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From the middle east. i dont believe in any of these wars. i think they are all a mistake. he has a lot of promises to fill. howie: gillian turner, thanks for doing double duty. after the break, paul ryan retiring as speaker and some pundits say that means the republicans will lose the house. maybe thats a

Track cal -- and practical matter. the networks were on lockdown waiting for something to happen. howie: that sounds like start the show. gillian: thats my cynical answer. guy: it could be they are holding the president to his own timeline. he hinted it would be very soon and it wasnt. howie: lets get to msnbcs coverage. moments after the president addressed the nation, here is what rachel maddow had to say. >> there are national security consequences to having a presidency that is as chaotic as...

Deeply entrenched and overrun by political actors. it sees into the comey accusations. howie: it may have cost bob mueller his interview with trump. but what gave the story rocket fuel is trump calling it a break-in and saying it was an attack on our country. guy: i think those are you be fair attacks from the president. there is a whole process. a federal judge. it went up the chain of command at doj. a number of trump appointees were in that chain of command. to me the media coverage was merit...

About what they say about it and they are not whats taking place. howie: why are people in trump world leaking to the press. >> because already still people who serve inside this administration who dont want to see this president be successful. and those who people who dont support this administration. but i see people like john beale on and larry kudlow, people who had longstanding associations with the president. this administration needs more people like that. howie: good to talk to you, appr...

Of the trump campaign. i interacted with michael on a fairly regular basis. particularly more at the beginning of the campaign. all of my email communication as it related to my tenure to the donald trump campaign. the campaign turned over all those emails. anything anyone is looking for has been turned over to any respected authority who asked for them. i cant speak for miss hicks. but i believe all the campaign emails were turned over. if there is anything authorities want to see they have acc...

Which is what harwood is saying is exactly what the republicans are saying. they want the impeachment issue because they want to energize their base. every democrat i have spoken to with the exemtion exception of the maxine waters and the extreme left. but its wrong on principle its the equivalent of lock her up, which they had it. the media at large. the media is not one big blob. media individuals who repeat that would be wrong and irresponsible. howie: im sure trump was a factor in ryans deci...

He is, i never believed the collusion thing against trump. there might be something to the cohen story if there are tapes in existence. there might be a can of worms we havent seen yet that trump is starting to get quite nervous about. gillian: the loyalty issue. if there is somebody in the trump orbit so committed to the president that hes willing to shell out $130,000 in cash, the art of whats possible expands. howie: i always thought it was the legal implications. the "new york times" reporte...

Libby already had his sentence commute. he was caught up in a process crime. i think trump did the right thing. howie: you dont think its connected to anything like mueller. guy: it might be but it might be irresponsible for me to jump to any conclusions. howie: ahead on "mediabuzz," a parade of pundits handicapping the house now that paul ryan isnt running. corey lewandowski standing by in new hampshire. more and more people are finding themselves in a chevrolet for the first time. trying somet...

In some cases the media is asking tougher questions than a co-equal branch of government. gillian: congress is saying he doesnt need it because they dont want to have to put the pedal to the metal. howie: less than two weeks ago the president surprising top members of his own staff by saying we need to withdraw from syria very soon and of course this happened. that apparent turn has drawn media criticism. is that fair? guy: sure, if you look at the president tweeting as a private citizen there m...

Why would the president go to that level? corey: because jim comey is a slime ball. jim comey we know has lied under oath to congress. in the real world we call that perjury. there has been no accountability. howie: thats not an undisputed fact. corey: comey has testified many times before congress and had to issue multiple clarification to his testimony. he said he took information he received as the director of the fbi, gave it to a law professor so that information would be put out and the am...