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Some consultations going on between the president and sean hannity and some point he will buy in, too, and declare this a victory. >> lets watch sean hannity before we talk about the ridiculousness of this. >> by the way, on this new so-called compromise, im getting details, $1.3 billion? thats not a -- not even a wall, a barrier. im going to tell this tonight and well get back into this tomorrow. any republican that supports this garbage compromise, youll have to explain. >> the president on li...

Its too basic. if they cant do it, i will declare a national emergency. >> so no emergency either, at least not yet. still with no clear path to funding in sight, the president appears as confident as ever. >> you have to take the politics out of this, and we have to get down to business. the numbers will be incredible if we get it done, and we will get it done. one way or another, we will get it done. >> joining me now is former republican congressman ryan costello of pennsylvania. the panel is...

Julia ainsley and former chief of staff at the cia and department of defense, also msnbc national security analyst, jeremy bash. and in birmingham, alabama, former u.s. attorney and msnbc contributor joyce vance. its great to have you to talk about a very momentous weekend in news. jeremy, i want to start with you and just from kind of a broad perspective, did this headline and news about the counterintelligence investigation, should it change how we view the mueller investigation overall? >> no...

>> and out for himself. >> and hes been out for himself and he was in debt millions of dollars to some of those people. i think the question here is one of motivation, was manafort trying to show these people he was close to trump and therefore could give them access? that would suggest manafort was, as you say, out for himself, or was he doing it in order to try to give the gru information they could use in a social immediate ka campaign with a little intention? that might suggest there was a b...

Border wall question? >> i think our democrat friends have painted themselves into a corner. they voted for border walls in the past, some 600-plus miles of border walls but the president is willing to work with them as long as they recognize, hey, we need border security. i theys something most americans agree to. i hope we will see nancy pelosi and chuck schumer final politic progress looking for common ground. >> later on in the interview, he also said he doesnt support a national emergency. ...

Pretty bad financial straits went to work as a volunteer for the trump campaign. then he would have handed this over. why would he do that without talking to the campaign. that would seem a little irrational to me. and fast forward to what weve seen him do now to wait until he gets a -- go all the way through trial and then agree to cooperate, and then not be fully cooperative, when i was in court with watching him and his lawyers just a month ago, his lawyers said we dont even know what he lied...

The numbers will be incredible if we get it done, and we will get it done. one way or another, we will get it done. >> joining me now is former republican congressman ryan costello of pennsylvania. the panel is still here as well. congressman, former congressman, excuse me, its good to see you. i am back to the question that i feel like weve been all asking ourselves for the last week at least, if not longer, but considering the round and round weve gone the last week, how the hell do we get out...

Photos is because a russian photographer was allowed to attend. but "the new york times" would later report that the president discussed the comey firing with those russian officials. according to a document summarizing the meeting the president said, quote, i just fired the head of the fbi. he was crazy. a real nut job. i face great pressure because of russia. thats taken off. take a look at how lavrov responded to a question about comey from our andrea mitchell, just hours before heading into ...

Article two of our constitution was responsible for foreign relations and who is responsible for national security, what if he is working against the giants of the united states? there really is no criminal end to that inquiry. so at the end of the day i think where this is all going, this is a question for congress. this is a political question ultimately about impeaching, as whether this president is fit to serve as leader of the united states. >> julie, you agree? >> the other thing i keep th...

Pro-putin? and this is the issue "the new york times" raises, what do we do as a constitutional matter if the commander in chief under article two of our constitution was responsible for foreign relations and who is responsible for national security, what if he is working against the giants of the united states? there really is no criminal end to that inquiry. so at the end of the day i think where this is all going, this is a question for congress. this is a political question ultimately about ...