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You know the president is particularly fond of mar-a-lago, the palm beach resort owned by the trump organization which trump refers to as his winter white house where he apparently wrote his inauguration with what appears to be a sharpie. today mar-a-lago got a big boost. cnbc reporting its membership fee doubled to $200,000. the managing director of the club told the "new york times" the change in the initiation fee had been planned last fall before the election but he acknowledged "we have had...

There are new reports of donald trump profiting from the presidency very directly, including one from cnbc that reported that donald trumps mar-a-lago resort in florida doubled its initiation fee to $200,000 after donald trumps election. joining us now david corn, the washington bureau chief from mother jones and an msnbc political analyst. david, mother jones also hath has reports that are building up this giant category of trumpian profiteering from the presidency. >> we could spend all night ...

You know the president is particularly fond of mar-a-lago, the palm beach resort owned by the trump organization which trump refers to as his winter white house where he apparently wrote his inauguration with what appears to be a sharpie. today mar-a-lago got a big boost. cnbc reporting its membership fee doubled to $200,000. the managing director of the club told the "new york times" the change in the initiation fee had been planned last fall before the election but he acknowledged "we have had...

Reported that donald trumps mar-a-lago resort in florida doubled its initiation fee to $200,000 after donald trumps election. joining us now david corn, the washington bureau chief from mother jones and an msnbc political analyst. david, mother jones also hath has reports that are building up this giant category of trumpian profiteering from the presidency. >> we could spend all night talking about the conflicts of interest that remain. today in mother jones we reported that at the inauguration,...

Palm beach for the past two decades. the reality is this, for the media to wheel out a politically motivated democratic activist with a legal dispute against this same resort owned by mr. trump does a disservice to the public and anyone covering this story. now, poppy, cathy heller did say to me that she is a hillary clinton supporter, that she did not like donald trump from the beginning, so you have to take that into consideration with what shes saying now. she did say as jason miller mentione...

And they said, well, you know, its an easy day today. well probably be going home early. and then they turned on the tv, and they announced that president kennedy was assassinated. the next thing i know, i was on a plane heading for dallas. >> two days later, while covering lee harvey oswalds jail transfer in dallas, feelman watches as jack ruby shoots and kills oswald. >> that was my initiation fee into the news business. >> 17 years later, feelman is again expecting an easy day. >> and i said,...

And easy. and there was a veteran crew, and we were sitting in a restaurant. and they said, well, you know, its an easy day today. well probably be going home early. and then they turned on the tv, and they announced that president kennedy was assassinated. the next thing i know, i was on a plane heading for dallas. >> two days later, while covering lee harvey oswalds jail transfer in dallas, feelman watches as jack ruby shoots and kills oswald. >> that was my initiation fee into into the news b...

some public comments in a few minutes and we will have that for you live of course on cnn. the president is going to speak not long before a citywide gathering of people here in aurora. they will pray, they will honor the people killed, and they will be together. at the scene where the people of aurora are beginning to gather right now. take us there. what is expected to happen where you are later? >> reporter: well, in about 90 minutes, this prayer vigil will begin. were already begin...

The country? we dont have the right message and leadership. >> mike and then pat. >> donald, lets discuss in some detail arguably the most important thing you mentioned this morning. your clubs. i dont know what the initiation fee was for newt to get in in washington. the club in florida, is the initiation fee negotiable? >> only for you. its also negotiable for mika. >> terrible. pat? >> donald, last year china ran up a trade surplus with the united states largest in world history. $270 billion...

Haden tweeted he was and is a lawful servant. suggests making donations in his . john brennen tweeted he was donating. competence and respect for rule of law. not surprised donald trump fears them along with the rest of the fbi. >> as we mentioned. president trump spent the christmas holiday at private club in mara la go in florida. last night tweeted i hope everyone is having a great christmas. tomorrow back to work in order to make america great again. happening faster than anyone anticipated....