Sentencing recommendations of trumps longtime political adviser roger stone. Especially after the president congratulated him for taking charge in the matter. In an interview with abc news today barr said the president never asked him to intervene in the criminal case but condemned trumps tweets. Here he goes. Public statements and tweets made about the department, about our people in the department, our men and women here, about cases pending in the department, and about judges before whom we have cases make it impossible for me to do my job and to assure the courts and the prosecutors and the department that were doing our work with integrity. Well, barr was also asked if hes prepared for blowback from the president for speaking out this way. I am responsible for everything that happens in the department. But the thing i have most responsibility for are the issues that are brought to me for decision. And i will make those decisions based on what i think is the right thing to do, and
Flint or whether its the poor miners who are being left out and left behind in coal country, or whether it is any other american today who feels somehow put down and depressed by racism, by sexism, by discrimination against the Lgbt Community against the kind of efforts that need to be made to root out all of these barriers, thats what i want to take on. And here in wisconsin, i want to reiterate, weve got to stand up for unions and working people, the americas middle class who are being attacked by ideologues, by demagogues. Yes, does wall street and big financial interests along with Drug Companies, Insurance Companies, big oil, all of it have too much influence, youre right. But if we were to stop that tomorrow, we would still have the indifference, the negligence that we saw in flint. We would still have racism Holding People back. We would still have sexism preventing women from getting equal pay. We would still have lgbt people who get married on saturday and get fired on monday.
The couch or one lucky guy. Harris could be two . Everybody who might be keeping count who love you so much, this is number eight. God bless you. And your husband. Andrea at home, youre outnumbered. I am outnumbered. After the snowstorm there may be a baby boom in new york. Harris youre an expert. Cold wisconsin winters. Andrea talk about a boom, five days until the Iowa Caucuses, a big shakeup that could have a major impact on the republican race. The gop frontrunner, donald trump, saying that he will skip tomorrow nights fox news google debate, partly, he says, because the network refused to remove megyn kelly as a moderator. Reaction pouring in from trumps rivals for the nomination. I think Anyone Running for president of the United States owes it to the people of iowa to have the humility to come in front of you, to make the case, to answer the hard questions, to look you in the eyes. It really doesnt matter because the debate is about dissemination of information to the people. So
Make tonight. I am not a singleissue candidate and i do not believe we live in a singleissue country. I think that a lot of what we have to overcome to break down the barriers that are Holding People back, whether its poison in the water of the children of flint or whether its the poor miners who are being left out and left behind in coal country, or whether it is any other american today who feels somehow put down and depressed by racism, by sexism, by discrimination against the Lgbt Community against the kind of efforts that need to be made to root out all of these barriers, thats what i want to take on. And here in wisconsin, i want to reiterate, weve got to stand up for unions and working people, the americas middle class who are being attacked by ideologues, by demagogues. Yes, does wall street and big financial interests along with Drug Companies, Insurance Companies, big oil, all of it have too much influence, youre right. But if we were to stop that tomorrow, we would still hav
Thank you all very much. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington, a happening place today, because here in washington as well, Bernie Sanders. Hes taking a break from campaigning in iowa just five days before the caucus for a private meeting with president obama. Only the second that he has had since obama took office. This comes after the president lavishly praised Hillary Clinton in an interview with politico. Meanwhile, donald trump is spending yet another day grabbing headlines for announcing his plans to skip tomorrow nights fox debate. Lets join our team on the trail in des moines, iowa, nbcs Hallie Jackson following ted cruz, msnbcs kasie hunt sticking with the Sanders Campaign, msnbcs Kristen Welker outside of des moines, iowa, with Hillary Clinton, hosting a get out the caucus event at this moment. First, donald trump, is this the right play, wrong play, too early to say . Reporter too early to say, andrea. At this point, it could go one of two ways for donald tru