Himself. While Vice President pence lawyers up. The greatest privilege of my life to serve to a president who is keeping his word to the american pem. Isolation is never good for a country or businesses. And one of the Capitol Police officers throws out the first pitch last night at an emotional ballpark. God bless america, my Home Sweet Home and good day, im Andrea Mitchell in washington. More evidence today that the white house is consumed by the investigation. President trump issuing an extraordinary tweet just this morning saying i am being investigated for firing the fbi director by the man who told me to fire the fbi director, witch hunt. A seeming reference to Rob Rosenstein. And mike pence has hired a lawyer to represent him in the investigation. And the hiring of a private attorney was very routine. Legal and political experts today still trying to parse the meaning of an unusual late night statement from rosenstein saying this unclear what he meant by that. In an hour, the president will be announcing what he intended e to be the focus today before his tweet and major rollback to the opening of cuba. In the heart of miamis Little Havana, these pictures from miami as well. We have it all covered for you, Kelly Odonnell is live in miami. We have ari melburn, and joining me here onset is kristen well k welker, with apologies to all of you, lets start with kristen. What is the president doing tweeting about the investigation. His staff has been frustrated as you know better than anyone, that we in the media are not focusing on what theyre doing every day. Theyre in miami, and they think it is politically potent, and he is stepping on his own message. He is, and we see this almost on a daily basis. Think about yesterday, Sarah Huckabee sanders had a press gaggle. Refer all questions to the president s outside council, and in an afternoon tweet storm he went after his former rival. Hillary clinton, asking them to refocus on the email investigation. They found there was no wrong doing, and today, as you open the show, he confirmed there is in fact an investigation. It is not clear that he even intended to do that with a tweet. I think it was about lashing out, he is very frustrated, he is stepping on his own message. Yesterday he rolled out a new Apprentice Program and it didnt get much coverage. And today, a focus on cuba, pete williams, let me talk about what he told lester holt for why he fired james comy. You made the decision . There is no good time to do it by the way. In your letter, you said i accepted their recommendation. I was going to fire them regard less of recommendation. So he said he was going to fire him anyway, and now he is blaming rosenstein for telling him to fire james comey. It builds a case against him, i dont think it is a secret that they concluded that he should be fired and told the president that he should be fired. I also think it is interesting that he says he is being investigated for firing the director of the fbi, but they are probably also looking at mr. Comeys claim that he said cant you lay off michael flin . And let me ask you about the note that went out late last night, can you give me the back story there . Were told that this has been bugging the Deputy States attorney general. There was a few stories that he thought really bothered him, ago suggesting that he met with comey and denied the request. Then some other stories about describing what is going on in the special council investigation, and it all reached a boiling point, but he insisted he did this on his own, he was not prompted by anyone else, and it is interesting to note that Rob Rosenstein doesnt know what Robert Mueller is doing. I confirmed again today that he has not discussed with Robert Mueller what his special council is investigating. So he doesnt know what they are doing, nor of course does he know where the leaks are coming from. The official says it was intended as a message to the people in the government to stop leaking. And the hiring by the Vice President , he told reporters in miami after he arrived here today that this was routine. Tell me what you know about it . It is routine on its own. There is nothing to be inferred from someone retaining a council, and we said repeatedly on air that would be wise for many people in the white house. He is widely respected, he is a fros cue tor yal advisor. It has been basically someone who has handled sensitive investigations on both sides for the republican staff. This is an information we dont no what it touches, and the Vice President might be to that point, i want to just echo some of the legal nuance that pete was sharing so folks could understand, and it says im being investigated for firing the fbi director, right . That is only an plmt among several in a criminal inquiry. No investigate starts with that, but you could have multiple elements of a crime. Theyre looking to see if an action, perhaps a firing or anothertivi activity, like a me state, or other activities if youre looking at a experience, all of the elements if they were met. An action that might have an impact on an investigation, but no corrupt mental state, they might be off of the hook or in the clear. So it is interesting, the tweet has so much in it, it refers back to why the Deputy Attorney general might need to rescues. But it also seems to misstate or even, i would say, potentially misunderstand the nature of the obstruction inquirely on behalf of the president. And i wanted to just share i know that kristin remembers this very well, vividly. This was a questioning about whether or not the president was under investigation. Did the president fire director comey . As you know very clearly, it has been stated repeatedly. He is not under investigation, and the director of National Intelligence shows no evidence of collusion between our campaign and any russian officials. But they said there is potential ties. Thats not what this was about. Well, and that shows that at that stage, at least on may 10th, as far as the Vice President was concerned, there was no such investigation, and dia diane feinstein, she is very concerned about what she is seeing from the president s tweets, and she is increasingly concerned that he will try to fire Robert Mueller but rosenstein. If the president thinks he can fire him and replace him with someone that will shut down the investigation, he is wrong. It is clear he has tried. Kelly odonnell, you covered the hill for so long as well as the white house, she is not just speaking without hour and noj, she knows of what she speaks. And at this point, she is the top democratic on the judiciary committee. This is very much in her lane, andrea, and she is trying to keep the pressure on the president as well. The attention that get also helps shape the conversation around this putting some pressure on the president. It is hard to stay if there is any actions from a lawmaker, even a prominent one. He doesnt have the direct authority to fire the special council. It is a step away from that, and it would be the top person at the justice department. He has rescuesed himself in the russia manner into there is a flow chart of authority that we would have to follow, but if the president is going to try to shake up the investigation, and we have no indication that he is going to do that, certainly Dianne Feinstein wants to get ahead of that. She also wants additional hearings for her committee with a specific kind of oversight they have to the department of justice, wants to shape how this will ultimately playout. That is certainly a big part of the voice that she has had. Formally the chairman of intelligence, so she knows a lot about what happens behind the scenes. Im in Little Havana here in the theater where the president will be speaking in a little while, and this is very much a pro trump audience. We have had people cheering spontaneously. Also a number of people chanting no fake news. This is a community that seems very much in favor of President Trumps policies. And today, as you have been discussions, his administration trying to push forward on something they consider a important policy objective. You know that so well having been there so many times, but this is a partial roll back aimed at trying to reduce u. S. Dollars going to coup man military and security, shifting the emphasis back to citizens, but in this community in florida, it is a popular move. Popular indeed in that section of one city in florida, that is very carefully sected. So Kelly Odonnell, kristen welker, thank you for getting us off to a strong start. 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Democrats and Republicans United in purpose, coming together in prayer, all for team scalise in a game dedicated to their colleague. Doctors say he is showing some improvement after a third surgery. The game raised over a Million Dollars for charities. It included a fund for fallen Law Enforcement offices after two were wounded during the attack while protecting them. Scott was at thursdays game and joins me now. My thoughts are with all of you, tell me about the mood and out of tragedy can come of the bipartisanship that we saw last night and the good spirit, can it last . Thank you, i believe so. I think everyone is standing in solidarity. You definitely have a different tone right now in washington. Hopefully it holds. And quite frankly anyone with a platform out there to tone down some of the vicious rhetoric on both sides quite frankly. I think that is important for the american people. I was talking to nancy pelosi and about concerns that a number of colleagues have. You know, a combat veteran, a pilot, talking about threats against her, threats against others, how do you go about your daily business . There have been threats for many members. Me personally i have not felt unsafe. The worry for me, of course, are my staff, my family, and you know folks like that, of course, that are close to me that i worry the most about. We take every security precaution in townhalls to mitigate any risk or harm towards any of them, i have not felt unsafe, but we will take every security available to us every way we need to secure ourselves and our office back in the district, and a ieheightene sense of awareness. It was a democratic victory, over the areas, the record shows 40 victories and one tide, but i understand they brought the trophy to ska lea scalises office. They brought the try if i to his office, and i think that was appropriate, proper, and something that were very grateful for. 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President trump has just landed in miami, explaining his rational for the economic he will be joined by Vice President mike pence who now found himself walking a political tight rope. Taking steps to protect himself from the growing investigation. Joining me now is elise jordan. In new york today and stephanie cutter, welcome both. First to you, elise, lawyering up, it is what people should do, they need their own attorneys, the White House Council is representing the institution of the white house and the offices. Does it send a signal of any kind of nervousness as this probe is clearly preding. Dick whenny didnt have to have his own four months into his first term. It is somebody extraordinary that so many high ranking officials are having to lawyer up in this way as they prepare for the russia probe to heat up. The president is not doing any favors by his twitter handle. Why are you all focusing so much on his tweets about mueller, he is also tweeting about apprenticeships and other things, but this is very news worthy. These are statements by the president of the United States. He is also attacking Hillary Clinton in a campaign that i think ended putting aside he cant let the election go, i think the reason youre covering the tweets is because it is highly unusual for a president being investigated to be making comments about an active investigation. Normally a lawyer would quash all of that. The guidance is for what he has been doing, but the president keeps stepping on that and digging himself deeper and deeper which is not just a big Public Relations problem, but a legal problem for him. Im not a lawyer, i dont play one on television, but when you consult the lawyers, they would tell you that every tweet can contribute to the pattern, they are president ial statements, if there will be a case of obstruction or whatever, he is making statements about an active investigation. And he is also not doing himself aside from the he will g he will galegalities o look at how it is completely overshadowed the announcement that he is about to make for cuba. There is no other message coming from the white house except panic about the russia probe. The leaked emails, and had husband meet with ag days before she was cleared. Committee hearings, about my collusion with the russians, no one has been able to show any proof, sad. 100 million people, i can go on and on. This can be a t