The latest Political Developments of the day and interviews with top newsmakers are featured. The 06day period. This needs to be over with soon. I think its been very bad for the country and were at a point in this inquiry where they can wrap it up. Mayor, i know youve said and i said we want to see this come to closure soon here. Mayor . Yes, we do. Its about time that it ends. I also think and i hope the Special Counsel is sensitive it as we are. We do not want to run into the november elections. So you back up from that, this should be over with by september 1st. I think it needs to end very soon and it needs to end very soon because the nature of whats taking place here is irregular and thats being kind. From lock her up to wrap it up, that sounds like lawyer speak for we might be losing. The latest evolution of their messaging strategy from no dough lugs to collusion isnt really a crime to lets call the whole thing off, we see more signs today mueller is zeroing in on another trum
Chris Hayes discusses the days top news. Probes next target. One of his close allies, the Manhattan Madam, testifying before a grand jury in the investigation today, while another one of stones allies is being held in Contempt Of Court today for refusing to comply with the judges order to testify. Which means hes choosing potential jail time over cooperating with robert mueller. Here to help us understand all the days developments, joyce vance, former u. S. Attorney and law professor, frank figliuzzi. On set with Us White House reporter from the the Washington Post Ashley Parker and mike schmidt from sniemz. The new york times. Joyce, let me start with you and the machinations of this for a nonlawyer and someone outside this court, it seems like a bizarre, bizarre trial with a very interesting character as a judge. Tell us what it means that they were on pause for so long, do we know what they were doing and what are the scenarios for what could have been going on. He could know about
name if i botched. you believe him to be an important piece of this. why? once again, nicolle, we are seeing not oversight, but rather complete attempts to obstruct by calling as witnesses under subpoena to the hill people who some of whom are career public servants. jonathan moffa, for example, is a long-time career intelligence analyst in the counter intelligence division of the fbi. he s very smart. heeds been with this case since day one. so what they re doing is they have identified him by name. they are going to call him to the hill under subpoena. they are going to threaten contempt if he doesn t spill everything he knows as sensitive as it is about this case, and it s shameful that they re going to attack a public servant for political reasons. that s what we re going to watch happen here and i hope it doesn t happen. mike schmidt, how do they destroy the credibility of the fbi attacks land at the fbi? some of these people were, are highly regarded figures who had the bur
once again, nicolle, we are seeing not oversight, but rather complete attempts to obstruct by calling as witnesses under subpoena to the hill people who some of whom are career public servants. jonathan moffa, for example, is a long-time career intelligence analyst in the counterintelligence division of the fbi. he s very smart. he s been with this case since day one. so what they re doing is they have identified him by name. they are going to call him to the hill under subpoena. they are going to threaten contempt if he doesn t spill everything he knows as sensitive as it is about this case, and it s shameful that they re going to attack a public servant for political reasons. that s what we re going to watch happen here and i hope it doesn t happen. mike schmidt, how do they destroy the credibility of the fbi attacks land at the fbi? some of these people were, are highly regarded figures who had the bureau s interest in mind and they are now political chum in the water for rudy
moffa and george toskas, the sources said. joyce is back. ashley is on set. you believe it to be an important piece of all this. why? once again, nicolle, we are seeing not oversight, but rather complete attempts to obstruct by calling as witnesses under subpoena to the hill people who some of whom are career public servants. jonathan moffa, for example, is a long-time career intelligence analyst in the counter intelligence division of the fbi. he s very smart. heeds been with this case since day one. so what they re doing is they have identified him by name. they are going to call him to the hill under subpoena. they are going to threaten contempt if he doesn t spill everything he knows as sensitive as it is about this case, and it s shameful that they re going to attack a public servant for political reasons. that s what we re going to watch happen here and i hope it doesn t happen. mike schmidt, how do they