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>> i think the president has made that very clear. i think they are unprovoked attack against unarmed weapon system such as the nq 4 that they shot down on thursday over international airspace is right up to that point of that red line. and i believe the president was very effective and also very stern but also appropriately backed off any type of retaliatory strike. but i think the message is very clear to the iranian regime that should they now cross that red line that he will act effectively ...

We have breaking news just in. president trump is going to tell his former white house counsel don mcgahn to defy a subpoena from congress and skip tomorrows hearing. mcgahn was a key figure in the mueller report. with me now with more, chief white house correspondent hallie jackson, back with me moments after we spoke. pete williams. whats the latest? >> reporter: ill let pete go through the legal piece of it, ali. the idea that the white house and department of justice is invoking immunity, di...

Election is around the corner. [cheers and applause] >> lets all mobilize and be on the right side of history. pete: go. ainsley: all right. pete: pretty standard stuff you know what you are getting on the oscars. ainsley: if you watched last night we want to hear what you thought about it. brian: can it go without a host? ainsley: yes. steve: i went to watch the rutgers basketball game. ainsley: i saw that video of your son. pete: is he a good little player. he likes to play and show boat. ains...

The views of the nominee on racial issues, racial profiling, he claimed. in response attorney general from texas read the riot act to him and every other democrat on the committee said im with booker and if youre going to expel him, expel all of us. it was quite a moment and a lot of arguing. >> its been hard to tell -- go ahead. >> pete go ahead and then neil. >> its been hard to tell whether this a confirmation hearing for brett kavanaugh or about documents. the democrats are saying by hiding ...

Would be in that circle or no? >> i can tell you the president was kept up to speed on the investigation that happened over the fall about russian interference in the election. we have to remember its not really a conversation about unmasking. its a conversation in the broader sense about russian interference and whether americans got picked up on collection about russia. so yes, the president obviously would be kept up to speed on that larger investigation. >> martha: though weve been told what...

Sean spicer doesnt even say it privately. >> martha: there are things they disagree on and pete go ahead. >> i think the most important thing -- the disaster in egypt and throughout much of the middle east was the obama administration deciding to cut a deal with the muslim brotherhood believing they can work with rid cal jihadists and the radical jihadis jihadists would change their behavior. instead they saw a huge opportunity which led them to almost take over egypt and take a look at the suff...

Theres evidence to back that up. >> martha: what we do know is there was a converted effort from doj and other areas to lower the bar so more people would have access to this information, correct, pete? >> it really is. the whole scenario is amazing to me now. it was only two weeks ago we had mike rodgers from the nsa telling the house intelligence committee how important and the strict guidelines they had in place to make sure americans were not unmasked. those who were caught in incidental col...

And we cant assume that unless theres evidence to back that up. >> martha: what we do know is there was a converted effort from doj and other areas to lower the bar so more people would have access to this information, correct, pete? >> it really is. the whole scenario is amazing to me now. it was only two weeks ago we had mike rodgers from the nsa telling the house intelligence committee how important and the strict guidelines they had in place to make sure americans were not unmasked. those wh...

Dont you imagine the president would be in that circle or no? >> i can tell you the president was kept up to speed on the investigation that happened over the fall about russian interference in the election. we have to remember its not really a conversation about unmasking. its a conversation in the broader sense about russian interference and whether americans got picked up on collection about russia. so yes, the president obviously would be kept up to speed on that larger investigation. >> mar...

Sean spicer doesnt even say it privately. >> martha: there are things they disagree on and pete go ahead. >> i think the most important thing -- the disaster in egypt and throughout much of the middle east was the obama administration deciding to cut a deal with the muslim brotherhood believing they can work with rid cal jihadists and the radical jihadis jihadists would change their behavior. instead they saw a huge opportunity which led them to almost take over egypt and take a look at the suff...