You often do not hear this Attorney General pushing back against the president. Sessions may not be the only loyalist that the president is concerned about. Nbc news has confirmed a Wall Street Journal report that federal prosecutors have granted immunity to this guy youre looking at, david pecker. The Chief Executive and chairman of American Media, which publishes the national enquirer. Hes a longtime friend of President Trump. Joining me now is nbc news investigations reporter, tom winter. Also with us by phone is msnbc contributor and vanity fair special correspondent, gabe sherman, whos out with a new piece, Trumps National enquirer allies are the latest to defect. Gabe, let me start with you. What do we know about the immunity for david pecker and what that means . Well, ali, you know, two things on an legal level, this shows that prosecutors had enough to put pressure on david pecker and American Media for their role in essentially becoming a de facto arm of
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Will be talking about that new agreement with two of our biggest allies to save nafta. Well go live to the white house rose garden in a few moments. Also the combat over kavanaugh. Questions over what the fbi is going to be asking in the investigation of allegations made about the Supreme Court nominee, and about the people who will not be a part of that. Well look at that in a moment. But we start with just moments from now President Trump will step in front of reporters in the white house rose garden to tout an 1 1th Hour Trade Deal reached last night. The u. S. Mexico, Canada Agreement replaces nafta, at least in name. And at this mornings tweets if its any indication, you can expect a victory lap. The president writing the agreement is, quote, a great deal for all three countries and will bring all three great nations together in competition with the rest of the world. The markets so far seem to like the deal. All of the indices are up right
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The highly respected president s and in the case of canada, the Prime Minister are satisfied with the deal. Its good for canada and good for mexico. Good for all three. This is good for all three. Just that fact makes it good for us. This is good for all three. This is a much different deal than nafta. Much more of a reciprocal deal for the United States. Go ahead, peter. We will do the kavanaugh questions. You talk about being treated harshly. We will do that in a lets finish up trade. You have a lot of people who want to run over to the Wall Street Journal and start writing. I cant hear you. A mexican journalist . You are going to keep the tariffs on mexico for steel . Until such time where we can do something that will be different like quotas, perhaps. So that our industry is protected. We are not going to allow our Steel Industry to disappear. It was almost gone. If our country kept going the way it was going, within two years we wouldnt have a Steel Industry. We have to have stee
We made a deal, the highly respected Prime Minister of canada and the president of mexico are satisfied with the deal. Its good for all three. This is good for all three. Thats just that fact makes it good for us. But this is good for all three. But this is a much different deal. Than nafta. This is much or of a reciprocal deal for the United States, which is really good. Yeah, go ahead, peter . Can we move on to kavanagh briefly . No, why dont you just well do the kavanagh questions, you talk about being treated harshly. Lets finish up trade, because you have a lot of people that want to run over to the Wall Street Journal and start writing. Will you take a question from a mexican journalist . A mexican journalist . Go ahead. So youre going to keep the tariffs on mexico and canada . Until such time that we can do Something Different like quotas perhaps, so our industry is protected. Were not going to allow our Steel Industry to disappear. It was almost done, i tell you what, if your c
This is an inadmissible reporting of suspicions in the area of privacy. Cristiano ronaldo also appeared to deny the allegations in an instagram live. She is seeking damages for physical as well as emotional loss. Back to you. The details in the allegations are chilling, for sure. Thank you very much, nick watt. Well keep everyone posted on that as it develops. Thank you for being with us today. Im poppy harlow. Im jim sciutto. At this hour with kate bolduan starts right now. Hello, everyone. Im kate bolduan. Any moment now, President Trump will be live in the rose garden of the white house. After more than a year of high stakes talk that included many a standoff, many a breakdown, and many a threat, the president will announce a new trade deal, making good on an old campaign promise. Say goodbye to nafta and say
hello to the United States, canada, mexico agreement, otherwise known as the usmca, rolls right off the tongue. Whats changed and who benefits . Well bring you his comments liv