John heilemann, senior Political Editor for the huffington post, sam stein, National Political correspondent for the Washington Post karen tim mull tea along with willie geist and Mike Barnicle in new york. So much has happened even in the past 24 hours, former fbi director Robert Mueller immediately takes over the Justice Departments investigation of russian interference in the 2016 campaign. He is now in charge of prosecutors and fbi agents in multiple field offices. Deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein made the appointment yesterday. Rosenstein is overseeing the doj Jeff Sessions recused himself. Nbc news was told the White House Office was informed about the appointment of the special counsel after the order was find. Stop right there. David ignatius, a lot of people have liked to say since january 20th, theres a new sheriff in town. When the white house is notified after the special counsel there really is a new sheriff in town. There really is a new sheriff in town. Lets just s
Katie, thanks as always. Busy news weekend and day. Developing news. Russian investigation and report on hurricane irma. Big news, problems at white house caused by steve bannon, breaking silence in first tv interview sunday claiming he only wants to support the president. Clearly doing that his own way. Confirming in interview that trump firing jim comey was a historic mistake. Someone said to me that you described the firing of james comey, youre a student of history, as the biggest mistake in political history. That would be probably too bombastic even for me, maybe modern political history. The firing of james comey was the biggest mistake in modern political history . If youre saying thats associated with me, ill leave it at that. By leaving it at that, bannon ensured the critique would hit the white house today. At time when Trump Officials would like to push agenda on taxes or focus nation on hurricane relief, instead once again pressed to revisit the scene of the firing of jim
And on the spot. How politics is having an impact on what kind of ads youre going to see during the super bowl. We begin with a live picture of the white house just moments ago pushing back on growing concerns by democrats that President Trump will soon move to fire Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein. Does the white house feel that Rod Rosenstein is a man of integrity . The white house believes that Rod Rosenstein serves at the pleasure of the president and right now hes in his position. There is no conversation, there is no consideration for him to leave at this time. But a former fell prosecutor telling me earlier firing rosenstein would no doubt set the wheels in motion for the constitutional crisis democrats have been warning about. If Rod Rosenstein had any significant involvement in this at all, it was only to say, yup, this is an investigation uncovering relevant information and that it should continue. If that is used as a pretechs to remove Rod Rosenstein, then we have nak
Do they change their mental math at all when they think about it, thinking about how this next year is going to go and their own seats being at risk . Open hearings in the impeachment inquiry start wednesday morning. That does it for us tonight. We will see you again monday. Now its time for the last word with ali velshi in for lawrence tonight. It is a very busy night of news to get to. Ahead in this hour, all of the legal problems swirling around trump world today. Steve bannon under oath at the roger stone trial. Well talk to someone who heard how bannon tied the campaign to wikileaks. And trump defender jim jordan is facing new accusations of doing nothing to stop sexual abuse when he worked in ohio university. This as republicans move to put him on the House Intelligence Committee so he can be part of the televised impeachment hearings. And at the end of the show, the mood inside the white house now that the first excerpts of the new anonymous book are out. But we begin with the n
Legal problems swirling around trump world today. Steve bannon under oath at the roger stone strietrial. Well talk to someone heard how bannon tied the campaign to wikileaks. And trump defender jim jordan is facing new accusations of doing nothing to stop sexual abuse when he worked in ohio university. This as republicans move to put him on the House Intelligence Committee so he can be part of the televised impeachment hearings. And at the end of the show, the mood inside the white house now that the first excerpts of the new anonymous book are out. But we begin with the newly released transcripts from two more key witnesses in the impeachment inquiry, ended an explosive week of damning revelations for President Trump. They detail the blatant and explicit push by the Trump Administration to pressure ukraine to investigate the president s political rivals in exchange for military aid and a coveted white house meeting. And for the first Time White House officials testified the quid pro q