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Analysis and discussion of the days top stories and compelling issues from Lawrence ODonnell. Beforehand. Rudy giulianis answer to that was, nobody can be sure of anything. With Defense Lawyers like that, who needs prosecutors . So why Hasnt Donald Trump replaced his weak, Tv Defense Lawyer who is doing a terrible job of defending donald trump . Well, there are a few real possibilities and rational possibilities for that. One is that donald trump doesnt know what good lawyering looks like and so...

What you say the conflicts of interest are. so republicans will not act on a report. and that is why these elections coming up in 99 days are so vitally important, because donald trump is placing a bet that the republican party -- he could -- he could be found colluding or criminal conspiracy, abetting or even shooting somebody on fifth avenue and the republican party will do nothing about it. that is why we need checks and balances and democrats to take a house of congress for some accountabili...

>> when don jr. made as you know that day before the meeting and i think after calls to a blocked number. was that the president? >> i dont know. >> i dont know. that is a very important question about the presidents knowledge about the trump campaigns attempt to conspire with russian government officials. and rudy giulianis answer is i dont know. robert mueller probably knows. and rudy giuliani knows that robert mueller probably knows whose blocked phone number donald trump jr. was probably cal...

Are good but to use the meetings to achieve objectives and sometimes use other means including coercion and including not meeting. the president thinks diplomacy is all about his personal relationships with these autocrats. its not. it is about advancing americas national interests. >> is it possible that the presidents line of i will meet with anyone and meeting with kim jong-un and now i will meet with anybody in iran, is something he believes will allow him, help him actually have future meet...

Crimea. this is why donald trumps attacks on nato -- that was attended by jared kushner and paul manafort possibly with donald trumps approval beforehand was about getting sanctions lifted. but nato is not lifting its sanctions on russia. so putin hopes to tear apart the relationship between nato and the united states and is trying every way he can to do that. our next guest is former ambassador to russia, michael mcfaul, who donald trump was considering surrendering to russian authorities when ...

Equation. he seems intent on that. i ask the simple question, are we better as a country, are our national security interests better or worse after the helsinki summit? i dont know of a single individual who thinks we are now better off as a result of that meeting. and therefore i think that causes question. we should question the judgment of the president. why are we so eager to have these meetings? what objective is being achieved? i cant see one. >> former ambassador michael mcfaul thank you ...

Conditions? have there been any discussions? >> i will meet with anybody. >> do you have any preconditions for that meeting? >> no. if they want to meet ill meet. any time they want. any time they want. it is good for the country, good for them, good for us and us an for the world. no preconditions. if they want to meet ill meet. >> joining our discussion now michael mcphaul. your reaction to the presidents willingness to meet with anybody including anybody in iran. >> incredible. what can i say...

Russian meeting. lets listen to this. >> he stated there was a meeting two days before the meeting took place with donald jr., jared, manafort and two others. gates and one more person. cohen also now says, because he says too much, that two days before he was in a meeting with roughly the same group of people, but not the president. definitely not the president. in which they were talking about the strategy of the meeting with the russians. the people in that meeting deny it, the people we have...

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