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This was remarkable because it was the first time were hearing from gary cohn. hes a jewish american that was standing by the presidents side during that stunning news conference. he right now is contradicting the white house lines saying this administration can and needs to do much better in basically condemning these hate groups. he said citizens standing up for equality can never be equate would the kkk. he goes on to say he has faced enormous pressure to resign and to stay in his post. that ...

I feel deep empathy for all who have been targeted by these hate groups. we must all unite together against them." when i even read these i get choked up because i cannot believe this 2017 that we are talk about nazis like this. nbcs white house correspondent kristen welker joins me with the latest. kristen, i spoke to a source close to gary cohn this morning that said these remarks that he made, i mean, they are strong. he didnt clear this with the white house. he could face real backlash. >> r...

Consistently and unequivocally condemning hate groups. the "new york times" says he even drafted a letter of resignation, though he told the ft he was reluctant to leave his post. try to put yourself in his shoes, senator. is that the right thing, you know, serving the greater good? >> every individual is different, and whether its better to stay in the cabinet -- i think it probably is. i think particularly the national security people should stay put. i mean, that gives me some assurance that ...

>> thank you for joining us. our colleague here, u.s. congressmen, thank you, sir, for that. especially the last part. my colleague right here the "wall street journal" has done a bang-up job here. coming up. much more on tonights russian investigation. nbc news is reporting that more subpoenas have been issued by mueller. plus the "wall street journal" has investigated what role, if any, michael flynn in seeking e-mails for the russian hackers. he didnt even know they had him. hes trying to get...

Adviser breaks his silence condemning his boss for defending hate groups. and were keeping a close eye on hurricane harvey. its now a cal gory 3 storm. well pri you up dagts from the hour. check out this imagery. it shows harvey with a combination of visible and infrared imagery. no, please, please, oh! ♪ (shrieks in terror) (heavy breathing and snorting) no, no. the running of the bulldogs? surprising. whats not surprising? how much money aleia saved by switching to geico. fifteen minutes cou...

You, gary cohn had remarks this morning in which he said he felt compelled to express his distress about the presidents remarks last week. he said he felt intense pressure to resign. he said that he wont do so, but he believes that the administration must do better confronting hate groups. do you associate yourself with those remarks? did you feel the same pressure that gary cohen said he felt to resign? >> let me first comment, i put out an extensive statement earlier last week on my view of th...

Having a legitimate and difficult debate. >> heres the thing. clearly the charlottesville situation and his response to it has elicited a lot of emotions and criticism and theres still a lot of people who are -- i agree with many people across this country, that his placing a moral equivalency on those who were the white supremacist and neo-nazis and ku klux klan, placing a moral equivalency on that. he did denounce the actions of the hate groups and the racists. he did denounce that and the rep...

Honorable and enduring outcome what he meant. he said that he wont do so. he believes that the administration must do better confronting hate groups. do you associate yourself with those remarks and did you feel the same pressure he felt to resign? >> i think you know i put out an extensive statement earlier last week i think theres no question he was not equating the hate groups with people who were peacefully and under no circumstances was i going to resign. gary and i have known each other fo...

Theyre against. she responded by saying this, quote: im a black woman, a feminist, and a former muslim who has consistently opposed political violence. yet, the splc has the audacity to label me an extremist. but the splc has been the beneficiary of luge donations from the likes of jp morgan and apple that prompted central in an op-ed by funding this list jp morgan and apple are saying they support labeling christian organizations that oppose gay marriage as, quote, hate groups. victor davis han...

Groups. we must all unite together against them. noah, a lot of people were looking at gary cohn last week to see if he was going to respond, the director of the economic council because of his position in the jewish position. theres been some talk he could become fed chair someday. a job hes reportedly interested in. are those comments as significant this week as they would have been last? >> he wants us to know hes anguished. i feel for him. we have to look to somebody who is a jewish american...