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We are trying to make sense of the ruling, and we will bring you some expert advice on what it means and what is next later in the hour. Weve also got some breaking news a bit earlier this evening that donald trump has chosen Mick Mulvaney to be his brandnew chief of staff. He announced the choice by tweet, naturally. Mulvaney is currently trumps budget director and was until recently simultaneously the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that was originally the brainchild of elizab...

Is not like me rounding up to the nearest 17 to come up with a ridiculously large sounding number. What the Washington Post is reporting tonight is that they have literally just hired 17 new lawyers for the president at the white house. Here is the headline in this latebreaking story. Quote, a beefedup White House Legal Team prepares aggressive defense of trumps executive privilege as investigations loom large. Here is the lead. A beefed up White House Legal Team is gearing up to prevent Preside...

The president twitter teases a major announcement about the southern border hell be making saturday afternoon. The 11th hour on a friday night starts right now. Good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Im steve kornacki. Brian williams is under the weather. Day 729 of the trump administration, day 28 of the shutdown, soon to be day 29. We begin with breaking news. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is disputing this buzzfeed report that broke late last night claiming ...

Large. Here is the lead. A beefed up White House Legal Team is gearing up to prevent President Trumps confidential discussions with top advisers from being disclosed to House Democratic investigators and revealed in the special counsels longawaited report, setting the stage for a potential clash between the branches of government. Quote, the strategy to strongly assert the president s executive privilege on both fronts is being developed under newly arrived white House Counsel pat cipollone, who...

A month ago, talking about how he did believe that the report had been mischaracterized and released in such a way, the letter, that it undermined and these are muellers words it undermined one of the central purposes of the Justice Department appointing a special counsel. Which would make those comments basically a lie. Certainly would make his testimony to Charlie Crist a lie. If done under oath, perjury. The statement he made in the senate, he deliberately misled the United States senate in a...

Tampering and false statements, is in court this afternoon being questioned for the very first time by a mueller prosecutor in a hearing he largely brought on himself by posting a photo of the judge in his case with the cross hair behind her head. The selfdescribed warrior against the deep state and by extension the rule of law facing tough questions about that post and his public antics, as he awaits trial in his criminal case. The judge today doesnt seem to buy stones contrite apology. She tol...

In one case, 24 hours ago, and in the other case, as recently as two hours ago. Its just another one of those days. But ill tell you, the first story we are keeping an eye on tonight broke open with a shock at dawn this morning, when venezuelan Opposition Leader juan guaido appeared in this video message at a Venezuelan Air force base just outside venezuelas capital city of caracas. In this video this morning, juan guaido announced that the Venezuelan Military was now siding with him and the tim...

Ineffectually this afternoon, but now it is listen, this is history. This is a reason to stop fishing and go to work. Our job tonight as a country sort of or at least what everybody in the country is going to be doing tonight is trying to figure out what it means that the report of special Counsel Robert Mueller has finally been submitted. Weve heard it said so many times that it was imminent, that it was done. Maybe it was already done and we didnt know about it. Finally its happened. In terms ...

Republicans in kentucky. Whats going on with Jared Kushners middle east peace plan . We have major threats. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. At this moment we are awaiting a press conference from jerry nadler on determines release of the Mueller Report. We will go live and tonight in what looks like another transparent attempt to spin muellers findings in the president s favor, attorney general william barr announces he will hold his own press Conference Tomor...

We go to that reporter, this is another one of those days where we had, you know, a whole show planned. And everything has gone out the window, as we have followed stuff that came up that we didnt expect. We are now, tonight, following two very dramatic and stilldeveloping stories that we really had no idea that we should be expecting. In one case, 24 hours ago, and in the other case, as recently as two hours ago. Its just another one of those days. But ill tell you, the first story we are keepi...