Plus, the white house deflects criticism over Michael Cohens cash flow from at t, saying the president cant be bought. This is actually the definition of draining the swamps. And later, one year of Robert Mueller and his russia investigation. Regardless of recommendation, i was going to fire comey. This is mtp daily, and it starts right now. Good evening. Im Steve Kornacki in new york, in for chuck todd. Welcome to mtp daily. We begin tonight with developments of the last 24 hours that can perhaps be summed up as trumpism on overdrive or trumpism run amuck. Whether its mock iing john mccain, noting quote, hes dying away or the immigration when the president dressed down his secretary during a Cabinet Meeting probabilitying here to nearly resign. Or the hook the other way posture when it comes to the president s personal lawyer, profiting off of his access to the white house or the president sticking up for the embattled epa secretary. In both cases, cohen and pruitt it may seem like dr
We are now just 21 days, three weeks from midterm elections that will reveal whether the much discussed blue wave is real and whether it is big enough to deliver one or even both houses of congress the democrats. Tonight new evidence that should give democrats some reason to worry, and crucially light a fire under those who believe congress should be a check on donald trump, and not a rubber stamp. That evidence and analysis from nbc news in the New York Times polling gurus in just a moment. But first, the latest on the National Landscape this three weeks before election day. 538 estimating democrats have an 84 chance to win control of the house and a 19 chance to beat the odds and take the senate. For their part trump and the republicans have been using a combination of fear mongering and, well, outright lying as they try to keep their grip on power. Nowhere was the misrepresentation more rampant than when it comes to health care. And debate last night, for example, in arizona, Republ
Behalf of saudi arabia. Far right street violence. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. We are now just 21 days, three weeks from midterm elections that will reveal whether the much discussed blue wave is real and whether it is big enough to deliver one or even both houses of congress the democrats. Tonight new evidence that should give democrats some reason to worry, and crucially light a fire under those who believe congress should be a check on donald trump, and not a rubber stamp. That evidence and analysis from nbc news in the New York Times polling gurus in just a moment. But first, the latest on the National Landscape this three weeks before election day. 538 estimating democrats have an 84 chance to win control of the house and a 19 chance to beat the odds and take the senate. For their part trump and the republicans have been using a combination of fear mongering and, well, outright lying as they try to keep their grip on power. Nowhere was
That hell be called to answer in any role that he plays will be exposed to the public. We dont want there to be any ambiguity about that. If whit sker still the acting attorney general when you become chair of the Judiciary Committee we will make sure that Matt Whitaker, immediately, one of the first orders of business will be to invite him, to subpoena him to appear before the committee. Some questions whitaker is likely to face on capitol hill, whether trump acquired a loyalty pledge in exchange for whitakers appointment, a demand trump has made of at least three other top officials. Thats a pattern being scrutinized as potential evidence of obstruction of justice. House democrats will also likely ask whether whitaker had an insistence from trump that he guarantee that whitaker wouldnt recuse himself from overseeing the Mueller Probe. Another reasonable concern given that sessions recusal was what turned trump viciously and permanently against him. I am disappointed in the attorney g
All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. In less than two days the house will hold public impeachment hearings against the president of the United States for just the fourth time in american history. The hearings will be televised live. And our tv obsessed president and his cronies are trying to find some sort of counter narrative or distraction. It is a freak out born out of their fundamental impa tense. It gives them the power to run those proceedings as they see fit. Democrats control the house, so there is just about nothing the president or republicans can do. Although, one thing they could do is attempt to construct arguments that might be persuasive to the general public about the president s behavior or the facts around the case. The facts are really bad. The behavior is inexcusable. So republicans are going to extremes, including trying to out the whistleblower who is protected by federal law and already receiving death threats. Trumps surrogates made the rounds wh