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Korean diplomacy on track and an indictment long in the making here at home. The u. S. Justice department unsealing charges against the wikileaks founder Julian Assange, charges that have been kept secret or close a secret for more than ten years. The details are very well known. Assange and wikileaks publishing nearly a million classified documents about americas wars in iraq and afghanistan as well as secret state department cables. Assange defenders say hes a journalist and his supporters say...

Extortion scheme, basta. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We begin with a politics lead and a huge moment for President Trump and the nation. The cloud hanging over the Trump Presidency has lifted with the release to the Mueller Report concluding no evidence of election conspiracy by the trump team with russia. Today President Trump declaring he wouldnt mind it at all if the full report were released. He said he would leave that decision to bill barr. There is a new battle on the horizon wit...

House on what the president is teeing up. Lauren simonetti where shoppers may be paying up and in illinois farmers are already paying a price. We begin with allison. The Trump Administration increasing tariffs on 200 billion worth of chinese goods. Donald trump saying way to avoid those tariffs is simple. People should make their products in the usa, donald trump tweeting over the course of the past two days the United States and china have held candid and constructive conversations over the sta...

The department of justice stopping tonight to the House Judiciary Committee threat to hold the attorney general in contempt tomorrow morning. Explain the significance of this breaking news. Reporter very significant. This is a breakdown in communication between the Justice Department and House Judiciary Committee staff. All day they have been negotiating to see if they could find any sort of middle ground over the democrats demands that were laid out in their subpoena from last week that asked f...

Could maybe last for a couple hours, right . Exactly. This is not a come in quick vote and leave. This is a process. And some of it might be akin to paint drying if they decide to read the entire. Meaning have every page, i think its 20 some pages read allowed and into the record. In addition, well see debate he here. We were at the intersection of all things happening on capitol hill today with respect to this issue of attorney general barr and the Mueller Report. The heart of this, of course, ...

With what they believe is a strong case against the president. This will only further add to the body of evidence on a potential obstruction of congress charge against the president. We have seen a series of shifting, everchanging rationals for this campaign of obstruction. It has been the uniform position of democrats and republicans that we do not respect any fallacious claims of absolute immunity. I cant give you the time table, assume we will be moving to open hearings as well. Today, the co...

Citizens, dually elected to serve. He claims they hate america. And he goes onto play politics. And try to smear democrats. I think theyre bad for the country. I think they are bad for the democrat party. You see that. And theyre pulling the democrats way left. This would be almost funny. If it werent so outrageous. Well tell you why. Stick with us here. The president unbelievably claiming there is no racial tension in this country. I dont think. No racial tension. Theres no racial tension. Okay...

Approval rating seems to be holding steady. Were going to dig into these brand new numbers in just a moment, but we want to start with the hugely important testimony today. Joining us now cnn Political Correspondent abby phillip and political director David Chalian. Let me read this key text message that bill taylor who will be the witness today behind closed doors to these congressional committees, one of the Text Messages he sent that has caused so much uproar. He wrote, quote, are we now sayi...

Endangers our national security. The president s oath of Office Appears to mean very little to him, but the articles put forward today will give us a chance to show that we will defend the constitution and that our oath means something to us. We start this hour with our allstar panel, Jonathan Lemire from the associated press, joyce vance, u. S. Attorney and Kimberly Atkins from wbrr, all three msnbc contributors. Joyce, we know democrats will pursue articles of impeachment focussed on abuse of ...

Has russia are the russians still trying to interfere in our election system . The russians are absolutely intent on trying to interfere with our elections through is it fair to say that everything weve done against russia has not deterred them enough . All the sanctions, all the talk, theyre still at it . Well, my view is until they stop, they havent been deterred enough. And theyre still doing it . Yes. And we begin the hour on that subject with the big wait for tomorrow morning and the Russia...