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Process, then its simply more of the same in just varying degrees of heat. craig? >> all right. kelly odonnell there outside that hearing room for us in washington. kelly o., thank you pip tu. i turn now to our chief washington correspondent. is this the white house strategy? >> youre seeing it. its say "yes" to "no." theyre getting back up from the legal opinions that the department of justice is putting forward, speaking in one voice for this administration, saying in the case of don mcgahn, h...

Iran just announced it is quadrupling its supply of enriched uranium. president trump just threatened, quote, the official end of iran. and right now, behind closed doors, congress is getting a critical briefing on what to expect from all of it. the high-stakes showdown has taken a volatile turn. iranian president hassan rouhani says he is in favor of diplomacy, but, quote, todays situation is not suitable for talks and our choice is resistance only. i want to bring in nbc news tehran bureau chi...

Voices growing lowduder? >> well, i wasnt at the two meetings you referenced, but in discussion with members of congress, my colleagues, there are discussions of the strategy. but i think what some of the members, especially the newer members were not focusing on in my discussion is that opening an inquiry does not advance the cause of getting the testimony. we still have to go to court. you still have to get an order. so it really is a diversion at this point for us to be talking about that. we...

That. the president likes that these republican allies are backing him up in this. to them, theres nothing to lose. why put don mcgahn out in front of democrats if theyre not going to have to? that said, the courts have ruled in the last 24 hours against the president in one instance. as you know, a judge ruled that house democrats are the ones who are coming out on top in this legal fight to get financial documents from an accounting firm linked to the presidents business. so once it gets to th...

Just preposterous. and consequently did not order a stay of his order that the information be provided. i think that the claim that the president is making of complete immunity for anybody who works for him, complete immunity, they cannot appear before congress. thats preposterous. thats ridiculous. theres no basis in law for that. now, were going to go to court, were going to try to expedite these proceedings and get court orders. and when people violate the subpoena and then violate the court ...

Matter movement and police brutality. you havent punished these players. why not? >> first, i would say theres a history of activism in this league. and essentially what weve said to our players, theres still guard ra guardrails, weve talked to them about the substance of what theyre saying. their view on important issues as opposed to the language that we use. were proud that our players demonstrate to people, frankly globally, that theyre mult multi-dimensional. >> when a player criticizes the...

White house counsel don mcgahn was a no show. the chairmans committee promising that one way or another, theyll get him to top. meanwhile, top national security officials leaving congress right now behind closed doors on that escalating situation in iran. but well start on capitol hill with that no-show there. former white house counsel don mcgahn failing to appear before the house judiciary committee this morning despite being subpoenaed. president trump citing a justice department opinion, dir...

He didnt take care of you, because he didnt take care of your jobs. >> to be clear, joe biden did leave pennsylvania after his father lost his job when joe biden was, i believe, 9 or 10 years old. but nonetheless, nbc news reporter ali vitali here lets start with you there in d.c., miss vitali. if you at pennsylvanias history, and we have it on the screen for our viewers at home and for our listeners on sirius satellite radio. ill describe it to you to a certain extent. its clear the president n...

Well, interestingly enough, irans president, hassan rouha i rouhani, just gave a speech as we were coming on-air where he called the trump administration a bunch of political novices that have no idea what theyre doing. he says president trump has dialed back his threats of war because senior u.s. military aides have advised them not to start a conflict with iran. as you mentioned, he also reiterated a narrative coming out of all corridors of power in iran, which is that the islamic republic, un...