Will be good. Well get something worked out eventually. Give us any insight into where maybe the Sticking Point was . President trump well, they wanted to denuke certain areas and i wanted everything. And the sanctions are there and i didnt want to give up the sanctions unless we had a real program. And theyre not ready for that. Jon were live at the white house. Even without the deal President Trump is still saying that they had a very good two days. He says that just neither he nor kim were ready. President trump tweeting this morning great to be back from vietnam, an amazing place. We had very substantive negotiations with kim jongun. We know what they want and they know what we must have. Relationship very good. Lets see what happens. Talks ended early without a deal. Initially both sides offered different accounts of what happened. President trump he understands north koreas desire to keep parts of their Nuclear Program. President trump they spent a lot of time building it and tha
For the worst week of Donald Trumps presidency, a bombshell, with something for everyone. A trump lie so big the trump family and their lawyer appear to be in on it. A National Security threat so dire that two of the most senior west wing advisers warned against it, and the new hallmark of a trump scandal, contemporaneous memos chronicling the transgression. In this case the story involved the president s soninlaw Jared Kushner and his pursuit of a security clearance. Turns out there was never an allclear given to jared, there was never a decision Jared Kushner could be trusted with the nations most sensitive secrets. From the New York Times scoop quote, President Trump ordered his chief of staff to grant his soninlaw and adviser Jared Kushner a topsecret security clearance last overruling concerns flagged by intelligence officials and the white houses top lawyer. Four people briefed on the matter said trumps decision in may so troubled Senior Administration officials that at least one
Our Vice President who stood before this group of allies and leaders and said, im here on behalf of President Trump. There was dead silence. Dead silence. And a very good friday to you, im Kristen Welker in for andrea in washington where President Trump has Michael Cohen on his mind, clearly. The president kicking off his first full day back from the hanoi summit with kim jongun by repeatedly blasting his former fixer on twitter as a liar, a fraud, and a phony. The tweet barrage just the latest sign that mr. Cohens testimony before congress and cooperation with full investigators is a constant agitation to the commander in chief. Joining me now to discuss all of this, msnbc contributor joyce vance, Bloomberg White house correspondent Shannon Pettypiece and Washington Post White House Correspondent anne gearan. Lets listen to what President Trump had to say right before he left vietnam about Michael Cohen and ill get your reaction on the other side. You know, its very interesting, becau
Leads for democrats. Months upon months of investigations currently being scheduled. The House Intelligence Committee has cohen back again next wednesday. The following week, a business associate closely connected today trump tower moscow. Theyre likely to call a name youll get to know very well over the next weeks and months, Allen Weisselberg. House oversight also likely to call weisselberg. Other witnesses include donald trump jr. , ivanka trump and more. At least six different committees are investigating trumps life about the presidency. Garrett haake joins me, can we start with don jr. s speech . What are we expecting here . Reporter i think we expect to hear a robust defense of his father. Don trump jr. Was on twitter all day during the open Michael Cohen hearing on wednesday. Live tweeting it and pointing out numerous instances of what he said were lies from Michael Cohen. I dont know if thats the kind of thing hes going to choose to engage in directly on his own without being
Trump is expected to speak in a few hours at the nations top gathering of conservatives. Hes likely to double down on the prevailing line of attack emerging from the political conservative action, decrying democrats socialists and extremists. While she wasnt there the star on and off stage was representative alexandria occasiocortez. Democrats have gone bat crap crazy. That system is socialism. That is why alexandria occasiocortez has introduced the green new deal. This is what stalin dreamt about but never achieved. Meanwhile the political and legal stakes for the president and his inner circle are now much higher after the bomb shell testimony of his former lawyer and socalled fixer Michael Cohen. He detailed allegations giving democrats a road map of how to shape their investigations, who to question next and where to fine some answers about trumps business practices. The last time i appeared before congress i came to protect mr. Trump. Today, i am here to tell the truth. He lied a