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Computers, to beat computer passwords and steal classified material. the trump justice department has now added to that indictment and now going after assange for publishing that material. and that is not just a danger to assanges freedom, it is a direct danger to every single actual journalist and journalistic outlet. the question is pretty simple. will donald trumps fixer bill cram b barr eventually please the boss? joining me now joyce vance, walter dellinger, and david corn. i have both jour...

His tax reforms. >> he is riding something. i think returns the. every major candidate has put it out. we have the tax returns for the clintons because they both rap at different points in time. i think going back to the 1970s in the public record. he keeps saying hes been audited. then give us the taxes from ten years ago. you cannot. the "new york times" did a story saying his whole family avoided taxes to the tune of $4 million. eventually it will hit a wall. right? go through the court syste...

Behind me. >> you are aware the conclusion of that memo districtly contradicts the conclusion youre relying on. >> i dont believe thats the case. >> joining no discuss, david corn from mother jones and eleanor back with me. what does this mean? >> the big picture, i dont know what the rap terminology would be. >> commas. >> the circle is closing. he likes to say time most trans parent president ever. hes actually the least transparent president ever. and before the election, $300 million in loan...

Republican. you cannot wage war in a democracy if you do not have public support. and these court rulings, this step by step squeezing of the administration is going to explain to the american people what is wrong and yes should not be in office. that may take into 2020. i think it is what he is advocating. and i think it is beginning to pay off. im so looking forward to understanding yes did not want to us see his tax returns. i would like to know how much money he personally made because of th...

>> theres a piece saying president trump is being quiet or hes being held at bay and not encouraged to talk about this issue. it wasnt many weeks ago that you had him on the campaign trail talking about abortion in visceral, wrong terms. how resonant has that been? hes used things that are scientifically unfounded and foul and thats been used to gin up excitement from this minority that david corn has described. >> its a little surprising that we havent heard from him about this alabama law, esp...

And we restrict access so much that people cant get abortions in the way that were able to make the choices in the way that they should be able to under the law. so i think this is ultimately going to fail, but thats if people sort of get it and rally around it. >> david corn, there is a theme to a lot of the op-eds ive read and that is wake up. where have you been while this is happening. plenty of people writing today that there should have been a greater awareness by those who are in favor of...

Thank you for joining our special coverage tonight. we really appreciate it. when wes come back, david beschloss will join us. and david corn has been studying what the president calls the collusion part of the case. and david corn says guilty. [ paper rustling ] exactly, nothing. theyre completely different people, thats why they need customized car insurance from liberty mutual. theyll only pay for what they need! [ gargling ] [ coins hitting the desk ] yes, and they could save a ton. youve do...

[ inaudible ] richard nixon said that on tape on this day 46 years ago. so, is it just a coincidence that the mueller report is completed today, or could this be a deliberate historical echo by robert mueller in his investigation of possible obstruction of justice by a president? joining our discussion now, nbc news presidential historian michael beschloss, also joining us is david corn who literally co-wrote the book about the russia portion of the mueller investigation as he knew it. russian r...

Gentlemanly. lawrence, would you ever think of using the word gentlemanly in connection with richard nixon? thats what this has all come to. but, you know, the line that you were using from the tape of this day in 1973, those are things that donald trump could have said. and you have to imagine that they may be things that he is saying in private during the next couple of weeks because, as you well know and have talked about, elijah cummings and others are saying that the things that the house d...

Dont think prosecutions are over, not by a longshot. we will see continued investigations and i would bet continued prosecutions. >> were going to be learning more about this certainly next week, well need to hear from you then. thank you for joining our special coverage tonight. when we come back, michael beshlosh has joined us. what the president calls the collusion part of the case. and david corn says guilty. a record deal? unbelievable. whenever were about to get on a stage for a huge audie...