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Taking the saudi side. its all about the money. >> do people really want me to give up hundreds of thousands of jobs? and frankly if we went by this standard, we wouldnt be able to have anybody as an ally. >> remember when the president said digging into his businesses would cross a red line? well, he cant be happy about this. the d.c. attorney generals office says 13 business entities within the trump organization have been served subpoenas, served subpoenas in a suit that claims trump is in vi...

Of them in that row, to honor the life of another president. there are -- there are important rituals in the sort of national litergy of this country and one of them is when presidents die, the country mourns and his predecessors mourn. and the fact that president trump honored that protocol and was there and the bush family i think went out of their way to make it clear to him that it would not be a horribly uncomfortable experience for him was important and an important piece of the continuity...

But it was an awkward presidential meeting and forward-looking stares during yesterdays service in the national cathedral and that front pew garnered a lot of attention. as "the washington post" described, donald trump sat down with his fellow presidents but still stood alone. joining me, kristen welker at the white house. and msnbc contributor shannon pettypiece. kristen, watching that service, the president sitting with his arms like this, when everyone else was looking forward. there was one ...

I wouldnt call it a club. >> a club that might not want all the members in the club. theres been tension between presidents before, among ex-presidents and between incumbents and their predecessors but there has never been a scene like this that i can recall. >> there it is, we caught the picture of hillary shaking her head rather -- >> theyre so obviously uncomfortable with the sitting president of the united states. thats extraordinary and to say that shaking hands is going high -- im not crit...

Between john kennedy and richard nixon after 1960. the real contrast is with former president and the presidents club and, yes, there was a lot of chilliness. it was striking, of the people on the row theres only one of them who is the current president of the united states, and that current president, as is his style, really made no effort to reach out to, you know, his predecessors, at this event. i think it was indicative of both -- both how he feels i think about kind of the lineage before h...

Satellite images showing north korea expanding one missile base and revealing a previously unknown site. is kim jong-un playing president trump with talk of denuclearization? im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." this is cnn breaking news. were following breaking news. the casket of president george herbert walker bush is being flown to texas at this hour after a state funeral in the nations capital that included a very emotional eulogy by his son, president george w. bush. ill t...

Skill, a commander in chief, a formidable accomplishment, and a gentleman who executed the duties of his office with dignity and honor. >> reporter: a living tableau of history as leaders from around the world, the prince of wales, the king of jordan, the chancellor of germany, joining nearly 3,000 others at the washington national cathedral. >> when george bush was president of the united states, every single head of government in the world knew that they were dealing with a gentleman. >> repor...

Message, too, that mueller is sending to corsi, to roger stone, to don jr., which is instead of obstructing, why dnt you cooperate? >> well, on that note, there would be a big difference in sentencing. >> right, exactly. you cooperated and you dont go to jail at all. >> exactly. >> stick around. we have more to talk about. the presidents club, one of the most exclusive in the world. president trump has mostly avoided it. today he came face-to-face with his four living predecessors. then new sa...

You will be rewarded. and its not just flynn. you look at george papadopoulos, as well. he has been richly rewarded with very little penalty. and so thats a very good point. the president, as we know, is mercurial. you cant really depend on him to pardon someone like mueller. there is a structure in place. >> papadopoulos cooperated, pleaded guilty, two weeks in jail. there is much more were following, including the very emotional tributes to the late president, george h.w. bush, and a very mo...

Seat for the first time in the presidents club, an awkward moment, considering all of the bad blood with his living predecessors. but even as the russia investigation still hangs over this white house, and hes increasingly fuming about it, today he was silent. listening respectfully as the late president bush was hailed as americas great last soldier, a 20th century founding father. ♪ washington paid tribute and bid farewell to george h.w. bush. an american patriot whose presidency helped chan...