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>> the question has been, this is the same group that john boehner finally said, forget it, im done, i cant deal with this anymore. a lot of people think its the source of paul ryans frustration as he goes. even if he doesnt succeed, just doing it causes a divide within the house republican conference. some people say, why would you do that? why would you get everybody in a circular firing squad or looking over their shoulder when the biggest single dynamic in a midterm election year is to try t...

Former fixer and ally michael cohen. our own m.j. lee here with us today has new reporting on how cohen felt increasingly hung out to dry by the president, showing just how much the current situation facing the white house is, you could say, a large part of the presidents own making. cohen, m.j. reports, was looking for a sign from the president or others around him that his long time boss had his back and became increasingly distraught as he realized help wasnt coming. in fact, trump minimizing...

Screwed, folks. >> tough words there. with me in studio to share their reporting and insights, julie herschfeld-davis with "the new york times." molly ball of "time" and cnns m.j. lee. hes take an lot of blowback from republicans in iowa, republicans in minnesota, republicans everywhere out in the farm economy about this. where are we now? what happened yesterday? he certainly hit the pause button, but hes not backing down completely, is he? >> its not clear where we are. what is clear is he has...