah, that s a very good question. there are still so many unanswered questions here. i think that the department of justice had done a very good job at keeping this under wraps. they have been methodical and quiet and ser ip tishs. that is their job. it really just works to their benefit honestly to have democrats, especially lawmakers on the congressional committee railing against their approach. it sort of takes some of the shine off of the hyper politicized environment and gives them a bit of breathing room to actually do their work. at the end of the day, if merrick garland does ultimately
bought in 2012 and restored, fell by 69% from 2015 to 2017, when trump became president. one of several indications that his presidency may have taken the shine off of his gold-covered portfolio. whether it s his golf courses, his resorts, or his showcase building in new york s fifth avenue, in each case, we see that there s been an impact where people do not want to do business in a place that carries the name of someone who they vehemently disagree with. reporter: still, the dignitaries keep coming. more than 110 officials from nearly 60 foreign governments have been spotted at trump hotels, golf courses, and other properties since 2017, according to the new york times. but mulvaney and trump have both denied that the president will make a profit from hosting the g-7 at doral. i m not going to make any money. i don t want to make money. i don t care about making money. reporter: ethics and security experts say it is possible that trump may not make a profit off
section it off. the golf course is one section. that s going to be viewed separate from the actual meeting site, separate from the arrival site, separate from the parking site, separate from where protesters might come. reporter: there are also questions tonight over whether the president is trying to save a struggling trump brand while hosting world leaders. this spring, financial records obtained by the washington post showed net operating income at doral, which trump bought in 2012 and restored, fell by 69% from 2015 to 2017 when trump became president, one of several indications that his presidency may have taken the shine off of his gold-covered portfolio. whether it s his golf courses, his resorts or his showcase building in new york s fifth avenue, in each case we see that there s been an impact where people do not want to do business in a place with that carries the name of someone who they vehemently disagree with. reporter: today the president denied he s trying t
and got through that without any major diplomatic incidents. this was designed by jared kushner and now, once again, you ve got the specter of this russia investigation taking the shine off of that. all right. james, i want you to stand by. we re going to get to you. we have some other breaking news. we ll get back to james and evan and kim doze ier. i want to get back to our reporting on the special election that s happening in montana. new vote totals in now. it s tightening up. 47.2% kbrquist, a democrat. gianforte, 47.0%. and here we go. gloria borger and david chalian join us now. david, it s tight. it is, don. you know, there s a libertarian candidate in this race who right now is drawing about 5.8% of the votes. wicks. and both parties thought the libertarian candidate might be around 5% of the vote, and now you re seeing the libertarian is drawing a little bit more than that. we ll see if that holds. not clear exactly in a state