jason johnson is back with us.ate the mueller memo today, the motion to delay the trial. >> the motion was basically an effort to get out from under the speedy trial clock, the 70-day trial deadline. and i think it's interesting that mueller was the one who filed the motion but the defense immediately threw up its hands and said you know what, we don't need a speedy trial, we think this is a really complex case, so we're not even going to oppose your motion. so it looks like both parties recognize that there's still a lot of work to be done with respect to roger stone's criminal behavior. some of which he's been charged with, some of which i think is probably still to come. >> any guess about what the trial date would end up being in this case? >> you know, my guess is that roger stone is going to fold like a cheap lawn chair and cooperate with the prosecutors ultimately, unless he wants to die in prison. absent that, if he really wants to beat his chest and stay strong, you'll probably see a trial within about six

jason johnson is back with us.the mueller memo today, the motion to delay the trial. >> the motion was basically an effort to get out from under the speedy trial clock, the 70-day trial deadline. and i think it's interesting that mueller was the one who filed the motion but the defense immediately threw up its hands [000:40:42

jason johnson. our senior adviser, naomi, let me start with you. union during the shutdown. >> the state of the union is not a sacred day, it is not constitutionally required or the president's birthday. it is not anything. it is a date that we agree that could have been a week later. and it could be a week later if the government is opened. that date is not sacred for any reason. >> it is not his birthday. i don't have to buy him a cake or anything. >> donald trump was told no cake for you. >> no cake. >> what i say it going to be like to have that lady behind him on one side and the adoring mike pence will be sort of breathlessly adoring of h i aim the other side of him. >> pelosi don't play. she's going to have that look on her face of disdain that i am going to have to correct you, toddler when you are out of control which is part of what scares donald trump about her. she's a symbol of female power. the idea that donald trump is going to be up there trying to heal old wounds and divisions, it is not the one that are in the country right now. h

also joining us, jason johnson, politics editor at theroot.com and an msnbc contributor.avid frum, let's start with you on both what we heard from andrew mccabe, and as if in perfect sequence here, we have heard that rod rosenstein will be leaving the justice department in a few weeks. >> thanks for your good memory. i appreciate it. since this "60 minutes" interview, you have seen a lot in conservative media, describing the concerns that rod rosenstein and andrew mccabe had as some kind of secret, stealthy coup against the president. the argument is, all of these senior officials appointed by the president himself thought he was crazy. that reflects really badly on those senior officials. and, in fact, if you join this, too, comments by president trump's first secretary of state and other officials, that worries about the president's mental state were rife within the president's most inner circle. >> and jason johnson, we seem to have a divided politics here an people who are encouraged and reassured that there was at least some discussion of the 25th amendment and how i

joining me now professor jason johnson from the root and reporter carol lee. all three are part of our team here at msnbc. this was a speech at time had a fantasy football element. it was the way trump wanted it to be not always the way it is. >> oh, i think that's right. stacey abrams said that quite eloquently in her address, which is we don't actually need, you know, to have that much from a president. we just need him to tell the truth. that did not happen tonight. i kept waiting for joe wilson to pop up, former representative from south carolina. it's like where is he when you need him. but, no, in all seriousness it was a dark vision of a country. it was very trumpian in that sense. i was particularly struck by obviously that portion you just played for your viewers in which the president essentially threatened the economic growth of the country if he was not protected at all costs, no matter what he does or has done. and i was also struck by his use of every day americans and people who have been through some pretty extraordinary difficult experiences,

jason johnson, amy stoddard and aaron blake. wh where does cory booker go next?> this is not your first rodeo. he will be hitting the road starting in earnest next weekend headed to iowa first. then to south carolina. that's a state that will be a big deal for him. the majority of democratic primary voters there are african americans. expect to see him spend a lot of time down in south carolina. the following weekend he'll head to new hampshire. we'll see him on the road in the early states. we're going to hear cory booker talk a lot in the optimistic tone that you heard in the radio interview and in his announcement video. you're going to hear him talking about getting things done in a bipartisan way. he'll talk about the criminal justice reform bill that just passed. i think you'll hear him talk a lot about his tenure as the mayor of newark. the idea of mayors being accountable and getting things done. i don't know if he'll talk about this, butl i will. he's probably the only contender with significant yards after the catch. that's cory booker playing football

. >> jason, johnson, it's sounding like the deal means that donald trump got absolutely nothing from the shutdown. >> yeah. he didn't. he got a worse deal than he got before, lawrence. i will say this, let's be fair. what the president did gain is a huge drop in his popularity numbers. what the president did gain is the fact he'll take a hit as our economy fails to recover this fall. what the president did gain is an opportunity to lose a lot of weight with congressional seats he'll lose in 2020. this was a failure on every level. he failed to negotiate and provide his own party with any leadership and he empowered nancy pelosi in a way he never could have imagined before the shutdown began. i cannot think and we often talk about this, lawrence, is this the worst week of this president ? i don't know if the shutdown was the worst three weeks of the presidency but certainly was the time in the presidency where donald trump completely seated the narrative and power to nancy pelosi and i don't think if he'll be able to get it back any time during this legislative session. >> let's liste

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jason johnson, kris wilson and juan weaver. i was at that interview yesterday, jason.jority of people in the room weren't there to see beto. beto got on the stage and spoke and people kind of woke up and said hold on a second. who is this guy? could he be a real contender here. >> not only a real contender, you have.democrats extremely excited about him. he raises money better than almost anybody else notice field which is key. i think this. called a millennial fomo, whatever. he doesn't want to say i'm out of this and look at this field and see somebody stumble by october and say why did i not get into the race. i think that's why he's moved up his timetable. he knows the time to go in is now. you're never ready to run for president but he knows now is his best time to get in. >> chris, you know texas politics well. you worked for the ted cruz campaign. you were the republican party chair in the state of texas. in his interview with oprah, beto did not go bad on president trump. he didn't really talk about anyone. he kept stressing over and over the importance of list

. >> i'm joined by theroot.com's jason johnson. r and center for american progress action funds who worked with 2016 candidates -- i should say the new profit organization. thanks to both of you. jason, what does it mean to have senator booker in this race now? >> it means we have one of the biggest names in the race that we were waiting for. senator harris is relatively new. senator warren has been around for a long time. senator booker has been known for the guy who can bring a crowd. he can bring the boys and girls to the yard. he's had celebrity girlfriends. he's been here. he's been there. this is a big name. even though right now senator booker hasn't necessarily been doing well in some of the early polls, he has the ability to absolutely transform what this race is looking like for several reasons. number one, not just because he's an african-american male. two, he's the only person who's joined the race who has true executive experience as a mayor. he can point to places where he initiated policy and actually made a differen

department has been doing for a number of years, and i have to give all the credit to, i don't think jason johnson is here, but jj, and my predecessor , because we have been taking kids on this community and taking them back to ghana, troy dangerfield is in the room, he is one of the ones who spearheaded this trip, to connect with this migration for years. it is a life-changing event. that is what this is all about. this is about remembering, this is about remembering where we came from, this is about remembering the struggles, this is about remembering all the things that have made us and this country what it is today, and we need to celebrate that culture, and i'm so proud that we have a team in the san francisco police department, and a team of leaders led by mayor breed in this city that recognizes how important that is. this will not be the last, thank you all for being here, and let's celebrate african-american month, san francisco style. [cheers and applause]. >> thank you. >> all right. i would like to call to the stage vallie brown, district five supervisor, making a difference. talk abou

jason johnson, have at it. >> this is some house of cards stuff you have going on here.romgenerally skeptical, bu anyone knew the technology behind how his phone could be hacked, it would be him, he has access to people with these resources, i don't think that is a flimsy claim, but it also speaked s to this, and he hired investigators, and we have talked about it with this administration as a hole. whether or not it is president trump, saudi arabia, the president, his relationships with these dictators, they're dangerous. going after jeff besos because he owns a newspaper doing real investigation is the scary part about this. not whether or not pictures ended up on tmz or the enquirer. >> one of the problems they face is it is all just so plausible. it is so plausible to anyone with a television or, you know, that is even a casual observer of the news that the president's closest media ally tried to blackmail and extort the president's biggest media nemesis. >> yeah, it is very easy to believe and that is unfortunately the state of affairs today. a lot of unknown that's

either of the other two answers would have beaten you just because you are jason johnson.this show. irrespective of that, we let you keep playing because we love you. >> thank you. >> i, too, have a winner of the week and an honorable mention. this is descending into chaos. i will go with the eight university of mississippi basketball players who stood up against a confederate rally that was right near their school. they decided to bring in charlottesville 2.0. they knelt during the national anthem in protest of that and said they are tired of hate groups coming to their school. they were supported by their school, supported by their city. i think they won the week. i have to give this quick honorable mention. this young lady won a newspaper. remember the alaska newspaper editor who said it was time for the clan to ride again? well, he is the son of the founder of the newspaper. he has now given the newspaper to a 46-year-old staffer, alicia dexter. she went in for a meeting to sit down and have a face-to-face about what he had written. he said why don't you run the paper?

and at the root.com, jason johnson. roberto, think the president could throw a curveball? >> because he's getting some room from the freedom caucus, from sean hannity, they're all saying we don't like the deal but we're not going to fight you if you sign as long as you take some action with executive authority in the coming days. he feels politically he's in a safe place to move forward. at this point, he'll likely complain, but he'll sign it. >> is it all about trying to spin this as an win for him? the headline, trump puts best face on border deal. sean hannity has given him permission to sign it. is the next 24 hours about spinning it? >> it's also about spinning it for 2020. as you saw earlier this week, the banner on the wall at the arena was fennish the wall, build the wall. you have the white house and political allies already keeping a wall on the horizon to blame democrats for plitdically, to have as a motivating tool. they know republicans want to move on from shutdowns into other issues. infrastructure, prescription druggings. >> this is what's sticking out for

stoddard, philipp rinus, jason johnson and cynthia oxny, a former sex crimes prosecutor, back with menthia, legally, what does this mean for the victims? the judge didn't overturn the plea deal. can they press charges? >> we will have to see. the judge said they have 15 days to come up with something under the crime victims act. he can rip up this agreement. there's a couple of options. one is, he rips up the agreement and a new set sof attorneys loo at the case. the other option is to have the case looked at in other districts where the crimes occurred. i can't even begin to tell you how horrifying reading this order is. we're supposed to be the people with the white hats. in this case, the prosecutors essentially lied to the victims, they concealed what they were doing, they misled the victims. secretary acosta was intimately involved in that. he was sneaking off and having meetings away from the office to get it done. it's somewhere -- i'm somewhere in between enraged and depressed. i want to scream about it. this is -- everything we do as prosecutors has been done wrong here. >> m

. >> jason johnson, this is also being challenged in court, so there could conceivably be an injunctioninst it somewhere in one of the district courts it's being challenged in even before you get to the 18 days in the senate whenever mitch mcconnell brings this up. >> lawrence, legally this is going to be really complicated. remember, president trump himself has somehow strangely predicted that this is going to end up in the supreme court and that the supreme court will give him this authority. i think we're not even in the first quarter. like, we literally just came out of the locker room right now as to how this process with this sort of emergency call is going to go. i do think it's going to make it through the house. i do think it's going to make it through the senate. i do think the president of the united states will veto it. i don't think congress is going to have enough votes to overturn that veto, and then we're going to be in a long and complicated process. i hope everybody recognizes that calling your senators, calling your house of representative members, that's important ri

jason johnson, thank you. yamiche, you're great. where are you, in washington?i'm in arlington. >> thank you for coming on tonight so late. >> thanks. >>> up next, how will the democrats react to tonight from a policy perspective? we're going to get serious now. will they stand their ground? i don't know how they blow this thing up. how is the president going to get his wall when nancy pelosi calls that wall immoral and at committee, he doesn't even want the house senate committee, the conference to come up with anything. he doesn't have any hope for it. yet he didn't talk about his declaration of a national emergency tonight. what is the end game? we'll be right back. >>> back to "hardball." in tonight's speech, the president continued his tough rhetoric on illegal immigration. let's watch a bit. >> as we speak, large organized caravans are on the march to the united states. we have just heard that mexican cities in order to remove the illegal immigrants from their communities are getting trucks and busses to bring them up to our country in areas where there is

jason johnson, thank you. yamiche, you're great. where are you, in washington?ington. >> thank you for coming on tonight so late. >> thanks. >>> up next, how will the democrats react to tonight from a policy perspective? we're going to get serious now. will they stand their ground? i don't know how they blow this thing up. how is the president going to get his wall when nancy pelosi calls that wall immoral and at committee, he doesn't even want the house senate committee, the conference to come up with anything. he doesn't have any hope for it. yet he didn't talk about his declaration of a national emergency tonight. what is the end game? we'll be right back. the end game we'll be right back. i switched to stimulant-free miralax for my constipation. stimulant laxatives forcefully stimulate the nerves in your colon. miralax is different. it works with the water in your body to unblock your system naturally. and it doesn't cause harsh side effects. that's why i choose miralax. look for the pink cap. shaquem get in here. take your razor, yup. alright, up and down,

joining us on set is stephanie cutter, deputy campaign manager for president obama's 2012 run and jason johnsonpolitics editor for the roots. one of the most bizarre thing for covering trump is you have to keep an eye on russian state media because often you find out about u.s./russia qualifications there. here we checking the box and checking in with russia before we head to a nuclear summit. you can't make it up. >> no, you can't. we all have to learn russian, i guess. >> that's no. i don't know how to say yes. . >> it just reminded me of the reports that we heard that putin was assuring president trump that there were no hidden missiles in north korea and he was believing them over his own intelligence. there's a long history here of the president fighting with russia over his own intelligence agencies. >> you advised the president, we have all been advisers, and there's angst before a high-stakes summit when your boss hasn't met five times with an american adversary and destroyed the notes and the evidence. i guess as a staffer, i have a little bit of sympathy for their angst, but come on,

i want to turn to two experts who follow the probe a lot for us, jason johnson from the root.com, andutor john flannery. we just got this from "the washington post." it echoes the reporting at the top of the hour it does advance it, john, puts it in days. who knows? one, post reported moments ago trump's inner circle has, quote, palpable concern that there could be damaging material in the mueller rrt that's not technically illegal but is, quote, damaging to him and, two, reports that people who are on mueller's team, top prosecutors, have reportedly begun talking to old bosses about future jobs when they leave this office, an office known to avoid leaks. that's a conversation that sooner or later people would have. your reaction, john? >> my reaction is when the white house is saying these are technical crimes that we shouldn't give it much weight. the fact that they're concerned is probably encouraging to those of us who think we know publicly is so outrageous, misconduct and abuses of power that we would hope that the report says something like that and perhaps does consider recomm

jason johnson, your view not as a legal expert but in the whole pyrotechnics of this which is what you get when you go roger stone, this is a classic kick in the door moment. >> yes. >> your view of how this is playing out as stone tries to make that the story? >> stone is always going to say i was abused, this is excessive, this is terrible but it really wasn't. one, in the larger context of things, independenocent people been shot in these kinds of raids. the fact that he walked out with both of his hands working, wasn't smashed in the streets suggests to me this is fine. he's a 60-year-old man. this isn't lex luther. i don't think you need 26 cops to bring this guy in. perhaps -- and i'm not a federal prosecutor -- that's part of why you do it. you do want to intimidate people and frighten future people to say if you don't want 26 police officers, fbi agents coming in and doing this, then maybe you should comply and maybe you should come forward on your own. >> natasha, take a listen to roger's side of the story here in a new statement. >> the argument made by the judge is that my d

. >> i mean -- >> our friend jason johnson, dude, what's wrong with you? >> that's why he didn't get any food. >> so many people in the studio. oh, my god. >> brought the spread today. i can't wait to get my hands-on it. >> enjoy. thank you, joy. >>> good day to all of you from new york. it's high noon in the east. 9:00 a.m. out west. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." the president unplugged covering everything in the new interview from the border wall to the nfl and of course, russia. >> there have been plenty nax al emergencies called. you can keep playing her games, but we will win. want to be -- we have a great cabinet. i have great people. they haven't been kneeling and they have been respecting the flag and their ratings have been terrific ever since. the russia thing is a hoax. >> also, 2020 dreams. the democratic field just got bigger and more impressive. how far is too far left? plus the fallout for the governor of virginia. what to make of his admission of michael jackson black-face. >>> but new today, the president with pointed remarks and a

and in d.c., jason johnson, politics editor for theroot.com. to you first, mike.is the lay of the land now in virginia? you have three democrats at the top of the line of succession there. >> reporter: yeah. >> and now it is the lieutenant governor who is the focus of calls to resign. what is going on down there? >> reporter: i mean, you're absolutely right, joy. it's been a tumultuous week to say the least. i was here last weekend less than 24 hours after this story broke. everybody thought that ralph northam -- not just days were numbered but hours were numbered. he has obviously survived. we understand from our reporting that he had a staff meeting yesterday. top staff gathered, and he said he will not resign. obviously the situation has changed dramatically. now the person who serves under him as lieutenant governor, justin fairfax, under the microscope now again. late breaking on a friday night. the state house is deserted. it is saturday. it's been a week of reporters jamming the hallway. a week of being besieged by protesters, media, had and not insignifica

. >> dwayne johnson and jason statham have their own spinoff, "hobbs and shaw," but what about ludacrising a spinoff? >> i'm waiting for answers myself, but i hope so. >> ludacris should be thinking about adding someone else to "fast and furious." you want to have fun in that franchise? add vin diesel. tonight -- do it. tonight, he's going to party. >> welcome to shaq's funhouse. >> built as a shaq-sized extravaganza, the funhouse is part music festival, part carnival, part circus and completely over the top. the party kicks off tonight, and i got a sneak peek inside. >> what is this? >> jail booth. you know, if you want to take pictures. open bar, vip area. and a waffle house there. >> how did you hook that up? >> one thing i learned. be nice and respectful. anything can happen. >> you're going to put a smile on guys' faces tonight. and mine because i'm going to be in the funhouse, y'all. >> actually you're not invited. >> what are you talking about? >> sorry. your boss called and said he don't want you out late hours. just playing, kevin. you can come to the party. you have to ride th

in "fast and furious: hobbs and shaw," the rock, aka dwayne johnson and jason statham return forminga villain played by idris elba. >> he is my favorite. >> yeah. he is a lot of people's favorites, dan. you get lots of explosions, fight scenes and car chases with a lot of funny mixed in. look for it in theaters in august. >> i still remember elba from "the wire." >> best show over. love that show. >> wasn't that his launch in the states? >> i think so. >> absolutely. yeah. >> now he's like an amazing -- >> he's the man. >> -- superstar, yeah. >>> a "pop news" update for you this morning. a few months back we told you about a special episode of disney jr.'s "vampirina." take a look and listen very closely. >> ooh. it's here, it's here, it's here. oh. >> delivery for vampirina hauntley. >> i'm vampirina hauntley. >> sign here. >> oh, right. >> okay. can you guess that voice? >> it sounds so much cheerier than the version we know. doesn't it? >> that was dan harris playing an ogre. >> i was typecast as an ogre. typecast. >> look at this guy. he is like the most gentle ogre you'd ever me

johnson. the nba all-star technology summit is underway exploring the unique innovations in sports, media and technology. jasonnd carol massar spoke with grant hill earlier. grant: in atlanta, where most of our customers are fans and millennials, how do you talk to that target audience? we recently went through an arena renovation and one thing we notice was that, you know, with technology the millennials are engaged, very much about digital currency. that is there a thing. whereas before maybe you would go on your mobile device and a check scores during the game, now you are so much into uploading your experience. that is what millennials -- i do that sometimes, too -- but that is how we live now. that is how technology has disrupted our industry in sports. inincreasing the bandwidth our arena to accommodate that so it can be a pleasurable experience, that is one of many examples i think we have tried to introduce in terms of providing and speaking to and creating a wonderful experience. at the end of the day, we are trying to get people off of their phones, out of their homes and into our building. what can

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jason johnson, politics editor at the root.com. he also went to college in virginia and knows virginia politics well. my friend midwin charles, attorney with the law firm midwin charles and associatings. all right, jason, i have to start with you. is there any way the governor can ride this thing out? >> it's important to remember, people say, well, if it's not him, i forgive him. governor northam said i was in the picture friday and then w k basically the next day tried to get america to believe his yearbook was hacked essentially 30 years ago and somehow that picture wasn't him. people don't trust him. they don't think he'd credible. he has expressed extreme disappointment. similar to a lot of other democrats in the state. they're concerned northam and this scandal will prevent them from pushing through a lot of policies they're running on. a lot are like, look, take one for the team, you're hurting the party in an election year. >> the last year before this happened the governor was quite popular. me worked hard to expand medicai