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And that rarely happens and things often spill out. but it is a pre occupation that he has. he wanted jeff sessions, his first attorney general, to go after leakers. leakers were a problem. they needed to be investigated and gone after. and you know, it is a recurring issue that he has had throughout his entire presidency. >> please stay with us. were joined now in the conversation by ned price, a former cia analyst and director and spokesperson for the national security council in the obama adm...

So its not within the normal rules of political combat, congressional procedure, certainly jurisprudence to see the targets confessing in plain sight. >> yeah. we havent seen that before. thank you for joining us with your breaking news report. we really appreciate it. ned price, thank you for joining us. hal rains will stay with us. well hear from him later. and as weve been talking, rachel maddow has been making her way to this studio. she will join us next. new pasta and grill combos starting...

One is where the president just looks ill informed and childish. and there are others where he looks like all he cares about is himself, as when he asks abe if he can get help in recommending him, meaning trump, for a nobel peace prize. there are in the third bucket instances where hes putting national security on a back burner for whatever wish he has. and those are the most frightening to the people who listen to these calls and to -- the people who have to report back to the state department ...

Inquiry. and in a way the white house is on solid ground because you can -- its easier to make demands when youre in that posture, the congress has that position. but on the other hand, its one of the -- this white houses anyway constant attempts to stall any efforts to demand records from within. its sort of -- its sort of secret cache of documents that will show whats going on. >> part some of the evolution and reaction, ned price, the headlines coming out of "bloomberg," a place you know well...

Man, a nice man, was perfect. it was perfect. but the whistle-blower reported a totally different statement. >> ned price, there are a lot of incorrect statements in that statement, but what about the exposure, potential exposure of the whistle-blower and concerns about his or her safety? >> well, heres the crux of all this, andrea. donald trump wants this to be about a single person. he wants a target. he wants to personify this so the president, and his allies, can pick apart the background, t...

Department of state and we always drew a line between people who had been confirmed by the senate. they had to go testify when they were asked. and people who were just below that line, deputy assistant secretaries and so on, also had to go and testify. we tried to prevent congress from reaching down to lower levels, desk officers and so on. i dont see that theres any basis for the secretary to refuse for them to testify at this point. i gather his statement said they need to get more of the fac...

For impeachment. the sentiment was 28% of americans wanted him impeached. that number rose to 30%. last week it was at 43%. now its at 49%. ned, you your guy is in trouble? >> oh, man. youre breaking up. go ahead. ned. >> it showed 36% according to an impeachment poll last week by a political and morning consult. quinnipiac showed the same thing. rashad, i would say this. if democrats want to go down this path of impeachment, knock yourself. its a fools errand pushed by fools. you look at the sw...

With australia, mexico, the ukrainian president. i will say this, frances, no, no. the thing that was asked, if you go back and look. theyre supposed to, according to the treaty from clinton administration, theres supposed to be cooperation between the united states and ukraine on criminal matters and trump had every right to actually ask favors of foreign leaders, especially in this situation with ukraine on a matter where, quite frankly, i think we deserve to know the answers. was there corrup...

Impeachment. >> let me ask you. were in that process right now. some democrats are trying to strike a solemn tone when it comes to people impeachment. i want to bring in a moment from senator schumer. well talk about it. >> were entering a very delicate time in our democracy. i want all of you to know ive been speaking with speaker pelosi constantly and i fully support her decision to open an impeachment inquiry into president trump. >> all right. is it better to kind of bring it back, reel it i...

President trumps defenders out in full force making this case about those notes. >> i was asked beforehand, should he release it. i said its up to him. its not going to matter. the statement good say, good morning, mr. zelensky, good morning president trump and they would have said its a hidden signal. >> the phone call is out there. >> the fact is the white house decided to release this transcript. they gave it to you all and gave it to congress. abundance of transparency. >> joining me now is ...