And the americans. How the russians infiltrated the 2016 president ial campaign, an operation partly led by the man known as putins chef. The u. S. Indictment says putins socalled chef also handles the kremlins underthetable operations, including a disinformation factory, the Internet Research agency that fed social media during the campaign. Happy president s day, everyone. After fuming for two days over Marjory Stoneman douglas the indictments from special high school had a connection to counsel Robert Mueller, the gun control laws, even before president whipping up a bakers its students began leading the dozen of russiarelated tweets, charge after last weeks deadly criticizing the fbi and the top rampage. The schools named for marjory democrat on the intelligence Stoneman Douglas, an environmentalist, civil rights committee, defending his prior and womens suffrage advocate, statements on election meddling, who was awarded the president ial reprimanding his own National Security adviser for what h. R. Medal of freedom by bill clinton in 1993 when she was 103 years mcmaster did not say at a Global Security conference in munich. Old. Beyond florida, marjory the one person notably getting a Stoneman Douglas is a mentor for free pass from mr. Trump, all who desire to preserve what Vladimir Putin. Joining me now, nbc news we southerners affectionately National Correspondent peter call a sense of place. Alexander and contributor michael schmidt, reporter at and mrs. Douglas, the next time i hear someone mention the the New York Times. Welcome, both. First of all, peter, the timeless wonders and powers of president s behavior this mother nature, ill be thinking weekend, even for a trump weekend at maralago, was about you. Well, on that same day, the unusually prolific, shall we president then invited her to say, on twitter. Yeah, andrea, i think thats exactly right. Witness the signing of the brady we know from aides they bill, the bill which established recommended he not play golf the last couple days in the wake of a federal background check for people buying handguns, a gun that shooting that took place law endorsed by former president not far from maralago, just 40 miles away in parkland, which ronald reagan, opponent of gun allowed him a lot of time behind who then endorsed it because it closed doors at his exclusive was named for his press secretary james brady critically estate to watch television, and wounded in the attempted reagan as it would turn out, to fume. Assassination. We have heard repeatedly from this president over the course youre looking at live pictures of the last year, trying to of nikolas cruz going for a minimize or dispute any possible status hearing in florida. Russian role in the last election. But after that indictment by which should be beginning within Robert Muellers team late last the hour. Week, the president sort of cast hes arrived for this status it through his own lens, effectively spreading blame to everybody else except to russia hearing after pleading guilty. He is represented by, i believe, in this situation here. A Broward County public some of the tweets were sort of defender. Stunning. The president , among other things, saying of russia that they are laughing their asses chief washington reporter for the Boston Herald and an msnbc off in moscow. He wrote, get smart, america. Contributor and attorney, and jeremy peters, New York Times he said, theyve succeeded beyond their wildest dreams, political reporter and msnbc qualifying it to say as if the contributor. Kimberly, its really sort of goal of russia was to create discord. Its notable, and there have tonic to the soul to learn more been Fact Checkers keeping track of this, that i think 44 about Marjory Stoneman douglas, occasions in the first year the president has been in office, he she helped save the everglades, referred to this russian hoax or witnessed the signing of this witch hunt here. Now the president s tried to sort of recraft the language, landmark gun law gun saying thats not what i was saying. I wasnt referring i never legislation. I was there that day and said that russia didnt meddle here. Im saying we didnt collude, remember how emotional it was trying to change the language in for the signing which probably the way he frames this right would not have passed the now. Note my, andrea, as you said, Congress Without the support of today hes back on the golf course, at least at his golf ronald reagan. Right. And now we have the students property. We have yet to hear from him, at least in the course of the last from her namesake school keeping several hours. And it is noteworthy that the it in the headlines in the way Mass Shootings we see usually mcmaster tweet, if you will, fade from headlines organizing just to shorthand it, he said, first of all, that general mcmaster forgot to say that the marches holding lawmakers to act results of the 2016 election in a way we havent seen were not impacted or changed by afterwards. The russians and that the only its quite a legacy to her name. Collusion was between russia and the students may not have crooked h, the dnc, and the known much about her until dems. Recently. Remember the dirty dossier, im not sure the awareness of her legacy. Uranium speeches, and the podesta company. Shorthand for a lot. The fact they have seized the michael, you spent time at maralago and know better than moment and are potentially Game Changers in a way that anyone how friends of the president can reinforce friends tragically the parents in newtown could not. And club members, obviously, can reinforce his prei ddilections n they could not turn the government around with all the help of president obama, vice hes down there. Yeah, im not sure for white president biden, Chuck Schumer house aides that this is the and other advocates. Best place for the president to be. Friends have direct access to him. They can come and go. And the two senators there. He likes to walk around either at the golf course or at it remains to be seen whether maralago, talking to folks, or not this will be the moment listening to them. This is someone who will listen the dam breaks. Theyre having a noticeable, measurable impact on the debate to a busboy or a golf pro or right now. But history, if its any guide, anyone about any type of thing. So when issues are really is no reason to be optimistic bearing down on him, theres congress is going to act. National things like gun after newtown they couldnt control. You can see where the president agree on background check would talk to folks who would legislation. After orlando they couldnt even say you need to do something on gun control, and something would agree on a way to prevent people come out like it did today from on the terrorism watch list and the white house. I think a lot of times when after las vegas they couldnt something happens, we see the agree on banning bump stocks. White house come out like this and say, okay, the president s going to do this, and it usually i dont know how they move doesnt turn into much. Forward here. So its not necessarily a place at the same time i feel its where they have a lot of control not the passage of legislation, over him. Its the change of the culture. But its somewhere where he we live in an age of a strong feels very comfortable. He does rely on these informal advisers as sort of his own gun culture and i think if these Kitchen Cabinet of folks he talks to. And peter, lets get a kids can get the attention of reality check on the whole issue particularly young people moving of gun laws because sara forward that could possibly be the impe tis of a corner being turned here the same way we saw sanders statement said today a difference in thinking about smoking, the same way in thinking about seat belt legislation. That while discussions are ongoing and revisions are being considered, the president is supportive of efforts to improve the federal background check system. What were talking about there is the cornyn bill. Gay rights. Gay rights. Its a bipartisan bill, passed the house already, i believe. If they can think of their role but the house added on some in society in a different way there could be a change. Look at the me too movement language, which made it even as well. More widespread that under we have a roll call of sorts, i think we have it up on graphic federal law people could conceal with the recipients, the top and carry firearms, which had not been in the original recipients of nra money and this version. Yeah, across state lines. Youre exactly right. The reason this is important is something that certainly in here is this doesnt necessarily expand federal background the senate has been noteworthy. Checks. It sort of tries to improve the current bill that exists right now, trying to improve federal the Trump Campaign to the tune compliance. We know, as nbc news first of some 30 million . Reported this weekend, the president spoke to john cornyn the nra, thats one of the on friday about this. Untold stories, the nras but the bottom line, and i think this is significant, is that we involvement, their advertising and advocacy on behalf of donald have witnessed on multiple occasions now three of the top ten worst Mass Shootings to take place in this country have occurred in the last five trump. If you look at the way he talked months, all in effect under President Trumps watch. Even after las vegas with that about immigration, maybe i could conversation about bump stocks support something inconsistent with my talking points on this, became one that the white house my hard line, then he gets said it was, in fact, open to, yanked back to his right. Nothing changed. So right now, even if they are im afraid thats what you might to succeed here and able to see happen on gun control create these improvements, it wouldnt expand background because the nra is not going to checks. It would only sort of better instruct those Law Enforcement members and others in states and localities to help make the let it. System as it is a little bit leadership out of the better. And one other thing, the executive. This is a great opportunity for common sense steps that can be security clearances. Taken. New guidelines came out friday just in the area of background checks. Night from the chief of staff, there should be no ability to do a casual sale without finding kelly, perhaps closing the door on these interim clearances. Out who theyre selling the gun michael schmidt, initially it to and who is involved. The president should be for does seem this could impact that. Of course the president can and jared kushner. Should lead on this and, mrps, i yeah, this is the person with ask to you do this. However, jeremy, when john kasich was running in ohio, he the greatest impact. Reversed his previous support for gun legislation. Security clearances still not resolved today. The new guidelines from the White House Counsels Office says if you were not resolved by june 1, if you still had an interim one by then and still there are fewer and fewer who need the clout of the nra these dont have one today, then you days. Could lose your clearance. That would happen by the end of this coming friday. I think kimberly is right unless so the real question is, what theres a change in our culture, a generational shift with these will this mean to kushner . The white house would not young kids coming up and not address the question directly on friday. Buying guns in the same numbers they punted it to his lawyer, who put out a statement that said this would have no impact as their parents did, thats when it will change. On i had work for the president , but the lawyer did not directly well have to leave it there. Address the question of what kushners standing will be on the security clearance. Some white house folks think this is an effort by kelly and mcgahn to sort of isolate kushner, who they see as someone that gets in their way. Thats obviously part of the continuing white house intrigue that we spend a lot of time focusing our efforts trying to understand here. My guess is that by friday, the white house will have to publicly address what kushners status is underneath the security clearance. So thats the idea. Just one more followup on what do you think . I dont like it. Oh. That to you, michael. Nuh uh. Yeah. First of all, one wonders how ahhhhh. Mmmm. Oh. Yeah. With an interim clearance he ah. Agh. Could be negotiating middle east ddd. No. Peace and meeting with the hmmm. Chinese and these other foreign uh. Huh. Leaders without looking at the yeah. Uh. Huh. In business, there are a lot of ways to say no. Topsecret intelligence. That said, cant the president thank you so much. Thank you. So were doing it. Yes. Just give him clearance on his start saying yes to your companys best ideas. Own . Because the president has that power. Yeah, the president does have we help all types of businesses with money, tools and knowhow that power, and the security to get business done. Clearance process perhaps for American Express open. Good reason, perhaps for not, is not one we have a lot of to everyone else, to ieveryone else. Ne. Visibility into. Its not a very transparent but on the inside, i feel chronic, widespread pain. Process. Were sort of learning as we go fibromyalgia may be invisible to others, along here, as the white house has these issues, how these but my pain is real. Things are usually resolved. Fibromyalgia is thought to be caused by overactive nerves. Its our understanding that the president could simply go ahead and give kushner the clearance lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. That the president believes that im glad my doctor prescribed lyrica. He should have. Now, the question is, why has for some, lyrica delivers effective relief the president not done that for moderate to even severe fibromyalgia pain. Until this point . What is it thats truly delaying and improves function. This process . Is it simply that mr. Kushner lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions, suicidal thoughts or actions. Has just very complex business dealings, or is there a larger tell your doctor right away issue there . If you have these, new or worse depression, we dont know that. So thanks to you, michael unusual changes in mood or behavior, schmidt and Peter Alexander at swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, the white house. Thank you, both. Joining us now, msnbc National Muscle pain with fever, tired feeling, or blurry vision. Common side effects security analyst frank dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain, swelling of hands, legs and feet. Dont drink alcohol while taking lyrica. Dont drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. Those whove had a drug or alcohol problem may be more likely to misuse lyrica. With less pain, i can do more with my family figliuzzi. What we heard this weekend from the president , questioning the talk to your doctor today. See if lyrica can help. Mueller indictments, obviously misinterpreting, to put it mildly, the impact or the what is contained in those indictments. Yeah, so look, this is every american needs to read through these indictments and get to the facts that mueller is laying out. It reads like a spy novel. Unfortunately, its for real. We were all being targeted. It shows tremendous depth of evidence and specificity that the russians had an operation to impact our elections. The jury is out on whether there was actual influence on the elections, but heres the thing. Trump is missing the point here. He views any evidence that russia was meddling as somehow a lessening of his stature. Hed be much better served if he came out and said, look, we have an adversary here. The evidence is here. Were going to do something about it. So why is he not doing that . He smells an indictment coming his way. He sees evidence of signals intelligence in this indictment. And lets look very closely at the russian reaction. Have you watched the russian spokesperson change his tune from theres nothing there, this is silly, to, well, the indictment talks about russians but certainly not the russian government. No evidence of the russian government here. Its almost a parallel of what trump is doing, but the russian tune has changed to, well, you cant prove the russian state was involved in this. And matt miller, its remarkable that a president of the United States seeing this indictment is not saying, we have to defend america. And this announcement at a time the president s every president from reagan on relationship with the press has through democrats and been fraught with difficulties, republicans would have taken to the Gridiron Club announced the the air waves and said, this is president , President Trump, will an attack on our sovereignty. Attend its dinner in march. As we now learned from this it has been to always invite the indictment, it was not just through social media, as though president of the United States that would not be an attack. And he will attend. That does it for us. That said, there were people let me hand it off to my planted here, organizationiing colleague Kristen Welker. A great show. That will be an interesting rallies. There were grassroots efforts. Event. It was profoundly invasive. Yeah, it was a much more i know youll be there to speak. Widespread plot than we knew. Im Kristen Welker in for craig it started earlier than we melvin. Thought and was more well financed than we thought. Right now were keeping an eye the president s response, as on a court in Broward County, always with him, was all about him, not about the country, not florida, where alleged shooter what we needed to do about National Security, but all about nikolas cruz is set for a him and how it affected him. On friday, you saw the