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>> how democrats last week put up a bill to provide election, security funding. the republicans rejected that. and it is clear that the house republicans have completely gone derelict in their attitude to protect america. and hopefully voters will change. top officials on election security. we are told it lasted 30 minutes. so very concerned about what is going to happen. >> you started off this interview by nodding to possible crimes committed if it is in fact true, the president knew about the...

Things cyber if you flip the switch and he went on potentially under this theory of case to flip the switch in public. >> and the problem here is because there have been serial mistruths told about what happened in this meeting, we know that it has to have been something significant, something that people want to cover up, but we dont know exactly what it is. we do know what it isnt. >> its fascinating when you put it like that. joyce vance, we always learn a lot from you. thank you so much for ...

Topping our political radar today. yes, he waited 18 months, but president trump will hold a national security council meeting this afternoon to talk about election security. secretary of state mike pompeo among the top national security officials likely to attend. and a white house official says the meeting could include an update on russian interference efforts. this morning, the department of homeland security says it has reunified all eligible parents and children separated at the border. ...

>> at this moment a plane is carrying the remains of some great fallen heroes from america. back from the korean war. theyre coming to the united states. >> reporter: in most presidencies its a banner way to end the week but in this one so many other questions are looming. for the third straight day, the president not answering questions about his long-time protect protector michael cohen turning against him. the president convening a meeting today of the national security counsel for election s...

Democrats. as t"the daily beast" reported, hackers have targeted at least one vulnerable senate democrat running for re-election. missouri senator clare make haskill. in a statement, she confirmed the attack. while this attack was not successful, it is outrageous that they think they can get away with this. i will not be intimidated. i have said it before and i will say it again. putin is a thug and a bully. in about 30 minutes at the white house, the president will meet in the situation room wi...

It. these attempts are somebody officials have been warning would happen again. three months from election day. are we ready for it? hashtag timing again. all of this comes as the countrys top national security a officials are headed to the white house for a meeting of the national security council on the issue of election security, a meeting the president will lead on this topic for the first time. joining us now is ned price, msnbc national security analyst, former spokesperson for the nsc und...

Election security, we heard already back in october 2016 from the dni back at the time and dhs under the obama administration that the russians had hacked in, they had compromised electoral systems. we now know they never stopped. theres no going away, going home, taking a rest. those russian military intelligence units keep going, right? but at the same time, as you said, we now have a lights blinking red on a separate but related issue which is critical infrastructure. and in march, i think th...

Money to the states for election security. there is now pending consideration for another disbursement of money to the states. to the question of why claire mccaskill, though? as you discussed earlier. go with the most obvious explanation, which is that donald trump has had no pretense unlike with some of the other red state democrats of having any kind of a good relationship with claire mccaskill. theyve -- he went to missouri and criticized her in her own state, unlike what hes done with some ...

Out a way, were ut if its in the public domain and republicans say we should have to use it, democrats saying, no. cant use that. >> thats what happened in the 2016 campaign with the podesta e-mails. flooded out and the publics fear. >> 2016 campaign one instance i believe on the debate stage a candidate specifically referenced -- not the presidents, congressional. specifically referenced hacked materials. that would have been a step too far in the current discussions that theyre talking about. ...

President will have his first feeting meeting of the counsel. there were three that were really endangered but shes also vulnerable there in missouri. we have found there is been russian hacking already. >> yes, you know it is really startling and it is exactly what intelligence officials have warned for months now that russia would try to interfere again in american elections in 2018 midterms. it is a big deal and the meeting today i think this afternoon at the white house is significant. it is...