i'm kristen welker in for andrea mitchell. president trump firing back at former white house insider omarosa manigault newman in a tweet storm targeting her media blitz writing, wacky omarosa who got fired three times on "the apprentice" now got fired for the last time. she never made it, never will. she begged me for a job, tears in her eyes. i said okay. people in the white house hated her. she was vicious but not smart. i would rarely see her but heard really bad things. nasty to people and would constantly miss meetings and work. when general kelly came on board, he told me she was a loser and nothing but problems. i told him to try to work it out if possible because she only said great things about me until she got fired. omarosa responding here on msnbc just the past hour. >> i think it's sad that with all the things going on in the country that he would take time out to insult me and to insult my intelligence. this is his pattern with african-americans. and he doesn't know how to control himself. he has no impulse contr

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i'm andrea mitchell in washington. president trump and his personal attorney rudy giuliani are trying to do damage control after two major developments over the weekend. the president unleashing a three-day twitter diatribe against the special counsel and "the new york times." in response to new reporting by the times detailing extensive cooperation in the mueller investigation by white house counsel don mcgahn. 30 hours of interviews over the past nine months. then mr. giuliani taking a page from the president's playbook by using his twitter account to explain a stunning exchange with chuck todd on "meet the press." >> i'm not going to be rushed into having him testify so that he gets trapped into perjury. and when you tell me that he should testify because he's going to tell the truth and shouldn't worry, that's so silly because it's somebody's version of the truth, not the truth. he didn't have a conversation -- >> truth is truth. i don't mean to -- >> no, it isn't. truth isn't truth. the president of the united sta

right now we'll send you to andrea mitchell and "andrea mitchell reports." >>> coming up on "andrea mitchell reports," omarosa wages psychological war on team trump, with aides inside the west wing fearing who else might be caught on tape. >> can you stand at the podium and guarantee the american people they'll never hear donald trump utter the "n" word on a recording in any context? >> uh, i can't guarantee anything. >>> sins of the fathers. a shocking grand jury report revealing a pattern of predator priests who abused thousands of children for decades. and a series of church leaders who systematically concealed the truth. >> we should emphasize that while the list of priests is long, we don't think we got them all. it was child sexual abuse, including rape, committed by grown men, priests, against children. >>> and closing arguments. the jury will soon begin deliberating the fate of paul manafort. the prosecution has just finished its case. can manafort's lawyers sway the jury with their final defense without having called a single witness? >> mr. manafort just rested his case. and he did

i'm andrea mitchell in washington. after president trump's admission that his son's june 2016 meeting with the russians was to get information about clinton. the president also denied knowing about the meeting but does not say whether he knows he didn't know about it before, during or after. and at the time, he was in his office only one floor away. let's drill down on how this story has evolved over the months starting 18 months ago in march of 2017. trump jr. tells "the new york times" he had no meetings with russians where he was representing the trump campaign. then four months later, don junior gives two responses in two days to this "new york times" article uncovering a meet with a kremlin-linked lawyer. first saying the meeting was about adoptions. days later, trump junior releases his e-mail correspondence about that meeting. president trump, his lawyers and his press aides issued their version of the meeting in a statement the president helped coordinate on air force one. >> the president didn't sign off on an

let me start with you, andrea mitchell. today is a day, the three clips i played, i happened to be there for all three of those moments. john mccain's been one of the most important voices during the trump presidency, and i read that clip after the helsinki summit because there was nothing that animated this president or this senator, senator mccain more than sort of the urgency of being who we're supposed to be. the urgency of this country being at its best. i think that as he sort of enters the final stages of his fight against cancer, it's that voice during the trump era that has been the most valiant and the most clear. >> absolutely. and as great as he's been all of these years, he acknowledges his ups and downs. you've watched it along the way. this year has been so memorable because of his uniquely strong voice, a searing voice against many of the policies and decisions of a very difficuvisi president. having the strength and wisdom to speak out strongly in a way that most republicans, certainly those in the senate,

i turn you over to andrea mitchell for "andrea mitchell reports." >>> former paul manafort deputy rick gates back on the witness stand. >> reporter: they're going to say he's damaged goods, he comes to court as a convicted felon. he was convicted of lying to the fbi when agents were investigating manafort's political consulting in ukraine. and they'll argue that because he cut a deal with the prosecutors, he would be able say anything to save his own skin. >>> election day, the last special election before november. today in ohio, will president trump's weekend appearance there help or hurt the republican? >> he definitely brought major excitement. and they were excited to see him up here. he is the president of the united states. >> reporter: how much is donald trump on the ballot in this race? >> well, he's not. >>> and california burning. 14,000 firefighters struggling against the state's wildfires, including now the largest in california history, taking lives and leaving thousands homeless. >> there's a lot of fire on the landscape and not a lot of good ways to catch it. >> they sa

. >> we're handing it over to our friend andrea mitchell for "andrea mitchell reports. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports, red alert. in a rare show of force, the country's top national security officials vowed to defend america's elections in the face of a pervasive threat from russia. >> russia attempted to interfere with the last election and continues to engage in malign influence operations to this day. >> our democracy itself is in the crosshairs. >> it is real. it is continuing. and we're doing everything we can to have a legitimate election that the american people can have trust in. >> parallel universe. hours later, president trump undermines that unprecedented warning by ridiculing the russian threat. >> now we're being hindered by the russian hoax. it's a hoax, okay? >>> hey, big spender. as the first week of paul manafort's trial wraps up, late night comedians pile on for his lavish lifestyle. >> he had a coat made from an ostrich. which explains the state's first witness. >> for the man with discriminating taste and incriminating clothes. >> if you're trying to n

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, with a big day on "andrea mitchell reports." >>> now on "andrea mitchell reports," john mccain rememberedcain family returning to arizona before the arizona farewell to john mccain. his casket kissed by his widow cindy. his daughter meghan overcome with emotion. late wednesday, several of mccain's children came back to grieve and hug some of the 15,000 people who stayed for all hours, coming to pay their respects to the man who represented arizona for more than 30 years. nearly a quarter of the senate here in washington left the capitol early this morning to be in phoenix for today's service. the memorial, the speakers, the readings, and the music

now it's time for andrea mitchell and "andrea mitchell reports." >>> coming up, a few good men join forces in rebuking president trump for stripping former cia director john brennan of his security clearance. sae >> i've gotten tremendous response from having done that because, uh, security clearances are very important to me, very, very important. and i've had a tremendous response for having done that. >> the use of a national security tool for political purposes is inappropriate, unprecedented, and dangerous in a democracy. >>> tale of the tapes. omarosa manigault newman says she will not be silenced by the president's latest threat to have her arrested and will still release new recordings, she says to protect herself. >> i'm not going to be bullied. i'm going to go toe to toe with him. believe me, michigy tapes are m better than theirs. >>> the president cancels the military parade that he had planned for october, inspired by what he saw at the bastille day parade in paris last summer. >> it's hard to envision that this parade the way president trump wants it would be less than $50 mi

we hand it off to our colleague andrea mitchell for "andrea mitchell reports." >>> for the first time, the president issues a call to the attorney general to fire robert mueller as the special counsel's first case against the former trump campaign chairman goes into its second day. the president's twitter outburst creating its own firestorm. >> these kinds of threats are no accident. they reflect a state of mind, an intent to obstruct justice. >> i'm not going to be like the daily -- like everyone wakes up, he tweets something, and we're supposed to respond to his tweets. >>> russian trolls. a coordinated campaign using social media to exacerbate political divisions in america and try to manipulate the midterm elections. >> russian manipulation did not stop in 2016. after election day, the russian government stepped on the gas. they are targeting both sides of our political spectrum simultaneously, both before the 2016 election and right now. >>> and checked out. pushing a need for voter i.d. the president shows he is rarely if ever inside a supermarket. >> you know, if you go out and

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i'm andrea mitchell in washington. breaking news, the defense in the paul manafort trial has closed its case. joining us, julia ainsley. >> reporter: the defense has rested, andrea. they didn't bring any witnesses. it's important to remember they don't have to bring any witnesses, it's the burden of the government to show that beyond a reasonable doubt what paul manafort did was criminal. the defense does not have to show anything, to the contrary, he's presumed innocent. if they tried to bring forth character witnesses, it wouldn't do enough for the jury. what they want to do is plant a seed of doubt on every one of these counts, so the bank fraud or tax evasion, they want enough for the jury to say on each of these 16 counts, perhaps that's not the full story, maybe what the prosecution is saying shouldn't be believed because of the way the defense conducted their cross-examination. yesterday they were somewhat successful in how they cross-examined some people, putting some doubt on whether paul manafort actually comm

. >> chuck, stand by, we have andrea mitchell, just joining the conversation as well, and andrea, over the years that you have covered washington, d.c., as chuck was reminding us, the force that he represents. their leading the democrats up against -- he believes to oppose george w. bush and dick cheney on the whole subject of how the detainees were treated. it was a tough position for him to take. and he did it as heroically as everything else he has done. he would say himself that he had pluses and minuses and he made mistakes along the way, but in covering him for all of the years in the senate, or in the house before that. he really showed that kind of determination and dedication. and he liked to portray himself as a maverick. he was not always a mar rick. but when he was -- he was not always a maverick, but when he was, he was grand. >> you remember in '08, when he did something that had not been seen in elections before, and during the towne hall his opponent, that was barack obama. >> that moment was so crystal clear. when he said to that woman, no, ma'am, no, ma'am, you are wr

now it's time to hand it over to andrea mitchell for "andrea mitchell reports." >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," enemies list. president trump revokes former cia chief john brennan's security clearance and threatens other former intelligence officials who have criticized his policies, saying they could be next. >> i've seen this type of behavior and actions on the part of foreign tyrants and despots and autocrats for many, many years during my cia and national security career. i never ever thought that i would see it in the united states. >>> mixed messages? the president says he pulled the clearance because of the so-called rigged russia probe. but sarah sanders offers a different story. >> any benefits that senior officials might glean from consultations with mr. brennan are outweighed by his erratic behavior. >>> and r-e-s-p-e-c-t. aretha franklin dies at the age of 76 after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer. the queen of soul a cultural icon around the globe, the undisputed greatest popular singer of her time. ♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t is what it means to me ♪ ♪ you make me fee

nbc news chief correspondent and host of andrea mitchell reports, andrea mitchell.idt as well as u.s. attorney for the northern district of alabama and msnbc contributor joyce vance. john meachem, before we get to rudy telling us that the truth is not the truth, that perhaps what the meaning of "is" is or is not, i wanted to ask you, we always talk about turning points in this trump administration, and many people believe that we will never have a turning point. trump is just going to plow through one thing after another. but you had a lot of people comparing what happened with admiral mccraven this past weekend, with what happened to the mccarthy hearings when welch finally said, "sir, have you know shame." how impactful do you think admiral mccraven's comments were and the response to that? >> i think they were essential. i think they speak incredibly well of the admiral and of that broader national security community that i think signed a better, bob gates among others, people who are, in fact, standing up and saying that as george h.w. bush said in another conte

right now, "andrea mitchell reports." >>> all the president's men. congressman chris collins becomes the fifth member of the president's inner circle to plead guilty or be charged with a crime. will voters punish an administration that had promised to drain the swamp? >> rest assured i will continue to work hard for the people and constituents of the 27th congressional district of new york and i will remain on the ballot, running for reelection this november. >>> "star wars." while russia and china are modernizing their militaries at warp speed, the president is insisting on creating a whole new branch of the military to fight wars in 'spacspace. >> to be clear, the space force will not be built from scratch because the men and women who run and protect our nation's space programs today are already the best in the world. and since the dawn of the space age, america has remained the best in space. >>> and we were soldiers. among the remains returned by north korea, a single dog tag, broken and battered. today it's in the hands of two sons recovering a

. >>> time now for "andrea mitchell reports." >> and right now on "andrea mitchell reports," john mccain remembered. the nation mourning the death of statesman and war hero, senator john mccain, with flags at half-staff on capitol hill but no longer at the white house. the maverick, former presidential candidate and vietnam prisoner of war remembered by those who knew him best as a modest man who would have been embarrassed by all this attention. >> he would have been very touched. when we left his beloved ranch in cornville and made the drive to phoenix -- i'm sorry. the roads were lined with people who spontaneously showed up to put their hands over their hearts. >> his co-author mark salter and former secretary of defense bill cohen, another close friend. >>> standing by their man. with the midterms looming, a new poll shows the president's base is still solidly with him, even after his worst week yet on legal setbacks for his inner circle. >> look, at this point if there's no russia and no goods on russia, doesn't -- base doesn't care. >> and wake-up call in the grim aftermath of the

now time to hand it over to "andrea mitchell reports." >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," heading for the exits. president trump announcing white house counsel don mcgahn will be leaving after the vote on his new supreme court nominee. the announcement on twitter is the president is reportedly still eager to fire attorney general jeff sessions despite support for sessions among some top senate republicans. >> i have total confidence in the attorney general. i think he ought to stay exactly where he is. >> should jeff sessions be replaced? >> i don't think so. i think jeff sessions is a good man. he brings unquestioned integrity to this office. >> coming up here, dianne feinstein. the top democrat on the judiciary committee. feinstein holds the supreme court hearings in the committee next week. >>> the trump factor. in the florida governor's race, the republican nominee is rewarded for wrapping his arms around the president while an upset victory for a progressive democratic nominee sizes up how the president will play in november. >> talking about donald trump and reminding folks

. >>> now we'll hand it over to andrea mitchell, with a big day on "andrea mitchell reports." >>> now on "andrea mitchell reports," john mccain remembered. the mccain family returning to arizona before the arizona farewell to john mccain. his casket kissed by his widow cindy. his daughter meghan overcome with emotion. late wednesday, several of mccain's children came back to grieve and hug some of the 15,000 people who stayed for all hours, coming to pay their respects to the man who represented arizona for more than 30 years. nearly a quarter of the senate here in washington left the capitol early this morning to be in phoenix for today's service. the memorial, the speakers, the readings, and the music all selected by john mccain personally in the year since his diagnosis, including asking his good friend former vice president joe biden to deliver one of today's eulogies. their friendship reflected in their last public appearance together almost one year ago. >> i hope he has heard my profession of gratitude for him. >> it was always duty, honor, country. that's john. john understand

andrea mitchell, nbc news washington. >> a great man. the entire week before he's laid to rest. >>> great news for a state that really needs it. >> there you have it, hawaii wins it. >>aw decade,eating south or >>> i seen somebody on the ground, i seen a body on the ground, i seen a kid with blood all over him. >> the suspected is david katz from baltimore, maryland. >> the gravity of senator john mccain's death is sinking in. >>> and announcement over a new trade deal with mexico, could be just hours away. we will get an early read on wh

. >> chuck, stand by, we also have andrea mitchell, just joined the conversation as well and, andrea, over the years that you've covered washington, d.c. and certainly john mccain, senator john mccain and his family, as chuck was just reminding us, the very energy and force that he represents of doing good work, that will remain. >> absolutely and you were just saying especially at this time in history, not just the campaigns but his standing up on things and ran up against the cia, he was honest with senator dianne feinstein, the leading democrat of course to go up against the intelligence community because he believed to oppose george w. bush and dick cheney on how detainees were being treated. it was a very tough position for him to take and he did that among everything else he has done so he would say himself he had pluses and minuses and made mistakes along the way but in the house before that he really showed that kind of determination and dedication. and he liked to portray himself as a maverick. he wasn't always a maverick, but when he was, he was grand. >> and the way he was

joining me, tom broe okay, andrea mitchell, susan page and david broaddy. welcome to sunday for a special edition of "meet the press." >> good sunday morning. he was a warrior, a politician, statesman and maverick. the news that senator john mccain died late yesterday at his home in arizona was not unexpected. but it was no less tragic. some deaths leave a greater hole in our national psyche. let's do straight talk here given our current political environment. the loss of a man who walked so hard to build bridges rather than burn them seems particularly poignant. my hard is broken, i'm so lucky to have lived the adventure of loving this incredible man for 38 years. peaced the way he lives, on his own terms, surrounding by people loved and place he loved best. he was a prisoner of war for five and a half years in hanoi, congressman, senator, a two-time presidential candidate. and always his own man, a maverick as he was so found of saying about himself. and his last moment in the senate came in dramatic fashion. walked on the floor and delivered a now famous

nbc news chief correspondent and a host of andrea mitchell reports, andrea mitchell. for bbc world news america, katty kay. historian and the author of "soul of america" and rogers professor of the presidency at vanderbilt ju vanderbilt university, john meacham. mika has the day off. john meacham, you going through all of the paradoxes, all of the conflicts internal to the united states of america and its greatness, and you talk about also arcing towards -- ever upward in our trajectory of civilization. john mccain had some conflicts. he had some contradictions. he had sharp elbows. he had sharp edges, and yet in all of my years dealing with the man it made me love him even more, even when i knew at times when he loathed me, he was a straight shooter who spoke his mind, and he was exactly what america needed not only in the 1960s in vietnam, the courage that he showed, the extraordinary strength he showed, but also in the age of trump. a mon wa whman who just didn't t a tweet from a blustery president because he had been through hell and back and he could put up with

right now here's andrea mitchell with "andrea mitchell reports." >>> right now, the manafort jury asking judge what to do if they cannot all agree on one of the 18 counts. >>> remote control. president trump says he could take charge of the mueller investigation himself if he wanted to, raising alarm bells on capitol hill. >>> massachusetts senator and potential 2020 president that candidate elizabeth joining me next. >>> fighting back. president trump still refuses to blame russia for russian hacking. >>> also with us, the top democrat of the senate intelligence committee, mark warner. >>> and the breaking news today, good day, i'm andrea mitchell in washington, a lot to cover. we're following breaking news in the manafort bank and tax fraud trial. the jury in alexandria submitting a note with a question to the judge. let's go to nbc intelligence and national security correspondent ken

>> reporter: andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> tonight, a criminal investigation is under way after a major symbol of the confederacy came crashing down at the university of north carolina. the monument has been a source controversy for decades and nbc's gabe gutierrez apel hill tonight for more. >> it had stood at the university of north carolina for 105 years. tonight, the confederate statute known as "silent sam" is toppled. >> i'm happy it is gone. i am so glad. it had no place being here in the first place. >> reporter: university officials had acknowledged the statute was divisive but said state law prevented them from removing it. today, unc's board took a hard line against the protesters calling their actions unacceptable, dangerous and incomprehensible. >> reporter: adding mob rule and the intentional destruction of public property will not be tolerated. what did the statute signify for you? >> hatred and inferiority and inequality. >> reporter: there are more than 1700 confederate symbols across the country and when aavowed white supremacist massacred a church-goer w

andrea mitchell, nbc news, shington. >> joining me now is john meacham, the author of the book "the sou of america." we heard the plans of the tributes that are scheduled for this week. this is the kind of thing you usually see for presidents. >> absolutely. it is a tribute to senatorai ms place. he was first at war andn first peace. he really embodies both in terms of conflict the most remarkable kind of perseverance under the most unimaginable of conditions. he didn't stop there. he endured five and a half years of captivity and came back and came to represent whetherou agreed or disagreed with him the role of reason, the role of calling them as you saw them. i think in our particularly tribal moment we appreciate that kind of candor, thatd k of integrity more than ever. >> do you think that is what the legacy will be? that kind of independent streak? >> he is like an umpire. healled thems he saw them at a time when so many americans are picking one team or the other and deciding what they think about an issue before they thought about. john mccain always thought about it. he fought p

andrea mitchell, our correspondent, host of "andrea mitchell reports" noon eastern weekdays on this network. clint is with us as well, a member of the joint terrorism task force. peter baker, chief correspondent for the "new york times." welcome to you both and good evening andrea, you get to define this. is this a giant, shiny object or an action of deep consequences or both? >> it is both. you are an astute observer. and you recognize a bright shiny object, the timing clearly this was dated july 26th or at least today of a distraction from omarosa and all the rest of reality tv show that the white house have become. there are real implications of this, first amendment as jim clapper suggested and mike cayden says not just outside commentators, they are tough and they can make their own decisions of what to do but the intelligence community who are also tough. they have to stand up to this president now that they see the repercussions. one of those is possible futures security clearances. bruce orr who is in the justice department right now and had a relationship. a working relationship wi

andrea mitchell has more on why it took so yeong to deport him aftes of protests. >> reporter: now, 95 years old, the last knn nazi death camp guard still living in the u.s. finally taken from his home in queens, new york early today and flown by the government to germany, after fighting deportation for years. today's exile coming 75 years after he s a guard at the infamous trawniki labor camp wre 6,000 jewish men, women and children, were orassacred in one of the atrocities of world war ii. the white house issued a statemen preventing prisoners from escaping he played an indispensable role by insuring that the jewish victims met their ft the hands of the nazis. >> i have no pity on the h fact this 95 years old, my pity is all used up on his >> reporter: he came to the u.s. in 1949 winning citizenship by lying on his immigration papers claiming to have worked on a family farm during the whr. did it take so long to deport him despite years of protests outside his ho. w thte house and civilian nazi hunters said nobody wanted him wanted him back. >> previously, germany demanded evidenceou

>> andrea mitchell, thank you. and johnccain has pointed out there is much more to his life than those wars he spent as a prisoner of war in north vietnam but what is undeniable is how that experience forged a deeper appreciation f his country and a firey determination to serve. >> my country saved me and i cannot fget it and i will fight for her as long as i draw breaths so help me god. >> john mccain spent life serving his country. >> i am the son and grandson of navy admirals and i was born into america's service. >> his reputation as a naval fighter pilot rebellious. >> i was immature. i was reckless. i was cocky but i also knew that i was going low in my father and grandfather's footsteps. >> he ew bombing missions over vietnam d shot down badly injured and thrown into a north vietnamese prison. >> lieutenant commander john mccain. >> i don't think there is any doubt that i was near death. >> he was tortured, kept in solitary but when given a chancto go home ahead of other pows, refused. finally after five and

joining me is andrea mitchell, halie jackson, susan page, and david brody. welcome to sunday for a special edition of "meet the press." from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. good sunday morning, he was a warrior, a politician and a maverick. the news he died late it was not unexpected but no less tragic. some deaths leave a greater hole in our national physche. his wife cindy wrote, "my heart is broken, i am so lucky to live the adventure of this man for 38 years." he passed away in the place he loved best. he was a prison of war in five and a half years in hanoi, a two times presidential candidate and always his own man, a maverick as he was so fond of saying of himself. his last moment in the senate came in dramatic in the senate. he walked in the floor and voted in the affordable care act. we'll get to some of the big news in the week. we'll begin with two of my colleagues who have covered mccain for decades. tom brokaw and andrea mitchell. >> you had the last interview condu

right now we'll send you to andrea mitchell and "andrea mitchell reports." >>> coming up on "andrea mitchell reports," omarosa wages psychological war on team trump, with aides inside the west wing fearing who else might be caught on tape. >> can you stand at the podium and guarantee the american people they'll never hear donald trump utter the "n" word on a recording in any context? >> uh, i can't guarantee anything. >>> sins of the fathers. a shocking grand jury report revealing a pattern of predator priests who abused thousands of children for decades. and a series of church leaders who systematically concealed the truth. >> we should emphasize that while the list of priests is long, we don't think we got them all. it was child

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i hand you off to andrea mitchell for "andrea mitchell reports." >>> good day, we have breaking news. new york republican congressman chris collins, congressional liaison to the trump transition team, surrendering to the fbi this morning on charges of alleged insider trading and security fraud. we're expecting a news conference at any moment with u.s. attorneys. the government claims collins shared nonpublic information with his son about a biotech company where collins served on the board of directors. the congressman's legal team released a statement reading in part, we are confident he will be completely vindicated and exonerated. joining me now, nbc investigative reporter tom winter, nbc's kristen welker, chuck todd, moderator of "meet the press," nbc capitol hill correspondent kasie hunt, and joining us by phone, mimi rocah, former assistant district attorney for the southern district of new york. m mimi, let me go first to you and tom winter about the importance of this investigation, mimi, the legal significance of it. >> this is a straightforward case that the southern distric

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as andrea mitchell reported this would be the first time ever, absent some kind of criminal accusation or conviction, that a former official would have their license revoked. then of course there's this very suspect timing. the date that was scrubbed from that press release that seemed to suggest a decision was made awhile ago, and yet it was strategically dropped the night after brennan criticized him, and also, very importantly, as the president is trying to distract us from this omarosa nartive. >> the question of distraction, also the question of what does it mean to our intelligence and our security infrastructure, and how, if you will, these gray hairs of security and intelligence are used here and there in important ways. >> this is such a critical time. we have had the biggest attack on this country in terms of cyber warfare since 9/11. and these officials were on the front lines of that warfare. intercepting a lot of the information that is critical to us going forward. this means now that they are not able to access that information to advise our officials. secondly, there's

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as nbc news andrea mitchell reported today this was done completely outside of channels.of the intelligence agencies involved in clearance issues were involved in this clearance revv vocation, nor were any intelligence officials notified at all this was going to happen. the white house appears to have dug this back dated thing out of a drawer and launched it like a paper airplane. no practice or notice or allegations of wrongdoing, just statement from the president. an estimate that works on a lot of different levels. joining us now is our very own andrea mitchell, nbc chief foreign affairs koemcorresponde. thank you for being here. >> you bet. >> you reported this decision happened outside u.s. intelligence channels and senior intelligence officials had no idea this was coming. what is the consequence and significance of that? >> i think it's precisely to warn them and other critics, warn the intelligence committee, those still serving they should not tell the president things he does not want to hear. to their credit, they have been very rigorous under pompeo, now, unde

passed on to us by andrea mitchell, who joins us, again. andrea, as chief foreign affairs correspondent, as host of your show on msnbc, and as you remember all of the interactions over the decades with john mccain, you see, the reaction from presidents of both sides remembering in very affectionate ways senator john mccain. >> in fact, you were just reading what bill clinton had to say to memorialize what john mccain did in helping bill clinton to normalize relations with vietnam. i was covering the white house at the time and was very involved in the coverage then of the fact that both john mccain and john kerry, who were on opposite sides of the war, both serving in the war, but having come back and having been tortured and stayed in the hanoi hilton for five years, and john kerry's opposition to the war was not something he appreciated. yet, in the senate, they came together and worked together on a commission to try to recover p.o.w. remains and account for the missing from that terrible war and also to help bill clinton with the vietna

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nbc's andrea mitchell moderates this discussion. it's about 40 minutes. >>> lena meyer, hank and leisel, wally tepp, wherever you are, joe and donna kavaruso, and the staff and trustees of dad's foundation, reverend char, martha reeves, brother mike, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a wonderful, lovely luncheon. this is a wonderful celebration of my mother's 100th birthday. mike and i are extremely grateful to each and every one of you. but most certainly, mom would have been if she were here. leisl and hank, thank you for your tireless efforts and generosity. [ applause ] but a special thank you to our friends at meyer garden, everything is absolutely beautiful. thank you. [ applause ] remarkable events like this don't just happen, they take months and months of hard work. no one absolutely no one does it better than the head of my dad's foundation, joe calvaruso. [ applause ] joe and donna, would you please stand for your $and the fellow foundation staff members and trustees. [ applause ] also with us today a