With its unprecedented power, is there anything anyone can do about it . I wish i could tell you that were going to be able to stop all interference. But that just wouldnt be realistic. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. Tonight, the infamous steel dossier is at the very center of the news on the russia investigation. Nbc news reports that investigators on special counsel Robert Muellers team have interviewed christopher steele. Thats of course the former British Intelligence officer who compiled that absolutely explosive document. The dossier deals an alleged effort by the russian government over a period of years, stretching back to 2013 or so, to cultivate and coopt donald trump and his inner circle, as well as an extensive conspiracy between the Trump Campaign and Russian Forces to Work Together to interfere in the 2016 president ial election on trumps behalf. The president denies those
and now it appears mueller wants to ask some followup question
up in that senate. i m not sure that s true either. i think that it is in part the money. i think that it is aggressive lobbying by some people. i think some of these folks get into office based on their devotion to guns. look at roy moore right now, waving pistols around in a press conference. these folks, there s a selection element to this thing as well. so i think you re right. there is a complicated thing. but look, this has absolutely nothing to do with hunting rifles, shotguns, people going hunting, being a sportsman. that s irrelevant. most sports people agree there should be background checks on handguns and these other sort of measures that really cost so many lives all over this country. we really got to look at the money too. it s not just the money in terms of donations. it s the money in terms of the money spent lobbying. it s the money spent on independent expenditures that try to shape public opinion. it is a range of advocacy that manufacturers owned by wealthy
differently about what legislation he s going to bring up in that senate. i m not sure that s true either. i think that it is in part the money. i think that it is aggressive lobbying by some people. i think some of these folks get into office based on their devotion to guns. look at roy moore right now, waving pistols around in a press conference. these folks, there s a selection element to this thing as well. so i think you re right. there is a complicated thing. but look, this has absolutely nothing to do with hunting rifles, shotguns, people going hunting, being a sportsman. that s irrelevant. most sports people agree there should be background checks on handguns and these other sort of measures that really cost so many lives all over this country. we really got to look at the money too. it s not just the money in terms of donations. it s the money in terms of the money spent lobbying. it s the money spent on independent expenditures that try to shape public opinion. it is a rang