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Analysis and discussion of the days top stories and compelling issues from Lawrence ODonnell. Manafort. That is a fact. That is news. That is legally concerning for donald trump and politically concerning as confessions are not a great message heading into the midterms. But donald trump has his own plan. While he didnt know this trial of this Campaign Trial would be on track for a verdict heading into labor day, which is of course a key time for the midterms, he has long known he has his own pla...

Midterms because trump believes its return to the headlines will help republicans win votes. There it is. Today donald trump reupping his attacks on nfl players over the kneeling. This is on a friday heading into the anniversary of course of that Charlottesville White power rally. Were not going to read the tweet tonight from the president attacking the players in last nights game because it is not particularly newsworthy and were not going to show you all the headlines it sparked. You can imagi...

Shield, another man like many others didnt seem to appreciate this wasnt a game. he fought his way across the lawn up the steps through the western terrace, all the oc and cs gas and at the front line of the final threshold asking us to hold on because he has asthma. a metal door frame sat in the middle of of the doorway. i inserted myself so the frame was at my back to give myself something to brace again to provide adecisional strength on pushing forward. unfortunately soon after i secured thi...

United states congress is that bob mueller be able to finish his investigation. the american public had a right to know what actually went on, and we can make a decision in the courts. but its also possible that decisional be made by the congress. >> jessica: read out the gate, kamala harris says her top priority will be protecting the mueller probe. she followed up with a list of progressive initiatives on her gender. but harris also spent her first day as a presidential candidate defending her...

Choosing to take an individuals case, a labor union grievance for a sitting immigration judge and for our association to join with this judge and to publically release what the grievance is in order to help highlight how our decisional independence is being encroached upon. >> just to pause on that because you are running through a lot of important stuff, is it fair to say that your organization has taken this, as you put it, unusual step because of your view of how extreme the jeff sessions enc...

Case, a labor union grievance for a sitting administration judge and for our association to join with this judge and to publically release what the grievance is in order to help highlight how our decisional independence is being encroached on. >> just to pause on that because you are running through a lot of important stuff, is it fair to say that your organization has taken this, as you put it, unusual step because of your view of how extreme the jeff sessions encroachment has been on what woul...

Pressures are not affecting the way that judges are allowed to carry out their role. and recently we have felt additional encroachments on our ability to do our job as judges. and thats what brought us to this very unusual step of choosing to take an individuals case, a labor union grievance for a sitting administration judge and for our association to join with this judge and to publically release what the grievance is in order to help highlight how our decisional independence is being encroach...

Is almost over. >> but most knew the war wasnt almost over n march, they asked for 206,000 additional troops and claiming it had been a great victory for the mirn side and a great defeat for the communist attackers if this had been such a great success why do you need 200,000 more troops? >> the president rejected sending adecisional troops, 63% of americans disapproved of his handling of the vietnam war in a gallup poll. three months to the day after the u.s. embassy was attacked president john...

Get their message back into the stream in washington and message back against the president i think chris christie offers them a way out which is get in their face and be confrontational but not in unpleasant way zblookt. >> brett: rick scott says he is not going to take $2.4 billion from the feds for high speed rail. white house said its unfortunate decisional. what about the push back he is getting down there. >> fascinating response from the obama administration. he is saying, this isnt going...

61%, almost two-thirds of the people say, yes, they do have the right to build it there. just they rather that they not. so he is taking a stance here? >> in in a way. i think there are strong emotions on both sides. if you think one way you agree with the president and you think its great decisional. if you think the other way, clearly you are not going to agree with him. i just dont think his pronouncement one aor the other has changed the issue. >> rick: its interesting to see how other polit...