Indepth interviews with leading newsmakers, plus discussions with Americas preeminent political minds. Important meeting because i never even heard that. As far as you know, this is all of it. This is everything. This is everything. All right. So who do you believe . Joining me now to break this down, former state Department Senior adviser. Paul butler, Professor Of Law at georgetown law school. Former fbi agent. Clint watts author of messing with the enemy. David k johnson and former watergate prosecutor. Wow, we just have an embarrassment of riches. Im going to go Around The Horn and talk about. Im going to start with you paul. Just on how this changes the legal case. Trump tower meeting. June 3. Donald trump jr. Gets email from Rob Goldstone saying moscow supports his fathers candidacy. He responded if its what you say it is, i love it. Trump junior and goldstone finalize a date. Same day trump teases this major speech. June 8 russian intelligence
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Alex Witt hosts coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. His son to cancel the meeting. He did not tell the fbi about the meeting. And if anything, he further encouraged and emboldened the russians to hack. Because he went out just about a month and a half after the meeting and said, russia if youre listening which is two years ago from today as you pointed out you would be rewarded for hacking Hillary Clintons emails. Lets go to Kelly Oconnell in new jersey also joining us u. S. Congressman Danny Heck Of Washington and glenn kushner. First to you, kelly in berkeley heights, new jersey not too far where the president is spending the weekend at the bedminster resort. I want to talk about the ten different ways weve counted that the president has refused to answer questions on camera regarding cohen in that 2016 Trump Tower Meeting in the month of june. Are we hearing any feedback from
the white house on this . And all of this Radio Silence on this matter,
Live with a lawyer who was arguing against this policy in court today. Who will update on us whether the Trump Administration is complying with the judges timetable to put these families back together again. We start tonight with Fredrick Vaughn stew ben. He was born in 1730 in the kingdom of presha. An air that is modern day germany. At 17 he joined the preshan army and fought in the seven years war. It was one of the most sophisticated and powerful armies in the world. He had a distinguished military career, eventually becoming a top aid to fredrick the great. He also believed to be a openly gay man. Back then, being gay was a crime. In 1753 he was dismissed from the army. He was rumored he was let go because he was gay. With no job and nowhere to go,
fredrick went to america. He arrived in the states in the throes of the Revolutionary War in 1777. The Continental Army was losing. They suffered through a bit l winter at valley forge. The troops were living in filth, untrained. George
Government to get her 7yearold son. She told us, as a mother, you must fight to get your child back. You think if they anticipated it, do you think it would be that complicated . No, not at all. Reporter jody goodwin represents 100 migrant parents. They didnt think this through in which way to match up which parents. Liz, i want to start with you because the department of Homeland Security doesnt answer the questions of the families and advocates like the ones that spoke to Gabe Gutierrez there. They are asking the government to provide. What is your sense of how the administration is trying to fix this blunder . The fact sheet is the first time the government has told people how many of the Young Children that they took from their parents have actually been reunited. And the number is 522. Bad policy and then theres, you know, this. This is a situation where there are folks like Steven Miller, they own this. And theres really no other way to look at it. I mean, i think that comparison
If confirmed by the senate, i will keep an open mind in every case and i will always strive to preserve the constitution of the United States and the american rule of law. So kavanaugh is a graduate of Yale Law School and clerked for Justice Kennedy. In 1993 he met ken starr during a Justice Department fellowship and became a key staff member when starr was the independent counsel investigating the white water and clinton lieu ensky scandals. Kavanaugh helped write the final report to congress that laid out 11 possible grounds for impeaching president bill clinton. He served as george w. Bushs white House Counsel and Staff Secretary before he was nominated to be a federal judge in 2006. He was confirmed at that time by a vote of 5736. Now, Brett Kavanaughs nomination sets up an extremely
consequential confirmation battle. Within minutes of trumps announcement, several Top Democrats voicing their intention to vote against him. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer put out a saying that b