>> the fact is, though, that nauer could not say what in fact the president said to putin and all of the reporting has been not contradicted by the white house that the president did not raise that issue of this attack in the u.k. on the call. also today at the state department briefing was tough, the toughest language we've heard yet from the administration on russia's role in syria. so, it's really a hard line coming against russia from the state department and she says that this may not well be the end of it. that there could be further actions because of these expulsions that have been ordered today and the closing, of course, of a very important consulate in st. petersburg. >> andrea mitchell joining us, chief foreign affairs correspondent host of the mitchell report on msnbc. thank you very much. the president is facing more legal woes, but this has nothing to do with the porn star or play mate. two attorneys general from washington, d.c. and maryland say president trump is violating the emoluments clause in the constitution because his hotel