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That the people who were accusing wynn really just still were so intimidated by his massive stature, huge wealth and influence, that they felt like they couldnt come forward. >> jeff bennett, i was talking with virginia henernan about the deafening silence from the republican national committee. this story hit yesterday, and we were looking for, expect something response from the rnc in light of the fact that steve wynn is the rnc finance chairman. so far as we know, again, politico reporting he...

Magnate, and principal fundraiser for the republican national committee. we have news on his status in the rnc. to my colleague jeff ben tet -- bennett at the white house. whats the latest? >> reporter: politico is reporting that steve wynn is stepping down from his position as republican national committee chair. we at nbc news are working to confirm that. steve wynn is the latest high profile, wealthy and politically connected man accused of harassment. the "wall street journal" breaking that ...

That a quote. situate this story, this reporting with what weve seen the last many months. >> one of the interesting things about this story is the location, las vegas. las vegas is known for legal sex work in some cases, certainly what happens in vegas stays in vegas, the city of sin. the other thing las vegas is known for is a robust vip culture. a member of the culinary union described how powerful the unions are there. and also how responsible wynn is for giving people very good jobs that mo...

Manicurists who made the explosive claim that was the headline in the "wall street journal" story that broke yesterday morning. but they spoke with 150 of his employees throughout his hotel empire in las vegas. and there were dozens of claims of sexual misconduct. thats very serious. and it goes to show that mr. wynn, his actual investments, not just his reputation, were hit. >> let me ask you a bit about that. jeff bennett a moment ago reading a statement from steve wynn which he issued persona...

You just said death threats for reporti reporting? >> yeah. death threats. yes. for asking questions and reporting. yes. yes. >> thats for you personally? >> its real. me personally. what do you do? you talk to your company and your company has the fbi, the local police on speed dial. just for asking questions. i mean, people are taking this to a whole other degree. weve been doing this for a long time. same questions ive asked this president ive asked other presidents. but brian, the only quest...

Trump fired flynn. some of those interviewed believe the special counsels goal is to figure out when president trump first learned flynn lied to the fbi. and joining me now, nbcs peter alexander at the white house and ned price, former obama national security counsel spokesperson and msnbc contributor. first off, peter, in our reporti reporting, what exactly would mueller gain by trying to figure out when donald trump knew about flynns lying to the fbi? >> well, lets be clear. this is significan...

Ryan, thank you very much for being on with us for these past two days and explaining all the reporti reporting. >> appreciate it, ryan. >> thanks, guys. see you soon. back to the policy at the heart of the matter. the aca, obamacare, is here to stay, for now at least. its the law of the land, but there are problems, there are cost issues. so will the people come first? and if they do, if they have the political courage to work together, what does need to be addressed? we have one of the archi...

Forward to made in america week. i will tell you more about that in a moment. he took aim at the mainstream media, accusing them again of spreading fake news. ill take you to twitter. he was very active early sunday morning. he tweeted this, with all of its phony and unnamed sources and slanted and fraudulent reporti reporting, fake news is distorting democracy in our country. he also tweeted this. hillary clinton can illegally get the questions to the debate and delete 33000 e-mails but my son ...

>> were launching season two, candidate confessional coming up in june, great guests. >> i bet thats great. >> on fridays show, by the way, well have complete coverage of james comeys testimony, nancy pelosi and members of the senate intel committee, senators joe manchin and susan collins all join us live from capitol hill. thats on friday. coming up this morning well go live to the white house for a report from peter alexander about how the president plans to spend thursday. and senator marc wa...

Say this is my guy. >> trump is not known for extending himself for other people, not only is your story but the whole story from yesterday, michael schmidt story about how trump tried to get comey to shut down the investigation for michael flynn. this is perhaps the most damaging story about trump and its for the benefit of michael flynn. >> hang on before you answer that before putting matthew on the spot bring in our senior analysts, legal analysts and reporter, to get more on this reporti re...