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Trying to piece them together like a jigsaw puzzle. That would be an unusual first call between new heads of state, a congratulatory phone call to be bragging about the relative value of each countrys hookers would be an unusual i think thats a fair statement. There is also the admission that the president doubted the judgment of his own National Security advisor. His preoccupation with the steele dossier, an obsession with Andrew Mccabe and the insinuation by trump that he had an undisclosed conversation with Vladimir Putin during which the russian president bragged about russias hookers. The memo does nothing to undermine the narrative james comey has shared publicly since his dismissal in may 2017. So the big question we are asking today, is will releasing the comey memos backfire on the gop. Over on capitol hill reaction to the memos release has been divided along party lines, as you would expect. But at the white house, the president says he feels vindicated. Only hours after the documents were made public, he tweeted james comey memos just out and show clearly that there was no collusion and no obstruction. Also he leaked classified information. Wow. Will the witch hunt continue . Also in the headlines today, a rush to judgment. Thats what attorneys for former fbi Deputy Director Andrew Mccabe are calling the investigation and eventual termination of their client. Today mccabes lawyers say hes considering every avenue of litigation. So lets get right to this very busy day with our team of reporters. Pete williams, nbcs justice correspondent. Nicholas confessore. And Devlin Barrett from the washington post. Pete, i have to start with you on this very busy day. First, to the dnc filing this lawsuit against the russian government, the Trump Campaign, as well as wikileaks. What do you make of this . Whats the very latest on that . Theres nothing new in terms of allegations of any kind of explosive new allegations suggesting that the Trump Campaign and the russians were colluding. Basically the lawsuit takes all of the claims that have been out there publicly, assumes them to be true, and wraps them into a lawsuit and says that the democrats were severely hurt by the hacks of their email system. They had to may 1 million to get it fixed. Donations dropped off. Employees were threatened. So they want damages against the Trump Campaign and some of the familiar names that have been mentioned. It is a long list of defendants. Now some of them the democrats are never if this lawsuit continues are never going to be able to depose. Russians and oligarchs, Julian Assange and wikileaks. I suppose they could if this lawsuit moves forward to the discovery phase and try to depose some of these people. The basic claim of the lawsuit is the russians were intent on interfering with democracy and found a willing partner in the Trump Campaign. Thats an allegation of course the central thing is the Robert Mueller team is investigating and that question has not really been answered. But for purposes of the lawsuit they assume it to be true. They filed the case. Now we will see where it goes. Very quickly on that point, you can hear republicans painting this as purely political, but you say it is possible they may be able to depose some people like roger stone, for example. Is it realistic that we could see this move forward in the courts . Well, well see. One of the things theyll have to survive this initial test of standing to see whether they have the right to sue these people. But they do claim that they were harmed. So two seem that they will be able to move forward. Now they cant do it immediately because these are the very folks that are involved in the trump or rather the Robert Mueller Team Investigation and the general rule is that if you have criminal investigators and a civil lawsuit going after the same thing, the civil case has to wait until the criminal case is over. Let me ask you about some other news we just got. The president obviously tweeting this comey included classified information in these memos. There was no proof of that. And then the wall street journal reporting just moments ago that two of the memos may contain classified information. What can you tell us about that, pete . Well, the allegation here is that the memos, even if they werent classified at the time, contained information that the government may now have concluded is classified. Strangely, if this sounds familiar, this is some of the same thing that was involved in trying to go through all the Hillary Clinton emails that maybe some of them, after they came out, contained information that should now be classified. Comey has said that the stuff he gave to a reporter to be turned over to the New York Times didnt contain any classified information. But now apparently the Inspector General is looking into it. Nick, let me get your take on this because as we reported at the top, you have republicans coming out and saying, look, there is no indication that the president was trying to obstruct justice. Democrats say, this doesnt look good for the president. This actually makes his case look worse. So when you look at it on its face, which is it . Does this in fact have some things that are problematic for the president like that conversation he says he had with Vladimir Putin about russias prostitutes . Well, it is important to consider his frame of mind and the intent of writing these memos. As i see and read them, they were intended to memorialize the facts and the specifics of a series of conversations with the president. So comey was not assembling a legal brief. He was not collecting evidence in support of a particular charge, like obstruction. He was trying to make sure there was a paper trail of his discussions, which he thought were strange or sensitive, with the incoming president. And thats actually really important to have. It is a very different thing from prosecutors assembling a brief in a case. I think the memos essentially support comeys version of events. Of course, as you pointed out, the discussion of a meeting with or a chat with putin is actually problematic for the president who, as you know, has really changed his story over time as to what his relationship with putin has been over the years. Devlin, let me bring you into the conversation. Whats not in these memos is james comey forcing back in any of these instances. My colleague, savannah guthrie, asked him about that, why didnt he protest in the moment . Why is he protesting after the fact . What does that how does that weigh in to this broader picture of potential obstruction and this account by james comey . Well, i think he tries to answer that basically by saying he wasnt looking for a fight. He was trying to navigate a tricky situation. I think what youre seeing already though is the republicans are going to try to paint comey through these memos with the whole idea that he had leaked classified information. And thats what youre starting to see already. Thats why theres this talk of the two memos that were later classified. Just to be clear, those memos were marked classified, that they contained classified information, after he was fired. They were not mark classified in any way at the time. What were told is that he shared those documents with his lawyers and the fbi, once it reviewed those documents, later decided to retrieve all that information and essentially take it back because some of the information was classified. But were told that classification level was confidential, which is the lowest classification level in the u. S. Government. Thats an important point. But could that still be problematic for james comey even though it was labeled classified after the fact . Oh, sure. I mean this is almost textbook repetition of what happened to Hillary Clinton with her emails. Thats sort of a ridiculous irony of this whole process right now is that i think republicans are starting to raise concerns that were raised by the fbi against Hillary Clinton, except this time theyre raising those concerns directed at jim comey in an attempt to hurt his credibility. Nick, just very quickly, President Trump has on the campaign trail said he never spoke to Vladimir Putin. He sort of wavered on that point, gone back and forth. And then this stunning revelation that, according to james comey, he told comey in the oval office that during a conversation with putin, putin bragged about russian prostitutes. Now we want to stress, he was pushing back about some of the contents in that steele dossier, but how damaging is that revelation . Well, it raises a real question. Im not sure it is damning yet. It is a really provocative question that it raises of which conversation he was talking about and when did that conversation take place, and what other subjects besides the relative qualities in american and russian prostitutes were actually discussed in that conversation. I think if somebody can pinpoint the answers to those questions, it is not exactly clear how damaging it is. But again, it certainly undercuts what the president has tried to say in recent months, that he hasnt met putin or hasnt spoken to him. Of course there is a long paper trail and a trail of videos of him saying the opposite over the years. All right. Great conversation. Pete williams, nick confess skc and nick devlin. Let me start with you, tom, since you are here. Appreciate it. Good to see you. Likewise. What is your take on these memos . What role, if any, do you think they are going to play in our broader understanding of what happened here . I think there is a lot for both sides in these memos. I suspect that these memos are going to be treated the way that so many other documents and pieces of evidence have throughout this whole controversy. I think the republicans are going to latch on to the fact that there is information in there which at least arguably is classified. At the beginning of one of the memos comey said he is going to treat this as secret. I think republicans are going to zero in on that and say this is an example of a knowing and willful leak of classified information. Then on the other side, i think the democrats can say, oh, my goodness this confirms everything comeys been saying the fact that it is a contemporaneous journal of what happened does lend it some credibility. This isnt something comey put together years after the fact. This is something, he leaves trump tower, he gets in the car and starts writing up a note to himself to remember and memorialize what just happened. Barbara, thats such an important point. Just how detailed these memos are. So many people have remarked on that very point. What does it tell us, and how does it move the ball forward in terms of our understanding of this, and could it impact the mueller investigation. Yeah, absolutely. One of the important things that happens in litigation is when someone describes something that happens, the other side often tries to impeach their credibility by saying youre not remembering things accurately. But if someone can use that information to bolster their credibility, to bolster their memory of a recent fabrication, then that can become powerful evidence. For example, someone could argue that comeys only got an ax to grind because he got fired by President Trump so he is making all of this up. If he can point to the recollection he wrote down well before he was fired, when he didnt have this adverse motivation, that bolsters his credibility. They call that rehabilitating a witness whose credibility has come into question. I think the fact that he wrote this down in such doe tail can be very important later in terms of his credibility as a witness. I want both your takes now on these revelations by the dnc, the fact that they are suing the russian government, the Trump Campaign, wikileaks. Barbara, first to you. Obviously, republicans are going to paint this as purely political. Is there anything beyond the politics . Because this could certainly be used as a talking point on the campaign trail. But could there be real implications here . Yeah. I havent read the lawsuit yet but it sounds like theyve suffered real damage. They allege that they lost more than 1 million. Sounds like theyre going to have standing to write a wrong. And at this stage the only thing they have to allege is a plausible claim, and then they can use the discovery process to build the evidence for that claim. So as we heard earlier, i think that it is likely to be stayed while the criminal investigation continues. But if something should happen in that criminal investigation, whether being shut down by the prosecutor ended politically when the house makes a decision, for example, not to impeach and thats the end of it, this civil case could continue to go forward and make that public proof for the case. So i think it is a really fascinating development. Tom, im just going to get your take on some developments out of california. A federal judge in los angeles actually just moments ago declined to rule immediately on a bid to delay a lawsuit that was filed by Stormy Daniels, effectively Michael Cohen asking for that delay because of the raid on his office space, as well as residences. That was a week ago. Of course, that case has to do with the nondisclosure agreement that Stormy Daniels says she wants out of. She says it is invalid because the president never signed it. Michael avenatti, her attorney, spokes just moments ago outside of that courtroom. To quote the court that there are gaping holes in the application by mr. Cohen and mr. Trump to delay this matter. It has always been our intention to make sure that this case proceeded expeditiously, and that as much information as possible would be known and made known to the American People about what happened here. All of the facts related to the negotiation around this agreement. The 130,000 payment and the coverup that has resulted. Tom, this may being the case thats getting under the president s skin more than the russia investigation. What do you make of todays developments . Whats the significance here . I think the significance is that the federal judge in los angeles realizes there is a bit of three dimensional chess going on here, that you have different proceedings in different parts the country raising different issues and presenting different legal threats to the president. I think federal judge, my guess, is going to do the absolute best to try to manage these competing concerns to try to structure this and try to order these proceedings to make sure that none of the civil litigation gets in front of any of the criminal litigation. My guess is this is going to be somewhat on the slow burner. I dont think there is any need to start getting into Stormy Daniels merits claims today. My guess is that will probably take our time and let the criminal process play out before we get to that. This all comes as the president is beefing up his legal team, adding Rudy Giuliani. What do you make of that . Some people say, look, this is exactly what the president needs, someone who can talk to the president , maybe rein in some of those tweets, someone who knows Robert Mueller, someone who knows the system. Is this a smart move . I think it could be helpful. We know giuliani and mueller have a relationship. I think it is in the countrys best interest to get this thing wrapped up quickly. If Rudy Giuliani can play a constructive role and he is capable of playing many different roles. If he is capable of playing a constructive role here to sit down with mueller saying we will get you what you need, get it to you fast and lets get this thing done so we can all move on, so much the better. All right, thank you both so much for all of your insights. 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My generation has grown up in an era where Mass Shootings have become all the more common and meaningful change all the more rare. Today marks 19 years since columbine. How much has really been done since . Students all across the country are demanding strict abc news strict action on gun control. Today more than 2,500 students are taking part in a nationwide National Security<\/a> advisor. His preoccupation with the steele dossier, an obsession with Andrew Mccabe<\/a> and the insinuation by trump that he had an undisclosed conversation with Vladimir Putin<\/a> during which the russian president bragged about russias hookers. The memo does nothing to undermine the narrative james comey has shared publicly since his dismissal in may 2017. So the big question we are asking today, is will releasing the comey memos backfire on the gop. Over on capitol hill reaction to the memos release has been divided along party lines, as you would expect. But at the white house, the president says he feels vindicated. Only hours after the documents were made public, he tweeted james comey memos just out and show clearly that there was no collusion and no obstruction. Also he leaked classified information. Wow. Will the witch hunt continue . Also in the headlines today, a rush to judgment. Thats what attorneys for former fbi Deputy Director<\/a> Andrew Mccabe<\/a> are calling the investigation and eventual termination of their client. Today mccabes lawyers say hes considering every avenue of litigation. So lets get right to this very busy day with our team of reporters. Pete williams, nbcs justice correspondent. Nicholas confessore. And Devlin Barrett<\/a> from the washington post. Pete, i have to start with you on this very busy day. First, to the dnc filing this lawsuit against the russian government, the Trump Campaign<\/a>, as well as wikileaks. What do you make of this . Whats the very latest on that . Theres nothing new in terms of allegations of any kind of explosive new allegations suggesting that the Trump Campaign<\/a> and the russians were colluding. Basically the lawsuit takes all of the claims that have been out there publicly, assumes them to be true, and wraps them into a lawsuit and says that the democrats were severely hurt by the hacks of their email system. They had to may 1 million to get it fixed. Donations dropped off. Employees were threatened. So they want damages against the Trump Campaign<\/a> and some of the familiar names that have been mentioned. It is a long list of defendants. Now some of them the democrats are never if this lawsuit continues are never going to be able to depose. Russians and oligarchs, Julian Assange<\/a> and wikileaks. I suppose they could if this lawsuit moves forward to the discovery phase and try to depose some of these people. The basic claim of the lawsuit is the russians were intent on interfering with democracy and found a willing partner in the Trump Campaign<\/a>. Thats an allegation of course the central thing is the Robert Mueller<\/a> team is investigating and that question has not really been answered. But for purposes of the lawsuit they assume it to be true. They filed the case. Now we will see where it goes. Very quickly on that point, you can hear republicans painting this as purely political, but you say it is possible they may be able to depose some people like roger stone, for example. Is it realistic that we could see this move forward in the courts . Well, well see. One of the things theyll have to survive this initial test of standing to see whether they have the right to sue these people. But they do claim that they were harmed. So two seem that they will be able to move forward. Now they cant do it immediately because these are the very folks that are involved in the trump or rather the Robert Mueller<\/a> Team Investigation<\/a> and the general rule is that if you have criminal investigators and a civil lawsuit going after the same thing, the civil case has to wait until the criminal case is over. Let me ask you about some other news we just got. The president obviously tweeting this comey included classified information in these memos. There was no proof of that. And then the wall street journal reporting just moments ago that two of the memos may contain classified information. What can you tell us about that, pete . Well, the allegation here is that the memos, even if they werent classified at the time, contained information that the government may now have concluded is classified. Strangely, if this sounds familiar, this is some of the same thing that was involved in trying to go through all the Hillary Clinton<\/a> emails that maybe some of them, after they came out, contained information that should now be classified. Comey has said that the stuff he gave to a reporter to be turned over to the New York Times<\/a> didnt contain any classified information. But now apparently the Inspector General<\/a> is looking into it. Nick, let me get your take on this because as we reported at the top, you have republicans coming out and saying, look, there is no indication that the president was trying to obstruct justice. Democrats say, this doesnt look good for the president. This actually makes his case look worse. So when you look at it on its face, which is it . Does this in fact have some things that are problematic for the president like that conversation he says he had with Vladimir Putin<\/a> about russias prostitutes . Well, it is important to consider his frame of mind and the intent of writing these memos. As i see and read them, they were intended to memorialize the facts and the specifics of a series of conversations with the president. So comey was not assembling a legal brief. He was not collecting evidence in support of a particular charge, like obstruction. He was trying to make sure there was a paper trail of his discussions, which he thought were strange or sensitive, with the incoming president. And thats actually really important to have. It is a very different thing from prosecutors assembling a brief in a case. I think the memos essentially support comeys version of events. Of course, as you pointed out, the discussion of a meeting with or a chat with putin is actually problematic for the president who, as you know, has really changed his story over time as to what his relationship with putin has been over the years. Devlin, let me bring you into the conversation. Whats not in these memos is james comey forcing back in any of these instances. My colleague, savannah guthrie, asked him about that, why didnt he protest in the moment . Why is he protesting after the fact . What does that how does that weigh in to this broader picture of potential obstruction and this account by james comey . Well, i think he tries to answer that basically by saying he wasnt looking for a fight. He was trying to navigate a tricky situation. I think what youre seeing already though is the republicans are going to try to paint comey through these memos with the whole idea that he had leaked classified information. And thats what youre starting to see already. Thats why theres this talk of the two memos that were later classified. Just to be clear, those memos were marked classified, that they contained classified information, after he was fired. They were not mark classified in any way at the time. What were told is that he shared those documents with his lawyers and the fbi, once it reviewed those documents, later decided to retrieve all that information and essentially take it back because some of the information was classified. But were told that classification level was confidential, which is the lowest classification level in the u. S. Government. Thats an important point. But could that still be problematic for james comey even though it was labeled classified after the fact . Oh, sure. I mean this is almost textbook repetition of what happened to Hillary Clinton<\/a> with her emails. Thats sort of a ridiculous irony of this whole process right now is that i think republicans are starting to raise concerns that were raised by the fbi against Hillary Clinton<\/a>, except this time theyre raising those concerns directed at jim comey in an attempt to hurt his credibility. Nick, just very quickly, President Trump<\/a> has on the campaign trail said he never spoke to Vladimir Putin<\/a>. He sort of wavered on that point, gone back and forth. And then this stunning revelation that, according to james comey, he told comey in the oval office that during a conversation with putin, putin bragged about russian prostitutes. Now we want to stress, he was pushing back about some of the contents in that steele dossier, but how damaging is that revelation . Well, it raises a real question. Im not sure it is damning yet. It is a really provocative question that it raises of which conversation he was talking about and when did that conversation take place, and what other subjects besides the relative qualities in american and russian prostitutes were actually discussed in that conversation. I think if somebody can pinpoint the answers to those questions, it is not exactly clear how damaging it is. But again, it certainly undercuts what the president has tried to say in recent months, that he hasnt met putin or hasnt spoken to him. Of course there is a long paper trail and a trail of videos of him saying the opposite over the years. All right. Great conversation. Pete williams, nick confess skc and nick devlin. Let me start with you, tom, since you are here. Appreciate it. Good to see you. Likewise. What is your take on these memos . What role, if any, do you think they are going to play in our broader understanding of what happened here . I think there is a lot for both sides in these memos. I suspect that these memos are going to be treated the way that so many other documents and pieces of evidence have throughout this whole controversy. I think the republicans are going to latch on to the fact that there is information in there which at least arguably is classified. At the beginning of one of the memos comey said he is going to treat this as secret. I think republicans are going to zero in on that and say this is an example of a knowing and willful leak of classified information. Then on the other side, i think the democrats can say, oh, my goodness this confirms everything comeys been saying the fact that it is a contemporaneous journal of what happened does lend it some credibility. This isnt something comey put together years after the fact. This is something, he leaves trump tower, he gets in the car and starts writing up a note to himself to remember and memorialize what just happened. Barbara, thats such an important point. Just how detailed these memos are. So many people have remarked on that very point. What does it tell us, and how does it move the ball forward in terms of our understanding of this, and could it impact the mueller investigation. Yeah, absolutely. One of the important things that happens in litigation is when someone describes something that happens, the other side often tries to impeach their credibility by saying youre not remembering things accurately. But if someone can use that information to bolster their credibility, to bolster their memory of a recent fabrication, then that can become powerful evidence. For example, someone could argue that comeys only got an ax to grind because he got fired by President Trump<\/a> so he is making all of this up. If he can point to the recollection he wrote down well before he was fired, when he didnt have this adverse motivation, that bolsters his credibility. They call that rehabilitating a witness whose credibility has come into question. I think the fact that he wrote this down in such doe tail can be very important later in terms of his credibility as a witness. I want both your takes now on these revelations by the dnc, the fact that they are suing the russian government, the Trump Campaign<\/a>, wikileaks. Barbara, first to you. Obviously, republicans are going to paint this as purely political. Is there anything beyond the politics . Because this could certainly be used as a talking point on the campaign trail. But could there be real implications here . Yeah. I havent read the lawsuit yet but it sounds like theyve suffered real damage. They allege that they lost more than 1 million. Sounds like theyre going to have standing to write a wrong. And at this stage the only thing they have to allege is a plausible claim, and then they can use the discovery process to build the evidence for that claim. So as we heard earlier, i think that it is likely to be stayed while the criminal investigation continues. But if something should happen in that criminal investigation, whether being shut down by the prosecutor ended politically when the house makes a decision, for example, not to impeach and thats the end of it, this civil case could continue to go forward and make that public proof for the case. So i think it is a really fascinating development. Tom, im just going to get your take on some developments out of california. A federal judge in los angeles actually just moments ago declined to rule immediately on a bid to delay a lawsuit that was filed by Stormy Daniels<\/a>, effectively Michael Cohen<\/a> asking for that delay because of the raid on his office space, as well as residences. That was a week ago. Of course, that case has to do with the nondisclosure agreement that Stormy Daniels<\/a> says she wants out of. She says it is invalid because the president never signed it. Michael avenatti, her attorney, spokes just moments ago outside of that courtroom. To quote the court that there are gaping holes in the application by mr. Cohen and mr. Trump to delay this matter. It has always been our intention to make sure that this case proceeded expeditiously, and that as much information as possible would be known and made known to the American People<\/a> about what happened here. All of the facts related to the negotiation around this agreement. The 130,000 payment and the coverup that has resulted. Tom, this may being the case thats getting under the president s skin more than the russia investigation. What do you make of todays developments . Whats the significance here . I think the significance is that the federal judge in los angeles realizes there is a bit of three dimensional chess going on here, that you have different proceedings in different parts the country raising different issues and presenting different legal threats to the president. I think federal judge, my guess, is going to do the absolute best to try to manage these competing concerns to try to structure this and try to order these proceedings to make sure that none of the civil litigation gets in front of any of the criminal litigation. My guess is this is going to be somewhat on the slow burner. I dont think there is any need to start getting into Stormy Daniels<\/a> merits claims today. My guess is that will probably take our time and let the criminal process play out before we get to that. This all comes as the president is beefing up his legal team, adding Rudy Giuliani<\/a>. What do you make of that . Some people say, look, this is exactly what the president needs, someone who can talk to the president , maybe rein in some of those tweets, someone who knows Robert Mueller<\/a>, someone who knows the system. Is this a smart move . I think it could be helpful. We know giuliani and mueller have a relationship. I think it is in the countrys best interest to get this thing wrapped up quickly. If Rudy Giuliani<\/a> can play a constructive role and he is capable of playing many different roles. If he is capable of playing a constructive role here to sit down with mueller saying we will get you what you need, get it to you fast and lets get this thing done so we can all move on, so much the better. All right, thank you both so much for all of your insights. Really appreciate it. 19 years ago today, america lost its sense of safety at school. Next, ill speak to a columbine survivor, austin eubanks, who decided to play dead and that ultimately saved his life. While views have changed since columbine, federal laws have barely budged so today students from coast to coast are walking out to show they have had enough. But will capitol hill get the message . Will anything change . Well take a look. No child should be subject to witnessing the murder of a child at the hands of another child. Schools are for learning about wars. Not about weapons that cause one. This is something that im really passionate about i really want to help. I was on my way out of this life. There are patients out there that dont have a lot of time. Finally, it was like the sun rose again and i was going to start fighting back now. When those patients come to me and say, you saved my life. My life was saved by a two week old targeted therapy drug. Thats what really drives me to to save lives. Tailored recommendations, taxefficient investing strategies, and a dedicated advisor to help you grow and protect your wealth. Fidelity wealth management. To help you grow and protect your wealth. Its ok that everyone ignores its fine. Drive. Because i get a safe driving bonus check every six months im accident free. And i dont share it with mom right, mom . Righttt. Safe driving bonus checks. Only from allstate. Switching to allstate is worth it. You know whats not awesome . Gigspeed internet. When only certain people can get it. Lets fix that. Lets give this guy gig really . And these kids, and these guys, him, ah. Oh hello. That lady, these houses yes, yes and yes. And dont forget about them. Uh huh, sure. Still yes xfinity delivers gig speed to more homes than anyone. Now you can get it, too. Welcome to the party. Our country has failed us. My generation has grown up in an era where Mass Shootings<\/a> have become all the more common and meaningful change all the more rare. Today marks 19 years since columbine. How much has really been done since . Students all across the country are demanding strict abc news strict action on gun control. Today more than 2,500 students are taking part in a nationwide School Walkout<\/a> on the anniversary of the Columbine High School<\/a> shooting where 12 students and their teacher were murdered. Vaughn hilliard is on the ground. Youve been there all day talking to some of these student protesters. Tell me what the message is and their mood today, vaughn. Reporter kristen, were over at a high school in phoenix. This was a student led movement in response to parkland shooting. They marched on the state capitca capit capitol. Claire, have you been satisfied with the response of Congress Since<\/a> the parkland shooting . No. Honestly, this gun violence has been happening since 19 years ago which is the 19th anniversary of the columbine shooting which is the reason were all walking. Its been years. Once we accept the violence against children, its been frustrating that legislation is not moving forward. I know that legislation takes time, but we need to do more. This is a school of 2,000 students. Kevin, what did you guys do here this morning . This morning, the main thing that we did today was just raise awareness and that helps build our voice as a community. And an arizona community. First thing we did, we did a memorial for all the victims of stoneman douglas. Over here we registered over 100 student voters. Hopefully they will show up in this next voting season. Kevin said more than 100 voters are going to be eligible this november to vote registered. We are hearing this at high schools across the state. A big Midterm Election<\/a> coming up. I talked with the secretary of States Office<\/a> yesterday. In just the first three and a half months of 2018, they have doubled the number of 18 yearolds that are registered compared to all of 2017. Well, a lot of those protesters think that that is in fact the key. All right, nbcs vaughn hilliard, fantastic reporting, as always. Joining me now, austin eubanks. He was shot twice at columbine 19 years ago today and lost his best friend in that shooting. Austin, thank you so much for being here. Im so sorry for everything that youve been through, for your loss and your strength. Thank you for being here. Yeah. Thank you very much for having me. I imagine that when every anniversary, there are a lot of emotions that come back. Im wondering if you can share some of them with us. What are your emotions today as you mark this 19th anniversary . Yeah, absolutely. I think for me, my response to these tragedies has really evolved over time. For a while i was just completely detached from my own emotional healing and so when Something Like<\/a> this would occur, i couldnt engage with it from a place of empathy and sadness because it was just too difficult. I was going to hide my emotions. And since i was able to recover from my own trauma, my response has rely evolved at first from a place of empathy and sadness and now my predominant emotion is really anger. That empathy and sadness remains but the anger is just due to the lack of action weve seen on any meaning until reforms to actually address what is now an epidemic. Why do you think that is . What are the lessons that were still not learning from what you suffered through 19 years ago . I never could have foreseen 19 years ago that this would be the outcome, that id be sitting here 19 years later talking to you about this issue, that not only is still occurring, it is occurring at an ever greater rate and the death toll is now significantly higher. And so my thought is, we have to look at this in a comprehensive fashion. Whats so frustrating for me is, every time this tragedy occurs we split to 1 of 2 sides. It is either Mental Health<\/a> or gun control. The truth is, theres responsibility on both sides of that equation. We have to study this in a comprehensive fashion by a group of nonpartisan experts and we have to follow their recommendations on what reforms are necessary in order to eradicate this problem from future generations. I think thats such an incredibly important point that often gets lost in all of the noise surrounding this discussion. I know that a lot of people have just watched and have been so incredibly stunned by the movement that were witnessing right now, the students in the wake of the parkland shooting have really mobilized. And a lot of people are saying this moment feels different. I know you have watched so many of these moments come, and then pass. By saw that after sandy hook. Does this moment feel different to you though, austin . Oh, it absolutely does. I think what weve seen so many times is that people in positions of power have their talking points that they throw out after a tragedy like this and then wait for the energy to die down, then they go on with life. Well, these students arent going to allow this energy to die. Having had the opportunity to meet with many of them, this isnt a new opinion that theyve developed as a result of this tragedy. These are ideas that they have had throughout their lives. This is a generation of children who have grown up learning how to hide better when a tragedy like this occurs. And they have never felt like that was appropriate. So all that the tragedy did was give them a platform to have that conversation on a natural level. I know that you say that this needs to be a broad approach to changing what is really a crisis in our society. If you could speak directly to lawmakers on capitol hill, to President Trump<\/a> today on this 19th anniversary, what would you say to them, austin . Well, i would say that it is time to bring common sense back into politics. We need to look at this in a comprehensive fashion and people need to come together to take common sense approach to solving problems. For some reason weve lost that along the way. Any time in business or in anything in life where you want to solve a complex problem, you find experts on the issue, you have them study it, then you follow their recommendations. The fact that were not doing that in our political process is wholly inappropriate to me. Columbine survivor austin eubanks, thanks so much for being here and continuing to speak out and show so much bravery. We really appreciate it. Thank you. And we want to take you now to houston where just moments ago, former president h. W. Bush was at st. Martins church to great mourners, paying respects to his wife, former first lady barbara bush. He shook every hand of every person who showed up to say goodbye to the woman who was known as the enforcer. Her funeral will be held tomorrow. My colleague, nbcs kelly odonnell, is live outside the church. Kelly, i know you have been there all week long. Really wrapped in this community as theyve been grieving. Talk about the moment that we just witnessed and how that community is holding up. Weve seen the people of houston and beyond coming to pay their respects. But it was not planned at least not publicly disclosed that president george h. W. Bush, who just lost his wife of 73 years, that he would interact with those who came to pay their respects. So it caught all of us by surprise, and yet in many ways, it is in keeping with what they want this celebration of her life and this farewell to be about, about others, about humility, and about service. So pausing from the harsh even caustic moment of our current political discourse, going back to see that a generation ago these leaders, a president and a first lady, were beloved by their hometown here of houston and people are really showing up to pay their respects and to show support. So president bush was joined by his daughter, dorothy. They embraced some of the people who came forward, shook hands, of course. There were hugs. A real moment of president bush connecting with those who took time out of their day to file past the casket. It is 12 hours of public viewing here of mrs. Barbara bushs casket which is adorned with flowers. This is their church for more than 50 years, st. Martins episcopal is a central part of the bush family here. It will be the place for the funeral tomorrow where four former president s, including her husband and son, will be on hand, along with First Lady Melania Trump<\/a> to celebrate the life of barbara bush and lay her to rest. Kelly, i know you will be there covering what will be a very emotional day. Just those images, so incredibly striking to watch the former president shaking everyones hands. Kelly odonnell, thank you so much for your coverage from houston. Coming up next Rudy Giuliani<\/a> to the rescue . Hes joining the president s legal team and thinks he can end the russia investigation in a week or two. Legal scholar Allen Dershowitz<\/a> recently dined with donald trump joins me next for his insights. vo make her day with just one touch. With fancy feast creamy delights, she can have just the right touch of real milk. 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Enter Rudy Giuliani<\/a>, former mayor of new york, former federal prosecutor, and current confidant of the president. His stated goal is to end the russia probe in a week or two. Alan dershowitz is here. He is Professor Emeritus<\/a> at harvard law school. Thank you so much, professor dershowitz, for being here. Really appreciate it. Sure. I know you are not on the president s legal team but you are certainly someone who has his ear so i want to get your thoughts on this addition of Rudy Giuliani<\/a>. On one hand we know he is a longtime friend and advisor of President Trump<\/a>s. On the other hand, hes very combative. Is he the right person to bring in right now . Or could he make things more tense with Robert Mueller<\/a> . Well, i think he is the right person to bring in, but not necessarily for Robert Mueller<\/a>. I think the Robert Mueller<\/a> matter is going quite well for the president. I dont think he will be charged with any kind of collusion. There is no such crime. Nor with obstruction of justice because he simply exercised his Constitutional Authority<\/a> to fire the director of the fbi. Where i think the problems may lie are in the Southern District<\/a> of new york where Rudy Giuliani<\/a> used to be the United States<\/a> attorney. And i dont know if this is intended or not, but i think this does send a powerful mess animal to Michael Cohen<\/a>. The message is, hey, stay strong, we have a really good lawyer in our team, on our team, to focus on the Southern District<\/a> of new york where your problems are. So i think it was a very, very smart move. Lets also remember that Rudy Giuliani<\/a> is a brilliant lawyer. I had selfcases with him going back to 1973. Won some, lost some. But he is always an incredibly strong opponent and an extraordinary courtroom lawyer, particularly on cross examination. Rudy has everything the president needs. Loyalty. Courtroom skills. Political savvy. And knowledge of everybody involved in the process. Professor dershowitz, i think you make a really fascinating point about the Michael Cohen<\/a> investigation and i want to get to that in one moment but first i want to do a quick fact check on something that Rudy Giuliani<\/a> said himself about the russia probe. I hear what you are saying. You are saying this might be wrapped up quickly. He is saying he is the person to wrap it up quickly. The New York Post<\/a> reports, quote, i dont know yet whats outstanding but i dont think it is going to take more than a week or two to get a resolution. Theyre almost there. Im going to ask mueller, what do you need to wrap it up. Is that realistic to think that he can actually wrap up this probe in a week or two . Thats up to mueller, right . Thats up to mueller. I think a week is unrealistic. Rudy and i are on totally opposite sides when it comes to red sox and yankees. Weve been to red sox and yankees games together. Even when it is the seventh or eight winning and the yankees are ahead or red sox are ahead by four or five runs, it aint over until it is over. So we wont know when the Mueller Probe<\/a> is over. I think it is in the seventh inning now but it could go into extra innings. Let me press you on that point because it is an important one. Some of the president s current attorneys had promised him this was going to be wrapped up by the end of the year. That didnt happen, and it sort of fueled the president s frustrations. Doesnt giuliani risk really having that type of statement backfire on him and having the president become even more infuriated when this isnt wrapped up in one or two weeks . Well, even if this were to be wrapped up in washington, he still has to be concerned about two possibilities. Number one, cohen flipping on him. Not only singing, but composing and making up stories. And second, files that are seized containing material that might come back to bite the president. I know of no such evidence and i have no reason to believe in the presumption of innocence suggests that we ought to focus the opposite way. But nonetheless, thats where i think i would be focusing my attention. I think Rudy Giuliani<\/a> was brought in as much for the Southern District<\/a> as he was for mueller. I think you might be right. On that point though, of whether cohen will flip, if hes charged which has not happened. We want to stress that point. Why should the president be worried about that if he has nothing to hide, if he says hes not guilty of anything . Well, ive seen too many not guilty people have something to worry about when they threaten one of their past associates with 20 years. As i said, sometimes these flipped witnesses not only sing, they compose. They make up stories. They elaborate. Because they know the better the story, the better the deal. So innocence does not mean that you dont have to worry. You can also be charged with perjury for telling the truth if somebody else tells a different truth and the prosecutor chooses to believe that other persons truth, you can be in trouble. It is good to be innocent but it is not a perfect guarantee that you wont be charged. Let me just ask you about Rudy Giuliani<\/a>s credibility. To do that, i want to play something that aired on fox news in the days before james comey came out and announced he was reopening the clinton investigation. Take a look. Mr. Mayor, we got 14 days. Does bill does donald trump plan anything except for a series of inspiring rallies . Had. What . What . Youll see. Weve got a couple of surprises left. October surprises . Well or early november . Surprises in the way that were going to campaign to get our message out there. Maybe in a little bit of a different way. Youll see. I think it will be enormously effective. And i do think that all of these revelations about Hillary Clinton<\/a> finally are beginning to have an impact. Hes got a surprise or two that youre going to hear about in the next few days. Im talking about some pretty big surprise. I heard you say that this morning. What do you mean . Youll see. I did nothing to get it out. I had no role in it. Did i hear about it . Youre darn right i heard about it. I cant even repeat the language. Comey said last night on Rachel Maddow<\/a> that after that he actually did ask for an investigation. Does that undercut giulianis credibility . No, i dont think so. Giuliani has ears. He listens, he has contacts, he has people that he knows from when he was if Law Enforcement<\/a> and he was kind of just playing games with the media suggesting that he knew something they didnt know. We dont know whether he was referring to comeys illadvised decision to make that terrible, terrible press statement that may have cost Hillary Clinton<\/a> the election. We dont know whether it did or not. But certainly some people think it did. But i dont think it affects his credibility. Thats Rudy Giuliani<\/a>. Very quickly before i let you go, your take on Andrew Mccabe<\/a>. His case has now been referred for potential criminal charges. Hes pushing back with his own lawsuit. What do you think is going to happen here . I agree with him. I think this is another example of the criminalization of political differences. You dont start charging people with perjury for expressing statements or views that other people may have expressed different views in order to go after somebody for perjury. You really have to prove the most deliberate, willful, material lies. So im hoping he doesnt get prosecuted. Im not a fan of prosecuting people in the political context unless it is an absolute slamdunk case, whether they are republicans or democrats or trump or clinton. Professor dershowitz, i can talk to you for the rest of the hour, but unfortunately im out of time. But thank you so much for joining us today. Really appreciate it. Thank you. Coming up next back to our big question. Why did the gop want the comey memos released . And is it backfiring . Ill ask new york republican congressman stevezeldon after the break. Anncr thankfully, prevagen helps your brain and improves memory. Dads got all the answers. Anncr prevagen is now the numberoneselling brain Health Supplement<\/a> in drug stores nationwide. She outsmarts me every single time. Checkmate you wanna play again . Anncr prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. And sometimes, i dont eat the way i should. So, i drink boost. Boost high protein nutritional drink has 15 grams of protein to help maintain muscle and 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d. Boost high protein be up for it so we know how to cover almost weve anything. St everything even close claws. [driver] so, we took your shortcut, which was a bad idea. [cougar growling] [passenger] what are you doing . [driver] i cant believe that worked. I dropped the keys. [burke] and we covered it. Talk to farmers, we know a thing or two because weve seen a thing or two. We are farmers. Bumpadum, bumbumbumbum whether its a big thing, small thing, or something unexpected, pnc will be right there when you need us. Because when it comes to your finances, if you focus on today, tomorrow has a way of working itself out. House republicans have repeatedly pushed for the release of james comeys memos but did their release accomplish what they hoped. Yesterday there was a joint Statement Released<\/a> arguing the memo showed that comey never felt obstructed or threatened. But many of these memos bolster the president s claims against the president and the Michael Steele<\/a> dossier. Congressman lee zeldon of new york, thank you for being here. Happy to. Pick up on that point. We know republicans were pushing for this release. A number of your colleagues arguing, look, it shows there was no obstruction and james comey in fact never said there was any obstruction in these memos, yet there are disclosures that are potentially problematic like the president saying that he spoke to russias president putin about prostitutes. What do you make of these revelations . Well, first off, im happy that the Justice Department<\/a> provided these unclassified memos so that they could be released publicly. For me . I was asking for these memos to be released, the unclassified version, before reading them because i just believe that the American Public<\/a> should have all of the information. It is one thing for me to read the memos and for other colleagues, and then we all come on here and were all talking about what we read in the memos. It is better for your audience to be able to read for themselves and come up with their own independent judgment. You read through what are seven memos that are an interesting read, that some people might be able to focus in on one aspect or another. Some for entertainment, others for just getting factual background on important points. But i just think it is great that all of of this information is out regardless of what was in it, as long as it was going to be a redacted, unclassified version. I was good with signing off on that before i even saw it. But congressman, does it not backfire on the president . Let me read you what the ranking democrat on the House Intel Committee<\/a> said. House republicans are spoiling to manufacture a conflict with the Justice Department<\/a> that would give the president a pretext to get rid of mueller or rosenstein. Do you think thats the case here . Listen, if there are people who have a problem with releasing an unclassified version to the American Public<\/a> who didnt have a problem with the with james comey releasing a classified memo to the New York Times<\/a>. This is an unclassified version, and i think it is best to provide the American Public<\/a> as much information as possible. But do parts of it backfire on the president . Do parts of it backfire . The revelation that he had questions about Michael Flynn<\/a> and his judgment . The revelation that he had this discussion with Vladimir Putin<\/a> in which putins apparently praising russias prostitutes. Important to point out the president had that conversation with comey in the context of pushing back against the allegations in the steele dossier. Still, it raises questions about how much communication he had with putin and what they discussed, does it not . Well, i dont believe in the context, for example, a special counsel investigation that the memos are showing that a special counsel investigation was warranted or that there is a particular negative outcome for the president coming with the special counsel investigation. If youre trying to understand the relationship that what President Trump<\/a> felt at that moment as it relates to the National Security<\/a> advisor, for example, that is interesting insight. As far as james comey. I mean these memos james comey admitted to leaking to help trigger a special counsel investigation. And in the memo james comey is saying that i dont do sneaky things. I dont leak. I dont make squirrel moves, or something to that effect. So theres interesting stuff in the memo as it relates to people getting insight on the president , his relationship with the people around him, his interactions with others, as well as for james comey himself. Im just someone who believes in providing more information, not less. Im just happy that it all got out, regardless of whether or not it was going to make one side i mean theres an argument to be made that would make james comey look terrible when you analyze the memos one way, and there is another way to analyze the memo where you can make the president look bad. Thats probably one point everyone there on capitol hill can agree on. New york republican congressman lee zeldin, thank you very much for joining us. Den, thank you f joining us. Appreciate it. You got it. Take care. The president has been in florida this week. At maralago many miles from washington. But that doesnt mean anything has slowed down at the whours. It has been a whirl win with everything from russia, north korea, giuliani and more. He is preparing for critical meetings next week. With me, Senior Adviser<\/a> of white House Strategic<\/a> communications. Thank you for joining us. Appreciate it. Great to be here. First i want to get your take on the breaking news that we learned today, the fact in a the dnc is suing the russian government, the Trump Campaign<\/a>, and wikileaks for meddling in the u. S. Election. What do you make of that . Does that add to an already very complicated political picture there for you guys a the white house . I can tell you that ambassador john bolton yesterday met with the russian ambassador. They spoke with a variety of issues including the russian meddling situation. As we know, this is something that our agencies and our administration are looking seriously into. They have been talking to state and local officials, giving them classified briefings on the importance of Election Security<\/a> and ensuring the integrity of our election coming into the election season in november. This is obviously an issue that we stay focused on as we know the president and his team has remained tough on russia. We are holding them accountable. We are obviously what we saw for example, in the sanctions back in april to the oligarchs and the impact that this is having on russia as well as the fact that we expelled over 60 of they russian operatives back when they had the nerve agents attack. Mercy, let me ask you about that. Because on sunday, u. N. Ambassador nikki hailey said there would be more sanctions coming against russia. And then this week you had the administration essentially saying that that was not going to happen. Larry custody low saying she was confused. Hailey firing back saying she doesnt get confused. Bottom line, what happened to those sanctions . Why not enact new sanctions in the wake of the meddle and propping up assad. The president is the ultimate decider. Why did he decide not to put more sanctions on . They just put sanctions on right in april. We have been very tough on russia. We just closed down two consulates. The fact is that when you are looking at the fact of how this president is standing so strongline against russia, when you are looking at the fact that when he took action, targeted action, in syria, where russia hasnt even responded because of our actions that weve done in syria and sending a very strong message to the fact that we are not going to tolerate Chemical Attacks<\/a> on the syrian people, i think there is a very strong message there. And at the end of the day its the Treasury Department<\/a> that makes she is decisions when it comes to the sanctions. They make the recommendations to the president and the president is the ultimate decider. Let me ask you about these james comey memos. What i found striking is that President Trump<\/a> tweeted about them. They said, look, they are out. They show there is no collusion. Yet time and time again the president has referred to them as fake memos. This is from march 18th. He says big setup. Same with lying james comey, can we call them fake memos . Which is it, is the president now taking these memos at face value . We are talking about fake comey. We are talking about an fbi director who is supposed to be independent, supposed to be humble, who is supposed to be the one that is there to protect the American People<\/a> and serve the American People<\/a> and this nation. The loyalty is to the nation. What fbi director comey has done is basically said as he put in his own book in the beginning that he is driven by being prideful, overconfident, driven by his own ego. What he has decided is to put his ego in front of the security of the American People<\/a>. When you are looking at james comey, who has been a leaker, who has basically decided to provide classified informations to a third party to then give over to the media, i think its very troubling. And it should be troubling to the American People<\/a>. Do you think, though, the president believes these are fake memos or is he now accepting them . He says they prove there is no obstruction. Can we take that to moon he take the memos at face value . I think its very clear that comey himself was delusional in so many cases. Hes the one that asked for these private conversations with the president. Hes the one that flipflopped in so many of his what he has been talking about in terms of his testimony. I mean when you look at the fact that he said, well you know he said at one point he claimed that President Trump<\/a> told him to top investigating Michael Flynn<\/a> and then he said that no one needed to stop investigating. That no one ever told him to stop investigating flynn. Those are really troubling claims, and false claims our fbi former fbi director has said. Lets remember its both democrats and republicans that came out and asked for his firing. That basically said that james comey had to go. So for this man to now go on his disgruntled failing pr tour is i think something that is something that should be deeply concerning, the fact that you have an fbi director who is more concerned about his own ego, about his own popularity than he is about doing what is the right work for the American People<\/a>. Mercy, a couple of points. Lets pick that apart and start with the president s tweets. He says they say there was no collusion and no obstruction . What specific parts in comeys memo prove there was no completion and no obstruction . I think again you are looking a the fact of what you are seeing in these memos. It is very clear that when you start looking at it, it is about the fact that we are seeing again we are going month after month after month where this special counsel is happening where they were all saying that comey is the one who pushed forward with leaking these classified memos. What have we come up with . Nothing. There is no russian collusion. Was there anything in this meese memos specifically as the president says that proves there was no obstruction . I think what you are seeing clearly there is the fact that comey was having these private conversations with the president , the president is the one thats asking comey to investigate. And clearly showing that the president did not try to stop this investigation. Comey and to be clear on what he was saying, he says, when the president said can you see your way to letting flynn go, he felt as though the inference was that he should stop the investigation into but then he claimed that no one told him to stop the investigation. He said no one else asked him to stop the investigation. Comey came out and said that no one that he behave three said that no one told him to stop the investigation. So there is a discrepancy from comey. And i think thats not the transcript. I think the specifics of what he said, did anyone else ask you to stop the investigation . He says no one else. You are right. Its open to interpretation. I guess thats my point. Here you have comey, the fbi director, again vouching for even Andrew Mccabe<\/a>, who we know was fired because of his misconduct. That we know was a leaker. So you have a leaker backing a leaker. Lets make this very clear. This is the fbi. This department, this agency is supposed to be independent pt and what we are seeing is a politically driven agenda by comey, by mccabe, and its just unacceptable for the work they need to do for the American People<\/a> a well as for the rank and file, those men and women in the fbi who clearly are focused on what is the protection of American People<\/a>. All right. A little bit of rapid fire here because we are running out of time, mercy. Rudy giuliani. What do you make of him coming on board the president s legal team . And he says he can wrap up this investigation in one to two weeks. Is that realistic . Is that the president s expectation . I would have to refer you to the president s personal legal team. What i can tell you is that the president ially obviously and our team be that fully cooperative with the special counsel. We provided thousands of pages of documentation. The goal here is that we do want to see this investigation come to an end. We know there has been no russian collusion. This has been going on month after month but the process needs to be seen lieu. On this issue of whether or not he is actually going to sit for an interview it was back on january 24th he said he was looking forward to it. We also know he was infuriated in the wake of that raid of Michael Cohen<\/a>s office and residences. Has anything changed since the raid . Look, again, i refer you over to the president s personal legal team. But you talk to the president. Do you get the sense that anything has changed in the i roofer you over to the president s personal legal team. What we are focused on here at the white house is what the president has accomplished. You look at the fact that we are looking at 4 million jobs that have been added. The fact we are seeing unemployment at its lowest for hispanic, for africanamerican, for women. We are seeing a success story. We are seeing the fact that consumer confidence, Business Confidence<\/a> is at an alltime high. It is renewed optimism in america. I know inside a lot of time spent on people who want to take this president down. We are focused on the American People<\/a>, the moms and dad who are doing the best they can to raise their kids and make sure they have the Economic Opportunities<\/a> in america, the jobs that they deserve. Thats what we are focused on. We are focused on making sure that we denuclearization north korea. And thats what you are seeing with this president. All right. Mercedes schlapp, white house adviser of strategic communications, wish we had more time but our hour is up. Thank you for joining us. Thank you so much. In a wraps things up for this hour im Kristin Welker<\/a> in today for katy tur. Ali val she picks things up from new york. Credit should go to the president for on the mitch and for job creation and for the stock market. These are all trends that began on march 9th of 20 08 09, which was the bottom of the recession. We have seen unemployment steadily down over those years. So was stock market groegt. So was wage creation. She is not wrong but one does have to tell a fuller","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"archive.org","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","width":"800","height":"600","url":"\/\/ia801000.us.archive.org\/12\/items\/MSNBCW_20180420_180000_MSNBC_Live_With_Katy_Tur\/MSNBCW_20180420_180000_MSNBC_Live_With_Katy_Tur.thumbs\/MSNBCW_20180420_180000_MSNBC_Live_With_Katy_Tur_000001.jpg"}},"autauthor":{"@type":"Organization"},"author":{"sameAs":"archive.org","name":"archive.org"}}],"coverageEndTime":"20240617T12:35:10+00:00"}