joining lawsuits filed by advocacy groups against the administration. with new york attorney general eric sneiderman saying yesterday, quote, president trump s executive action is unconstitutional, unlawful, and fundamentally un-american. in washington state, where the attorney general was first to file a legal challenge, the suit says key provisions of the executive order are quote intended to disfavor islam and christianity. they re also among the 17 democratic state attorneys general mostly in states that voted for hillary clinton, mostly. who have signed a joint statement committing to quote, use all the tools of our offices to fight this unconstitutional order. well, the action so far represent a wider mobilization across the country with other states expected to follow suit. meanwhile, tech giant apple is considering legal recourse as well when asking the trump administration to reverse the executive order. i m joined by washington attorney general, washington state attorney gene
to take some refugees from australia and now he s saying that it seems to be confirming that he accused the australians of wanting to send the next boston bombers over. and that this was a conversation that was abruptly cut off a half hour before it was scheduled to be. he did a number of calls to foreign leaders, including vladimir putin on saturday, saturday afternoon and evening. and the fact that this has blown up with one of our closest allies is quite extraordinary. andrea mitchell, starting off our veteran chief foreign correspondent. thanks, we ll look for more of your coverage tomorrow on this very network. let s bring in members of our panel tonight. ali flel she who normals covers business, but he s in here in part because he s spent a lot of time in iran. in washington, chief of staff of the cia and defense, jeremy bash, and friend and columnist for the washington post, eugene robinson.
have a museum in the national mall where people can learn about reverend king. so many other things. frederick douglas is an example of somebody whose done an amazing job and being recognized more and more, i notice. later, white house press secretary sean spicer was asked to clarify that position. today he made the comment about frederick doug last. do you have any idea what he was referring to? i think there s contributions i think he wants to highlight the contributions that he has made. and i think through a lot of the actions and statements that he s going to make, i think the contributions of frederick douglas will become more and more. that clears it up. eugene robinson still with us, at least we hope in washington. eugene, what was going on there? what do you think we just witnessed? well, it was amazing, brian, and t in a good way. you know, frederick douglas, for those who don t know
it s called nuclear because folks in washington who like to do drastic things think this is too much of a break from tradition. if you don t get 60 votes in the senate, think about a different nominee. and then it goes into the category of be careful what you wish for. because if say your second pick if you get one is too conservative. your party ends up if they can pick off one or two, you lose big. that s right. and that s why this is dangerous. it s not that others haven t considered doing it, it s the cavalier nature in which donald trump suggested to his friend mitch mcconnell that they should go for this. he did say it s up to mitch and his people. the senate tends to be a great chamber of sober second thought. and perhaps they will think about around way around this. the column on the muslim ban s fascinating reading this week. thank you as always. both of you gentlemen. another break for us, when we come back, something we call getting to know you. as the trump family g
that it seems to be confirming that he accused the australians of wanting to send the next boston bombers over. and that this was a conversation that was abruptly cut off a half hour before it was scheduled to be. he did a number of calls to foreign leaders, including vladimir putin on saturday, saturday afternoon and evening. and the fact that this has blown up with one of our closest allies is quite extraordinary. andrea mitchell, starting off our veteran chief foreign correspondent. thanks, we ll look for more of your coverage tomorrow on this very network. let s bring in members of our panel tonight. ali flel she who normals covers business, but he s in here in part because he s spent a lot of time in iran. in washington, chief of staff of the cia and defense, jeremy bash, and friend and columnist for the washington post, eugene robinson. jeremy, do you think in the early days can of this white