Klobuchar. New threats from the president as well that former white house lawyer don mcgahn cannot testify before congress. The question is can the pe stop him . We will take it up in cuomos court. A Closing Argument tonight thats the most important one i have ever made to you. What do you say . Lets get after it. Now, look, Speaker Pelosi has been shy on impeaching the president but she came strong at the a. G. For committing a crime today. Jerry nadlers warning that the a. G. Poses a, quote, clear and present danger to our constitutional order. The House Judiciary Committee set up a chair today for barr to sit in, along with a place card with his name on it, spelled right, knowing full well he wasnt going to show today. So they are talking the talk, but what will they do . What should they do . Hes not going to resign despite calls from democrats like my first guest, senator amy klobuchar, who got to question him yesterday, a judiciary member and 2020 hopeful joins me now. Good to se
Investigation which later landed in the hands of special counsel robert mueller. Allison barber is live at the white house with more on this. Allison. Reporter the fbi reportedly opened an investigation days after President Trump fired then fbi director james comey. Investigators reportedly were so concerned by the president s behaviors that they had to investigate whether or not trumps actions constituted a possible threat to National Security and whether or not the president knowingly worked with russia or unwittingly fell under their influence. President trump, his allies are pushing back on this incredibly hard. His former attorney told fox news at no time did special counsel mueller make any request of the president or his counsel when it comes to allegations, that he calls bizarre. He went on to say this, the New York Times story is an unwitting disclosure and verification of the utter corruption of their oath by comey and his colleagues to undermine the free election of the pres
Lawyer don mcgahn cannot testify before congress. The question is can the president stop him . We will take it up in cuomos court. A Closing Argument tonight thats the most important one i have ever made to you. What do you say . Lets get after it. Now, look, Speaker Pelosi has been shy on impeaching the president but she came strong at the a. G. For committing a crime today. Jerry nadlers warning that the a. G. Poses a, quote, clear and present danger to our constitutional order. The House Judiciary Committee set up a chair today for barr to sit in, along with a place card with his name on it, spelled right, knowing full well he wasnt going to show today. So they are talking the talk, but what will they do . What should they do . Hes not going to resign despite calls from democrats like my first guest, senator amy klobuchar, who got to question him yesterday, a judiciary member and 2020 hopeful joins me now. Good to see you, senator. Good to be here. Thanks, chris. Good to be with you
Official not confirming, not denying, but clearly putting the administrations point of view out there on this. And ill just read it to you. Referring to undocumented immigrants, it says they not only violate our borders, break the law over and over again by skipping their Court Hearings and absconding from federal proceedings, they launch phony asylum claims only to be no shows at court, ordered to be removed absentia. These judicial removal orders were secured at great time of expense it goes on, and the final graph enforcing these final judicial orders is a top priority for i. C. E. , the immigration and Customs Enforcement and says willful defiance of the laws will not be tolerated. So essentially what were getting is very tough talk from the administration this morning as a follow onto the president s tweet last night indicating that something is afoot, apparently next week according to the president. There have been previous reports, very important to say that the administration h
President. And thats not the only Court Action Going on. Today, the Justice Department said theyll fight a federal judges ruling requiring them to give democrats grand jury material thats related to the mueller report. The impeachment Battle Ground expands, theres growing anxiety within the president s party. The post saying gop senators voiced exasperation at the expectation that they defend the president against the troublesome picture that has been painted. With neither convincing arguments from the white house, nor confidence that something worse wont soon be discovered. Joining me now from capitol hill is msnbcs garrett haake. And washington correspondent for the New York Times and msnbc contributor charlie savage. Hes also offer of power wars. The relentless rise of president ial authority and secrecy. Theres the book. Garrett, a judge has yet to be assigned to kuppermans lawsuit. But how long could this take . And whats at stake here . Chris, an update within the last few minute