Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. Continues to engage in malign influence operations to this day. This is a threat we need to take extremely seriously and to tackle and respond to with fierce determination and focus. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee sanders told nbc news today that President Trump instructed his team to speak at todays news conference. Asked when the president made the request, sanders didnt respond. And its important to point out, just last friday the president met with his National Security council on Election Security for less than one hour. After the meeting, the white house released a statement that said the administration would not tolerate foreign interference in elections. But it did not mention russia by name. Lets bring in our leadoff panel. Jeremy bash, former Chief Of Staff at the cia and the pentagon
Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. Should is, thats rudys latest talking point. Was this Performance Today something long in the works, they were asked to submit their remarks, or were they asked to change the topic from the mess the president created yesterday with his Early Morning tweet about getting sessions to end the russia investigation . I think this has been building for some time. We saw dan coats a week or two ago raise some alarm in that interview with Andrea Mitchell in aspen. Weve seen alarm is a good way to put it. Let me show you his answer about helsinki. Lets watch that. In the runup to the helsinki summit, u. S. Officials, ambassadors to nato, ambassadors to russia, said the president would raise the issue of malign activity with president putin. He didnt discuss that, at least at the press conference. Youre saying today that the president has directed you to make the issue of election
meddling a priority. How d
And they all know that The 11th Hour with Brian Williams starts right now. New tonight, raging against the media. Donald trumps pennsylvania barn burner. He claims hes being riddenered hindered by the russian hoax. Meanwhile, back at the white house, the president s top intel and Law Enforcement officials show a united front and say what trump wont, that russia poses a threat to our upcoming elections. Also new tonight, Robert Mueller is looking to speak to another person with ties to that Trump Tower Meeting. And ivanka trump, off message, on her white house low point and a break from her dad on a popular talking point. The 11th hour on a thursday night begins now. Good evening once again from our nbc headquarters here in new york. Im Nicolle Wallace in for brian tonight. Hell be back tomorrow. Its day 560 of the trump administration. And President Trump just wrapped up a rally in pennsylvania where he ramped up his attacks on the
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The latest Political Developments of the day and interviews with top newsmakers are featured. We played that clip of donald trump call thing an attack on the nation. Cohen, interestingly in interviews with George Stephanopoulos and others, said the fbi was very courteous and respectful. He did not describe the raids on his home and offices as an attack on the nation. Does that seem to be more that he softened on his stance against the fbi . He seems to. I recall him saying he would take a bullet for the president. Maybe thats going into court and Pleading Guilty. But the pardon itself is a political calculation. Im not very good at that. I dont know whether hes a candidate or not. But at this point, with what he has in front of him, what he did and what he knows, he seems like hes taking the smart path, the one where he admits his guilt, sort of takes his medicine, and hopes the court will give him some consideration for that. Joyce, when you look at what lanny davis, Michael Cohens at
Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. To roll the dice and gamble. I think the question of a pardon is huge. And intimidating to the whole process here and the president is wise to step back and not do that because the act of that and interesting to see. The mueller team can look at that as destructive conduct. In these circumstances what is best for him and, honestly, the best thing to do is not to plead but to cooperate, as well. Reverend al sharpton who is one of the few people that Michael Cohen has reached out to to discuss where his head is at but right now where his head is at but what about exactly is going to happen. He has come to an agreement with the prosecutors in the Southern District of new york. That is not the Mueller Investigation. We need to figure out what role the Mueller Investigation is going to have in this agreement. In the end, this all has to be presented to a federal judge,
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