i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside david gura and louis burgdorf is here. "the washington post" has confirmed a "new york times" report that some of the highest ranking white house trump employees put their concerns in writing. after jared kushner got a top security clearance overruling intelligence officials and white house counsel, domestic abuse allegations against then staff secretary rob porter revealed scores of officials lacked permanent security clearances, then chief of staff john kelly ordered a review in february of 2018. downgrading kushner's clearance from interim top secret to secret, limiting his access to classified information. in may of 2018 the white house counsel's office which at the time was led by don mcgahn recommended to trump that kushner not be given a clearance at that level but the next day trump ordered kelly to grant to it kushner anyway. trump's decision so troubled senior administration officials that kelly wrote an internal memo about how he had been ordered to give kushner the clearance. mcgahn wrote a memo outlining the c

i'm ayman mohyeldin alongside yasmin vossoughian.now. >> is there anyone unwilling to pledge your support for the rab party and pledge to not run an independent campaign against that person. again, we're looking for you to raise your hand now if you won't make that pledge tonight. >> mr. trump. [ crowd boos ] >> august 6, 2015, one of the moments that helped cement donald trump's status as the outsider in the 2016 for president. turns out he may have known that question was coming courtesy of a contact at fox news. that's not the on place where fox reportedly helped the future president. there was also stormy daniels. it's tuesday march 5th. with us msnbc contributor and so much more, mike barnicle, white house reporter jon

i'm ayman mohyeldin alongside yasmin vossoughian and louis burgdorf. we begin with the very latest on the horrific attack on two new zealand mosques. officials say 50 people are now confirm dead and several more remain in critical condition following friday's shootings at the masjid al noor and linwood mosques. thousands of people paid tribute to victims at makeshift materials around new zealand leaving candles, flowers and notes of unity. authorities say the suspect a 28-year-old australian national whom we are not naming likely acted alone and has been charged with murder. additional charges are expected. new zealand prime minister jacinda ardern said the suspect had a firearms license and legally purchased the five guns used. they said the government discussed gun regulation at a meeting earlier today adding quote there will be changes in our gun laws. the suspect streamed part of the shootings live on facebook and wrote a racest and rambling anti-immigrant white supremacist manifesto. the prime minister has confirmed that her office also received a

i'm ayman mohyeldin alongside yasmin vossoughian.en still dream of sartitarti life anew in america, people who bring energy, talent and faith in the future. often they bring a special love of freedom because they have seen how life works without it. it helps to remember that america's immigrant history made us who we are. amid all the complications of policy, may we never forget that immigration is a blessing and a strength. >> former president george w. bush speaking during a naturalization ceremony in dallas yesterday, a r

i'm yasmin vossoughian. we'll start with president trump speaking to fox news for an uninterrupted 44 minutes in primetime last night, railing against special counsel bob mueller's team. president obama,. hillary clinton and loretta lynch among many, many others. his complaints trump did not rule out granting multiple pardons to former aides and allies convicted in the 22 month investigation overseen by his own justice department. take a listen. >> would you consider, sir, a pardon, look at general flynn, for example, or, you know, papadopoulos who had to spend 12 days in jail. is that something you would consider at some point? >> as i told you, many, many people were hurt, incredibly hurt by this scam. when you mentioned general flynn, he was a man who had an incredible record in the military. you see what happened to him. the fbi said he wasn't lying as i understand it. and the mueller group said he was lying. it's a very sad thing. i don't want to talk about pardons now but it's so sad on so many levels.

i'm ayman mohyeldin alongside yasmin vossoughian and louis burgdorf. we have a lot of news to get to. first a state of emergency in alabama after two powerful tornadoes tore through the eastern part of the state killing at least 23 people and injuring dozens more. according to the national weather service the first tornado was half a mile wide or more, lee county sheriff described the damage as catastrophic. the governor has declared a statewide emergency. on twitter president trump urged residents to be careful and safe. rescue crews used drones last night to search for survivors but the effort was scaled back due to dangerous conditions. intense ground search is expected to resume this morning. nbc news correspondent is in lee county, alabama with a look at some of the destruction firsthand. tammy? >> reporter: good morning. i'm in lee county where two tornadoes touched down, numerous deaths, numerous injuries. among them an 8-year-old girl. residents here just trying to piece together what's left, coming back and for the first time seeing the damage

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside david gura. president trump held a campaign rally in michigan last night. he began with a profane en enunciation of the russian probe. >> after three years of lies and smears and slander, the russia hoax is finally dead. [ cheers and applause ] the collusion delusion is over. total exoneration. complete vindication. you know, it's interesting, robert mueller was a god to the democrats, was a god to them until he said there was no collusion. they don't like him so much right now. the russia witch-hunt was a plan by those who lost the election to try and illegally regain power by framing innocent americans, many of them. they suffered. with an elaborate hoax. the democrats have to now decide whether they will continue defrauding the public with ridiculous bull [ bleep ] >> wow. >> incredible. >> but i don't necessarily not surprising to say the least. a lot of people were expecting that version of president trump. post-mueller report considering what took place. >> new reporting says president trum

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside ayman mohyeldin. top house democrats are giving attorney general bill barr a week to turn over special counsel robert mueller's full report six democratic committee chairs sent a letter to the justice department with a deadline of april 2nd, tuesday that is in a letter to barr they write the four page summary of the mueller report is not sufficient for congress meanwhile senate majority leader mitch mcconnell blocked a nonbinding resolution to release the full report citing national security concerns. the house passed the same rehouse resolution on a vote of 420-0 less than two weeks ago. at the time president trump tweeted this, i told leadership to let all republicans vote for transparency makes us all look good done matter. play along the president deflected when asked about make the report public >> it wouldn't bother me at all. up to the attorney general wouldn't bother me at all. >> a source tells nbc news that robert mueller informed the attorney general and deputy attorney general in a march 5

i'm ayman mohyeldin alongside yasmin vossoughian and louis burgdorf. >>> paul manafort is facing seven and a half years in prison following a second sentence hearing. in court yesterday a federal judge takd on additional three and a half years to the 40 month sentence he received last week. seated in a wheelchair manafort told the courtroom quote, i'm sorry for what i have done and for all the activities that have gotten us here today. the judge responded saying "i'm sorry i got caught" is not an inspiring call for leniency. the judge chided manafort's lawyers for using the charges in the case to try to disprove any collusion between the trump campaign and russian efforts to influence the 2016 election. despite that statement from the judge, manafort's lead attorney had this to say outside of the courtroom after the sentencing. >> judge jackson conceded that there was absolutely no evidence of any russian cluing in this case. that makes two courts, no evidence of any collusion without question. >> i feel very badly for paul manafort, and, you know, he worked for ronald reagan very succ

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside david gura. anticipation is growing that the mueller report could be imminent. special counsel watchers seem to be looking for clues every where from the tmz photo of bob mueller arriving to work yesterday morning. i say that if he's in actually in like hawaiian shirt or something then we know it's done. then to be the attorney general who was spotted arriving at the white house yesterday for an unrelated event. james comey whose firing by the president led to mueller's appointment is explaining what he wants from the special counsel report. an op-ed for the "new york times" comey writes this even though i believe mr. trump is morally un-foot be president of the united states i'm not rooting for mr. mueller to demonstrate he's a criminal and i'm not rooting for mr. mueller to clear the president. i'm not rooting for anything at all except to let the special counsel finish his work. >> he calls for maximum transparency of the special counsel's work. i don't know all the considerations that will go

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside ayman mohyeldin. despite growing condemnation from across the political spectrum, president trump is not relenting in his attacks against john mccain slamming the late senator once again seven months after his death. trump's latest broad sides came yesterday during an appearance at an army tank plant in. ohio in front of a military audience. the president criticized mccain again in front of a military audience. >> that one has more of a sting as well. >> considering the late senator's history. also differing disparaging remarks while taking credit for the senator's funeral. >> a lot of people ask me because they love me and they ask me about a man named john mccain. should i tell you about it or not? yes? yes. i have to be honest. i never liked him much. hasn't been for me. i've really probably never will. john mccain received a fake and phoney dossier. did you hear about the dossier. what did he do? he didn't call me. he turned it over to the fbi hoping to put me in jeopardy, and that's not the nices

alongside yasmin vossoughian. as the trump department appeared yesterday to say they will not meet house democrat's dead line to receive the full report on russian interference, american voters want it disclosed. a quinnipiac poll found that 84% agree robert mueller's report should be made public. the sentiment crosses ever demographic affiliation, including 75% of republicans wanting the report out. yesterday, house speaker nancy pelosi suggested that attorney general william barr's summary was written to protect the president? right now, the message should be clearly, let us see this report. we don't need an interpretation by attorney general who is appointed for a particular job to make sure the president is above the law. >> so tomorrow bill barr, another trump employee made the decision not to bring charges of obstruction of justice against the president, something mueller decided. now mueller is being criticized from both side of the investigation. last night fired fbi director jim comey told an audience, qu

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. >> this is yasmin vossoughian. know four people are currently in custody, one individual is being charged with the murder of they 49 people that are dead in this unbelievable tragedy from this mosque today. talk more about what we know about the motivation of the shooter, what we know about who the shooter is, and the other three people that are being held in custody now and what their involvement may or may not be in this shooting. >> reporter: we know the shooter according to the australian prime minister is, apparently, an australian. australia is neighbors with new zealand. they are very close countries. people can travel very easily between two countries. australia has had more problems with violence to do with migrants and immigrants, much less so than new zealand. as we spoke i pointed out earlier he wrote this 74-page manifesto where he laid out his issues with immigration. so this was a very targeted attack on a bunch of migrants and refugees. some of the world's poorest and most desperate people trying to

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside david gura and louis burgdorf. it's the bottom of the hour.rt with that breaking news out of new zealand where 49 people are dead after gunmen opened fire inside two mosques in christchurch there. authorities are saying dozens of others were injured. new zealand's prime minister is calling it an extraordinary and unprecedented act of violence and one of new zealand's darkest days. police also said a number of explosives had been found attached to vehicles near the scene of the attacks. here's one eyewitness describing what happened inside. >> people who were there for my engagement. you don't think something like this could happen in new zealand, christchurch, we're such a small community. we're kind and loving. i don't understand why someone would hurt us like this and in such a way, just like an animal. >> dozens of victims being treated at christchurch hospital. one person has been arrested anticipate charged with murder. three others are in custody. according to the associated press one man claimed responsibility for the shootings left a 7

. >> i'm yasmin vossoughian. nation on high alert.hon day of the justice department reviewing it. >> when it does come out, we can still expect it to be broad strokes trying to answer the big questions. >> the democrats making demands refusing a confidential briefing because they wanted it to be public and officially calling on law enforcement agencies to preserve all documents related to that report. >> the report right away is what we're demanding. >> and this as the president's supporters declare a victory saying no more indictments are a win, but legal experts say not so fast. >> the important chapter has concluded the mueller investigation but it's only the end of the chapter and now there are further chapters to be whien. >> we are standing by for attorney general barr to reveal to congress the summary of the mueller report. >> while we don't know what that could include, we doe no that barr is -- we do know he'll release it this afternoon. he'll send out the report out via e-mail. let's hope they don't get hacked. democrats are

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside ayman mohyeldin and louis burgdorf. >> am i are happy to tell you that i am running for president of the united states. this moment of peril produces perhaps the greatest moment of promise for this country and for. >> in sight of it. >> former congressman beto o'rourke is in. just moments ago the texas democrat announced his bid for the white house with a three-minute video and an invitation to el paso later this month for a campaign kickoff. welcome to "morning joe." it is thursday, march 13th. i'm alongside katty kay, white house reporter jonathan lemire, staff rattner and kimberly atkins. we've got a lot to cover this morning, including beto o'rourke's presidential bid. we'll talk to the author of the vanity fair profile that just dropped ahead of today's announcement. plus paul manafort's legal trouble went from bad to worse. new york wants a crack at him in a criminal case that the president cannot pardon away. >> also ahead, we'll talk about the college cheating scandal and the staggering 750 families who may have been involved. plus matt whitaker

i'm ayman mohyeldin alongside yasmin vossoughian. "morning joe" starts right now. >> across the world good men and women still dream of sartitarti life anew in america, people who bring energy, talent and faith in the future. often they bring a special love of freedom because they have seen how life works without it. it helps to remember that america's immigrant history made us who we are. amid all the complications of policy, may we never forget that immigration is a blessing and a strength. >> former president george w. bush speaking during a naturalization ceremony in dallas yesterday, a rare appearance. i think it's quite fitting he chose that one. >> what a good message, too. it sounds an awful lot like ronald reagan's farewell message to america, once again talking about america's strength, unlike any other country on the planet, america's strength for over 240 years. >> exactly. >> it's come from immigrants from across the world. >> well, good morning and welcome to "morning joe ". it's tuesday march 19th. along with joe, will

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside ayman mohyeldin and louis burgdorf. "morning joe" starts right now. >> we have a problem in this country, it's called muslims. you know our current president is one. he's not even an american. but anyway, we have training camps growing where they want to kill us. that's my question. when can we get rid of him? >> we're going to be looking at a lot of things and a lot of people are saying bad things are happening out there. we're going to be looking at that and plenty of other things. >> i can't trust obama. i have read about him and he's not -- he's a -- he's an arab. he is not -- >> no, ma'am. no, ma'am. >> no? >> no, ma'am. he's a decent family man, citizen that i happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues and that's what this campaign is all about. he's not. >> wow. >> that was donald trump and john mccain, a contrast in leadership and character. the president, it's so interesting, mika, you had with the president of the united states, the current president of the united states actually -- actually playi

yasmin vossoughian. "morning joe" starts now. >> is there anyone unwilling to pledge your support for the rab party and pledge to not run an independent campaign against that person. again, we're looking for you to raise your hand now if you won't make that pledge tonight. >> mr. trump. [ crowd boos ] >> august 6, 2015, one of the moments that helped cement donald trump's status as the outsider in the 2016 for president. turns out he may have known that question was coming courtesy of a contact at fox news. that's not the on place where fox reportedly helped the future president. there was also stormy daniels. it's tuesday march 5th. with us msnbc contributor and so much more, mike barnicle, white house reporter jonathan lemire, crista anderson and author of "the death of expertise" tom nichols and author of "power up" jacqueline alemani. joe and mika are off this morning. joe is tending to the funeral of his mother as you heard here. >>> key people, who along with don jr. signed off on a check reimbursi