President trump tweets the east coast could use a little global warming, but the joke may be lost on americans suffering from wildfires, floods and hurricanes. Welcome to the lead. I am in for jake tapper. Down in florida away from many of his aides and mingling at his golf club, in an interview with the New York Times the president sounded a tone about special Counsel Robert Mueller even as he repeatedly insisted there was no collusion with russia, and on twitter hes making a series of claims that dont always comport with the facts. We will come through it all with my panel, but first lets go to cnns ryan nobles who is joining us from west palm beach. We heard a lot from the president over the past 24 hours despite the fact hes still on a working vacation, and hes still golfing but got his messages out, many of them. Reporter thats right, dana, and the president has made news on a number of topics, including in a wideranging interview with the New York Times that could serve as a prev
Flynn pled guilto lying to the fbi. He could have faced more charges his pleading to this so far because he is agreeing to cooperate with a special council robot mueller indicating flynn may testify against former colleagues in the white house. The cam 59 and trump family and may be the president. New records show four days after the inaugust ral flynn mislead them with contact with the Russian Ambassador in december. Flynn said it has been painful to endure months of false allegations of treasonful people say he is broken financially and worried about legal jeopardy for his son. People close to the president are saying they believe flynn is disparate to say anything and may not have anything on the president or others. The president s attorney saying nothing about the guilty pleaor charge implicates anyone other than mr. Flynn even as democrats claim this will be a game changer. There is exposure of others within the Transition Team and the administration. No evidence at all in the ca
Narrative, an epic tweet storm on russia, election, his candidacy, well walk you through the social media meanderings. Its clear now we know for a fact theres no collusion between President Trump and candidate trump or the campaign in any russian actor. Now we know for a fact of the election. Didnt effect the outcome of the election at all. Thats the white house opinion but one zpert suggests russian meddling could have significantly at tered the outcome. Will new rules about classified clearances leave one of the president s closest advisers and soninlaw out of the loop . The playmates tale, none of the allegations of done add trumps prepresident ial affairs seem to matter. We begin with the tweet storm many just in the last 90 minutes, railing against critics and fbi even his own National Security adviser, attacks all coming 48 hours since the bombshell mueller indictments of 13 russia nationals. In one tweet this morning saying i never said russia did not meddle in the election. I s
Avoid the push for impeachment. At both parties, uneasy relationship with President Trump. Plus war on media. President trump calls the media the enemy of the American People. This morning, a panel of top media critics on the president and the press. My biggest fear is that thered be a Chilling Effect and that news rooms will be cowed. And the new politics of shopping. Where do you shop online more than ever, this Holiday Season where you shop reveals how you vote. Welcome to Christmas Eve sunday, its meet the press. From nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is meet the press with chuck todd. Well, good sunday morning and a Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone this Christmas Eve. This morning were going to take a look back at one of the most extraordinary political years in our lifetimes. Year one of the Trump Presidency. And were going to do that with four of the people whom you have come to know right here at this table at meet the pr
Upcoming meeting this morning saying, i have arrived in scotland and will be at trump berry for golf. Weather is beautiful and this place is incredible, tomorrow i go to monday meeting with Vladimir Putin. White house correspondent kevin corke in scotland with more. Hello, kevin. Mike, always good to be with you and we can share a bit of breaking news, fox news can confirm that the president and President Trump Vladimir Putin will conduct a joint News Conference availability monday given time difference probably early in the day, keep in mind they are 7 hours ahead of us in east coast, thats coming up monday, a joint press availability with President Trump and putin to fox news sources covering the white house. As the president made his way to scotland greeted by protests although nowhere on the other that we saw in london, england yesterday, still scattered protests throughout here in scotland, most notably over in edinburghs hs is the president made his home of his mother. Still, the