mr. sekulow, very capable this morning. let his lawyers talk about it and he should stop talking about it. >> good luck with that. >> and don't threaten the special prosecutor. >> you see the strains trump is under. there are a lot of advisers who do want him to defer to the legal team. on the other hand, his son has

mr. sekulow, welcome back to "meet the press." let's start with this and try to clear this up as best as you can. do you know for sure everyone who was at that meeting with donald trump jr.? >> no, i don't represent donald trump jr. and i do not know everyone for sure that was at that meeting. the president was not at the meeting. the president wasn't aware of the meeting and did not attend it, that i can tell you. >> when did the president become aware of this meeting? >> well, the president said he became aware of it very recently, right before this came out, and that's when he was notified. his lawyers talked to him about it right before, and, again, the president has been very clear on that. >> when did you find out about it? >> about the same time. almost exactly the same time. this was really, as the president said, right before the whole issue started developing. i think the president used the term recently or relatively recently. it was days before leading up to this matter. >> why did you only find out -- why did you only

mr. sekulow, welcome back to "meet the press." let's start with this and try to clear this up as best as you can. do you know for sure everyone who was at that meeting with donald trump jr.? >> no, i don't represent donald trump jr. and i do not know everyone for sure that was at that meeting. the president was not at the meeting. the president wasn't aware of the meeting and did not attend it, that i can tell you. >> when did the president become aware of this meeting? >> well, the president said he became aware of it very recently, right before this came out, and that's when he was notified. his lawyers talked to him about it right before, and, again, the president has been very clear on that. >> when did you find out about it? >> about the same time. almost exactly the same time. this was really, as the president said, right before the whole issue started developing. i think the president used the term recently or relatively recently. it was days before leading up to this matter. >> why did you only find out -- why did you only

mr. sekulow, i did not ask you about james comey. i asked you about the specific e-mail. >> can people conclude because of what was said in the e-mail between donald trump and mr. gold stone and what he claim of this information coming from russia, can people say that's enough to trigger an investigation? there is no legal act there yet. is that a trigger for an investigation? >> well, here is the thing. donald trump jr. said that he will cooperate with everybody and he made it clear when he was on air talking about it and again as a lawyer, i look at what would -- you say does this trigger an investigation. what law may have been violated here. again, the meeting and what took place at the meeting and based on all the information you said. is that a violation of any law or stature? i raise that question by the way with a former director comey because that's the bases of where all that started. it is important to have a full context. you asked a full question and i gave you the full context. >> why is the leak that james comey leaking

attorney jay sekulow and brand-new press secretary sarah sanders. and mr. s rks k -- sekulow, i want to start with you. let start with this tweet that president trump sent out yesterday morning. while all agree that the u.s. president has the complete power to pardon, why think of it when the only crime so far is leaks against us. fake news. i wonder if you can explain what the president means by that, complete power to pardon. does he believe he has the right to pardon himself? >> the president in that tweet, stated something rather unremarkable. and that is that under the constitution, article 2, section 2, the president has the authority to pardon. i want to be clear on this, george. we have not, and continue to not have conversations with the president of the united states regarding pardons. pardons have not been discussed. and pardons are not on the table. with regard to the issue of a president pardoning himself, there's a big academic discussion going on. an academic debate. you have professor tribe arguing one point. professor turley arguing another

mr. trump's lawyer, let's make certain everyone knows, it's just his personal lawyer. he's not representing anyone else. this is jay sekulowng about. he said today he has not spoken to the president about issuie i pardons in the russian investigation. does mr. trump have the power to pardon his relatives, his associates, even himself? is it likely he could use that? >> the president does have under the constitution the enormous amounts of authority to issue pardons. to his relatives. to whomever. there is a justice department memorandum from i believe the 1970s that asserts that the president doesn't have the power to pardon himself. but i think that memorandum is actually a bit tentative or doesn't represent a thorough analysis. but the bottom line is that under our constitution, the president has the ability to pardon. and may well be able to pardon himself. >> all right. kathleen clark with the john lehman research, professor with the john washington school of law. thank you very much. by the way, the trump 2020 re-election campaign is using donations to pay some legal fees related to the russian probe and that would in

mr. sekulow, i want to start with this meeting with the president's son.e president knows everything about all the meetings his son may or may not have had with any russian? >> well, i know this -- the president was not aware about this meeting, did not participate in this meeting. as far as other meetings go, look, the president has said he wasn't aware of it, wasn't involved in it, and there's been no indication otherwise. so when you say "other meetings that took place," i'm sure they had conversations during the course of a campaign about meetings that were relevant to some kind of determination, but this one was not. most meetings were discussed with the president. that's normally how these go. the president was campaigning. his staff was having meetings, and the president was not made aware of this, nor participated in this meeting. >> dickerson: is it possible, fair to say, that the president knows of no other meetings with his campaign staff and russia? >> obviously the president has been very clear on that. he said he has no -- had no meetings, wa

mr. sekulow's brother gary, the c.o.o. and cfo of case, $2.6 million for him. am sekulow, his nephew, $518,000. logan sekulow, his son, $471,000. jordan sekulow, his other son, $137,000 according to the "washington post." and just overall out of $229 million raised by these organizations between 2011 to 2015 $5.5 million going to members of the family, $23 million to their firms. why do people in the christian community not see this, notice this and why are they not offended by it? >> well, joy, it's part of the fallout of the culture wars. and they have decided that everyone is the enemy. it's the same with donald trump when he talks about any story that is against him is fake news. they assume when they hear things like this somehow this is the liberal media again saying things that are not true. they have built a system around themselves to guarantee only seeing one point of view. you have to understand my father francis schaefer was one of the founders of the religious right. and i met with pat robertson back in the days when jay sekulow was a kid hanging ar

mr. sekulow, very cape thbl mork.et his lawyers talk about it and he should stop talking about it. >> good luck with that. >>ou under. a lot of advisors do want him to defer to the league team. he has -- his son has hearings coming up the. >> son-in-law. >> son-in-law, this week. >> both. >> i think trump wants to raise questions about the validity of this line of questioning in speculation that this is going to be in the news. i can't stop it. i can raise questions. >> you can't have it both ways. you can't constantly complain about the russia story and constantly talk about it. >> that's what he does. >> he doesn't come -- he complains about the media's treatment of his presidency. the media only cares about russia. >> because he talks about it every day. >> i would -- my first question to jay sekulow, had the president not tweeted about russia yesterday. to maggie, in the midst of all this, a big white house shakeup. one that apparently the president -- it sure seem like most of the white house didn't sitting down

mr. sekulow, good morning to you, sir. >> hi, savann the things the president has said about the russia investigation and the allegation that somehow his campaign may have coordinated with the russians. can the president continue to call this a coax, fake news and a charade, when his son has acknowledged the following. he met with an attorney who he believed to be from the highest levels of the russian government, for the purpose of obtaining negative information on hillary clinton. will the president acknowledge this is a legitimate investigation? >> there's no illegality. they're investigating what violation of what law. that's what i look at, in any case. what's the law alleged to be violated here. and the truth of the matter is, a meeting that was described by the release of the e-mails that donald trump jr. did yesterday, is not a violation of the law. >> isn't that what the investigation seeks to find out? isn't it too early t conclusion? isn't it too early to do so? >> i don't think so. and here's why. we know what the facts are. it's clear. the entire chain of e-mails was released. the chain

mr. burns' lawyer from "the simpsons," jay sekulow. ( applause ) ( piano riff ) jay sekulow was on all thec, fox news, "animal planet," and "the handmaid's tale." ( laughter ) so powerful. such a powerful portrayal. and sekulow had one clear message-- >> the fact of the matter is the president has not been and is not under investigation. the president is not under investigation. the president has not been and is not under investigation. >> stephen: okay, clear as a bell. the president absolutely, positively is not being investigated by the department of justice. i'm sorry, you wanted to add something. >> he's being investigated by the department of justice. >> stephen: sekuloooowwww!!! ( cheers and applause ) oh! you had one job!! you had one job!! say he's not under investigation. but you had to go shoot your mouth off. you're the president trump of trying to keep president trump president, and, i got to tell you, chris wallace noticed. >> first of all, you've now said that he is getting investigated after saying that you didn't. >> no. >> you-- you just said, sir, that he's being-- >> no

mr. scaramucci: i am close personal friends with jay sekulow, i have a relationship with john dowd, and i will work with them and other people to make sure we are on message and handling ourselves in the most appropriate way possible. that is the best i can say about that. [indiscernible] >> and then the follow-on was communications problems versus policy and political problems and the way you see that in the context of this president? mr. scaramucci: not long ago teddy roosevelt said the , presidency was a bully pulpit. and the president has a great gift to be able to control the news cycle and messaging, so if around hereinated with the president and go back to some of the great successes he had on the campaign and transition and even in the presidency, frankly he is , delivering that message directly to the american people. to me, i think the policies are fantastic. i think he has done a phenomenal job. i think sarah read something i totally believe, is that he is doing a phenomenal job and we need to do that and get that out there more aggressively. i have to go. >> one more, right th

mr. scaramucci: i'm a close personal friend with jay sekulow. andll work with don mcgann other people to make sure we are handling ourselves in the most appropriate way possible. that is all i can say about that. reporter: and so than to follow on, hold your cap -- communications problems versus policy problems. mr. scaramucci: long ago, teddy roosevelt said that the presidency is a bully pulpit, and the president has a great gift in being able to control the new cycle and the messaging. if we get super coordinated around here with the president and we go back to what he did, some of the great successes he had on the campaign and the transition, and even in the presidency, frankly, it is delivering that message to the american people. i think the policies are fantastic. i think yes on a phenomenal job. i think sam or something that i totally leave, -- sam or read something that he is doing a phenomenal job and when you to get it out there more aggressively and we will do that. i will take one more. reporter: thank you very much. you talked sever

mr. scaramucci: i'm a close personal friend with jay sekulow. i have a relationship with john dowd. and i am going to work with don mcgann and other people to make sure we are on message and we are handling ourselves in the most appropriate way possible. that is the best i can say about that. i don't have time. >> and so the follow on was communications problems versus , policy problems and the way you see that in the context of this president. mr. scaramucci: long ago, teddy roosevelt said that the presidency is a bully pulpit, and the president has a great gift, and he is able to control the news cycle and he is able to control the messaging. i think if we get super coordinated around here with the president and we go back to what he did, some of the great successes he had on the campaign and the transition, and even in the presidency, frankly, is delivering that message to the american people. and so to me i think the policies are fantastic. i think he has done a phenomenal job. i think sarah read something that i totally believe is that he is doing a phenomenal job, and we need

mr. speaker, good to see you. congrats on the book. up next jay sekulowill discuss the issues we're discussing, ukrainian election interference and the phony dossier and the uranium one deal and more tonight. >> he has a greater arsenal. he has nuclear arms and the head of a super power. >> sean: several anti-trump protesters this weekend. we had our cameras there and our special hannity investigation coming up and a mini monologue and our friend monica crowley and our friend, political commentator gets the final word every night of the program this week so please stay with us. ♪ dinner time then. dinner time now. even though dinner time has become less strict, we remain strict as ever when it comes to our standards. made with premium cuts of 100% kosher beef. hebrew national. we remain strict. i'm lumy bargain detergent shifcouldn't keep up.ter. so, i switched to tide pods. they're super concentrated, so i get a better clean. number one trusted. number one awarded. it's got to be tide (baby crying) (slow jazz music) ♪ fly me to the moon ♪ and let me play

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mr. deets. every branch running like headquarters. that's how you outmaneuver. dagen: president trump faces questions about the meeting his son had with a russian attorney. the president's lawyer, jay sekulowg that sentiment since news of the meeting broke. sekulow questioned the secret service's role in the scandal. >> i wonder why did the secret service allow these people in if this was nefarious? dagen: but the secret service said donald trump, jr. was not a protectee in june of 2016 so we would not have screened anyone was meeting with at that time. some of this is self-manufactured. >> it's a happy day for me because i started it filling in for maria. and finishing with you. this is very much self-manufactured. i know jay sekulow. and i respect him. but he did commit a couple of cardinal seasons for a lawyer. they are forgivable. don't address something you don't know the exacts on. you will cause the secret service to reject what you said. and don't always assume everything your client says is correct or consistent with the law just because your client says it. no client, particularly one who has a sense of self-worth donald trump has is right all the time. did donald jr. commit a cr

sekulow arguing nothing was improper. >> why did the secret service allow these people in? >> reporter: but the secret service says donald trump was not a protectee in 2017. mr. trump's outside counsel deflected when asked whether any russian meetings are still undisclosed. >> none that i know of. but i represent the president of the united states, but donald trump jr. said not no the context of a formal meeting. >> reporter: top democrats remain skeptical. >> we can't accept anything don jr. says, and of course we can't accept much the president says about this, either, because he has a similar record of not being forthcoming when it comes to russia. >> reporter: mr. trump's latest performance review unflattering, his approval rating falling 36%. that's the lowest of any president at this time in his term since 1982. almost 40% is not bad at this time. again trying to shift the focus to hillary clinton and accusing the media of distorting democracy. on the bid for health care bill, another delay. no repeal and replace this week. an unexpected surgery for john mccain who is recovering after having a blood clot removed from above his left eye but needs to sta