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we should point out nbc news has not yet verified that reporting half what we do have this afternoon is new reaction from a spokesperson for mark meadows. joining me now, luke broad january broadwater, matt miller, and joyce vance. luke, who exactly could be picking up these legal fees for at least it seems a dozen witnesses testifying before the january 6th committee? >> well, there are two funds that are funding witnesses lawyers. one is the save america pac which is run directly con...

the man who said those words, chris patten, now lord patten, is my guest today. has that promise been broken? and could the uk have done more to honour it? lord patten, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. has that promise, that hong kong would be run by hong kong people, been broken? yes. and it was based on the perhaps misguided assumption, which some of us had occasional doubts about, that the chinese were... the chinese communist party, let me make a distinction, would keep their word, ...

>> ill give you this preview, the president didnt do very much, but gleefully watch television during this timeframe. we will present a lot per than that. i can only imagine, i know what i felt as a u.s. congressman and if i was a president sworn to defend the constitution and that includes the legislative branch watching this on television i know i would have been going ballistic to try to save the capitol. he did quite the opposite. s weve discussed many times on this program in the...

conspiracy theorist alex jones has been ordered to pay even more to the parents of a 6-year-old little boy who was killed in the 2012 massacre at sandy hook elementary school. $45.2 million more in punitive damages on top of the more than $4 million in compensatory damages already award at the civil trial just yesterday for those deeply harmful lies that the shooting was a hoax among many other completely false and outrageous claims. now, under texas law there are limits on punitive da...

president donald trump. good morning. welcome to "morning joe." it is thursday, august 25th. im willie geist. with us, msnbc contributor mike barnicle. former aide to the george w. bush white house and state departments, elise jordan. the president of the national action network and host of "politics nation," reverend al sharpton. and white house editor for "politico," sam stein. lets dive into the story that has everybody talking right now. 43 million people in line to have at least...

>> i believe my plan is responsible is fair. it focuses the benefit on middle-class and working families. >> so will it help or hurt the president and democrats politically? today opinion sharply divided. >> i voted for the president specifically for this issue. $20,000 for pell recipients would be a major victory. >> i just feel its a little slap in the face to those who worked hard to pay it off. >> also today restrictive abortion bans taking effect in oklahoma, tennessee and texas. ...

as a huge surprise given the well-established history inside trump world of pressuring potential witnesses in key investigations. washington post lays it out like this, quote. evidence across multiple state, federal and congressional investigations points to a similar pattern. trump and his close allies privately shower potential witnesses with flattery and attention extending vague assurances that staying loyal to trump would be better than crossing him. meanwhile, trump publicly blas...

appearance. the sudden scheduling of the hearing suggests she will tell more than during her previous four taped depositions, clips of which were played last week, including the revelation that after the riot, a number of republican congress members had sought pardons from the white house. s had sought pardons from the white house. >> her boss, mark meadows, appears to be a central figure for the committees investigation. first turning over his text messages, including the ones he rece...

d.c. conventional wisdom. the summer beginning with democrats almost fatalistic about losing the house. here are todays headlines. a shift in trends showing democrats daring to dream, the "times" reported on the rebound. the post reporting democrats showing momentum in these recent special elections, which is hard data. the d.c. website axios reports on the democrats now stunning turnaround. now, first, this is classic washington -- a narrative zigs and zags. everything gets exaggerate...

hey, everyone. its saturday, august 6th. thank you for waking up with us. phil -- i shouldnt ask about how youre holding up. how is your wife holding up with those four children? >> they have been fed, as far as i know right now. not watching on the cameras like you guys have. they are happy with their breakfast. i hope theres some cartoons going on. i have to be careful about tv stuff. its saturday. you watch cartoons, right? >> phil, when are you coming home? after 11:00. dont worry,...