closely held. and that rarely happens and things often spill out. but it is a pre occupation that he has. he wanted jeff sessions, his first attorney general, to go after leakers. leakers were a problem. they needed to be investigated and gone after. and you know, it is a recurring issue that he has had throughout his entire presidency. please stay with us. we re joined now in the conversation by ned price, a former cia analyst and director and spokesperson for the national security council in the obama administration. an msnbc contributor. and hal rains is with us, the executive editor of the new york times and an msnbc contributor. and ned price, i wanted to get your reaction to the reporting that there could be a second whistleblower coming forward to back up the first whistleblower, and that this whistleblower would have more direct knowledge
democracy and oversight. but about a single person. he s tried to revisit the play book he used against bob mueller, against mueller s prosecutors, he used against christopher steel to attack the backgrounds, the connections, the relationships of a single person not recognizing that the issues are so much bigger than a single person. i think what we re seeing are those others who were as michael schmidt alluded to, much more directly involved in these matters. coming forward to say, this is not about a single person. we witnessed this, it sounds like in some cases, firsthand. and we will help dispel the notion that this can be personified. because frankly, it can t be personified. this is about in some cases, what we cherish most as a country that donald trump has decided to subordinate to his own personal and political prerogatives. hal rains, new york times, more great reporting tonight.
certainly jurisprudence to see the targets confessing in plain sight. yeah. we haven t seen that before. thank you for joining us with your breaking news report. we really appreciate it. ned price, thank you for joining us. hal rains will stay with us. we ll hear from him hear. and as we ve been talking, rachel maddow has been making her way to this studio. she will join us next. she will join us next. even though i live with a higher risk of stroke due to afib not caused by a heart valve problem. so if there s a better treatment than warfarin, i ll go for that. eliquis. eliquis is proven to reduce stroke risk better than warfarin. plus has significantly less major bleeding than warfarin. eliquis is fda-approved and has both. what s next? sharing my roots. don t stop taking eliquis unless your doctor tells you to, as stopping increases your risk of having a stroke. eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. don t take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or
and that rarely happens and things often spill out. but it is a pre occupation that he has. he wanted jeff sessions, his first attorney general, to go after leakers. leakers were a problem. they needed to be investigated and gone after. and you know, it is a recurring issue that he has had throughout his entire presidency. please stay with us. we re joined now in the conversation by ned price, a former cia analyst and director and spokesperson for the national security council in the obama administration. an msnbc contributor. and hal rains is with us, the executive editor of the new york times and an msnbc contributor. and ned price, i wanted to get your reaction to the reporting that there could be a second whistleblower coming forward to back up the first whistleblower,
he s tried to revisit the play book he used against bob mueller, against mueller s prosecutors, he used against christopher steel to attack the backgrounds, the connections, the relationships of a single person not recognizing that the issues are so much bigger than a single person. i think what we re seeing are those others who were as michael schmidt alluded to, much more directly involved in these matters. coming forward to say, this is not about a single person. we witnessed this, it sounds like in some cases, firsthand. and we will help dispel the notion that this can be personified. because frankly, it can t be personified. this is about in some cases, what we cherish most as a country that donald trump has decided to subordinate to his own personal and political prerogatives. hal rains, new york times, more great reporting tonight. advancing the story. and then we see the congress