just maybe things in this country would snap back into something resembling a pre-trump normal. dangerous elements of the far right would crawl back into their dark caves and corners that want harm done to the foundations of our most prized institutions, relentlessly maligned for years under donald trump would repair themselves. maybe even overnight. simply because trump is no longer the person sitting behind the resolute desk. sadly it appears that any of those hopes were in vain. more proof this afternoon that the destruction he left in his unhinged wake, the moral wrought he spread quietly continues to spread to this day inside some of our most important and revered institutions. considering chilling new reporting in today s the new york times, cataloging attacks on the fbi. the piece centers in part on a somewhat dishonest effort by a group of former agents calling themselves the suspendables. they wrote a letter earlier this month of accusing the fbi from discriminatin
over 50 migrants that arrived on wednesday. griff jenkins has the latest. griff: good morning, the governors achieved one goal, they got attention. axios says they will meet today including litigation options after 50 landed on martha s vineyard and 101 were dropped off outside kamala harris s home yesterday, which she refuses to talk about. griff: president biden was willing to talk accusing republicans of a political stunt. instead of working with us on solutions, republicans are playing politics with human beings, using them as props. what they re doing is wrong, unamerican, reckless. griff: on the tiny island paradise where many selel rities vacation, it is causing a crisis. some point in time, they have to move them somewhere else, right? we do not, we don t have the services to take care of 50 immigrants and certainly don t have housing, we are in a housing crisis. griff: the population of del rio, texas is 35,000, they had 50,000 encounters in july alone
Manafort faces. The judge told them to get back to work though. So could it mean we are any closer to a verdict. But we start with some Breaking News. An nbc news exclusive. Former trump personal Attorney Michael Cohen is discussing a plea deal with federal prosecutors. One that could come as early as this afternoon. Thats according to sources familiar with the matter who spoke with nbc news. Tom winter is the nbc news investigations reporter who helped break the story. Our guest is a former u. S. District attorney for the Southern District of new york which is conducting the cohen investigation. Let me begin with you, tom, lay this out. What else did the sources say . How close the possibility of seeing some kind of deal emerge today . Sure. So ayman, as ellie can probably well tell you, no prosecutor counts their chickens and counts a plea deal until they have it. Then insigned. And the person is in court. I think were still a little a ways away from that, based upon
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themselves the suspendables. they wrote a letter earlier this month of accusing the fbi from discriminating against agents. writing with trump s supporters, have seized on the letter s accusations and stepped up assaults on the fbi. seeking to undermine the bureau as it has assumed the lead in an array of investigations into trump. what s more, the letter to wray also falsely suggests the head of the fbi office in miami played a suspicious role in the mar-a-lago search. an accusation that officials call false. it is sad but not surprising, the lawful court approved search of mar-a-lago has been a lightning rod for conservatives since the moment it happened. recall the way conservative media twisted the story and set its sights on the fbi. the way our federal government has gone, it s like what we thought about the
facist and autocrat. republicans are fighting for the soul of america, for democracy. we want people to speak their mind and be comfortable in that ability, if you can t do that, we can t get to what ails us. americans need to pay attention now, he does not tolerate debate, he yells in the microphone, we need to have know hoest conversations in the united states if we re going to get back on track. todd: shocking allegation of doj targeting, this time going after a veteran-led organization for pushing anti-government criticism, that is allowed under first amendment. in a letter to wray, jim jordan says the fbi maintained terror designation on american contingency despite investigating the organization and founder and the group does charitable work on behalf of