by the end will miss michael cohen with his lawyer again. >> thank you so everyone here. that does it for our hour. i'm nicole wallace. mtp daily starts right now. >> hi, anicole. if it is tuesday, let's break a deal. tonight, the u.s. violates the iran nuclear deal. >> this was a horrible one-sided deal that should have never, ever been made. >> so what's next? >> america will not be held hostage to nuclear blackmail. >> plus it's election day. what the primary races across the country mean for democrats' chances to win back control of the senate. and will west virginia republicans heed the president's warning and abandon blankenship. or end up with more problems? >> this is akin to the roy moore

situation. >> this is mtp daily, and it starts right now. good evening. i'm katy tur in for chuck todd. we begin tonight with the trump administration's biggest gamble on the world stage. this afternoon the president basically ripped up the iran nuclear deal, pulling the u.s. from the agreement, violating it, and reimposing sanctions. unraveling his predecessor's signature foreign policy achievement and royaling our allies. there is a lot riding on this gamble, and what we heard this afternoon from the president was a mix of mistruths and vague threats. he bashed a nuclear deal as useless, and dangerous. >> the agreement was so poorly negotiated that even if iran fully complies, the regime can

still be on the verge of a nuclear breakout in just a short period of time. >> but iran is complying with the deal and it was structured in a way that would prevent them from enriching uranium to the point where it would take them years to actually use it in a weapon. for comparison before the deal was made, there was a concern that iran was just months away from enriching enough material for a weapon. in his remarks today, pulling us from the deal the president also claimed that the whole thing was built on a lie. >> at the heart of the iran deal was a giant fiction that a murderous regime desired only a peaceful nuclear energy program. today we have definitive proof that this iranian promise was a lie. last week israel published intelligence documents long c concealed by iran, conclusively showing the iranian's regime and

its history of pursuing nuclear weapons. >> but guys, both the bush and obama administrations agreed with israel's conclusion that iran had a covert nuclear program. that was arguably the whole reason that we negotiated a deal to roll it back. but with that deal gone, there is concern that iran will restart the nuclear program. iran's president is now threatening to do just that so what's going to stop him? well, here's the president's answer. >> if the regime continues its nuclear aspirations, it will have bigger problems than it has ever had before. >> we don't actually have any idea what that threat actually means. is it a sort of war, missile strikes, more sanctions? it's anybody's guess. there's also the question of what today's news means for the president's attempt to make a deal with north korea which has a -- which already has a nuclear weapon. and joining me now to talk about

this is nbc chief international security analyst. admiral, thank you for being here. you were not in agreement about the iran deal back when it was initially negotiated. do you believe the president was speaking accurately, truthfully today when he was talking about his reasons for wanting to violate it for withdrawing? >> yeah. katie, i think the time to discuss was it a good deal or bad deal has passed. i criticized the deal at the time, you're right, but as we would say in american english, it's a done deal, at least it was a done deal. and i think pulling out is a mistake for three reasons. quickly, one is the uncertainty in the region. we really don't know how iran is going to react. i'm sure jim mattis at the pentagon is putting his forces on a higher level of alert. secondly, it's the not gone

effect of north korea. with this kind of policy, what's kim jong-un's motivation to agree to denuclearize and thirdly, and i think the worst is the division it causes between the united states and our al lies who have already said they're going to stay in the deal. that puts us in the position of potentially having to sanction them. it is not a good decision to pull out of this deal. >> what was the trump administration hoping to get out of this from your vantage point? he was pretty tough on iran, but at the end of that announcement of pulling out of the deal, donald trump seemed to leave a door open for renegotiating it. >> yeah. i think the odds of reoer renegotiating the deal with iran are probably the same as the odds as the mexicans paying for the wall. it's not going to happen. what could happen is a side deal to address some of the bad behavior from iran which is

significant. and that's what our allies were trying to do. in terms of what we get out of it, well, i'll tell you what we're not going to get out of it. we're not going to get the billions of dollars we were withholding back. it's unclear to me what we do attain here other than from president trump's perspective, he mismantles another piece of barack obama's legacy. it should not be a driver in foreign policy. >> you say that iran's not going to renegotiate the deal. a foreign minister tweeted in response to u.s. unlawful withdrawal from the nuclear deal, i'll spearhead an effort to determine whether we remain -- >> if you're taking it off the table, what option does that leave? does this mean in your estimation that iran will pursue

building their own bomb? >> i don't think we know yet. the iranians are going to watch to see what the europeans do. and just in the last few hours, katie, the indications are that our allies, the united kingdom, germa germany, those who negotiated this, the european union intend to stay in the deal. i think if they stay in the deal, iran will stay in the deal. we will simply become outliers and lose further influence in the region. that's principally why i think this is a mistake for us. >> what do you make of the way donald trump sold this today. he talked on the campaign trail about ripping up the iran deal. he made no secret of that. today's announcement, he didn't try to claim they were in violation of the deal, but he misrepresented the deal dramatically. turned it on its head saying that it allowed them to pursue enriching uranium and they would be able to make a nuclear weapon in a short period of time.

he announced that to the american public today. >> yeah. i think we need a sober realistic assessment of what's going on. as president, if he's in possession of that fact set, i think he has an obligation to the american public to deploy it so we can all think about it, but the united nations, inspectors our allies, our own intelligence agencies to my knowledge, believe that iran is in compliance with the deal. so my belief is that the president has a new fact set. let's here about it. i think it's highly unlikely iran is currently pursuing nuclear weapons. could they in the future? yes. does this motivate them to do so? probably. see paragraph one, not a good agreement. hard to see what we get out of it other than breaking an old

agreement of barack obama and fulfilling a campaign pledge. >> there's a big question about what this means for north korea and whether or not the north koreans will be able to trust us when it comes to negotiations. i want to ask you whether or not this all but reaffirms kim jong-un's position which is that i can't negotiate until i have a bomb. you look at what happened to saddam hussein and gaddafi, and now iran. would iran have been in a stronger position with this administration if they just pursue building a bomb as north korea did? >> i think that that is absolutely correct. the iranians have got to be asking themselves tonight, gee, maybe we should have stayed out of this arrangement. however, for the iranian perspective, as long as they can keep the europeans engaged and open up their markets, and as long as they have access to that cash, which flowed to them on balance, i'd say the iranians

have outnegotiated the united states at this point in the discussion. >> what happens to rouhani? >> i think you're going to see rouhani stay in the deal. i think until the europeans pull out, that's his best course of action. i don't think they'll start building nuclear weapons. if the president has intelligence indicating that, i'd love to see it. >> thank you, admiral. i appreciate it. let's go to the panel. marge, new york times editorial board member. nick confessore, nbc political analyst, and republican strategist susan delpuriso. let's talk about the president fulfilling a campaign promise. can the administration, if we want to look at it in purely political terms, call this a win? >> he also campaigned against against this.

his message was all over the place. he said i can see tearing it up. it's a bad deal. i think the admiral is right. i'd be surprised if the president could talk for five minutes about the contents of the agreement and all the different points in it. i think he sees obama wanted it. must be bad. if liberals are against it, and it will set them to abrogate the agreement, it's good. there are people in his administration who have a lot more developed views on this. bolton was out there saying, by the way, it's a bad agreement because we can't tell if they're keeping to it or not. >> then we can't tell -- >> it gets to the polarity of the ultimate goal. we can reimpose sanctions and be tough. if our european partners don't take part, it's not going to do much good. >> what's the ultimate goal if bolton is saying that, is that -- can you construe that as an indication that bolton potentially wants regime change

and wants to pursue that with this administration? >> well, he has been an advocate for regime change before. i wouldn't see it being any different now. but going back to the politics of it, not only does it go back to his -- a campaign promise, but it makes his base feel good. it makes a lot of republicans in the house and the senate feel good that they can talk about this, and it makes the president of israel feel good which is also really important. politically i think he did himself some good, except the problem is he's the president of the united states now, and not a candidate. he has to put country first. >> is the short-term good for him politically or long-term? >> i'm so uninterested in how this looks politically for him. i mean, just because as you said, susan, you're the president of the united states now, and one -- that said, i'm not sure he's made the case to the american people at all.

it did seem to be a fly by the gut decision because he -- it was an obama administration deal. and it just makes me wonder if the politics of it are simply -- the president has come out looking like -- he's not being presidential. he's essentially doesn't look very responsible. >> politics for policy, what are we left to expect with this president? it's clear from every action he's taken since he's assumed the presidency that his goal is not anything further than what is going to win him the next election, or win the republican party the next election or -- >> or the next news cycle. i mean, is it fair to say that he's thinking strategically about american safety going forward, or world stability? >> i'll be honest. i don't know what he's thinking. i'm not sure what the advantages

of pulling out of this deal now are. i can see the argument for not having gotten to it in the first place. we've given them back the money. we've expended years and years of diplomatic efforts to align our allies around this policy, and now we have squandered all of that, and we have no better alternative. you always have to ask yourself, what's the alternative policy? what's the better way to stop them from getting nuclear weapons? do you want to know the second war in the middle east? probably not. and it's also fascinating to me, you know, we are here because of actions that were taken 15, 16, 17, 18 years ago by some of the same people. iran is stronger today than it was before the iraq war. it is kind of amazing to see john bolton back in the driver's seat on a policy he messed up the first time. >> why is john bolton in the driver's seat? donald trump campaigned on not making bad decisions.

john bolton was part of the decision making process. why is john bolton in the driver's seat for a decision like this? >> because he performs well on television. i'm not joking when i say it. the president doesn't read resumes. he does cast calls. he looks to see who will best fit and who's going out there and making my argument? john bolton does it. there was a lot of folks who when the president was elected in the transition did recommend him. you may disagree with his policies, but at least he has policies. so that's a lot different than some of the other people he was -- looking at. >> if iran comes back to the negotiating table on this and they're able to change aspects of the deal to the president's favor, does he deserve credit? >> it's a great question. i mean, i think in some ways, sure, let's see. what happened today is -- we sent a message to our allies, and others around the world that everything is up for grabs and we can't necessarily be trusted. i think the message that former

president barack obama put out just in terms of he was kind of trying to stay above the partisan fray and say it's important to have continuity, even as administrations change, just to know you have a trusted partner to negotiate with. and i think we lost a lot of that today. and i also think that become to your earlier point, it's interesting, because it felt like something that this felt like something the president wanted to do to make it on a campaign promise, like you said. it helped him politically in that sense, but it also made him look like it was more about that than it was about what was -- in other words, he was embarrassed saying barack obama. right? that's -- i think from his perspecti perspective, but it really looks embarrassed to the country. >> undoing a signature piece of the obama legacy as he's been doing since he's taken office. >> stay with us. next, if it's tuesday, someone is voting somewhere. today it's lots of somewheres. it's a big election day. we're tracking kornacki.

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been pretty ugly. and they may also be the clearest sign yet of the party's full embrace of president trump's brand. as republicans are fighting each other over who's the trumpiest candidate. >> yes. the trumpiest candidate. and where voters go today on a brutal fight within the gop in west virginia could tell us a lot about where our country stands in this moment. joining me now from the big board is who else but steve kornac kornacki? steve, what will we learn tonight? >> we got suspense and mystery. a different unusual kind. west virginia right now, that looks like can blan kenship win this tonight? we don't have any polls that say he's got the lead that he's within striking distance. we have chatter and panic from republicans in washington and rival campaigns in west virginia touting internal polls that they say show blankenship surging

taking the lead, maybe pulling away. we'll find out tonight if that is real. look, in the era of politics we live in, surprises like this, i guess sometimes we shouldn't be shocked if blackenship pulls this out. the question is if he wins tonight, he's the republican candidate. what does that do for republicans? this is the state in 2016 that donald trump won by 42 points. this is one of the biggest bis ch bas -- bthe comments he made. republicans will have to disown him. there might be trouble with money. remember, it is a 4 2-point trump state. the blankenship can overcome everything in the primary, can we say he's doomed? as republican as west virginia, joe manchin as won here before. 2010, he was able to win. look at the blue counties in

west virginia. so he's been able to survive these tides before. bigger picture nationally, though is this. west virginia one of ten seats in the country that democrats hold right now are running in this year, but the state voted for donald trump. manchin is one of them. we'll find out the republican nominee in indiana against donnelly and in ohio against brown. there's no chance of picking up the senate. they have to defend all the seats here. the one good thing is history. this dynamic. senators in hostile states in midter midterms, states won by a president of the other party go back a generation. they tend to win in midterm elections. '94, the green, the wins, only three losses you can find for senators in this position. their record since '94, senators like manchin and donnelly, like brown, they've won 21 and lost three. having that president from the

other party helps the candidates in midterm elections. voters willing to vote for the party they don't normally vote for. sort of a buyer's remorse, maybe you call it that. anyway, that's the best thing maybe these democrats in trump states have going for them. >> steve, come join me at the table. let's bring in another expert, senior editor jennifer duffy. we have seen a real change in the way candidates are running as opposed to 2016. there was a feeling of pulling them -- pulling gop candidates pulling away from donald trump. now we're seeing them not just embrace donald trump but snuggle up to him and to try to prove who could be the trumpier version of trump. what does that say to you about the gop electorate? i don't think jennifer is hearing me, unfortunately. steve, that question to you. what does it say about the gop

electorate? >> this is an interesting sort of psychological test. take west virginia. donald trump is telling republican voters blankenship, not electable. can't win. that's the argument the establishment has been using against blankenship. he's making that to voters in a state that was so prodonald trump in 20 16. that was the argument they didn't listen to two years ago about donald trump. >> they didn't believe it with roy moore. >> moore played that. think back before the big scandal with him when it was just a question of his extreme views and trump was saying vote for luther strange. the way moore played that is similar to blankenship. saying the president is misinformed. i'm there to support him. i want you to send me to support him. and voters in alabama in the republican primary threaded the needle. find out tonight if they do it in west virginia. >> roy moore was an exceptional candidate. not in a good way.

you can argue blankenship is similar. he spent a year in prison for being criminally culpable for the death of people in his minds. he uses racially charged slurs and is somebody who is talking about this conspiracy theory against him from the obama administration which is why he spent time in prison. what is driving gop voters toward a candidate like that? is it -- can you say it's economic anxiety? >> what is it? >> i'm trying to figure out a way to describe the phenomenon. there was a moment in the debate last week, and if the internal polls are right, i wonder if this captured something. the question was asked of the candidates on the stage raise your hand if you would support mitch mcconnell to continue as the republican leader in the senate. and jenkins, morris, they hemmed and hawed and kind of did this with their hand. they weren't sure. they gave nonanswered. they went to blankenship. he ducked behind the podium and he said i want to make sure no

one gets any doubt about where i am on this. place went crazy. there's something about the posture that's resonating? >> jennifer, i hear you can hear us now. i want to get your take on that. when you look at voters being drawn toward candidates like blankenship or candidates like moore or candidates trying to prove they're the trumpiest version of the candidate in the field, is that there's a distaste for mitch mcconnell and the establishment, or is there something else there? is it a dislike for washington? >> it's more a dislike from washington. i think that most primary voters couldn't pick mitch mcconnell out of a lineup. but blankenship and roy moore, for example, have sort of made him the symbol of all that's wrong with congress whether they know him or not. blankenship has gone further than anybody in trying to do that. >> is it a dislike for washington entirely? because when you look at a candidate like blankenship, this

is a man who spent a year in prison for a mine explosion that killed 29 people. he doesn't live in west virginia. he uses racially charged slurs and then you look at a candidate like roy moore. he had all sorts of terrible allegations about touching underage girls. are voters being drawn to them because they don't like washington? is that the kind of candidate you get when you don't like washington? >> well, in this version of the republican party, that's exactly the candidate that you get. somebody who is being a true outsider. remember that blankenship blames the federal government for that mine explosion. that it wasn't about anything the company did. it was about something the federal government did. so that is a message that he has certainly put out to voters and i think a lot of voters have embraced. but blankenship is a lot like trump. it seems like the more you

attack him, the more solidified his base becomes. >> what about the other races today? what we're seeing in ohio? or indiana? >> you know, the senate primary is a bit of a snooze. it's actually more of a snooze. the congressman should win the nomination to challenge sherrod brown. mike divine will win. the interesting race is on the democracy side in the governor's primary. it's almost been a nonrace. it's been extremely quiet. democrats would really like to say richard krodray emerge. they think he's the strongest candidate. there haven't been many polls. the other really interesting race is indiana senate primary. where you have two members of congress, luke messer and todd rokita and mark brawn, a businessman, an outsider. nobody was paying much attention

to braun, but as the others were attacking each other relentlessly, it looks like mike brawn may shoot the gap and win the nomination. that's not a bad thing for republicans. >> jennifer duffy, thank you. steve, have you had your coffee? >> i got plenty of indict coke. i got the caffeine i need. >> if you're up until 4 a.m.? what will that mean? >> we'll keep going. i love election nights. i wouldn't mind that. >> steve kornacki, join him tonight, all night right here on msnbc. we appreciate it. ahead, don blankenship is reminding some in the gop about a candidate they would like to forget. >> roy moore. >> roy moore. >> roy moore. e i have to wear a giant hot dog suit. what? where's that coming from? i don't know. i started my 401k early, i diversified... i'm not a big spender. sounds like you're doing a lot. but i still feel like i'm not gonna have enough for retirement. like there's something else i should be doing.

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welcome back on this big primary day. blankenship's campaign poses a common problem for republican. this is the most watched senate race since, well. >> i think this is akin to the roy moore situation. >> and we all remember how that one turned out. dug jones won that, and roy moore has yet to concede it. the special election was in december. now some republicans are wondering if don blankenship would do the same thing. republicans could be in big trouble if he wins or loses and refuses to concede. roy moore, his senate campaign page is still up, and still

taking donations. his official campaign facebook page is also still up. strangely, though, we didn't find his twitter page. at least not at first. the link at the top of his home page links to at moore senate which now belongs to something called attitude status. we did ultimately find his real twitter page @roy moore senate. today i'm officially announcing my third party candidacy for governor of alabama on the constitution party ticket. he's running for governor, maybe. just a few days ago, moore said i have no plans at this time to run for office. nevertheless, plans change. but is he ever going to get off his high horse and concede the race for senate? we're guessing nay. get it? neh? we'll be right back.

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it's been behind me from day one, renacci. >> i'm running for senate to stand up for ohio families. i worked hard to pass a conservative agenda. >> we need fewer career politicians in washington. >> i'm luke messer, i get team work. that's why i back president trump's agenda. >> i'll proudly stand with our president and mike pence to drain the swamp. >> how many times do you think he put the time on for the camera? welcome back. these were campaign ads for some of the republicans seeking nominations. republicans challenging democrats in red states this year are embracing president trumper chance they get. the panel is back. susan, i'm going to ask you this question. my last guest had a harder time answering it. what is driving republican voters to go toward candidates like don blankenship and roy

moore? >> right now if you look at the republican party, they're broken into two sets. one is the party republicans. the other is the trump republicans. the trump republicans outnumber them about 56 to 41%. this is the party of trump. if you want to win a primary, you've got to go with trump. now -- >> but hold on. the west virginia candidates both for the senate primary both sat next to donald trump, have embraced him. why is blankenship surging according to internal polls? >> that's another kettle of fish. he has a really divisive, horrible message out there. and yes, it is, in fact, appealing to some of the trump voters. and let's face it. donald trump got into the race a little too late. a day before the primary to go after blankenship wasn't the ideal time. he didn't endorse a candidate.

it means he told everyone else to split your vote, almost helping blankenship, which i don't understand. >> math was stated during the break. >> that's it. >> what did you make of the kmeshs? you had the trump hat, the team work i'm holding a basketball and that's why i'm going to support donald trump. i mean, it is such a different atmosphere than it was in 2016. >> listen, i'm bad at math, but i have two answers. the first one is donald trump is the most popular man in the high office in gop politics. so associating ourself with them is basic good politics. more than that, i think that trump has converted conservative politics into an emotional politics. he's separated from ideology from things like tax cuts and ideas. the trump yan politics was the politics of rage and anger and resentment against certain groups oh of people. it's about emotional gestures and throwing mud on the people you hate and dislike. that's the whole thing. and people who gravitate toward that, there's a huge block of people who love it, and want to

be part of it. politicians who want that vote are going to practice the same kind of politics. >> yeah. well, two points i agree with both of you. the first point is just that this is the politics of tribalism, and this is the politics of a group of people who i agree kind of feel aggrieved, and so blankenship is in many ways not that different from donald trump. that's what really differentiates someone who says yes, i embrace. i agree with donald trump versus someone who feels to voters like a good surrogate, actually, in that state. and the other thing is this is kind of funny. it's ironic in a way, because donald trump, you have him coming in today and kind of racing along with some establishment republicans to try and prevent blankenship from succeeding. really, donald trump's campaign rhetoric up until now, that is actually what cultivated that exact kind of candidate. so in some way this is kind of the chickens comes home to

roost. >> listen to republican senators discussing the possibility of don blankenship winning. >> the comments made by mr. blankenship, i think, have no place in public discourse. >> could be toxic for the general election. >> if he makes it to the general election, i'll give a contribution to joe manchin. >> what happens with blankenship wins tomorrow? >> um, i don't know. but let's just hope and pray that doesn't happen. >> do others come out and do what jeff flake said which is donate to joe manch sinmanchin? >> most senators have more in common with joe manchin than blankenship. >> why is that a funny thing to consider? >> why not support him? >> they may endorse him. i don't know if they're going to give money. what senator flake did earlier

today is make a good point. he said it's not that we shouldn't nominate him as the republican nominee. he shouldn't even be running in the race, period. so -- and he's right. and that's the biggest problem. if he wins this, it is a disaster for the republican party. we already have enough issues. this will be another one. >> okay. i think if an actual accused ped file can get almost half the vote in alabama, a guy merely responsible for the death of 29 people in a mining accident can get 45% of the vote. >> when i was on the campaign trail and asked why people were voting for donald trump, i got a myriad of answers. some of them were vague that alluded to not wanting minorities to have more right, wants muslims out and mexicans to stay in mexico. there was some economic anxiety there. everyone makes fun of that idea, but there were real concerns about the country passing them by. can you say that it's economic

anxiety when you look at candidates like moore or blankenship? >> first, i want to be careful. i'm not on the ground in west virginia or indiana, but the economy is doing well. i don't think this is about the economy. at all, actually. i think the issue is that you have republicans who were content to see that kind of language and endorse it when it came from the president or other folks. but when it no longer suits them, which is right now, they want to put it back in the bottle. >> she has kind of a point. >> well, i'd like to say not all republicans endorse -- but a lot did. >> a lot are not pushing back. >> and it's wrong, and the ones who are are leaving. that's the problem. we need folks who are staying, republicans who are going to be returning to the senate to speak out. that's really what needs to happen. and we need to elect more reasonable and hopefully female republicans. because that's going to be the only thing that kind of breaks this from a generation. >> is this a republican thing or

what the republican party has been building toward? does this predate donald trump? >> well, if you look at where the party was, remember, we had the beautiful autopsy after 2012. you would think, we looked at all the other candidates who were running, they really ran toward that idea of being more -- >> and they all lost. >> and they all lost, and that's the fundamental problem for the republican party right now. like i said, the majority of the republicans out there associate themselves with trump rather than the party. >> voters don't want the big tent, i guess. stay with us. ahead, new york general attorney -- attorney general eric schneiderman is now the former attorney general. details surrounding his lightning fast resignation. ♪ that's it? yeah. that's it? everybody two seconds! "dear sebastian, after careful consideration of your application, it is with great pleasure that we offer

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welcome back. eric schneiderman is now officially out of a job. the powerful prominent democrat who was a champion of women's rights and the me too movement resigned effective close of business today. after a report of four women accusing him of violence. the new yorker published stories from four women that claimed that the now former attorney general slapped and demeaned them. two claim they were choked and threatened. two of his accusers also say he, quote, repeatedly hit them, often after drinking frequently in bed, and never with their consent. schneiderman denies assaulting anyone. he released a statement say,

quote, in the privacy of intimate relationships i have engaged in role-playing and other consensual sexual activity. i have not assaulted anyone. i have never engaged in nonconsensual sex which is a line i would not cross. the manhattan da's office has opened an investigation into the allegations. in the meantime, we will be right back with more "mtp daily". >> tech: don't wait for a chip like this to crack your whole windshield.

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resignation or implosion of a high profile democrat. >> he's worse. his allegations are far worse. >> i agree. on a human level of things he have accused of or is being accused of are horrible and there should be a criminal investigation. that's very clear. before the partisanship, before anything else, this is a story about man in power, abusing that power. let's not lose sight of the fact he was the state's number one law enforcement officials which brings a sickening tone. >> what is it about new york state politics? >> that's a great question. i spent four and a half years in albany. >> it's where we first met. >> there was all kinds of problems with sexual behavior, sexual abuse. rape case over the years. it's a lawless culture of male

entitleme entitlement. it will be for years until there's fewer men in albany. this is one of the worst i've seen. i was completely blown away. you don't actually know somebody. a lot happens behind closed doors even with people professionally. it's shocking to see. >> there are consequences though. the women came out. they named the ed themselves. they said what happen and he was gone within three hours. >> it's great those women did what they did. i spent time -- a good amount of time up in albany as well. it's so important that those women spoke up. it does give hope.

it's also such a high profile place so the a.g. has a national profile. a lot of folks who come out of new york gain national profiles. it is -- they really when they fall, they fall hard. >> no doubt about that. guys, thank you very much. hopefully some happier stories sometimes. ahead, mr. romney, let me be frank.

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in case you missed it, mitt romney, multi-millionaire is really a man of the people. just ask him. the former massachusetts governor showed up monday at the met gala in new york. it's known as fashion's biggest night out. romney ignored the heavily bodies theme and was fully decked out in a tux that he bought online. mr. romney was wearing a brioni tux size 40 long that he found on deep discount on amazon. it's still cost about two grand. romney is running for senator in utah and making a real effort to show he's just your average joe. look no further than a recent fund-raiser where he told spothespot supporters, my favorite meat is hot dog. it's a hot dog and it isn't really a meat. here is a list of some of the ingredients you'll find in most hot dogs.

mo monosodium. yum. we know you're rich and that's okay. yes you may buy some of your clothes at costco but you also had a car elevator installed at your beach front california home. do you still own that house? just be you mr. romney in a 99% world you're part of the 1%. own it because america is truly a melting pot. a rich stew of ingredients and cased together and rolled into a family size pack of 50. you might say america is hot dog. does that make me the monosodium? i don't know. that's all for tonight. the beat with ari melber starts right now. ari, a lot of folks say that msg gives people headaches and it's not good. i think it's delicious. >> i mean, i like msg.

i like msnbc even more. >> there you go. master of the rhyme. >> clearly. thank you. we have quite a show tonight. we begin with breaking news. donald trump's perm lawyer, em battled in the fbi probe stands accused of taking half a million dollars from a sanctioned russian oligarch during president trump's presidency. you did hear that right. that comes from michael cohen's opponent, michael avenatti. breaking right now he's released information, seven pages which i'm going to walk through and this tweet where he talks about the allegation that michael cohen received half a million dollars in the months after the 2016 election from a company controlled by russian oligarch who has been sanctioned by the united states and linked to putin. this is