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This with a great degree of satisfaction. russia got away with it. they carried out a massive information operation against the united states, an information operation that was designed according to u.s. intelligence to help president trump, and now they have gotten away with it. trump has long denied that the information operation even happened, and he denied that his campaign actively colluded with the russians, although they did on many occasions flirt with the russians, meet with the russian...

Rosenstein to get rid of the special counsel, perhaps the most glaring example that we have seen of obstruction of justice in the mueller report. its critical to hear from don mcgahn. >> and unlike many others, he seemed concerned about what was happening to say the least in his testimony, which im sure everybody would love to hear more exactly about what he was thinking there and what his reaction was to what he was asked to do. nbcs mike mebley, and michael schmidt, thank you very much. ther...

Work, bill crystal. your reaction to the president. >> it would be astounding, except we have been astounded so many times. my reaction is this is why he cant have a second term. first term he was checked in various ways. jeff sessions, jim mattis, general kelly, a lot of people prevented him from doing certain things he wanted to do. he has filled his administration with yes men and women. its going to be worse. think if he gets reelected. how emboldened is he now. how emboldened will he be if ...

>> that would not be wise on their part, just wouldnt be wise, mika. >> no. well, i think we have to watch and learn today. well see what happens. still ahead on "morning joe," the senate finally passes a bill to compensate 9/11 first responders and this picture says it all, a smiling jon stewart standing by as mitch mcconnell walks past. plus, don mcgahn has a starring role in the mueller report. his name mentioned hundreds of times. as democrats want to hear more and are set to take the e-...

Dishonest as any attorney general since john mitchell. he was for the most part an institutionalist and tried to keep it between the lines, despite the fact that barr did everything he could to mislead or outright lie about the findings of the mueller report. he has already sent a letter seeking guidance from the justice department, guidance that he knows would further prevent him from painting outside of any lines. what do we expect from this guy. is it fair to call him an institutionalist, and...

>> well, mika when jerry nadler launched in march this rule of law investigation of the trump administration, they cast a wide net. they sent letters out to 81 individuals and entities throughout the trump universe, mostly individuals seeking testimony, seeking documents, seeking information that could inform a potential impeachment inquiry. that was before the mueller report came out. once the mueller report came out, don mcgahn clearly emerged as if not the top three witnesses democrats feel w...

Were reasons for it, public spirited reasons why she chose not to go down that road, that was a fundamental moment after the mueller report came out. >> if something comes out of this hearing, it gives -- >> that would be the single biggest. the audience most important for this hearing is nancy pelosi. if she decides and senior members of the conference and house decide, you know what, its appropriate to go ahead with impeachment hearings, don mcgahn, a little more detail, color, if theres no im...

Little bit. what we see is even though republicans have their line of questioning, theyre also readying him and a bit concerned about what mueller could say even if its just a televised version of his report. i think the president is going to be watching and walking around the white house waiting see if robert mueller does anything that might hurt his presidency. >> mike barnacle, you have known bob mueller for some time, known of him for some time obviously. give us some insight on this man reg...

Barnicle. white house correspondent for news hour, yamice, and john heilman, and house oversight and government reform committee, curt burdella. there have been a couple of republicans that have come on the show, i havent read the report, i cant talk about it. thats a really issue. you have to read the report. >> thats why we have been saying for some time around here, even if, the only thing robert mueller is asked to do is read portions of the report that are the most damming, democrats would ...

Amazement or bafflement that there has been such, in regard to what happened, such a muted response from one political party here in this country, the united states of america from the republican party about this attack? >> the response im hearing isnt so much about the republicans. its more about the american system in general that the russians can intervene in american politics. the russians who are long considered the greatest adversary to the united states, the famous cold war rivalry that s...