Chris bedford. He is outnumbered. I joke im sitting next to kennedy, im going to uncontrolly giggle or laugh during this hour. Yea welcome. Thanks for having me back. Good to have you back. Rudy juliany saying President Trump repaid his lawyer Michael Cohen for unspecified expenses. Mr. Trump was unaware the money was going to daniels and didnt become aware until after the case went public. The announcement raising any questions since quo hen previously said he did not receive reimbursement for the payment. Guiliani weighing in earlier today. It was definitely reimbursed. No doubt about it. Why did he say he wasnt . Maybe, maybe first of all, if we had to defend this its not being a campaign contribution, i think we do that. This was personal reasons. This was the president had been hurt personally. Not politically, personally so much. And the first lady. By some of the false allegations that one more false allegation, 60 years old, he was trying to help the family. President trump twe
Judiciary committee on thursday. My guests this morning, republican senator david purdue of georgia and democratic senator patty murray of washington state. Plus how serious would Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein about secretly recording President Trump any trying to remove him from office . And does this give the president more ammunition in his fight with Robert Mueller . Theres a lingering stench and were going to get rid of that, too. Also my sitdown with secretary of state mike pompeo. The North Koreans been honest about their Nuclear Program . Finally, our brandnew nbc news wall street journal poll on President Trump and the battle for control of congress. Joining me for insight and analysis are chris matthew, host of hardball on msnbc. Helene cooper, pentagon correspondent for the new york times. Jonah goldberg, Senior Editor at National Review and National Reporter for politico. Welcome to sunday, its meet the press. From nbc news in washington, the longest running show i
President s thinking and motivation behind some of his most combative twitter posts and examine his relationships with his family and closest advisers. They deal chiefly with the president s highprofile firings of the fbi director and his First National security adviser and his treatment of attorney general Jeff Sessions and a 2016 trump tower meeting between Campaign Officials and russians offering dirt on Hillary Clinton. They also touch on the president s businesses. Any discussions with his longtime personal lawyer michael d. Cohen about a moscow real estate deal, whether the president knew of any attempt by mr. Trumps soninlaw Jared Kushner to set up a back channel with russia during the transition and any contacts he had with roger stone jr. , alongtime adviser who claimed to mail hackings and what happened during mr. Trumps 20 is a trip to moscow for the Miss Universe panel . Again, thats the reporting from the New York Times. Breaking tonight is michael zeldin, john dean and ge
John roberts is reporting live from the north lawn for us this morning. Good morning. Not surprising there was talk of a subpoena in the meeting the president s attorneys had with the special counsel and his deputy back in early march. A few weeks ago fox news reported we had been told that after the Michael Cohen investigation that the negotiations for potential interview between the president and Robert Mueller were still ongoing. The person told fox news, quote, whats the alternative to an interview, a subpoena to appear before a grand jury . The threat of a subpoena has always been out there. What were learning more about today is the content of the meeting that prompted the quote about what is the alternative, a subpoena. The president s lead attorney john dowd said he told mueller and his deputy that this isnt some game. You are screwing with the work of the president of the United States. According to dowd mueller responded saying he could always issue a subpoena to compel the t
In france. And thats where he was shooting the latest episode of his awardwinning show. Bourdain was an amazingly gifted storyteller, writer, traveler and chef. His death has come as a complete shock to his family, his friends, his fans around the world. I want to bring in Alex Marquardt for the very latest. Alex . Good morning, pamela. Thats right. This is just stunning news, terrible shock. He was really a giant, not just for those of us at cnn, but for what was a global following. They were drawn in by his storytelling that was unlike anyone else out there. He was distinct in every way. Truly was a unique character with a unique ability to connect and to tell stories that on the surface were about food, but very quickly scratched that surface, revealing whole new worlds to his viewers. Now, cnn did put out a statement in the wake of his death this morning, i want to read part of that. It says his love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of