General barr is expected to release the top conclusions to congress today, but will it be enough to satisfy lawmakers on both sides of the aisle who are calling for complete transparency. I think the report needs to be made public. It needs to be released to the congress and it needs to be released to the American People. This has consumed two years of the American Peoples time and we need to have full transparency. I will say im concerned that it may have become a fishing expedition. Well see when we see the report. This report is going to have to be made public, and of equal importance, the underlying evidence is going to have to be shared with congress because that evidence not only goes to the issue of criminality but also goes to the issue of compromise. Remember, this began as a counterintelligence investigation into whether people surrounding the president or the president himself were compromised by a foreign power. And there is still a lot of reason to be concerned about this
There on scene. Luckily all 143 people on board survived. But we begin with President Trumps very first conversation with Vladimir Putin since release of the Mueller Report. The president tweeting this morning that he had a very good call with the russian president after acknowledging yesterday that, quote, the russian hoax was among the topics they discussed. But it was what the president didnt say to putin that has his krizices sounding the alarm bells. Did you tell him not to meddle in the next election. Excuse me. Im talking. Im answering this question. You are very rude. So we had a good conversation about many different things, okay. Did you ask him not to meddle in the next election. We didnt discuss that. Really we didnt discuss it. Mike vaquero is following the developments at the white house. Good saturday to you, mike. So why did trump initiate yesterdays phone conversation with putin in the first place . Are we learning anything about that . Reporter we heard our very rue K
Morning. Found unresponsive in his jail cell at 6 30 eastern time this morning. The 66yearold was pronounced dead an hour later at a new york city hospital. Three officials are familiar with the matter telling msnbc news that epstein hanged himself in his control. He faced federal charges of sex trafficking minors. He was known for his connections to financial and political leaders including President Trump and former president bill clinton. And now attorney general says hes livid that epstein died in federal custody. Hes announcing that the Inspector Department will conduct an investigation into epsteins death. This probe is different than what the fbi is investigating. We have a lot of ground to cover with Team Coverage right now on this breaking story. Nbc news correspondent Stephanie Gosk is here with me. And Kelly Odonnell who is traveling in new jersey. And greg broward. Katie tang. And lisa bloom. First, lets go to our correspondent, nbc news Stephanie Gosk who is with me. What
Trump. We are in palm beach near where the president is spending the easter weekend with his family. What is behind the change of heart from the president . Reporter you are right, President Trump has gone from touting this report as a total exoneration vindication for his white house to lashing out at the russia probe. Now, its technically over. We havent heard a lot from him directly. He left the day the report came out to spend the easter weekend at maralago. He is active on twitter. This morning, for example, he wrote, despite the fact the Mueller Report should not have been authorized in the first place and written as nastily as possible, mueller and the team was bias. The end result is no collusion, no obstruction. The president directed or appeared to direct some of his former white house don bill clinton gan. Some people produced notes that never existed. It seemed to be a swipe at mcgahn. There was the president chastised him for taking notes during a meeting. Mueller says the
Markets taking a nosedive today after President Trump tweets a surprise announcement, that the United States will impose tariffs on goods from mexico until mexico stops migrants from crossing the u. S. Border. Breaking news, flooding in the midwest and plains reaches an even more dangerous level. Mandatory evacuations under way at this moment after a levy breach overnight. Weve got barr versus mueller. The attorney contradicts the former special counsel, saying there was no reason mueller should have avoided coming to a conclusion on obstruction. I personally felt he could have reached a decision. In your view he could have reached a conclusion . Right, he could have reached a conclusion. We must start this morning with President Trumps surprise announcement overnight, tlern threatening to hike tariffs on all mexican goods. That would take effect in less than two weeks. Two people who know how this works are with me from the white house, hans nichols and kayla tausche. Hans, what is th