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Tower meeting is a huge red flag that not only were they unconcerned with this russian overture but they welcomed it and in some ways want to conceal it. to have warned the fbi would have been to expose their own conduct, the campaigns own conduct and that is something that bob mueller will be very, very interested in. >> let me follow up with you, then, jeremy. the reporting that we -- that is now public, about michael flynn is -- includes a promise he made to rip up russia sanctions on day one...

People inside the white house. people like reince priebus. people about flynn and his discussions with the russian ambassador sergey kislyak. if mueller can determine that flynn was directed to discuss sanctions and that he was directed to lie to the fbi and then if he was directed to then lie to pence, that can be used in this possible obstruction case against the president. >> you covered a lot of generals who rise to political prominence both through their successes on the battlefield and the...

Made those false statements was because he didnt know. mike flynn had lied to him about that. how could he have known? now based on the court filings surrounding mike flynns guilty plea we know that the government has evidence that that story about mike pence is untenable. it wasnt just mike flynn who knew he was discussing sanctions with russia. it was multiple members of the trump transition team. the trump transition team was run by mike pence. so the story can no longer be that flynn, bad ap...

He writes, i never asked comey to stop investigating flynn. just more fake news covering another comey lie. comey is kind of trolling donald trump online with the timing of some of his tweets and if you read between the lines, for example, this picture that he posted of a sunset on instagram with a quote from the buddha, quote, three things can not be long hidden, the sun, the moon, and the truth. this was shortly after it was announced that michael flynn would be cooperating with the special co...

Contributor. michael steele, former chairman of the rnc. jason johnson, msnbc contribute our and amy stoddard, associate editor and columnist for real clear politics. let me start with you, chairman steele. this mike flynn fantasy that he was some rogue actor, some guy who lied but didnt have to does not compute. glen kessler from the post tweeted its worth keeping in mind that flynn served in the military for 33 years and was trained to follow orders in a chain of command. >> and thats the key ...

Fled the scene. we dont have a time frame on this, yet. that is all we know. we will continue to look at it and let you know what we hear as soon as we get more information. new questions this morning, casting doubt on the white houses betrayal of michael flynn and how he supposedly acted alone, a rogue actor when he made contact with kislyak. flynn was in close touch with members of the transition team before and after he spoke with the russian ambassador. >> sent this e-mail after the obama ...

Russia, then we have all the other e-mails from donald jr., etc., this is a sloppy and incompetent administration. we have known this throughout the year if we look at the no legislative accomplishments yet, the lack of appointments and the key positions on the field. that started with the transition team and has continued through the first year of the presidency. >> its a conversation about the rogue actor and who is working independently. thank you for that. thank you for joining me. its bee...

Michael flynn and how he acted alone, a rogue actor when he made contact with then russian ambassador kislyak. there are remails written by the former transition team adviser, kt mcfarland revealing flynn was in close contact with members of the transition team before and after he spoke with the then russian ambassador. >> this e-mail was put out after it. here is the most important part, possibly, of what she wrote. if there is a tit for tat escalation, trump will have difficulties improving re...

"the new york times" and "the new yorker." >> weinsteins contract, and this is rashlable, he would not be fired for misconduct as long as he reimbursed the company for setments. nbc news did confirm the details of that contract. i want to talk about the systems in place to protect predatory work behavior. and a contract like this, how out of the ordinary is that? >> i think companies would like us to believe sexual harassment flows from a rogue actor. i think this case has revealed its a system ...

Canceller free trade agreement with south korea. this is a major problem because american power in the post-world war ii era was built not just on our military strength but on our ability to bond disparate allies to our side because they trusted american institutions and the people who led those institutions. thats whats breaking down today with trump in the white house. its not a matter of ideology or toughness. theres simply not confidence internationally in the person of the president. and th...