They also said the president went so far as to say the White House Counsel Don Mcgahn should deny trump asked him to fire mueller. Mcgahn reportedly had to remind the president that yes, he did just that. We also have breaking news on the story of the president and the porn star. A phrase i never thought i would actually say until this white house. Stormy daniels attorney claims she was threatened today by Michael Cohen, trumps longtime attorney, in an attempt to keep her quiet. Which just makes you wonder what else she might know here. Thats after the white house tried again and again today to dance around the questions about this tawdry mess, and whether the president knew about the 130,000 check his lawyer wrote. Sarah sanders defaulting to whats becoming the favorite response of this white house. Quote, not that im aware of. Sarah, you said repeatedly that weve addressed our feelings on that situation, in regards to the Stormy Daniels payment. But specifically can i ask, did the pr
Trump down because of his public reputation of not doing what his lawyers tell him to do and not paying his bills. Tonight we have more ed of just how right those lawyers were of donald trump when they turned him down. The president keeps doing things that lawyers normally dont have to advise their clients not to do. Like attacking the federal prosecutor who is investigating him and attacking the Justice Department and the fbi because they are investigating him. It wouldnt occur to lawyers to tell their clients do not attack the prosecutors or the lawyers or the fbi. But it does occur to every lawyer, ever lawyer, to tell their clients not to talk about the case with anyone, especially not to talk about the case with other potential witnesses and people involved in the case. But donald trump has done that, and he has done that repeatedly and that is tonights breaking news story in the New York Times. Which cary it is headline, trump spoke to witnesses about matters they discussed with
Documented that he has had some very troubling behavior and by most accounts a bad actor and should have some cause for concern but that would be a determination that doj would have to make. Good morning. Welcome to am joy. Last night, attorney general Jeff Sessions fired Andrew Mccabe. That act of cruelty was from an administration that had seemed determined to tarnish the reputations of anyone involved in investigating donald trump. Mcc abe, however, did not go quietly. In a statement he said, quote, i am being single d out and treat this had way because of the role i played, the actions i took and the events i witnessed in the aftermath of the firing of james comey. Trump, meanwhile, did a little twitter victory lap calling news of mccabes firing, quote, a great day for democracy. Clint watts, former fbi special agent and jill winebanks, former watergate suppression prosecutor. To your reaction not just of the firing of Andrew Mccabe but number one, because he leaked to reporters an
Syria. But what remains to be seen is the american strategy. Beyond declaring Mission Accomplished. But first, the week begins full of questions. What do the feds have on Michael Cohen . Who is back in court in just a few hours. Stormy daniels will be there, too. How will the president react to james comey interview tonight . And how much longer will Rod Rosenstein have an office in the department of justice . We only know one thing. As comey and the president trade ad hominems, Robert Mueller presses on quietly in the background. We have a lot to discuss tonight. I want to welcome in my awesome panel. Panel. With me here in Washington White House bureau chief for the Washington Post and msnbc political analyst philip rucker. Reporter for the New York Times and Msnbc National Security contributor michael schmidt. Pete williams. Anita kumar, and joining the conversation from new york, former fbi special agent and Msnbc National Security analyst clint watts. Thank you all for being here
He said sew in a conversation with maggie haberman. Would that be a breach of what i would say, yeah, i would say yes. Its russia related. But can the personal be business related . Thats sometimes blurred. For more we go to maggie haeberman. What can you tell us about this move by special counsel mueller . Anderson, its the first time we know of that theres been a subpoena for these kinds of document. That doesnt mean it is the first one. But this includes a number of trump firms that relates to russia. One person pointed out to me there could be all manner of thins th things that show up related to russia. Doesnt mean anything nefarious or financial. But what it does tell us is that this probe which the president s legal team had told him would be ending by december or soon after would he be cleared. Not only is it not ending anytime in the next couple weeks, were stretching into the summer here. The president being cleared is not coming anytime soon. This gets into his business. Rem