In washington, d. C. , Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell. Nen theres his war of word with the democrats and. What a day yesterday. Good morning. It friday, august 11th. Mika has the morning off. With us we have vet van columnist, mike barnicle, woor still trying to find a title for him. Send is in with two proof of purchase jeremy peters. John, you were on the air yesterday when these press avails happened. They were really bizarre in many ways. Yes, were all focusing on this new cold war between us and north korea and like austin powers, theres only two things that care me, of course Nuclear Power and the other carney. I think this the long run, this war that thhes raised with mit mcconnell, Mitch Mcconnell runs capitol hill. And it just ongoing to anybody who knows how the big ban works. This is a little improvised. Comparing the administration right now. But on the no republican president would wage war on the majority leader of the United States senate. At the same time hes waging war on Mitch Mcconnell. He getting involved trying to beat jeff flake in arizona. He getting involved directly or incorrectly, trying to defeat dean heller in nevada. Of course he doesnt understand that all blows up in your face. But i wonder if frjs. It does raise an important question, right . It sounds romantic and brash and iconoclastic to say im not a member of the independent party. But you need to get some votes somewhere. And donald trump is definitely getting the democratic vote. If hes going to alienate the republicans and republicans saying i have in parksbrnl what are going out on twitter, attacking paul ryan with haurkt fire. Drpt and the two most important places on capitol hill hill. You have the sentiment right when you say this is trump being more independent. There is no pure embodiment of the washington machine, washington establishment that he ran against than Mitch Mcconnell and paul ryan. And if you talk to the white house, some people inside the white house see a very dicey september coming up. Youre going to have debts over the debt ceiling, and theres concern that could somehow sign a resolution that does not contain finding with the wall, which is already dicey. In a has not gone well for him on the right. Also mike barnicle, you look at the support among republicans and among his base, it seems to be relining. I want to look the yesterdays press avails from 30,000 feet and not just look i know everybodys looking about north korea right now. Im telling people what he does know what to do if hes vlg the longest impact but he did sam soy extraordinary i recall frightening things. Pee did see some strange things about paul mann forp. Its a good thing. You saw the president of the United States literally trying to goad an unstable machine no do willing is completely game. The president of the United States clearly does not understand the concept of legislating in b. C. , you do need some friend to help you, l its mish mcconnell, paul ryan, whoever it is. We saw the president alienate huge parts of his father, if he does have an party. You saw the levelness of urn porched in history. That said, something that the person said, that the leader of north korea said. So this is schoolyard stuff from the president of the United States. Now, there may have been an ulterior motive, maybe within the context, reading between the lines he said certainly that was suggested by his National Security adviser or the a second. We dont know that. We dont know how its going to play out. But yesterday was truly beyond bizarre. Now for a light touch, lets go to donnie deutsche. What did you think about yesterday . It was a very interesting thing. The clip you guys were just running of trump. This is the First Time Since hes come on the political scene that ive seen his arms like this. Its just interesting how you really feel that he is almost afraid, that the more he bluserbluser blusters, the more you feel his pathos, his neuroses. I obviously agree the north korea is the most frightening thing from an existential point of view but waging war on Mitch Mcconnell shows a complete, complete ignorance on how to govern. When you are campaigning, you go after any politician. That was very successful for him when he ran to office. Anybody who has anything to do with washington sucks and im great and im going to clean out the swamp. That doesnt work in the real world. As i always said to my office in washington and said we need to go after so and so, i said one war at a time. We only fight onefront wars here. Dont tell me we need to start a war somewhere else unless weve won the first one peacefully. You do not want to be fight it would go front wars, let alone the 10 or 20 that donald trump is fighting right now. Weve talked about all these topics, but the one we havent yet, the one that probably is making donald trump by drawn up like that and off balanced and nervous and if donnies right, frightened, is bob mueller. Bob mueller is moving forward while donald trump golfs for 17 days straight. Bob mueller is not golfing. Bob mueller is working. Hes getting to the bottom of the facts, he getting to the truth and hes going to apply the law to the truth and that may be something that has donald trump very nervous as he goes out and golfs every day, even while he tells people he does not. Yesterday he was attacking Mitch Mcconnell telling mitch to get back to work when of course he was on a 17day vacation where he occasionally get a little work in. This is what he said about Mitch Mcconnell yesterday. I just want him to get repeal and replace done. Ive been hearing repeal and replace for seven years but ive own been doing this for two years but ive really own been do this but ive been iraning and then i get there and i said wheres the bill, i want to sign it first day and they dont have it. They passed repeal and replace but they never had a president , frankly or a senate that was going to do it. I said, mitch, get to work and lets get it done. They should have had this last one done. They lost by one vote. For a thing like that to happen is a disgrace and it shouldnt have happened. Reporter some conservatives say its time for him to retire. Ill tell you what, if he doesnt get repeal and replace down and doesnt get taxes done, meaning cuts and reform and if he doesnt get an easy within to get done, infrastructure, if he doesnt get that done, then you can ask me that question. Its unbelievable. Hes blaming the republicans for not passing a Health Care Bill when he was getting in the house, saying no kasie hunt changed his position three or four times. My gosh must be steamed right now at donald trump. Whats the reaction . Mitch mcconnell and donald trump smoke not yesterday but the day before. In between these tweet and before donald trump made all those remarks. I think that tells you a lot about how that phone call went. The sense among Mitch Mcconnells cramp is that the president does not understand how things get done in washington, that this is counterproduct of, he should they only needed those 50 votes this they wouldnt get 50 republicans and health care. Youre right, hes changed his position back and forth. He was never clear, this is what i want the policy to be. He had things saying have your theres a feeling among mcconnells team that he need Mitch Mcconnell and other republicans if hes ever going to pull off the things that voters ultimately are going to judge him for. Is he actually able to get anything done . I think thats the feeling on capitol hill. There have also been some call being layingses that republican have made on capitol hill. I do think there are some democrats who are going to be peacekeeper, thankly republicans are in a tougher position going into 2018, the senate. You mentioned jeff flake and heller at the end of the show, if the president goes after those people, hes going to lose Mitch Mcconnell. Hes already started doing that, elease jordan. If bob thats donald trump going in had certain senator denied if a thoin you know, its something that to this day if i were in congress and the guy asked me for something, id smile and say let me get back to you. They dont understand. And, by the way, if they did it to my friend, as you know, it would be worse. Members come together. And so for donald trump to be clumsy enough to, first of all, attack Mitch Mcconnell and then to threaten Lisa Murkowski because when you threaten a member, especially a senator, you just told them they have to fight back and she did. Now to do this to heller and jeff flake, he doesnt even have 49 votes now. I mean, good luck. I man getting 46, 47. It seems, elease, every day hes making his job harder. El, hes just had this attitude of being a wrecking ball, coming in through washington and, you know, nothing is going to be left standing in wake of this and he wants to have any hope of having any legislative success, hes setting himself up for disaster. Its delusional the idea that he can forge some agreement with democrats. Its astonishing to me the lack of political leverage this white house exhibits on a gamebasis. Hey, listen, were going to keep insulting . Is there any gam plan eight all . I dont think on the. I was almost giving up on the possibility of getting a lot done. This is purely political strategy. No one issing issing this, police italy but i think theres already an eye toward what does trum need to do and whats going to as a man who is a party, that is what was appealing for him in 2016 and what President Trump thinks is the enduring source of his appeal. If you had this very narrow view and only taking your race 2016. And 2016 is not the only thing that should good but what hes actually accomplished own the course of his first time. Hes goes to frngs on election day or 38 . Its2, 33, 34 now. Hes got things flishd o mmm dib mats are reacting and, no, theyre not happy. Plus the latest on paul mann for the. And donald trump throws himnd the but. Bus. Well be right back. And live tv. The channels you love. Your favorite shows and movies. Makingour iphone into more of a. Oh my tv is ringing. Hey. Im in the middle of a. 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One that keeps you connected to what matters most. A new report telling the pressure on former Trump Campaign manager Paul Manafort. Bloomberg reports. Bloomberg citing a Single Source says mueller has reportedly also reached out to Business Associates including manaforts soninlaw and a ukrainian oligarch, kaurcharacterized as information that could be used to squeeze manafort. Reports say though he is not a cooperating witness, he has been helping. He alerted authorities to the june 9th 2016 meeting involving don jr. And other campaign representatives. And may 22nd, it was reported he turned over documents in response to a Senate Committee request and yahoo lawyers this is what he said. Reporter mr. President , was it appropriate for the fbi to raid the home of Paul Manafort predawn i thought it was a very, very strong signal or whatever. I know mr. Manafort, i havent spoken to him in a long time but i do know him. He was with the campaign for a short period. Have you spoken to the fbi director about it . No, i have not. Have i have not. But to do that early in the morning, whether it was appropriate, youd have to ask them. Ive always found him to be a decent man. Hes like a lot of other people, probably makes consultant fees all over the place, who knows. I thought that was pretty tough stuff. Who . This guy, i knew him for you know, i think i was walking down fifth avenue last summer and i think i was running for r president and i walked by him. Acting like he doesnt know him and what should be most concerning to Paul Manafort is that hes on the cover of the national enkiquirerenquirer t. People thought i was joking when abrought it up the first time but Michael Flynn was called a russian spy, i think, on the cover of the National Enquirer three days before. And i have to straight. These are incredible things unfolding here. Hell say thins never met him, hardly know him, thats what hes doing to manafort now. It seems strange the way hes treating Mitch Mcconnell because whats happening on the other side here is that bob mule are and his team are starting to turn the screws to whom trump is so trump throwing manafort under the bus may not be in his longterm interest. Mark, theres a lot to talk about here but one of the things that joe did not mention that seems really consequential is that now we he was raided by the fbi. Rafrd is come plbs financial crimes. Do you think is going on in tr it were whos going after you, which agency, which individual and the fact that hes been stacking his team with lawyer like frommin ron, and that is incredibly key. This may urn but there are so many issue with respect to financial matters where this can come up and man fort is probably one of the post blow the trumps lawyer wrote this is a fatal law in the process and would call for a motion to suppress the fruits of the search. Fbi agents received privileged and kwout racial with his ser, from. In addition, given the obvious unlawful deficiencies, this extraordinary, invasive tool is employed for its shock value to pi to did frshlg. Mark, john dew prng is this not kind of odd that someone elses lawyer is speaking on dehalf of look at whos been brought in, dye cop, kroufs brought into these cases to do who have had their noz radded who worked at the cia and airs force intelligence. It not that uncommon and it happens. And we were kwop raeting prng sfwlrchl and it doesnt have to be from the individual or his lawyers and her do it, theyre true be and and theyre most run valuable on documents and anything with the witness prpgs may be off be insurance nrnl wheres it going to need from a financial standpoint . Mark, have really been watching mike flynn and Paul Manafort for any signs of pee sngs if. I tell you have i had client cooperate with congressional leaders and the government. We had made sure to innrng and at some point in time its going to become every man and every woman for themselves and theyre going to to figure out who is most vulnerable to protect themselves. When you go back to section a, north korea. Based on mo if bob mueller will eventually get to his financial record, that this is all about money, he knows it. It started as whitewater started. The blue dress is going to be Donald Trumps finances. Its one thing to volley with Mitch Mcconnell and jeff flake but to vow with south korea when you feel every exposed, maybe if im so president ial here, they wont look over here except its obviously game of human lives hes playing with each. So thaet, it very interesting. Hes been restrained throughout the entire process. His suggest millioner been playing between the lienson ive youll actual will opinion heart fobd impressive things about was that statement for mann for the for it for the judge, however the way be twrrks it could be a little bit of efficiency, of course. When we do things like that, were trying to stend am prng theres some major story every day and were definitely more in the beginnings of this rather than towards even the middle, much less the end. Right. So jong theres in metal necessaricy to judge. We only nrnl flip, people have now gone outside of the inner circle. Thats certainly the case. I presume if it were me i would be doing it, doing joan defense agreements with each of these parties so i presume that john toud and the others are talking to lawyer to. What could be be, if snrnl. But youre telling us based on your experience there wasnt anything shocking or unusual about the raid on mann fore. Its a matter of course in some cas cases. Oh, absolutely. 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