Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee bob corker, former director of national intelligence, James Clapper and Homeland Security chief john kelly. And the congressional race in montana, the republican won, the democrat closed the gap. Which party has reason to celebrate. Joining me for insight and analysis are joy reid, kimberly strass strassel, Charlie Sykes and amy walter. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press. Good sunday morning on this memorial day weekend. The president came home late last night from his first overseas trip in office, and when he did, the russia investigation got much closer to home as well. So much closer, in fact, that it now involves the president s soninlaw, Jared Kushner. President trump faces a growing scandal. Consider what has happened in just the last week, monday. Washington post reports that mr. Trump had asked his intel chiefs in march to push back specifically on then fbi director james comeys comments on the russia investigation. John br
Jared. Were just not going to comment. National security adviser h. R. Mcmaster did try to defend kushner without saying his name. Generally speaking about back Channel Communications, what that allows you to do is communicate in a discrete manner. Its very concerning that they wanted to have these communications at russian diplomacy facilities using russian phone lines. That shows that they were really trying to conceal this from the Obama Administration and from u. S. Intelligence. The reactions to the kushner story include just simple shock from the Intelligence Community. I cant keep out of my mind the thought that if an american Intelligence Officer had done anything like this, we would consider it espionage. Reuters is also reporting that kushner had at least three previously undisclosed contacts with the Russian Ambassador, including two phone calls before the election some time between april and november. Kushners attorney did not deny the story but responded this way. Mr. Kush
Relations Committee Bob corker, former director of national intelligence, James Clapper and Homeland Security chief john kelly. And the congressional race in montana, the republican won, the democrat closed the gap. Which party has reason to celebrate. Joining me for insight and analysis are joy reid, kimberly strass strassel, Charlie Sykes and amy walter. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press. Good sunday morning on this memorial day weekend. The president came home late last night from his first overseas trip in office, and when he did, the russia investigation got much closer to home as well. So much closer, in fact, that it now involves the president s soninlaw, Jared Kushner. President trump faces a growing scandal. Consider what has happened in just the last week, monday. Washington post reports that mr. Trump had asked his intel chiefs in march to push back specifically on then fbi director james comeys comments on the russia investigation. John brennan testifies that he saw con
Former director of national intelligence, James Clapper and Homeland Security chief john kelly. And the congressional race in montana, the republican won, the democrat closed the gap. Which party has reason to celebrate. Joining me for insight and analysis are joy reid, kimberly strass strassel, Charlie Sykes and amy walter. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press. Good sunday morning on this memorial day weekend. The president came home late last night from his first overseas trip in office, and when he did, the russia investigation got much closer to home as well. So much closer, in fact, that it now involves the president s soninlaw, Jared Kushner. President trump faces a growing scandal. Consider what has happened in just the last week, monday. Washington post reports that mr. Trump had asked his intel chiefs in march to push back specifically on then fbi director james comeys comments on the russia investigation. John brennan testifies that he saw contacts between russian officials
Erin Burnett stays ahead of the headlines, delivering a show that is indepth and informative. Nice to have you all. John dean, let me begin with you. You heard the president out there try to defend himself today. Did he do himself any favors . Every time he opens his mouth he seems to conflict with a prior statement so i dont think he did himself any favors. They have not developed a Clear Strategy or approach or answer or response to any of this. And it is reminiscent of others in high places that got themselves in trouble. Some of them kept a better message than trump has. David, to you, the defense from the president again and again is, you know, the payments didnt come out of the campaign. He said and i quote, they being the payments, came from me. If what he said on fox is true, that statement, then at the very least he admitted to a payment that was not disclosed on the Financial Disclosure forms, which very well may be illegal, but how does the court of Public Opinion see it ton