it was a company run by donald trump jr. donald trump the president went in to bail out that failing company he did so because it was his son who was failing, now the state of south carolina has to decide if they believe what the president's company is saying if they believe president donald trump has no connection whatsoever to donald trump jr. who he bailed out when he bought this possibly polluted seven-acre falling down factory. so if the south carolina government decided to buy that argument that there's no connection whatsoever between donald trump and donald trump jr. they don't even know each other, just a coincidence then the taxpayers of that state would be on the hook for an environmental mess at that site. on the other hand, if the south carolina government decided they were not going to buy that argument then they have to say sorry, mr. president, you're on the hook to pay for any clean up here yourself. your company has to pay, mr. president, you had? that's a loutsy position to put these folks in south carolin

trump's real estate empire and russia, pointing to the words of donald trump, jr., in 2008, "russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross section of a lot of our assets he told a real estate conference. "we see a lot of money pouring in from russia." >> could that explain things, what donald trump, jr., said? >> oh, i think it could explain a lot. i don't think that it explains everything, but it certainly is an indication. out of the mouth of the son of the president that they have huge financial ties to russia. >> reporter: today there are new allegations of russia's meddling in the presidential election. correspondent jeff pegues reports trump campaign aides are at the center of an f.b.i. investigation. the investigation is in part looking at a specific allegation in a dossier compiled by a former british spy that there was a "well-developed conspiracy managed on the trump side by aides paul manafort and carter page." both manafort and page deny any inappropriate contact with russian officials. >> if there was collusion going on, this is a titanic story, and it could lead to th

we are look at donald trump, jr. it looks like it could be orrin hatch. a moment i thought it was jeff sessions. eric trump to the left of donald trump, jr. matt, this is a juncture in history the likes of which we have never seen. schumer, senator schumer has announced a scorched earth policy from the democrats from here on. without the numbers they are going to obstruct, delay and deny. it's as bitter and nasty a democratic party as has ever been seen, at least in modern history. and there will be a price here for the republicans, though, they are going to have to command the moment, and mitch mcconnell and ryan will have to stand shoulder to shoulder with this president to make it work, and that is to restore the government to the people as president trump promised. >> this supreme court pick could be donald trump's biggest legacy. the people in the finals or in their late 40s or early 50s could be on this court for four decade or more. this will have a lasting impact on all of our lives. conservatives and independent who voted for donald trump, it's ti

eric and donald trump jr. now run the organization, not their father. >>> the republicans hoping to become virginia's next governor held their first debate. this was in charlottesville yesterday. cory stewart, a one-time chair of president trump's campaign in the commonwealth, former republican national committee chair ed gillespie, distillery owner denver riggleman, and state senator frank wagner. it was a mostly cordial debate. this will be a closely watched governor's race. many see it as a potential referendum on the president's first year in office. >>> flint, michigan, has now gone for more than 1,000 days without clean and safe drinking water. the city is still in a major crisis over lead. there is a growing concern about potential health problems in children who drank that water. every sile at the most vulnerable age. half of them have high levels of lead. now teachers are noticing some differences. >> what i'm noticing more is reaction times are quicker for kids to become more explosive and angry. >> t

trump's two sons, eric trump and donald trump, jr., attended the grand opening of the trump international golf club in dubai saturday night, alongside their business partner, dubai billionaire hussain sajwani. the golf course is the first of a series of high-profile developments that trump's businesses, which are now run by his adult sons, are slated to open during his time in office, posing potential conflicts of interests. this is donald trump, jr., speaking at saturday's opening. .> thank you very much incredible to be her looking at this amazing building after all these years. thank you very much for the friendship, the partnership. i look forward to working with you for many years. juan: in somalia, a suicide car bomb killed at least 39 people and injured about 50 more after it exploded in a market in mogadishu on sunday. this is one of the witnesses. today as iry shocked saw people crying in pain and others lying on the ground wounded. others were killed by the car bomb that exploded at the market. they were shopkeepers, pharmacists, and butchers. juan: no group has claimed responsi

his father's name remains on the lease but documents show donald trump jr. now controls the company operating the trump international hotel on pennsylvania avenue. democrats in congress say the president is both tenant and land lord and have asked the general services administration to determine if the president is violating the lease agreement. jonathan: it was a week ago that president trump raised eyebrows when he talked about frederick douglas. that is because his comment made it sounds like the slave turned activist was still with us. still alive. he has been gone for over 120 years. as cheryl conner found, the comment is getting douglas recognized much more. cheryl: the view at cedar hill is breath-taking. you spot arlington, the capitol and th washington monumented standing next to the historic house. >> we heard his name in the news, yes. that is part of the reason for being here. cheryl: frederick douglas lived here in the last 17 years of his life. >> this is his chair. cheryl: his desk and more than 2,000 books are significant because douglas was d

on saturday, eric and donald trump jr. will be in the united arab emirates for the opening of a trump brand golf course. called golf resort rather. and the post says donald trump's three trips alone to florida have probably cost taxpayers about $10 million. an they're keeping watch of the trump tower in new york where melania and baron trump live. the city is footing that half million dollars a day bill to guard the trump tower. >>> former republican house leader bob michael has died. the illinois lawmakers spent 38 years in congress and was known for his respectful bipartisan legislative style. president nixon once said he had many opponents but no enemies and experts say civility fell apart during the transition to spiker gingrich and his contract with america agenda in 1994. michael was 9 # years old. -- 93 years old. >>> a generous d.c. family leave bill is on its way to congress. the legislation would allow up to eight weeks of paid leave to new parents. six weeks for people taking care of a sick loved one. and two wee

the first family goes after a retail giant with donald trump jr. slamming nordstrom after the company decided not to buy anything this season from his sister ivanka trump's fashion line tweeting women nationwide cut up nordstroms cards. also, the media site breitbart previously run by steve bannon. the president of himself used the power of the presidency to condemn the retail chain over his daughter's fashion label leaving some to question whether the president is abusing his power. we have the report. >> reporter: ethics experts sounding the alarm about the latest presidential tweet, donald trump writing my daughter ivanka has been treated to unfairly by nordstrom. she is a great person, always pushing me to do the right thing. it comes after their decision not to buy anything from the ivanka trump fashion line. a rep says that's due to sales, not politics, just business. a business, by the way, ivanka trump no longer runs. >> how is she being treated unfairly? >> there's a targeting of her brand and her name. this is a direct attack on his polic

lot to talk about with regards to oversight since today we learned that donald trump has officially taken over -- donald trump, jr, has officially taken over donald trump's d.c. hotel at the old post office which is being lease bid the government. but president donald trump, sr., is still a majority owner of the country. democrats argue that puts trump in violation of his least since conflict of interest laws bar elected official officials from leasing federal land. one of the most outspoken lawmakers on this, shoe is congressman elijah cummings, the ranking member on the oversight committee. but whether the committee launches an investigation into the d.c. hotel is up in the air since the aformation jason chaffetz is the chair. last week, chaffetz requested an unredacted copy of the hotel's leasing contract, a potentially hopeful sign, however we don't know if he'll follow through with a good-faith investigation. but we do know the d.c. hotel is not the only major conflict of interest for the current president and what if i were to tell you one member of the first family put in writing their intention to cash in

culd that explain things, what donald trump, jr., said? >> oh, i think it could explain a lot. that it explains everything, but it certainly is an indication. out of the mouth of the son of the president that they have huge financial ties to russia. >> reporter: today there are new allegations of russia's meddling in the presidential election. correspondent jeff pegues reports trump campaign aides are at the center of an fbi investigation. >> the investigation is in part looking at a specific allegation in a dossier compiled by a former british spy that there was a "well-developed conspiracy" managed on the trump side by aides paul manafort and carter page. both manafort and page deny any inappropriate contact with russian officials. >> if there was collusion going on, then this is a titanic story, and it could lead to the ruination of the trump presidency. >> reporter: that's a big statement. >> it is a big statement, but this is a big story. it's a story that we've never seen before. it's unprecedented. >> reporter: then there's secretary of state rex tillerson's relationship

donald trump's sons donald jr. and eric trump plan to attend the opening with secret service providing protection. >> vancouver is very multiethnic and diverse. and people here tend to be more cooperative. and he is just making everything so adversarial. it's frightening for people. >> president and hotel ow can separate the two then all the power to him. at least he has the nerve to say what's on his mind. and people don't league it. they're not used to that. you know he doesn't butter coat anything. >> the vancouver tower is the second trump branded property to officially open since donald trump took office coming shortly after a golf course in dubai. >>> the defense department has presented president trump with what it calls a preliminary framework for defeating isis. the president asked for a revised plan soon after he took office. during his campaign, president trump vowed to wipe out isis and he's expected to offer some details of this new plan tonight when he makes that address before the joint session of con

and i think one important stem that donald trump has to make is to disclose his taxes. in 2008, for example, donald trump jr a real estate conference that russia, russian money is pouring into the trump organization. and that a disproportionate cross section of their assets come from russia. presumably, he was talking about russian tycoons and oligarchs. that's important. that would show up in the tax returns, because you can see in terms of interest on loans, e exactly who trump owes money to. i can't imagine a more important set of issues. >> my understanding he was talking about a rich russian guy bought a manse from the trumps in florida. we don't know for sure. because we don't know the extent of any business dealings. >> and we need to do. if this were just an idle kind of question, about oh, wouldn't it be nice to have tax returns, it's too bad donald trump violated and broke the tra significance for 40 years, that would be one thing, but we are in the midst of a constitutional crisis. there's possibly treasonous behavior, in terms of staff members or donald trump himself working with russia and russ

in 2008, for instance, donald trump jr. told an interviewer, "russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets, say in dubai and certainly with our project in soho. we see a lot of money pouring in from russia." trump was involved in a lawsuit dealing with russia and kazakhstan. before the russia controversy, donald trump claimed to have close business ties to russia and a personal relationship with vladimir putin. >> have you had any dealings with the russians? >> well, i've done a lot of business with the russians. >> they are comys, you know that? >> they are smart and tough and they are not looking so dumb right now, are they? >> i do have a relationship and i can tell you he's very interested in what we're doing here today. he's probably interested in what you and i are saying today. >> since he never released his tax returns, it's hard to know what ties, if any, he has with the russians. and associates of the president were working on a back channel ukraine deal, one that would allow pre

it is worth noting donald trump repeatedly when obama was president swagged him at taking trips on tax payer expense. when we pay for eric and donald trump jra business trip, they're going there to make money. and there's this interesting little loop in trumplandia, where he hasn't fully separated huplz from those businesses. he is still making money. the tax payers are paying for his sons to be protected so they can do business. he is getting free advertising for the clubs he is taking abe to to at tax payers's expense. >> isn't he totally entitled to do that and all of his children are entitled to secret service protection? >> i think they are entitled to protection, of course. but where is that divide between the tax payers supporting his business. >> tim and drew, thank you both so much. there he is. the president out there shaking hands and saying hello to well wishers in palm beach, florida. >>> coming up next, we'll talk venezuela. a year-long investigation uncovered explosive allegations against the government. details on what has him so angry. why are you checking your credit score? you don't want to ride the 13l forever, do you? t

. >> donald trump, jr., last night was not ethical either.would like at it as frivolous. >> this is president of the united states, these are tax paid employees in the white house. they can't be pushing products where they can be benefitting. we don't have information on donald trump. we don't have tax returns. that's why the rules matter. what's motivating president to make certain decisions. there may be not a complete outcry from the american public for kellyanne conway's comments on ivanka trump, so it's difficult to break through, but i think is a going to add up overtime. it's a example of them understanding they moved from campaign to the white house. this is real deal. >> it's going to be tweet that hunts him for months. it's going to lead to the attorney general filing suit. the thing they should be afraid of is discovery of the tax returns. >> they have to be afraid of congress. jason chaffetz is a leader of the house -- is co signing a letter asking for inquiry. asking that the president -- >> not yet. >> because president not be p

donald trump jr. backing up his sister on twitter saying women nationwide cut up nordstrom's cards, plan boycotts after pli call decision to drop ivanka's line. a lot to unpack here with norm eisen. thanks for being with us here. let's start with kellyanne conway here. did she violate federal ethics rules on endorsements? >> hallie, thanks for having me and i'm going to say something that's seldom heard on television. 5 cfr 2635702. that is the federal -- code of federal regulations that prevents government employees from using their public office, she was speaking in her public capacity, to benefit private parties for private gain. in this case she was doing an advertisement for ivanka trump's products. it is contrary to federal law to do what she did. i believe that it's a violation of the rules and she's going to need to be disciplined for it. >> what does disciplined mean? who is going to discipline her? >> in the first instance, this is a serious matter, hallie. it's not an isolated incident. we'

donald trump jr. a link to a breitbart article about women around the cut protesting and cutting up their nordstrom cards. nordstrom says the zig was based on performance. joining me an ethics lawyer for president george w. bush. what's the problem with kellyanne or others, the president, promoting the retail line? for one thing, ivanka, we've been told, has separated herself from the company. >> well, the government ethics rules, the standards of conduct for federal employees make it very clear that you may not use public office for private gain. a u.s. government employee, including a white house staff member, may not in an official speech, official capacity a tv interview, promote the products or services of a business owned by his family or by the president's family, or anybody else. so that is illegal under the standards of conduct for federal employees. much more important, however, is the president's tweet really attacking nordstrom for its decision to drop his daughter's -- the president's dau

on saturday eric trump and donald trump jr. nited arab emirates if for the opening of a golfra result. and officials in bedminster, new jersey, are preparing tr the possibility that a trump golf course there will certain as a northern white house. the post says three of his trips since the inauguration have probably cost the federal treasury about $10 million. >>> "the hill" reports about trump undoing a coal mining rule. it's the second he's signed. the rule protected waterways from coal mining waste. it was part of the slate of institutions in the final days of the obama administration that the republicans planned to roll back. >>> "the miami herald" reports on the recall of a baby stroe ler. britax has recalled more than 700,000 strollers. two models could cause car seats to fall out. britax they were sold between 2011 and this month. we have more information posted at cbsnews.com. >>> "usa today" says the unlimited wireless is heating up. verizon responds with a an $80 plan. sprint is $50 and t-mobile charges $70 and at&t ch

on saturday, eric trump and donald trump jr. will be in the united arab emirates for the opening of a trump brand golf resort. new york police will keep watch open the trump tower where miel hundred ya lives. and preparing for the possibility a trump golf course there will serve as a northern white house. "the post" says president trump's three mir a lago trips since the inauguration have probably cost the federal treasury about $10 million. >>> the hill reports on president trump signing a bill undoing a coal mining rule. the second legislation he signed ending an obama era environmental regulation. the rule protected waterways from coal mining waste, part of regulations instituted in the final days of the obama administration that the republicans had planned to roll back. the miami herald reports on a recall of popular baby strollers because of a fall hazard. ritax recalled more than 700,000 strollers. the damaged part could cause car seats to fall out from the stroller. britax received 26 reports of injured children. the affec

donald trump and eric trump, jr. are here. only one of the two finalist, only one who made trip here to washington d.c. today they have been invited. there isn't going to be grand reveal behind the curtain. we know only one is them is here on this occasion tonight. kelly ann conway and trump's aides as well. >> it makes seem like a presidential new supreme court associate justice will be part of the trump family now. the color ration sounds like -- this cheering section? >> i have been in news conference with donald trump you could hear that cheering section for everything he said. it was realtime fact-check to push back on anything we tried to challenge him on. in terms of the trump sons being here, there's a lot of question that's going to be raised. >> it looks more and more like the like the ro romanoffs. we'll be right back. introducing otezla, apremilast. otezla is not an injection, or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. some people who took otezla saw 75% clearer skin after 4 months. and otezl

trump's son, donald trump jr., says russians make up a pretty disproportionate about of a lot of our assets. trump jr. was saying, we see lot of money pouring in from russia. and mr. trump says he has a president vladimir putin. >> i do have a relationship. and i can tell you that he's very interested in what we're doing here today. i spoke to putin twice. he called me on the election. i told you this. and he called me on the inauguration. >> reporter: while russia was a major focus of thursday's news conference, the president also set his sights on leaks. >> we're going to find the leakers. they will pay a big price for leaking. >> reporter: the president still, to some extent, blaming flynn's ouster on the intelligence leaks. saying he has directed the justice department to look into the leaks while he launches his own independent review. hallie? matt? >> kristen, thank you very much. >>> let's bring in ari melber. he has today's fact-check. there was a lot of talk about russia at the press conference. one popular comment from the president caught your eye. what did he say? what's t

donald j. trump, chairman and president, donald j. trump, jr., executive vice president, eric f. trump, executive vice president, ivanka m. trump, executive vice president, and the trump organization. i will close with the sentence from this "new york times" advertisement signed by donald trump that the science of climate change is irrefutable and our failure to act will have consequences that are catastrophic and irreversible. president trump's words, not mine. i yield the floor. mr a senator: mr. president, i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from delaware. mr. carper: madam president, i would ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. carper: thank you very much. good morning, madam president, to our pages and members of our staff, who have been up all night. i just walked over here from my office in the hart building and along the way ran into capitol police and others who are putting in a long day, long night. and i, on behalf

trump, according to the "times." the documents say the president's eldest son, donald, jr., and the trump organization's chief financial officer, allen weisselberg, are now in charge, but mr. trump can revoke their authority any time. the president also receives reports on profits and losses, the "times" says. in france, marine le pen, the far right candidate in the country's april presidential election, formally launched her campaign today in lyon. her slogan: "put france back in order." le pen leads the national front party, and her platform, detailed today, calls for leaving the european union, dumping the euro for the franc, and dropping out of nato's integrated command. le pen also wants to tighten france's borders, limit immigration to 10,000 people a year and no longer extend french citizenship by marriage. this is le pen's second run for the presidency. she finished third in 2012. her main rival for the presidency is conservative former prime minister francois fillon, who is now embroiled in a corruption scandal. france's most famous museum, the louvre, reopened to visitors today, one day after a man with a mac

donald trump's administration. >> let's not forget that donald trump jr. is on the record a couple of years ago saying that russia wra russia was a huge part of the trump family business. >> i think he said the majority of the money they made, they made from russia. >> pretty important contradiction. >> coming up later on "morning joe," the former ambassador to sweden mark brinzezinski will tk about the reaction in sweden and a story jon meechapeopleage cald of amazing and tell but that. and nick's latest reporting on the culture inside donald trump's club in florida mar-a-lago where he spent a third weekend and later, more town halls for republicans and more tough questions for members of congress in both parties. we will look at that. you're watching "morning joe" and we will be right back. look closely. hidden in every swing, every chip, and erputt, is data at can make the difference between winning and losing. the microsoft cloud helps the pga tour turn countless points of data into insights that transform their business and will enhance the game for p

donald trump jr., linking to a article, saying women nationwide cut up nordstrom cards. sign this issue isn't going away anytime soon. >>> a flash flood warning has been extended in northeast nevada. heavy rain and runoff from melting snow has led to rising waters that caused a dam to . feet of water rushing down main roads. many highways in the areas have been shut town. officials are warning residents and travelers to stay put and not risk getting swept away by the flood waters. >>> want to tell you about a bizarre incident at an nba game. this was last night during the knicks/l.a. clippers game. a former knicks player, charles oakley, who retired 13 years ago, found himself in the middle of a scuffle. reports indicate he was sitting behind the team's owner, james dolan. and he began to heckle him. he was approached by security. and that's when things heated up. oakley shoved two security guards. he was pulled out of the crowd, placed in handcuffs and arrested. he was charged with three counts of assault and one count of criminal trespassing. oakley was released around

. >>> president trump's sons eric and donald jr., they'll be heading to dubai for the opening of a brand-new trump golf resort built by the uae based properties. the golf club dubai has drawn criticism that it creates a conflict of interest with critics that say president trump isn't distancing himself from the business. >>> tourism development authority is joining us. a lot of people are looking at what's taking place in the u.s. and they're looking at ties to the middle east and they're thinking, well, trump is continuing to profit from his investments in richer parts of the middle east while at the same time closing the country for people from war torn countries. you're a two hour drive, hour and a half drive from dubai. how do you view what's going on? >> i mentioned this before. the middle east is 28 countries, it's not one, and very diverse countries as a matter of fact. the uae in particular, we continue to focus on driving tourism which is our prime strategy today. it's an up and coming destination where we focus on driving tourism from around the globe. the u.s. is a strong market f

wanted to ask about this trump's two sons, donald jr. ic sitting in the audience for tonight's announcement and tweeted about it from the white house. some reporters also tweeted pictures of them speaking with orrin hatch. president trump promised separate himself from businesses. eric and donald won't be involved in the politics or he won't be in the businesses. what do you think? >> i don't have issue with them attending. >> speaking with lawmakers? >> there are greater issues. >> if hillary clinton and chelsea clinton and clinton foundation had the same arrangements that donald trump and his children had now with billion dollar businesses impeachment proceedings would be brewing. that's underlying thing. how in the world is this president going to get away with what is beyond a conflict of interest, it is abhorrent. >> i would say not yet fully resolved. going to t going to continue to come up. when you're president of the united states, don't see this different than showing up at inauguration or first 100 days. he's president of the u

you see donald trump's sons, eric and don, jr. w brad pascal, the brains behind the data machine that propelled the trump campaign to victory in many ways, telling them what counties you need to be in. so, this president, as you pointed out, charles, is where he is tonight, at least in part, because many people look to the equation between a clinton presidency and a trump presidency, and said, i want a more conservative supreme court pick. as you pointed out, this was a very important element for them. so, how that impacts the democrats if they go tooth and nail on this, do you expect that we will see a nuclear option or one of the other tools that senator mike lee put it to me earlier? >> well, if the democrats decide to filibuster, there will be a nuclear option. i guarantee it. mitch mcconnell is not going to allow this nomination to go down. now, perhaps, the democrats will decide that a filibuster in this case is not worth it. after all, it is a 1 for 1 substitution for scalia. they want to hold their powder for the next one,

within weeks eric and his brother donald, jr., flew to dubai for the gala opening of another trump property. and tomorrow night it's vancouver's turn, a new trump hotel that will be the city's second largest skyscraper. both brothers are expected to attend. and their secret service protection goes with them. the secret service won't say how much all those trips cost the agency, but taxpayers are footing the bill. the law requires protection for the president and vice president and their immediate families, but secret service coverage for adult children is optional. they could decline it. ronald reagan's son ron reagan eventually did just that. >> the taxpayers are stuck. >> reporter: washington university law professor kathleen clark teachings oneth knicks government. >> the bottom line on how much it is costing the taxpayers, absolutely is something that i believe the public and congress has the right to know. >> reporter: we asked the trump organization if they expect the president's sons to keep up their pace of international travel, and whether eric or donald, jr., have considered reimb

donald trump think frederick douglass is still alive? we will set the record straight great,uglass'great, great grandson kenneth morris jr.. growing questions about the first counterterrorism operation approved by president donald trump. authorities say it was a success, but human rights groups say 24 civilians were killed including a newborn baby and an american eight-year-old girl, the daughter of u.s. born cleric anwar al-awlaki, who was killed in yemen by a u.s. drone strike in 2011. >> it is hard to ever call something a complete success when you have the loss of life. or people injured. we look at the totality of what was gained to prevent the future loss of life here in america and against our people and institutions and probably throughout the world in terms of what some of these individuals could have done, i think it is a successful operation by all standards. amy: we will speak with a human rights advocate who has talked to residents of the village that was raided and with the intercept's jeremy scahill. then i changed and reporter at the public radio's show -- rid of show wrote a blog post and found himself out

within weeks eric and his brother donald, jr., flew to dubai for the gala opening of another trump property. and tomorrow night it's vancouver's turn, a new trump hotel that will be the city's second largest skyscraper. both brothers are expected to attend. and their secret service protection goes with them. the secret service won't say how much all those trips cost the agency, but taxpayers are footing the bills. the law requires protection for the president and vice president and their immediate families, but secret service coverage for adult children is optional. they could decline it. ronald reagan's son ron reagan eventually did just that. >> the taxpayers are stuck. >> reporter: washington university law professor kathleen clark teaches on ethics in government. >> the bottom line on how much it is costing the taxpayers, absolutely is something that i believe the public and congress has the right to know. >> reporter: we asked the trump organization if they expect th president's sons to keep up their pace of international travel, and whether eric or donald, jr., have considered reimbur

donald trump himself said this when his son was facing controversy offer skittles. he said to don jr., don't worry. it will below over in a week. that's the way they operate. >> congressman, republicans in the house where you are are not saying they are going to hold hearings but you have got in the senate roy blunt calling for a full investigation. joe score borrow sat down with mitch mcconnell. he said that the congress need to call a special committee to investigation but he told joe that it should happen through existing committees if there is going to be an investigate. what happens next? do you think congress does take this on? >> this has been the gop leadership line, that they want this investigation to be only done in the house intelligence committee and the senate intelligence committee. from my own point of view i think house and senate ought to be doing this jointly just as we did after 9/11 in a joint inquiry. i also think we may need to establish an independent commission. the speaker today was unwilling to commit to investigating flynn's contacts with the russian ambas