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In court and admit to the entire sheet. hes going to have a colloquy with judge jackson where he says i did that, i did that and i did that, too. and that only reinforces muellers work. >> muellers work may also have a role in the fact that 47% of americans now think that donald trump should be impeached. stunning poll numbers on the russia investigation. well keep following those. harry and devlin, thank you both so much. after the break, the democrats have a shot in the senate race in texas....

What the president and his attorneys are up to, devlin barrett. >> they really moved quickly to get out there, the notion that there is no directive or order behind this tweet. no other set of instructions going to the justice department. and while they say, you know, this is just his opinion, the truth is that the president does sometimes announce or carry out executive decisions via tweet. you can ask rex tillerson, the former secretary of state about that who was essentially fired by a tweet....

>> devlin barrett and thank you both for coming on. after the break were back on swamp watch and this time were looking at the presidents profits and new ruling thats giving a closer look or allows a closer look how hes ben fitding from the hotel that sits a few blocks from where we are right now. banned from a press event? how the white house is defending the decision to black list a reporter for asking questions on behalf of all of the rest of us. . so if theres a better treatment than warfari...

Of the presidents lawyers to suggest this. this happened earlier. and so this keeps coming up. and i think -- i do think theres reason to be at a minimum very curious as to what the president really believes about whether or not he should pardon any of these people and when. so i do think its a big deal. >> devlin barrett, national security reporter with the "washington post." really appreciate you being with us on a friday night. thanks, devlin. >> sure. >> much appreciated. i should also menti...

Mr. barrett, thank you for joining us today. really appreciate it. >> sure. >> when i look at what we know about paul manafort and the charges against him and the public reporting about what hes been up to, i have lots of questions about whether or not this -- these multiple indictments of manafort, the incredible pressure hes under now, particularly now that hes in jail, whether it is directly related to the russia case or whether this is about him and his financial malfeasance. how do we know?...

But tonight the presidents campaign chairman is spending his first night in jail. somewhere in washington, d.c. and yes, the charges against him are in part about real estate, including the finances that led to the purchase of that brownstone and alleged money laundering and tax evasion and everything else. now that hes in jail, though, the next obvious question is is that what prosecutors would want to talk to him about if he would talk to them instead of continuing to fight this thing? how muc...

Previous administrations. in this case this is new. were talking about toddlers and babies who have been taken out of their mothers arms by the government and then the government has to figure out what to do with them. the trump administrations latest solution for handling these kids that theyve taken is that theyre opening a tent city for kids theyve taken at the port of entry in tornillo, texas. 40 miles from el paso, on the mexican border. a reporter for the local nbc affiliate went there to ...

The classic brownstone style, the house is real, it exists. that sign is not a real landmark. its a three-dimensional very pointed joke. but tonight the presidents campaign chairman is spending his first night in jail. somewhere in washington, d.c. and yes, the charges against him are in part about real estate, including the finances that led to the purchase of that brownstone and alleged money laundering and tax evasion and everything else. now that hes in jail, though, the next obvious questio...

Latest solution for handling these kids that theyve taken is that theyre opening a tent city for kids theyve taken at the port of entry in tornillo, texas. 40 miles from el paso, on the mexican border. a reporter for the local nbc affiliate went there to see the setup. >> you take a look off in the distance, it might be difficult to tell with our camera, but off to the left of that brown building you can see that large white tent. our crews who were out here yesterday did receive confirmation th...

Minimum very curious as to what the president really believes about whether or not he should pardon any of these people and when. so i do think its a big deal. >> devlin barrett, national security reporter with the "washington post." really appreciate you being with us on a friday night. thanks, devlin. >> sure. >> much appreciated. i should also mention on that pardon point it does complicate both the politics and the legal approach that a president might take trying to sort of save himself, pa...