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Yeah, the president was on twitter. he didnt make secret his disdain for the process. it wasnt something that he did behind closed doors. how could there been obstruction? >> maybe you didnt rob the bank but you sped and way and got caught for speeding. you could make the case that obstruction happened without a crime. what the president did doesnt amount to a crime. the special counsel is not right not to charge him. i think robert mueller with all of his years experience and with all the money...

Considering as nikki haley seemed to suggest at the security council or if its going to be more rhetoric that doesnt amount to anything. trump very reluctant to show any leg on that at the white house today. >> shepard: josh, based on your reporting, hugh would a statement like this in that setting, accompanied by that world leader, be received in tehran, moscow, damascus? >> i think with some un certainty. people are heartened to hear the president so forcefully, talking in emotional terms abou...

No, theres a whole russian connection of personal, political and financial russian connection. this is just totally unacceptable. >> i want to bring in msnbc chief legal correspondent ari melber. yesterday you were the first person to point out that i heard that this was very narrow, that it was only going to cover precampaign and then we got confirmation of that. but what the democrats are asking for, which is for him to step down, would require, one would think, some proof of wrong doing, some...

Less likely, but the question is, can hillary clinton come back. the answer is yes, but the clock is ticking. 95% in loudoun county. 80% in fairfax county. this is a >> youll remember the senate race a few years ago, everybody was stunned that ed gillespie was so close to mark warner and was leading at times in the night and these votes came in and snap it changed. thats not saying that is whats going to happen but we have to wait to see what happens in the northern virginia suburbs. hillary cli...

Actually saw a very big decline in income, both reported income, dividend income and i think thats because we raised these tax rates and, christine, i think thats the bigger problem with the economy than the sequester, spending cuts. >> here again, with great trepidation i agree with steven moore. i think it was wrong to raise the social security taxes and also it doesnt make sense. the social security tax holiday was very important t doesnt amount to a huge amount of money per family, but, list...

Democratic legislature, where a majority in both houses are democrats, i am unaware of them being criticized for it or them having their supporters feel uncomfortable with it. >> you know what im trying to get at. here there is a sort of feeling that it is insensitive, but you clearly dont agree? >> to me, it is the sort of feeling that it is a nit, that it is not significant, that is not -- trying to make a big deal out of something that doesnt amount to diddly. >> doesnt amount to diddly. that...

Not -- trying to make a big deal out of something that doesnt amount to didly. >> doesnt amount to didly, that is what the governor said n a moment, we will talk with historian douglas bankly. last week on 360, roland martin got into a sparring match with the sons of confederate veterans, group that lobbied the state of virginia to celebrate the con fed ras city for the month. here is some of that conversation. >> it was an idiotic mistake for him to sit here and proclaim. this the bottom line i...

Mcdonnell, designated april confederate month, something his two democratic predecessors had refrained from doing. this caused quite a stir, particularly because the governor did not even mention slavery in this proclamation. was that a mistake? >> they should talk about democratic legislature, which has -- does exactly the same thing in mississippi for years. and as far as i know, the democratic legislature, where a majority in both houses are democrats, i am unaware of them being criticized fo...

The governor did not even mention slavery in this proclamation. was that a mistake? >> well, i dont think so. i dont know what you would say about slavery, but anybody thinks you have to explain to people that slaverys a bad thing, i think goes without saying. to me its the sort of feeling that its a nit. it is not significant, that its not a -- its trying to make a big deal out of something that doesnt amount to diddley. >> mississippi governor exlobbyist and presumed 2012 presidential contende...

You can go to a state facility like stone mountain that have civil war generals on it and learn about it, but at stone mountain, you can either learn about the civil war or you can hold a hate rally there. the confederate flag has become a symbol of not just the civil war battles, but of jim crows segregation in the deep south, of racism. and so there has to be some sensitivity to our public officials, like governor hayley barbour, governor mcdonnell, to -- when you just embrace the raw confeder...