Credentials, a proven commitment to equal justice under the law. This incredibly qualified nominee deserves a swift confirmation and robust bipartisan support. If confirmed by the senate i will keep an open mind in every case. And i will always strive to preserve the constitution of the United States and the american rule of law. Sandra Leland Vittert is live at the white house. What is nominee kavanaugh up to this morning . Good morning, sandra, a couple hours from now he heads up to capitol hill with Vice President mike pence who will escort him up there and begin with meetings with Mitch Mcconnell and then the Bipartisan Group of senators over the next couple weeks as he sits down and begins discussions with them. Last night in the president s rollout we got a preview of the argument at the core of this confirmation fight. President trump a graduate of yale college and law school judge kavanaugh teaches at harvard, yale and georgetown, in keeping with president la igs legacy i do no
A confidential memo from President Trumps legal team, written to special counsel Robert Mueller. President trumps lawyers claiming in this 20page document executive power can exempt the president from being subpoenaed. Theres more to it. Last hour, one of the coauthors spoke with me about that memo. This is a lengthy, top to bottom defense of the president against the obstruction of justice accusations that he has been facing. It is an argument for why he cannot be subpoenaed as a matter of law, and it is an argument for why he cannot be accused of breaking laws against obstruction of justice, no matter what, even if the evidence were to show he had corrupt intend when he fired james comey. Nbc News White House correspondent geoff bennet joins us now. As you were poring through the 20 pages, and the report that went with it, it is quite extensive. What do you take away from it . I think this letter, which we know was hand delivered to the special council by the president s legal team t
Its amazing. Ive got philip bump from the Washington Post who wrote one of the first fact checks on the whole idea that the president is saying this is the same as the dossier for the Christopher Steele dossier. Its not the same thing. No, its not, doesnt fit the felony. Its the facts, its the analysis, its clear. Look, youre not going to move the needle by saying but clinton. That is only to assure the base. The trick for the democrats is how do you show youre better . Right. What do you do . What i dont understand is not making the most of missed opportunities. Impeach or dont impeach. Just do it. And, yes, there is a rush to do it because people are frustrated by this. Theres that. But why arent you jumping on the opportunity to do something at the border for those kids . Why arent you pushing, pushing, pushing saying we want to help the election, the republicans wont do it, make more issues of things that show youre better if you want change. I dont get it. I think that because of
Imagine, just imagine, think about this, you have got the counsel to the president accused of violating the hatch act. You have a press secretary who is leaving, admitting she lied to the special counsel. Hasnt had a press briefing in 94 days. You have the president of the United States saying its okay, inviting foreign actors into our election, yes, i would look at it but also saying well, couching that, yes, well i would maybe call the fbi but who actually calls the fbi. Ive never done it in my life. Its amazing. Ive got philip bump from the Washington Post who wrote one of the first fact checks on the whole idea that the president is saying, well, this is the same as the dossier for the Christopher Steele dossier. Its not the same thing. No, its not, doesnt fit the felony. Its the facts, its the analysis, its clear. Look, youre not going to move the needle by saying but clinton. That is only to assure the base. The trick for the democrats is how do you show youre better . Right. Wha
Lisa page left the fbi last year. She has said very little publicly since then, but now she is ready to talk. Shes going to be here exclusively tomorrow. This will be her First Television interview since she left the fbi. I have a lot to ask her. Lisa page, here, exclusively, tomorrow night. Well see you again then. Time for the last word with lawrence odonnell. Good evening, rachel. And tonight isabel bueso is going to join us. Youll be home in time to see this. Because thanks to your reporting and the reporting of others that she has been granted officially from the Trump Administration the right to remain in this country for her lifesaving medical treatment. So the good news is how were going to end the hour tonight. Excellent. Im looking forward to that. Rachel, when you talked about the polls, the fox poll about impeachment, a couple numbers were fascinating. Obviously the 50 in favor and removal in the fox poll. And then theres the 54 who were in favor of just impeachment and not