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To be extra, extra, extra sure. numerous times we did that. >> even to the chagrin sometimes when i get ready to push a story out and i would have three or four sources, wed say, lets wait, lets double check this, lets talk to folks at the doj, lets make sure we talk to folks of the fbi. lets get everybody on board here before we move forward with the story. and thats the right thing to do, sean. thats absolutely the right thing to do, because this is extraordinarily damaging to a democracy. thi...

On, maybe even pass a lot of what youre talking about, but republicans control the senate. do you think anything is going to change in terms of the senates willingness to consider and potential support enough they? >> we cant just sit bags and say lets not do anything, lets wait. the people gave us the majority for a reason. weve got to show we are willing to do everybody in our power. i think if we had a dramatic moment, if the speaker said were not letting anyone out until were voting on the l...

Politics actually helps people, and we have different views on life, and im hoping today that we challenge his humanity, and mitch mcconnell has a chance to show america that republicans and democrats can come together for truly a bipartisan issue here. >> what did you guys think when mitch mcconnell said he didnt know why jon stewart was so bent out of shape about this? >> what was he going to say. we ambushed him in that hearing. i took jons testimony away from him, and i made him wing it. im ...

Interference. in the elections, but i think that he will continue to do everything that allows him to sell this narrative. i am defending the model m against the big wolf america, and i am not only defending it. but i am bringing all kinds of victories. >> dana: and honor, right. national security advisor john bolton revealing that the president believes that the next meeting will take place sometime after the first of the year prior to the president had asked john bolton to make the offer possi...

But cohens lawyer davis disagrees. >> after a year and a half and an intense campaign of discouragement, lies, smears against michael cohen from the trump camp, by mayor rudy giuliani, and inventing words in a transcript that did not get spoken as you just heard. the word is cash. everybody should listen to the tape and see if i am right or not. just listen. >> another glaring question is do the tapes demonstrate any violation of law here is what rudy giuliani had to say. >> there is no indicati...

Depend largely on what happens coming up in november, but i dont see the evidence here that republicans here are ready to make that kind of a break, regardless of what trump were to do. >> i think for now republicans certainly want to run on the prospect of impeachment because it energizes its base and democratic leaders are worried about overstepping on the impeachment issue. i do agree a pardon would ignite a potential democratic house to pursue something like impeachment. the democratic speak...

He looked at one aspect of what the russians were trying to do, get people out on the streets, engaged in political activities, actual campaign style events. and what he found was it didnt work. he looked in particular on august 20th at a time when the russians apparently tried to organize these kinds of rallies and campaigns. and in effect nobody showed up. very few people showed up and what eric did was contrast that with the broader trump rallies. every time donald trump would show up in flor...

Ainsley: turning now to extreme weather the east coast digging out from bomb cyclone and bracing for another deep freeze. brian: i cant believe the names people in the weather business come up with. even though it couldnt stop the patriots. running through the snow and wind to get to practice on time. their idea of getting around much more effective than this. steve: there they go. brian: lets wait. steve: i heard a little rumbling there. its the mercedes convertible with its top down getting st...

Having thought of the next step which as evan suggests is kind of the m.o. of the time. >> the other big story, the one that actually affects everyone in this country, republicans, they pushed through the presidents goal of getting a budget through but what they want to do now is get tax reform through and theyre closer to the finish line. there was a big vote in the house yesterday. heres the question. will they get this tax reform through asap? nbcs kristen welker join us from the white house....

Disagreements over policy discussions? of course. theres an ongoing discussion about gun control in this country. we had it during the debates last year. we had it throughout the campaign when the most pro-gun control candidate was defeated. these conversations happen. what were concerned about is that were having a conversation when people are grieving. there used to be a common decency in this country where people paused from talking about policy. unfortunately, with diane fine stein and micha...