Sondland whether president zelensky was going to, quote, do the investigation. We have the president many public statements, including his october 3rd statement that ukraine and china should investigate his political rival. Even though minority counsel mr. Castor admitted there was direct evidence he said we had some direct evidence on certain things and we had direct evidence on the may 23rd meeting, and sondland given direct evidence, and quote, the second hand accounts are also extensively corroborated. For example, ambassador taylor mr. Morrison both testify during as number seven phone call with ambassador sondland, President Trump said there was no quid pro quo for that president zelensky had to go to the microphone and announce investigations. And im giving with one hand taking away with the other. Ambassador sondland testified he had no reason to dispute ambassador taylor mr. Morrisons testimony about this conversation. There is also circumstantial evidence. There was no contem
Welcome back to the weekend, everyone. Week three of Donald Trumps 2016 election interference trial. Kicks off in about 48 hours. Michael collins former banker gary is expected to be back on the stand on tuesday and the rest of the witness list has been kept under wraps. Prosecutors feared trumps attacks might have a Chilling Effect on testimony. On that note, another hearing on Donald Trumps potential new gag order that will take place this coming thursday. Joining us not to break it all down is msnbc legal analyst mary mccord. Shes a former Attorney General for the National Security division. Shes a cohost of the podcast here at msnbc, prosecuting donald trump. Greetings, mary. Hello, good morning. Well, well, well, okay, so, lets back up for a second. Because, lets assume everyone was following it, how we were to see on friday afternoon left on a cliffhanger. What is happening this where did we leave off . And where we going . I think the prosecution made a good decision to start wi
Hearing on the potential congressional role in the Iran Nuclear Deal. First, lets get you to the top stories we are following. A good day for jpmorgan shareholders. Profit climbed 12 in the first quarter, beating analyst estimates. An increase in trading revenue the First Time Since 2010. Higher volatility helped drive the quarter. Investment banking fees also saw a doubledigit increase. Good news for wells fargo. It beat analyst estimates thanks to lower interest rates. That encouraged more barbers to buy homes or refinance debt. Wells fargo was the nations largest home lender and most valuable u. S. Tank. The imf says the stronger dollars helping japan and the euro area but taking some steam out of the u. S. Recovery. The imf kept its prediction for Global Growth unchanged at 3. 5 . The imf is depicting a role economy being shaped by swings and currency and the drop in oil prices. The price of oil has helped. This is leading us to have higher forecast for the eurozone. The main risk
We are also going to be talking to the winner of the masters. Before we get to that, how about news. We will take you to the bulletin. The top stories of the morning. It is a good day for jp morgan shareholders. Profits beat analysts estimates climbing to 12 . It is the first time that has happened. Since 2010. The of jp morgans Investment Bank said high volatility help to drive the quarter. Shares in the company are up in early trading. Good news for wells fargo. They Beat Estimates with lower rates. That helped buyers refinance debt. They are the most viable u. S. Bank. Investors do not seem impressed, shares are falling. Retail sales fell short. It was the first gain in four months. The biggest advance in over a year. Overall the figures show americans are being cautious with their wallets. Even with savings from lower gas prices. It may take a bigger boost and wage growth before they loosened their Purse Strings and hit the shopping malls. The Worlds Largest maker of Health Care Pr
New air force one planes. The plane is out of control. We want boeing to make money but not that much money. Within a half an hour president obama is set to land in tampa for his own road trip making his last big speech on National Security. You can see him getting on his plane there in louisiana. A heated News Conference as officials explain why now and not earlier did they charge the man who shot and killed an exnfl player in an apparent road rage incident. In california, the search back on for victims inside a burned warehouse as the buildings manager breaks down in an emotional interview. Im only here to say one thing. I am incredibly sorry. I didnt do anything ever in my life that would lead me to this moment. We start in the world of politics. Lets get to our team on the ground. My fellow road warriors, Kristen Welker in manhattan. We have nbcs kasie hunt in capitol hill and Chris Jansing not far from where we are, 15 minutes away at the site of the president elects rally here in