Analysis and discussion of the days top stories and compelling issues from Lawrence ODonnell. Joining us now intelligence and National Security reporter for nbc news, politics editor at theroot. Com and former Chief Adviser or al gore and a former senior aid to president obama. When a trump tweet ends with National Disgrace, a tweet that includes a misspelling by the president , it reminds me of the days when misspelling was a National Disgrace when done by the Vice President of the United States, dan quayle on the word potato, days that no one can really remember at this point. Here is the president and the only reason i read the tweet is to note the level of hysteria, which increases in direct proportion, it appears, to just how disturbed the president is by the news hes reading or being read to him in the New York Times. Lawrence, you can almost say he was unhinged. You could, yes. By the way he seems to be
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Rachel Maddow takes a look at the days top political news stories. Comments are anything to go by. The New York Times reported that the serving White House Counsel Don Mcgahn has done more than 30 hours of voluntary interviews with the special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team of prosecutors. Shortly there after we got new reporting from the times about the president s personal lawyer being sqozed, for look of a better term. The Wall Street Journal is first on the story as they have bone the criminal intrigue surrounding president trumps long time lawyer Michael Cohen from the very beginning. But following the initial reporting a couple weeks ago that the potential charges Michael Cohen might be facing, now the New York Times as of yesterday and the Associated Press as of today, who have both match that had story. So the Wall Street Journal and the ap and the New York Times, all now reporting that Michael Cohens legal vulnerability may be at least in part rehated to
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Analysis and discussion of the days top stories and compelling issues from Lawrence ODonnell. Analysis and discussion of the days top stories and compelling issues from Lawrence ODonnell. What mr. Mcgahn had said, according to a person close to the president. Yesterday in what was for reasons we will get to later Rudy Giulianis most spectacularly ridiculous tv interview ever, giuliani actually admitted that the Trump Lawyers do not know everything don mcgahn told the Special Prosecutor. We have a good sense, obviously, of what mr. Mcgahn testified to. I can figure it out. How do you say that, good sense . Have you debriefed him . No, no. But mr. Dowd has a good sense of it. He talked to them at the time. The times reports that Rudy Giuliani refused to follow trumps orders on television yesterday. The article sent out of a scramble on saturday. The president sequestered at his private golf club and solicited opinions on the possible repercussions from the article. The president ordered
Anderson Cooper takes viewers beyond the headlines with indepth reporting and investigations. Mcgahn, the Current White House council has been meeting and talking with Robert Muellers team. Theres also the president s former Campaign Chairman, still waiting for a verdict in his tax evasion and bank fraud trial. And dozens more intelligence professionals weighing in against the president removing John Brennans Security Clearance. His anger at least on twitter appears to be growing. Bob mueller and his whole group of democrat thugs spent over 30 hours with the white house counsel, only with my approval for purposes of transparency. He then went on talking about mueller. Anyone needing that much time is just someone looking for trouble. They are enjoying ruining peoples lives and refuse to look at the real corruption on the democrats side. The lies, the firings, the deleted emails and so much more. Muellers angry dems are a national disgrace. The president railed against bruce ohrs Securi
Rachel Maddow takes a look at the days top political news stories. Has publicly verifiable information, tread lightly. Dont go too fast around this corner. This may be someone trying to trip you up. On top of the mcgahn and cohen news, there have been a bunch of new developments today and into this evening including one that relates to this guy. Remember this guy . He is the one person who has gone to prison already. Actually served his custodial sentence in the russia scandal. His name is alex van der zwaan. Hes a lawyer that served 30 days in federal lockup as punishment for lying to investigators about his role in one of Paul Manaforts foreign lobbying gigs. It has always been possible there was a Big Biographical coincidence about him. It is totally possible its a coincidence. But one of the more intriguing details about him, who has
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