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Analysis and discussion of the days top stories and compelling issues from Lawrence ODonnell. Beforehand. Rudy giulianis answer to that was, nobody can be sure of anything. With Defense Lawyers like that, who needs prosecutors . So why Hasnt Donald Trump replaced his weak, Tv Defense Lawyer who is doing a terrible job of defending donald trump . Well, there are a few real possibilities and rational possibilities for that. One is that donald trump doesnt know what good lawyering looks like and sounds like. After all Michael Cohen was Donald Trumps lawyer for years. The same Michael Cohen who Ru...

What you say the conflicts of interest are. so republicans will not act on a report. and that is why these elections coming up in 99 days are so vitally important, because donald trump is placing a bet that the republican party -- he could -- he could be found colluding or criminal conspiracy, abetting or even shooting somebody on fifth avenue and the republican party will do nothing about it. that is why we need checks and balances and democrats to take a house of congress for some accountability for this president. >> let's take a look at some of the risks involved in the giuliani tv strateg...

>> when don jr. made as you know that day before the meeting and i think after calls to a blocked number. was that the president? >> i don't know. >> i don't know. that is a very important question about the president's knowledge about the trump campaign's attempt to conspire with russian government officials. and rudy giuliani's answer is i don't know. robert mueller probably knows. and rudy giuliani knows that robert mueller probably knows whose blocked phone number donald trump jr. was probably calling and that's why rudy giuliani said i don't know instead of a good, strong clear denial tha...

Are good but to use the meetings to achieve objectives and sometimes use other means including coercion and including not meeting. the president thinks diplomacy is all about his personal relationships with these autocrats. it's not. it is about advancing america's national interests. >> is it possible that the president's line of i will meet with anyone and meeting with kim jong-un and now i will meet with anybody in iran, is something he believes will allow him, help him actually have future meetings with vladimir putin because he is the guy who will meet with anyone? >> maybe. it's a great ...

Crimea. this is why donald trump's attacks on nato -- that was attended by jared kushner and paul manafort possibly with donald trump's approval beforehand was about getting sanctions lifted. but nato is not lifting its sanctions on russia. so putin hopes to tear apart the relationship between nato and the united states and is trying every way he can to do that. our next guest is former ambassador to russia, michael mcfaul, who donald trump was considering surrendering to russian authorities when he was meeting with vladimir putin and possibly even discussed that. today the president said he