steyer has been talking about. first of all, to conflate policy disagreements with impeachment hearing is strange to say. talk about to corruption and collusion or anything like that, you are welcome to go through the mueller report, which found there was no underlying collusion. usually has to be an underlying crime for you to claim there has been an extraction -- obstruction. it to talk about foreign donors and things like that, i am sure we will find in the coming weeks more and more about hunter biden receiving millions of dollars from the ukrainian gas company while his father read -- withheld funds from the u.k. -- ukraine and gets the prosecutor fired. if you are really into fighting political corruption, you will have a lot to say about joe biden. you have a right to say whatever you want. let meet meet -- guest: say this. i don't believe mr. trump is impeachable based on his political corruption. i believe he is impeachable based on personal corruption, i am sorry if i did not make that clear in the first

what tom steyer told her audience earlier. [video clip] in my opinion, the argument is over as to whether this president obstructed justice. if you read the report, he clearly obstructed justice. i believe it is very clear public information that he is corrupt. he takes money through his real estate operations from foreign countries and american companies that are under his jurisdiction. i believe the argument about whether he has met the criteria for impeachment is over. the question that is facing us is what to do about it. the question is, are we going to allow the most corrupt president in american history to be above the law? that is the only question left. if we do, we are giving up on the idea of equal treatment under the law. host: your reaction? guest: i certainly agree the argument is over. i think it is over the other way. i don't think the case of obstruction of justice has been laid out. need tocrime, you elements. you need the illegal act and the illegal intent. the illegal acts alleged against president trump ar

tom steyer, i appreciate your time., erin. >> and next, the justice department issuing a statement, saying, bob mueller did not contradict the attorney general bill barr. but we have both of in re words on tape. and you can hear for yourself. they are not on the same page. plus impeachment proceedings on the minds of the 2020 candidates. but is that what voters want to hear about? >> do you want to hear the 2020 candidates talking about that? >> i think that should be at the toep of their list. what! she's zip lining with little jon? it's lil jon. even he knows that. thanks, captain obvious. don't hate-like their trip, book yours with hotels.com and get rewarded basically everywhere. hotels.com. be there. do that. get rewarded. ...to give you the alrprotein you needin ensure max protein... with less of the sugar you don't (grunti)g i'll take that. (cheering) 30 grams of protein and 1 gram of sugar ensure. for strength and energy. plaque psoriasis get clearer. with moderate to severe and stay clearer. most patients who s

joining me now, founder of need to impeach, tom steyer.that if they go down this path, they will be effectively handing president trump re-election? >> i think the first thing to do is to look back what happened in the last two impeachments. one was of president clinton in 1998. after he was acquitted by the senate, the republicans who really brought the impeachment won the house, the senate and the presidency. the exact same thing happened after president nixon was forced from office. the whole idea that somehow bringing impeachment is bad for the party bringing it isn't true historically. it doesn't make any sense to me that having televised hearings that will show how corrupt and criminal this president is somehow makes him stronger. i have never understood how showing that someone is corrupt and puts his interests ahead of the american people somehow makes him stronger. that doesn't make any sense to me. >> well, do you buy the argument that it would remind republicans and perhaps independent voters who previously voted republican in t

and i'm careful to say impeachment proceedings, because even guys like tom steyer make the point thatss needs to go through with the process regardless of what the outcome is going to be? >> reporter: well, there is a mix of different opinions, and certainly among rank and file democrats, there may be more fire and energy towards impeachment, but those with a real responsibility to chart that path are much more careful as you point out to try to lay the groundwork in a broad way to cite different instances where they believe the administration may, in fact, be showing signs of obstruction, areas where the president could be vulnerable. and one of the tension points between the communications between pat cipollone and the administration's voice on that with people like house speaker nancy pelosi, who spoke about this today and her reaction about a letter from the white house counsel was very sharp in suggesting that there is a divide over what their responsibilities are. well, the house speaker feels very clearly that she knows what her mandate is in terms of her constitutional authori

at our table, tom steyer to take your questions and comments on efforts to impeach the president. how much are you going to spend or have you spent so far and how much do you plan to spend going into 2020 on that effort? guest: i don't really know the answer to the question. i think we said we will spend whatever it took. how much am i going to spend? how long is it going to take question mark i don't know. it is a question of what can we do to make sure the american people are kept informed? what can we do to organize their voice to make sure in this question about impeachment that the voice of the american people is listened

tom steyer. he has an ad out. accusing democrats of blowing it. is what he calls a weakness a strength? let's test his case. and we hit 23 democrats running for potus today. historic number and a mistoric mistake? a radical idea that could turn the mess into a winning message. let's friday adjacent. what do you say? let's get after it. >>> it's a big number from the president. $434 million in income during his second year in office. a wow number. no disputing that. it's not the story. the story is where did it come from? this president broke precedent by maintaining his interest in the trump org increasing the need to see taxes. one thing we do know is that income includes more than $40 million from his trump international hotel in washington d.c. it's one of the few listed interests to show any kind of real growth. >> joining me now two men that follow his number closely. -- money closely. trump biographer david k. johnston and co-host of the trump inc broadcast. for all the talk about how great the economy is revenue gain in short supply for the

and ceo of the partnership for public service max steyer joins us now.vernment and government workers. 2019 kicked off with the longest government shutdown. why was this so special for you? >> well, the fact of the matter is that our government is the only tool we have to deal with our biggest problems that has taxpayer resources behind it. i've never seen an organization get better if all you do is kick it. you mentioned the government shutdown. it was incredibly debilitating. now is the time we can actually build it back up by recognizing the extraordinary achievements of some amazing feds. some you mentioned already, but as you suggested, a bunch more. we're recognizing 26 in the service to america medal program, but there are literally hundreds of thousands more than those. >> give us a few more examples of the people that you're recognizing. >> so one of my favorites, and again, is it's to taste, because there are extraordinary different array of them, but is arthur allen from the coast guard, who has recently spent his career designing models to un

other russian initiatives globally from reconstruction in syria to price support for oil prices james steyer of star reviews excuse me retired from the navy in two thousand and thirteen after thirty seven years of service he served as the supreme allied commander of nato forces the second highest military position within the alliance back in two thousand and seventeen though following donald trump's decision to indefinitely suspended the resettlement of syrian refugees. had a totally different view on excluding people based on nationality i do not agree with the seasons that simply close off any migration here from a particular nation no matter the situation or background of the individual applying for a visa or refugee status. comedian and political commentator jimmy door believes that anti russian feeling has become all too normal in the us. right now it's ok to be xenophobia. it's it's ok to be xenophobia against russia. it's just if you look at it like for instance if you just used instituted a different nationality with you said mexicans where he puts russians in that article people wou

>> it's not jerry seinfeld but it is tom steyer and he is on "the beat" tomorrow. tune in tomorrow. that does it for me. "hardball" starts now. >>> trump's moscow problem. let's play "hardball." good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. a trio of stories all considering the president. one, michael cohen, we're learning, told congress behind closed doors this year, that he was told to make false claims to congress on his 2017 testimony. according to transcripts out tonight, he said he was urged to save trump's negotiations had ended before the trump presidential campaign began. and trump's team dangled the possibility of a pardon if cohen continued to cooperate with them. two, a federal judge ruled late today that trump's financial records must be turned over to congress. well, that's a big one. finally, president trump told his former white house lawyer, don mcgahn, to defy a congressional subpoena and not show up to tomorrow's scheduled hearing. we begin with michael cohen. and the explosive revelations from his closed door testimony to the house intelligence committee early

and they're a little behind the times there in the tom steyer hat, i've got to say. >> well, there'sf the 2ke78 cats being internally divided about what they do next. frustrated house democrats pinned their hopes on mueller the plan was to dramatize the special counsel's damning report on national television with vivid testimony from witnesses to discuss the findings on russia's election interference. and mr. trump's possible obstruction of justice that so far, mr. trump and his allies have successfully carried every one of their moves. we think a lot of this is going to end up in court as we fight about subpoenas and all these things you. uh think mueller will come to the hill. will it solve anything. >> it will end up in court. as for whether or not mueller will come to the hill, that's to be determined that's to be worked out. certainly the democrats would like to see him there. they have questions that they don't believe were answered in his report. one of them being, what was his intention, what was his own thinking in not charging the president with obstruction of justice. thos

billionaire tom steyer who flirted with running for the presidency-million-dollar ad right now all thesengress you are terrible. we hate the democrats. if you don't do something, we are going to get rid of all of you. it's a difficult place for the democratic leadership to be right now knowing there is such a split in their own party. >> bret: washington is a difficult place to find the bright side. but your book. >> nice segue. >> but your book does do it. >> thank you very much. >> give your pitch. >> we know what things are like behind the scenes at fox. i knew at supreme court what it is like to interview the president and what is he like. all those answered in the book. take them behind the scenes and take them through tough times and struggles. offer them encouragement. my faith is a big part of it and also willing to laugh at myself. laugh at me and with me in this book. >> bret: have you had wonderful interchanges with people out and about when you are going around the country. >> yeah. we have been out for a lot of book signings. it's fantastic. people bring you gifts as you kno

>> it's not jerry seinfeld but it is tom steyer and he is on "the beat" tomorrow. tune in tomorrow.r me. "hardball" starts now. >>> trump's moscow problem. let's play "hardball." good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. a trio of stories all considering the president. one, michael cohen, we're learning, told congress behind closed doors this year, that he was told to make false claims to congress on his 2017 testimony. according to transcripts out tonight, he said he was urged to save trump's

i think at the very least you see all these ads by tom steyer talking about impeach president trump.ell you something that could be done more quickly and more effectively is looking back at what happened with bill clinton. blnt got bill clinton got impeached but he got disbarred from the arkansas supreme court for committing perjury. you have the attorney general of the united states of america who has committed perjury. it's on tape. it would seem to make a lot of sense or tom steyer or other people who want to move this process forward and get honesty back in the white house to actually get some lawyers and actually start moving to get the attorney general of the united states disbarred. the truth is out there, the evidence is out there and there's a certain new york city broadcasting legend said, let's go to tape. i mean, that's what they should do. he is unworthy to be attorney general of the united states, and he is unworthy of even being an officer of the court because he is lying every day. >> well, i asked the speaker of the house about that. we'll get to that in just a momen

tom steyer and the radical left in the democrat party do. that's where they will end up going.we'll bring out the facts and show this is not warranted and no justification for it and the president will be fine. i think they'll go there. >> sandra: a lot going on on capitol hill. what's the temperature there? >> nice and warm like it is supposed to be in washington >> sandra: we appreciate your time this morning. thank you, sir. >> eric: the so-called american taliban is preparing to leave prison early. release set for tomorrow. several lawmakers concerned about public safety. a live report from washington on that. plus a new study says students from wealthy families could be getting extra help when it comes to the s.a.t.s, a story you don't want to miss next hour. nice. but, uh... what's up with your... partner? not again. limu that's your reflection. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty ♪ ato be eye-catchingly we mabeautiful.ehicle we make them to be exhilaratingly agile. we make them to be meticulously engineered. and for the cla, we also made it f

it's clear the enthusiasm for impeachment the democrats and tom steyer continues to stir, whether it it's medicare for all. they are looking at democrats in complete contrast to donald trump. joe biden doesn't give them that contrast. and while -- >> julie: who does if he doesn't? >> as i've written in the "wall street journal." look at someone like kamala harris with a huge advantage now that california has moved up. >> julie: people's tax cuts. let's put up or actually play sound from kamala talking about how she wants to repeal the tax cuts. >> i am proposing that we change the tax code as follows. this will benefit the members of almost everybody who is represented here. i'll tell you how we'll pay for it. on day one we'll repeal that tax bill that that benefited the top 1%. >> julie: no centrist, biden won't be good enough. kamala wants to take away tax benefits. is that what americans want to see? the money we've been enjoying every week in our salaries taken away? >> you can't repeal it on day one. >> julie: i think she means hypothetically speaking she wants to do away with i