"deadline white house" with nicolle wallace starts right now. >> hi, everyone. :00 in new york. the product of the president's b-team lawyers. that's how one presidential lawyer to date described the memo leaked to "the new york times" in explosive new reporting. "the new york times" report makes clear for the very first time that the president's defense in the obstruction of justice investigation being conducted by robert mueller is essentially to assert that a president can't obstruct justice, not that he the memo also lays out the case for depriving bob mueller of an interview with donald trump, something one trump advisor told me today is essential if the president's lawyers want to prevent robert mueller from adding lying to federal investigators in any report he plans to send to congress. from that "the new york times" report, quote, in a brash assertion of presidential power, the 20-page letter sent to special counsel robert mueller and obtained by "the new york times" contends that the president cannot illegally obstruct any aspect of the investigation into russia's elec

i'm john heilman in for nicolle wallace. donald trump's summit with kim jong-un is back on. >> we'll be meeting on june 12th in singapore. went very well. it's a get to know you kind of a situation. it will be a beginning, i don't say and i've never said it happens in one meeting. you're talking about years of hostility, years of problems, years of really hatred between so many different nations. but i think you're going to have a very positive result in the end. not from one meeting. >> mr. president, what's your sense of what the north koreans are willing to do on the issue of denuclearization? are they -- >> i think they want to do that. i know they want to do that. they want other things along the line. they want to develop as a country. that's going to happen. i have no doubt. we're going to start a process. and i told them today, take your time, we can go fast, we can go slowly, but i think they'd like to see something happen. and if we can work that out, that would be good. >> the announcement and those words came aft

"deadline white house" with my friend nicolle wallace starts right now. >> hi, everyone. it's 4:00 in new york. donald trump may finally be reaping what he has sowed by reducing every debate to black and white. good versus evil. today he finds himself on the wrong side of history, and at odds with former first lady laura bush, former first lady michelle obama, a united and energized democratic party and a few republicans in this country who are still in possession of their spines and their souls. the trump administration today doubling down on its policy of forcibly separating children from their parents at the border. former first lady laura bush in an extraordinarily rare rebuke of a policy and a sitting president, accurately describes the trump policy as, quote, warehousing children in converted box stores and writes, quote, i live in a border state. i appreciate the need to enforce and protect our international boundaries, but this zero tolerance policy is cruel. it is immoral and it breaks my heart. she adds, these images are eerily reminiscent of the japanese intern

"deadline white house" with nicolle wallace starts right now. >> hi, everyone. it's 4:00 in new york. amid a full-scale public relations crisis over its policy of forcibly separating children from their parents, donald trump today reversed course, signing a new executive order ending that policy in just the last hour. >> we are signing an executive order. i consider to be a very important executive order. it's about keeping families together while at the same time being sure that we have a very powerful, very strong border and border security will be equal if not greater than previously. so we're going to have strong, very strong borders, but we're going to keep the families together. i didn't like the sight or the feeling of families being separated. it's a problem that's gone on for many years as you know, through many administrations, and we're working very hard on immigration. it's been -- it's left out in the cold. >>> ivanka feels very strongly, my wife feels very strongly about it. i feel very strongly about it. i think anybody with a heart would feel ver

our thanks to our three panelists, to nicolle wallace, jeremy, gordon chang. it's been a long day and a long night of analysis for everybody here. >>> up next for us after our first break here in this hour, two days ago you just heard us mention this. president trump called the canadian prime minister very dishonest and weak. tonighhe said it's a great honor to sit down with the dictator of north korea. exactly the point nicolle was just making. we're going to go live to singapore when this special edition of "the 11th hour" comes right back. whoooo. looking for a hotel that fits... ...your budget? tripadvisor now searches over... ...200 sites to find you the... ...hotel you want at the lowest price. grazi, gino! find a price that fits. tripadvisor. at fidelity, our online u.s. equity trades are just $4.95. so no matter what you trade, or where you trade, you'll only pay $4.95. fidelity. open an account today. >>> mr. president, how is it going so far, sir? >> very good. very, very . excellent relationship. thank you. thank you very much. >> as we await this w

i'm nicolle wallace. "mtp daily" starts right now with the fabulous katy tur in for chuck. no basketball hazing from you. but i won so i wouldn't get any anyway. >> should i admit that i didn't watch? >> no. i watched enough for both of us. >> another fact check. robert mueller and rod rosenstein are republicans. and he appointed rod rosenstein. >> we are all over you, mr. president. >> nicolle wallace, thank you very much, and congratulations. >>> ifs monday, allow myself to pardon myself. tonight, absolute power, and absolution. >> the president hasn't done anything wrong. >> then why is president trump talking about his authority to pardon himself? >>> plus, bill clinton speaks out on the me too movement and reflects on his affair with monica lewinsky. >> do you feel like you owe her an apology? >> no. i do -- i do not -- i have never talked to her. >> and is the anti-trump movement proving to have a california dream, or a primary nightmare for democrats in the golden state? this is "mtp daily." and it starts right now. ♪ >>> good evening, i'm katy tur in new york, in fo

nicolle wallace, thank you very much. if it's mondaye have almost reached the summit. >> tonight, just fall. how the trump brand of international diplomacy is rocking american allies' faith in the u.s. >> i want to say that canada picked a fight with us. >> plus, the gop wall of silence. where the party of free trade and alliance is keeping mostly quiet on the aftermath of the g7. >> if you are going to do sanctions and tariffs and trade wars you ought to be more focused on our enemies and not our friends and our allies. >>> and the nuclear summit countdown. what to expect are the president and kim jong-un as a new day dawns in singapore. this is "mtp daily," and it starts right now. >>> good evening. welcome to "mtp daily." you are looking live right now, in just a moment at singapore, where we are just hours away from that high stakes summit between president trump and kim jong-un coming just one day after the president blew up talks with our closest allies at a summit in canada. in the hours leading up to his meeting w

i'll nicolle wallace, "mtp daily" starts right now. hi, chuck. >> hi.? >> there is always a reason to wear black in ump from's america. >> i will leave it there. thank you, nicole. happy friday. if it's friday, go directly to jail, and do not pass go, and do not collect $200. >> tonight, bail revoked. paul manafort is trading in home detention for a jail cell. as the president's own legal troubles get worse. >>> plus, you a authoritarian envy. >> he speaks and his people sit up at attention. i want my people to do t

nicolle wallace, thank you very much. mondaye have almost reached the summit. >> tonight, just fall. how the trump brand of international diplomacy is rocking american allies' faith in the u.s. >> i want to say that canada picked a fight with us. >> plus

time now to hand over to our friend nicolle wallace. "deadline white house" with nicolle wallace starts now. >> hello, everyone. justice kennedy considered to be the swing vote a uns nothing his retirement leaving donald trump to make his second appointment to the highest court in the land. justice kennedy writing in the letter to the president today, quote, this letter is a respectful and formal notification of my decision effective july 31st of this year to end my regular active status as an associate justice of the supreme court. if you are republican who reluctantly voted for donald trump because you thought he'd make the kinds of selections to the supreme court that you'd find acceptable, today is your pay day. the day that the kinds of things that the president said on the access hollywood tape and trump's reluctance to stand with our allies while he cozies up to dictators as well as assault on the rule of law all make sense to you today. if you are part of the nearly 60% of americans who don't approve of this president, today lik

liz: stay on that for a second because nicole wallace said that trump is going to send rick perry to to build nukes? >> that's right. my rnc colleagues and i actually heard her say this live and we were like was that actually just said on the airwaves he's going to send someone to build more nukes when in fact he's signing the document to get rid of the nukes entirely? that kind of commentary drives people to the republicans. liz: great to see you thank you for coming in great insights there good to see you. okay we have this story for you trump's advisor peter navarro apologizing for saying canada's prime minister deserves a special place in hell. this as president trump breaks down what really happened behind closed doors at that g7 summit and what trudeau is really saying. we're bringing in former oversight committee chair jason chaffetz to react after this. >> there's a special place in hell for any foreign leader that engages in bad faith diplomacy with president donald trump and then tries to stab him in the back on the way out the door and that's what bad faith justin trudeau

i'm nicolle wallace. "mtp daily" starts right now.chuck. >> i think they would rather with you than back in their old government jobs. trust me. >> look at this wall. >> that's a great wall. >> do you want it. >> i think that should be the backdrop for the show the next couple of days. tell you this, you better make room. more is come? right? that was a point. >> yes, ma'am, i get it. >> have a good show. >> if it's thursday, the much anticipated ig report is out. but what's in it? well, that depends on who you ask.

"deadline white house" with nicolle wallace starts right now. >> hi, everyone. it's 4:00 in new york. is trump's fixer thinking about flipping? that's the question of the hour after news broke today that michael cohen is parting ways with the lawyers representing him and what "the new york times" describes as a potentially damaging and wide ranging federal investigation in his business dealings. the times also writes that mr. cohen has not yet been contacted by the prosecutors who are conducting the inquiry. but as the investigation widens and with mr. cohen's legal team in turmoil, the chances increase that mr. cohen could cooperate with prosecutors. abc's george stephanopoulous takes it one step further reporting, quote, cohen is likely to cooperate with federal prosecutors in new york. this development which is believed to be imminent will likely hit the white house, ly members, staffers and councils hard. it all comes on the heels of new reporting about cohen's grim legal reality. from gabe sherman of vanity fair. quote, cohen has told friends he expects to

i'm john heilman in for nicolle wallace.nald trump's summit with kim jong-un is back on. >> we'll be meeting on june 12th in singapore. went very well. it's a get to know you kind of a situation. it will be a beginning, i don't say and i've never said it happens in one meeting. you're talking about years of hostility, years of problems, years of really hatred between so many different nations. but i think you're going to have a very positive result in the end. not from one meeting. >> mr. president, what's your sense of what the north koreans are willing to do on the issue of denuclearization? are they -- >> i think they want to do that. i know they want to do that. they want other things along the line. they want to develop as a country. that's going to

joining us tonight for our special coverage of the north korea summit, nicolle wallace, former white house communications director for george w. bush, crucial to what we're going to be talking about tonight. and these days, hochris hayes, host of "all in." sumi, director of the oceanic affairs at the national security council under both presidents george w. bush and barack obama. and a korean analyst for cia. rounding out our team is victor cha, the trump former white house candidate for ambassador to south korea, and importantly these days, an msnbc analyst, we are very lick to have the expertise we have at this table, particularly at the very end of this table here. it's a night when we need to be able to parse nuances and understand the subtleties of what is going on. well also have to be cognizant of how much we're being stage managed. >> i don't know what you're talk about. >> well, there has been interesting reporting and speculation as toe how much is going to be open for discussion at this event, how much may have been previously decided. the way i'm approaching this, at leas

time now to hand over to our friend nicolle wallace. "deadline white house" with nicolle wallace starts now. >> hello, everyone. justice kennedy considered to be the swing vote a uns nothing his retirement leaving donald trump to make his second appointment to the highest court in the land. justice kennedy writing in the letter to the president today, quote, this letter is a respectful and formal notification of my decision effective july 31st of this year to end my regular active status as an associate justice of the supreme court. if you are republican who reluctantly voted for donald trump because you thought he'd make the kinds of selections to the supreme court that you'd find acceptable, today is your pay day. the day that the kinds of things that the president said on the access hollywood tape and trump's reluctance to stand with our allies while he cozies up to

i want to play this is a sound bite from nicole wallace on msnbc. this is the example i was talking about you treat and regard women who support trump one way and every other woman, if you are anti-trump, you are held up on a pedestal. let's watch. >> you know more about the trump women than anyone. are they just the most stoic human beings? are they dead inside. are they paid off? what's their deal? >> laura: are they dead inside? if you are a victim, that's a lot more demeaning to a woman to say than to say, well, i don't agree with her. don't porn stars want to be looked at? isn't that part of being a porn star? matt's a married man. give him a break. >> don't look at me. >> laura: i am story. >> he is a married man and i love his wife. give him a break. >> laura: this whole thing is from crazy town. harvey, chime in on that one. go ahead. >> these people objectify our first lady lady. they mock here and treat her like an alien life form. they get on their moral high horse about a woman who lied on television. that's true. she has's different sto

layed nicole wallace, she was the communications director.remy bash who was in the obama administration. what do all these people havee n common. they failed miserably in stopping their north korea nuclear program. if you have to ask yourself this very question, why are we listening to these people? they failed in iran.on depending on the administration, and they are depended upon as experts because they have an agenda and want to protect the legacy of their bosses for themselves. it would be like turning to jack kevorkian to teach a class in the heimlich maneuver. it's a complete contradiction. [laughter] >> tucker: could not be said in so many issues where analyst on televisions are failing on policies projected by voters. why with their contempt be baked in? and that's actually exceeding in this case. i can't say whether it's success or not, because it's very broadg strokes. we are in the first out or ofan the first inning. to your point earlier, with another guest, think of where w. were in august when president trump said that north kore

i'm nicole wallace. mtp daily starts right now. >>> if it's tuesday, it's a banner day at supreme court. tonight, the travel ban is upheld raising powerful questions about presidential power. >> the supreme court ruling was a tremendous victory for this country and for the constitution. >> who's going to be next? is is president going to issue an executive order against mexicans? >> civil war. >> i did not call for harm for anybody. the president lied again. >> is trying to trump the president's polarizing rhetoric the right move for democrats? >>> poll position. we have new numbers in some of the most important senate races. this is mtp daily and it starts right now. >>> good evening. i'm in for chuck todd. in today's supreme court ruling, is the presidency more powerful than ever. one is potentially congress. congress has not shown much willingness to exercise that power. not with trump's republican party running it. the other becomes the judiciary. today the supreme court affirmed trump's broad bower

i'm nicolle wallace. chk, are you get forw. tonight's game? >> i'm wishing you some bad luck. >> listen, the warriors always break my heart. i watch like this. i'm not going the trash talk until tomorrow. >> if they win tonight, it's over. that's the fun for you. if they win tonight, it's over. good luck. >>> fell like to be continued 24 hours from right now. good luck. >> if it's wednesday we are coming up with the conspiracies. ♪ >> good evening. i'm chuck todd here in washington. welcome to "mtp daily." right now we are dealing with the sequences of a president who has bit of a wartime approval rating among members of his own party, and a president who is seemingly fix ated on a warw his political enemies. at 87%, only george w. bush in the aftermath of 9/11 has had a higher approval rating amongst members of their own parties at this point in his prency. in this case, it's republicans and republicans. according to a new uhl gallup poll. as a consequence, that 87% rating wrong republicans you might argue isdeal. we are endith a unending bli

there's nicolle wallace. there's charlie sykes, people that exist in the world and bret stephens. are there vote who at what's happening and say i'm a republican and can't abide this. i don't know if they exist. >> i think there are acts of kindness and decency that take place every day in this country. i think about the las vegas shooting where johnny smith, 33-year-old african-american runs into a hail of gunfire. he saves 33 people's lives. he's running towards a group of school kids to save them and he's shot twice in the neck. and then a white cop runs into the gunfire to save johnny smith's life. that is also america. the author alex haley had a saying, he said find the good and praise it. nobody can compete with donald trump in a vileness contest. he's the most vial. nobody can compete with donald trump in a dishonesty contest. because he's the most dishonest. we have to find the good and praise it in this country. free market american capitalism is worth defending in my view. liberal democracy is worth defending. the u.s.-led liberal global order despite all of its flaws,

i'll nicolle wallace. "mtp daily" starts right now. >> thank you nicole. am i supposed to keep track of how many days in a row you are wearing black. >> this is my baby jail dress. >> okay. don't know where to go with that. >> good luck. >> okay. if it's wednesday, under pressure. president trump actually reverses course. tonight an executive order to end family separation at the border. why this still won't zero out the president's zero tolerance policy. >> we are keeping a very powerful border, and it continues to be a zero tolerance policy. we have zero tolerance. >> what does it moo enfor families already torn apart if children can finally reunite with their parents, then when and how? we want to keep families together. >> plus, where does this all leave immigration solutions on the hill. >> we are also wanting to go through congress. we will be going through congress. >> this is "mtp daily," and it starts right now. ♪ >>> good evening i'm chuck todd here in washington. welcome to "mtp daily." to put it sum ofly, it looks as if there was zero tolerance

"deadline white house" with nicole wallace starts right now. ♪ >>> hi, everyone.n new york. america's reality television president staged a dramatic finale for the first season of the u.s. versus l rket man yesterday in singapore. with a hand shake and a diplomatic embrace of one of the world's most reclusive and violent dictators. the summit rumored to have been on the rocks just a few weeks ago never was. donald trump's closest advisors readily acknowledge that trump never ever have stayed away from the media spectacle that covered this summit. while true denuclearization of the korean peninsula would be an extraordinary accomplishment, it's not clear that the esident of the united states heappraise upon the north korean leader will necessarily us to end. that's where

"deadline white house" with nicole wallace starts right now. ♪ >>> hi, everne.t's 4:00 in new york. donald trump, who has called nfl players who kneel in silent protest during the national anthem sons of bitches today threw a celebration for america in lieu of the celebration for the philadelphia eagles. in response, the white house disinvited the team and upped the ante in the president's now year long weaponization of patriotism by inviting the fans to come to the white house anyway. for the record on the entire eagles team, no players took a during last year's anthem protests. the "new york times" writing, quote, what is usually a nonpolitical celebration of football instead has become a bitter reflection of the deep divisions in the united states over ra patriotis and mr. trump himself. here's the president at the super bowl champion-less super bowl celebration. >> we love our country. we respect our flag and we always proudly stand for the national anthem. beautiful, big celebration. actually, to be honest, it's even bigger than we had anticipated. >> god,

rachel maddow, brian williams, nicolle wallace and a cast of experts and analysts will be here, walkingn age of hyperbole i can tell you is literally somebody that has never happened in the modern era, a presidential level summit about and with north korea. that does it for our special coverage tonight. i will see you back here tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. eastern for "the beat." "hardball" with chris matthews is up next. >>> big casino in singapore. let's play "hardball." >> good evening. i'm chris matthews up in new york. president trump is just moments away from an historic face-to-face meeting with the young dictator of north korea. it's now just about 7:00 a.m. in singapore where trump began his day by tweeting about the upcoming negotiations. quote, meetings between staffs and representatives are going well and quickly, but in the end, that doesn't matter. we will all know soon whether or not a real deal, unlike those of the past, can happen. then he went after the so-called haters and losers, saying, "these pundits who have called me wrong

that does it for our hour i'm nicolle wallace. "mtp daily" starts right now. hi, chuck. >> how are you doing, nicolle? you are banking extra time with me. >> you just scooched it. now it's seven, eight, nine. >> it's all on me now. i have been impressed. two in row. >> happy friday. >> happy weekend. if it's friday, it's borderline chaos. >>> tonight, leading questions. president trump blasts undocumented immigrants. >> these are really hard core criminal aliens. >> but tells republicans don't bother trying to solve the issue for now. will anybody in the gop take the leadership reigns? >>> plus, the central issue, why are so many of the migrants coming here from central america? the closer look at the starting point of this border crisis. >>> and jacket flak. the first lady's mystifying fashion statement. >> they could only focus on one thing, jacket. >> it won't like i grabbed it out of the closet by mistake. >> it turns out a lot of people do care. do you? this is "mtp daily," and it is start right now. ♪ >>> good evening i'm chuck todd here in washington. we

and stormy daniels' attorney, michael avenatti, spoke to our colleague, nicolle wallace, this afternoon, offering his own review of mr. giuliani's remarks. >> this is an absolute disgusting disgrace, and i have to tell you i'm angry. my client's angry. and every woman in america, whether you're on the right, the left, or in the center should be angry. >> the former new york city mayor is standing by his comments on daniels, telling nbc news today, quote, why would i withdraw them? you're going to tell me being involved in pornography isn't demeaning to women? i don't know. do you have a daughter? pressed on whether his comments were an effort to undermine daniels' credibility, giuliani responded, i don't have to undermine her credibility. she's done it by lying. good point to bring in our terrific leadoff panel on a thursday night. jonathan lemire, white house reporter for the associated press. it's his work we were reading from earlier. nancy cook, white house reporter for politico. and peter baker, chief white house correspondent for "the new york times." welcome to you all. jonathan,

"deadline" with nicole wallace starts right now. ♪ >>> hi, everyone. it's 4:00 in washington, d.c. over an hour away from what's expected to be an explosive meeting between the president and congressional republicans, who are typically happy to follow donald trump on his misguided policy choices and to stay mostly silent on this unpresidential conduct, but who today, today, are finally trying to pump the brakes on his zero tolerance immigration policy, one that's left thousands of children suffering in detention centers along the border. trump's own party panicking in the face of the political blowback, underscored this morning by criticism from the wall street

brian williams, rachel adams and in nicolle wallace leading the way. follow us on facebook.chris jansing is next. >> what an extraordinary hour you had, andrea. thank you, i am chris at msnbc headquarters in new york. countdown to history. in a matter of hours president trump will meet face-to-face with kim jong-un, arguably the most high-stakes meeting nos of just his presidency but any presidency in modern history, and he walks into it short on international ally whose will have his back and a lot of the unexpected happening, ebb clinc the late arrival of kim jong-un buddy dennis rodman. >>> and diving into the president's strategies at the g7 and the position it leaves every day working americans in. as he lobs attacks at our nation's closest partners. >>> also, the 2020 whisperer. the behind-the-scenes meetings

get to work with a former white house aide every day, nicolle wallace, who worked for 43.etty sure she didn't make no $82 million in her fiar at the white house. but also she didn't have the, you could call it call it a side preexisting condition of great wealth and a business empire that these two had coming in. >> yeah, think that tlearly m money off businesses outside of the roles at the white house. but the question people want to know are they making money in an inappropriate way, taking advantage of positions in the white house? are they using the white house as a qvc for ivanka trump shoes or handbags. what the numbers don't tell us if $whether they have been bumped up by the platform in the white house? we know that their real estate assets increased in value by about $50 million. but the income increased by a few million dollars. it's sort of difficult to gauge how exactly significant that is when it comes to the questions that ethics experts are worried about, which is how are they benefitting from the roles? ivanka trump, for instance earned nearly $4 million fr

this happened during nicolle wallace's broadcast today. the fbi veteran frank figliuzzi was talking about the net effect and the takeaway from today's pardon talk. we'll watch it together. we'll talk about it on the other side. >> we have an almost masterful strategy being executed by the president. he is picking out the crimes and the people and the prosecutors and saying, you have no power over me. we're talking about pat fitzgerald, who was the special counsel in the scooter libby/valerie plame case. he prosecuted blagojevich when he was u.s. attorney chicago. he's saying people who were appointed by comey, special counsel, no power over me at all. >> jonathan, i'm getting in your reading, he has it about right. we've put together a graphic that shows all these tangential -- not so tangential direct connections between these cases. i looked out of deference for a rugby term to explain this, but sadly i fall back on baseball and say this touches all the bases, does it not? >> it certainly touches all the bases. what i don't have is that

"deadline white house" with nicole wallace starts right now. ♪ >>> hi, everyone.t's 4:00 in new york. america's reality television president staged a dramatic finale for the first season of the u.s. versus l rket man yesterday in singapore. with a hand shake and a diplomatic embrace of one of the world's most reclusive and violent dictators. the summit rumored to have been on the rocks just a few weeks ago never was. donald trump's closest advisors readily acknowledge that trump never ever have stayed away from the media spectacle that covered this summit. while true denuclearization of the korean peninsula would be an extraordinary accomplishment, it's not clear that the esident of the united states heappraise upon the north korean leader will necessarily us to end. that's where donald trump focused his energied. >> the man you met today, kim jong-un, as you know, has killed family members, has starved his own people, is responsible for the death of otto warmbier. why are you so comfortable calling him very talented? >> well, he is very talent. anybody that takes

"deadline" with nicole wallace starts right now. ♪ >>> hi, everyone. it's 4:00 in washington, d.c.e are just over an hour away from what's expected to be an explosive meeting between the president and congressional republicans, who are typically happy to follow donald trump on his misguided policy choices and to stay mostly silent on this unpresidential conduct, but who today, today, are finally trying to pump the brakes on his zero tolerance immigration policy, one that's left thousands of children suffering in detention centers along the border. trump's own party panicking in the face of the political blowback, underscored this morning by criticism from the wall street journal, hardly a message board for the resistance which warns today, quote, trump officials are defending the policy as a deterrent to illegal entry, but surely they understand that separating parents from children is normally unacceptable and politically unsustainable. if mr. trump wants to lose the house and risk impeachment, keep giving democrats a daily picture of children stripped from their parents. trump is

washington post white house reporter philip rucker told nicole wallace that he visited the white house today and he was able to see their delight over all of the outrage that has been generated by this policy. he told nicole today that -- he told them, quote, they are digging in and they are defending this. not only publicly, but privately. i was at the white house talking to a few senior officials who said there is very little un -- unease in the white house about what is playing out. they love the controversy. they want this. they love the upset. they are generating it on purpose. because they think it is their political advantage. we know statistically speaking that the whole deterrence is bull pucky. it is not changing the number of people who cross the border illegally or turn in for asylum or bring their kids. it's not having any deterrent effect whatsoever. all that it's doing is showcasing unbelievable cruelty on the part of the u.s. government and that is by design. because they want the upset. this is strong man tactics. this is authoritarian tactics. we've seen this in other

that does it for our hour i'm nicolle wallace. "mtp daily" starts right now. chuck. >> how are you doing, nicolle? you are banking extra time with me. >> you just scooched it. now it's seven, eight, nine. >> it's all on me now. i have been impressed. two in row. >> happy friday. >> happy weekend. if it's friday, it's borderline chaos. >>> tonight, leading questions. president trump blasts undocumented immigrants. >> these are really hard core criminal aliens. >> but tells republicans don't bother trying to solve the issue for now. will anybody in the gop take the leadership reigns? >>> plus, the central issue,

"deadline white house" with my friend nicolle wallace starts right now. >> hi, everyone.new york. as she has at the lowest points of donald trump's brief but jarring political life, melania trump today attempted to clean up some of the mess made by her husband's near universally canned policy of separating children as infants at the border at a detention center in mcallen, texas, the first lady thanked doctors and medical staff. it stands in stark contrast that looked more like a walk of shame when he was forced to retreat from the actual awakening of his cruel policy of prescriptions. the recriminations continue. the "wall street journal" editorial board writing today, quote, in classic trumpian

as you sat down, i was saying we get to work with a former white house aide every day, nicolle wallaceed for 43. i'm pretty sure she didn't make no $82 million in her first year at the white house. but also she didn't have the, you could call it call side hus preexisting conditio great wealnd a business empire that these two had coming in. >> yeah, i think what's clear is that they're clearly making money off businesses outside of the roles at the white house. but the question people want to know are they making money in an inappropriate way, taking advantage of positions in the white house? are they using the white house as a qvc for ivanka trump shoes or handbags. what the numbers don't tell us if $whether they have been bumped up by the platform in the white house? we know that their real estate assets increased in value by about $50 million. but the inc increased by a few million dollars. it's sort of difficult to gauge how exactly significant that is when it comes to the questions that ethics experts are worried about, which is how are they benefitting from the roles? ivanka trump

i'm nicolle wallace, "mtp daily" starts right now. hi katy. >> happy friday. >> happy friday. >> if it's friday, mueller keeps charging forward. tonight, special counsel bob mueller hits paul manafort with another indictment. how far will the ripple effect of the new charges reach? >>> plus, why is the president so gripped by his pardon power? i'm not above the law. i never want anybody to be above the law. and yes, i do have an absolute right to pardon myself. >>> and friendly fire. how president trump is alienating allies and making new friends. >> now it seems like it's going to be a g 6. it looks like we are on the verge of getting kicked out of the g7. >> this is "mtp daily," and it starts right now. ♪ >>> good evening imi'm katy tur in new york in for chuck todd. welcome to "mtp daily." we begin tonight with breaking news. president trump's former campaign chief, paul manafort has been hit with new charges involving witness tampering and obstruction of justice. special counsel robert mueller filed a third superseding indictment

nicolle wallace is arguing that an important inflection point has already been reached, with just the photo opportunity, just the pictures of bringing the dictator of this pariah state, which has wanted a meeting with the u.s. president for decades, bringing that dictator into a one-on-one, equal relationship with the u.s. president, with this sit-down meeting. that is the threshold that has already been reached regardless of what is agreed in terms of nuclear weapons on the peninsula. what's your view of the historic significance that we've seen thus far? >> i think trump's done an extraordinary amount of lifting to get to this point. the threats of preemptive military strikes, the willingness to tie cooperation with the u.s. on tightening sanctions against north korea in return for having a constructive economic relationship with the chinese. that did lead the chinese to take the north korea much more serious will the united states and it brought the north koreans to the table. it didn't happen under bush, under obama, under clinton. that'sdeal. >> did the north koreans -- was there

i'm in for nicole wallace. good news if you're the owner of a challenge coin. the summit with kim jong-un is back on. >> we'll be meeting on june 12th in singapore. a get to know you kind of a situation. it will be gang, i will say and never said it happens in one meeting. you're talking about years of hostility. years of hatred between so many different nations but i think you'll have a positive result in the end. >> mr. president, one thing north koreans are willing to do with denuclearization. >> i know they want to do that. they want other things along the line. that's no doubt. take your time and fast or slowly. >> the announcement after trump spoke with the north korean leaders right hand man. and lasted over an hour. >> don't forget, this was a meeting where a letter was given to me by kim jong-un and that was a nice letter. oh, would you like to see what was in letter. how much, how much? >> did you send anything back? >> no, i did not. i haven't seen the letter back. i purposely didn't open the letter. i haven't opened it. i didn't open it in front of

i'm nicole wallace.tarts right now. >>> if it's tuesday, it's a banner day at supreme court. tonight, the travel ban is upheld raising powerful questions about presidential power. >> the supreme court ruling was a tremendous victory for this country and for the constitution. >> who's going to be next? is is president going to issue an executive order against mexicans? >> civil war. >> i did not call for harm for anybody. the president lied again. >> is trying to trump the president's polarizing rhetoric the right move for democrats? >>> poll position. we have new numbers in some of the most important senate races. this is

i'll nicolle wallace. "mtp daily" star now. for once i'm on time. hi, chuck. >> hi. tell mr. swan put the lot in the et. pution in the basket. >> no. we were playing silence of the lambs. i would play it for you but then it would be late. it puts lotion on its body or it gets the hose. >> just put it in the basket. if it's wednesday, ain't no party like a donald trump party. >> tonight, trumping the gop. is the president taking ultimate corol over his party? >> it's becoming a cultish thing, isn't it? >>> plus, is the president's fixer in a fix? while michael cohen is uncoupling with his current counsel. >>and late with immigration votes now set for next week, is the republican rebellion over daca really over? >> we are not abandoning the discharge petition. >>> this is "mtp daily," and it stigarts rht now. ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chuck todd here in chicago. welcomily." we are going to tell you what's really going on with the president's lawyer, michael cohen. is he flipping? is he not flipping? what's the deal with splitting with his lawyers? what's it all mean for the presi

tomorrow stormy daniels' current attorney michael avenatti addressed the lawsuit earlier today on nicolle wallace's program here in the studio. >> if anybody believes michael cohen is attempting to put my client on sean hannity without the president's knowledge, i have a bridge or perhaps other things to sell them. because that just didn't happen. if anybody thinks that michael cohen is meeting with the first lady to talk about stormy daniels without the president's knowledge, same answer. i have a bridge to sell him. >> a spokesperson for keith davidson fired back with a statement that reads in part, quote, attorney davidson is very happy that he has filed this lawsuit, because he strongly believes that the filing constitutes a full and complete waiver of the attorney/client privilege. attorney davidson believes the american people deserve to know the entire truth and they soon will. well, with us to talk about all of it, a veteran criminal defense attorney and msnbc legal analyst and the moderator of washington week on pbs. gentlemen, welcome to you both. counselor, i'll begin with you because yo

i'm nicolle wallace. my thanks to the panel. "mtp daily" starts right now with steve kornacki in for chuck. >> if it's monday, the president is fanning the flames of multiple firestorms. >> tonight, has zero tolerance led to zero civility. >> the calls for harassment and push for any trump supporter to avoid the public is unacceptable. >> reporter: the latest salvo over a border battle that turned down right vicious. >>> plus, inside the tent city. nbc news gets a look inside a texas detention center for migrant children. >>> and you got served? a restaurant gets hundreds of calls for refusing to serve sarah huckabee sanders. >> some people refused to accept the fact that we are not affiliated. they just are not stopping. >> except it wasn't that restaurant. oops. this is "mtp daily," and it starts right now. ♪ >>> good evening. i'm steve kornacki in for chuck todd. welcome to "mtp daily." a debate about the president's border policies has taken some unexpect and nast 'turns. the president is pouring fuel on a fair of fires invo