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Facing 18 counts of tax and bank fraud and could spend the rest of his life in jail if the jury convicts him. joining us now, nbc news national security and justice reporter julia ainsley from outside the court house along with chuck rosenberg, msnbc contributor. julia, even though today ended a bit early, it was an interesting day. the jury asked to go home early and the judge announced that he is getting death threats and hes concerned about the well-being of the jurors as well. >> reporter: t...

The house said they did their job. how much money did the defense department get from the house bill? this is the fourth cr. every time we have a continuing resolution, it costs the military billions of dollars. i want to do two things. i want to fund the military and deal with daca and were not going to get one without the other. im tired of playing this stupid game. the public hates the way we do business. count me in. im willing to keep the government open days, not weeks, to get a deal that ...

And then this, a tweet from president trump up-end the whole process. to suzanne malveaux, for a monday theres a lot to get through. whats going on there today? >> there really is, kate. you can appreciate having covered congress yourself the minutia. a lot of moving pieces if you will. we will start off first with the house side. they come back from their weekend recess and there will be a whip count later in the evening, essentially to see where they stand. they want their reform bill, the tax...

Allegedly being done here. i think thats the angle that begs a follow up as lawmakers return from their weekend recess. >> during the rnc, you saw the trump campaign shift their platform to be more russian friendly. those days when manafort was running the show. i have to bring matt mill near this conversation. nbc news justice and security analyst former chief spokesman for the justice department. if you dont follow him on twitter, i strongly advise it because matt miller gets spice up there. w...