i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside nbc white house correspondent jeff bennett. we start with president trump on his way back to washington this morning. after spending the memorial day weekend in japan. there he met with u.s. troops and also down played the recent missile test by north korea. even praised that country's leader for the move. during the course of his visit, trump suggested that he was not personally bothered by the short range missile test carried out by pyongyang earlier this month. in a tweet on saturday the president wrote this, north korea fired off some small weapons which disturbed some of my people and others but not me. i have confidence that chairman kim will keep his promise to me and also smiled when he called swampman joe biden with an a-n instead of an e-n. the president made that claim despite those missiles pose a potential security threat to allies in the region including japan. during a press conference yesterday following hours of talks between the two leaders, japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, standing next to trump disagreed

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i'm yasmin vossoughian. there is so much to cover this morning on the heels of that senate testimony yesterday by attorney general bill barr. the ag dug in, defending in his handling of the russian probe after special counsel bob mueller took issue with the way the findings were put out to the public. now barr is refusing to show up for a hearing in the house later this morning. we'll show you those contentious moments yesterday involving some tough exchange involving several senators/presidential candidates. but first the justice department is also doing its part to shield the trump administration from congressional oversight, missing yesterday's deadline to comply with a house judiciary committee subpoena for the full unredacted mueller report. as attorney general bill barr pulled out of today's hearing claiming he obtuse the democrats plan to allow the committee counsel asking questions along with lawmakers. justice department stating this. chairman jerrold nadler's insistence on having staff question an

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside geoff bennett.arts right now. >>> you're not suggesting though that spying occurred? >> i don't -- well, i guess you could -- i think there's a spying that did occur. yes, i think spying did occur. >> do you

i'm yasmin vossoughian. we're starting with attorney general bill barr failing to appear on capitol hill for questioning yesterday. the house judiciary committee is moving forward, though, and making plans to speak with special counsel robert mueller. one source familiar with the matter telling nbc news the committee has begun discussions directly with mueller's team about coming to testify before the committee. so far nothing has been finalized, no date has been set. the committee has previously been in discussions with the justice department regarding mueller's testimony. jerrold nadler said the panel hoped the have special counsel appear on may 15th and that the committee was firming up that date. >>> house speaker nancy pelosi is accusing attorney general barr of committing a crime by lying to congress about robert mueller's report. here's what she told reporters yesterday. >> madam speaker, did the attorney general commit a crime? >> he lied to congress. if anybody else did that it's considered a crime.

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside nbc news white house correspondent jeff bennett.. let's start with the morning's top stories. former vice president joe biden kicking off his 2020 campaign saturday with a rally in the heart of philadelphia. he spoke about party unity as well as continue to look beyond the crowded democratic field and general election fight against president trump. watch this. >> i know some of the really smart folks say democrats don't want to hear about unity. they say democrats are so angry, the angier a candidate can be the better chance he or she can win the democratic nomination. i don't believe it. i really don't. i believe democrats want to unify this nation. that's what our party has always been about. folks, let me tell you something. the single most important thing we have to accomplish to get this done, the single most important we have yet to accomplish is defeat donald trump. >> today senator kamala harris is set to release plan that aims to lessen the disparity in pay between men and women. yesterday harris rallied for more 4,000 fire

. >> i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside jeff bennett. we're starting with president trump's long threatened tariff increases on chinese goods. they have now taken effect at 12:01 this morning the tariff rate on $200 billion worth of chinese goods was raised from 10% to 25%. china's commerce ministry says it will retaliate with necessary countermeasures without elaborating. the hikes come in the middle of the latest round of trade talks between the world's two largest economies which began last night and set to continue today. the president and his administration this week have accused beijing of quote reneging on prior commitments and of seeking substantial and substantive changes to the draft deal which 90% complete according to treasury secretary steve mnuchkin. >> yesterday the stock market continue this week's major sell off due to the tariffs and on fears the two sides are not close to resolving the situation. president trump who once labelled himself as tariff man is also threatening to impose 25% tariffs on the remaining $325 bill

i'm yasmin vossoughian.eoff bennett who has been helping us out is himself on investigation. and on the virginia governor northam medical school yearbook. he's going to have that tonight on nbc and "nightly news." >>> we're going to start with a draft reviewing that president trump's tax returns must be given to congress unless he asserts executive privilege. the memo contradicts the justice department's justification for denying house democrats' requests for the president's tax returns. trump has refused to turn over six years of returns but not invoked executive privilege yet, and treasury secretary steven mnuchin has denied the request, arguing that legislators have no legislative purpose for demanding them. however, according to the ten-page irs memo, the disclosure of it returns to the committee, quote is mandatory, requiring the secretary to disclose returns and return information requested by the tax-writing chairs. it also rejects the reasons mnuchin cites for holding lawmakers, replying the only bas

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside jeff bennett. we're starting with a newly unsealed court filing from special counsel bob mueller's office. michael flynn says that people connected to the trump administration and to capitol hill contacted him to influence his cooperation with the russian investigation. the filing says this. the defendant informed the government of multiple instances both before and after his argumenty plea where either he or his attorneys received communications from persons connected to the administration or congress that could have affected both his willingness to cooperate and the completeness of that cooperation. the filing says flynn even provide a voice mail recording which a federal judge order to be released in transcript form by may 31st. the judge ordered to release a transcript in what flynn says was a call with the russian ambassador after sanctions were leveled. and all parts of the special counsel's report related to flynn be unredacted and made public within the next two weeks. >> the court papers d

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i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside geoff bennett. easy, man! >> i said to everybody before i walked in, i said i'm going to be very calm. >> i'm perfectly calm, dude. >> yeah, waving the [ bleep ] gun around? >> i don't want them going out to the press and saying i was anything but calm. >> will you just take a easy? >> i was extremely calm, very much like i am right

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside geoff bennett." starts right now. >> in those days the deputy job was a lot different but i'll tell you now, the attorney general job was a lot different also. you like records. this must be a record of attorney general being proposed for contempt within a hundred days of taking office. >> attorney general william barr joking about the contempt resolution. now he seems to have more material. >> you saw what happened yesterday with barr and nancy pelosi.

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside nbc news white house correspondent jeff bennett. we'll start with more than a trillion dollars wiped outyesterday from the market. the dow jones and s&p dropped 3%. the meltdown was triggered after chunsed announced it would retaliate by raising tariff rates on a wide ranging of american goods. president trump who once labelled himself as tariff man and asserted trade wars are good and easy to win down played and later joked about the situation. >> we're in a very strong position. our economy has been very powerful. theirs has not been. we've gone up a lot since our great election in 2016. we have a good relationship. maybe something will happen. this is a very positive step. i love the position we're in. so our farmers will be very happy. our manufacturers will be very happy. and our government is very happy because we're taking in tens of billions of dollars. i think it's working out very well. so we're in a very good position. and i think it's only going to get better. >> can you guarantee a trade deal by china by june 1st. >> we

i'm yasmin vossoughian.e have a lot going on this morning. we're starting with the latest developments as special council bob mueller's long silence appears to be breaking. democratic lawmakers are calling for mueller to testify after "the washington post" broke the news on communications between him and attorney general william barr. in which mueller complains that barr's four-page memo drafted in the span of about 48 hours was twisting the public's perception of his findings. now, according to a copy of the letter reviewed by "the washington post," mueller said this, the summary letter the department sent to congress and released to the public late in the afternoon march 24th did not fully capture the context, the nature and substance of this office's work and conclusions. there is now public confusion about critical aspects of the results of our investigation. this threatens to undermine the central purpose for committee department appointed the special counsel, to assure full public confidence in the out

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside nbc news white house correspondent jeff bennett. yesterday morning president trump delivered a furious response to special counsel bob mueller's remarks after the veteran law enforcement official took to the justice department podium wednesday and contradicted several claims from the president and his allies. but that didn't stop president trump from continuing to put words in mueller's mouth. >> he said, essentially, you're innocent. i'm innocent of all charges. and, you know, the thing that nobody brings up, there was no crime. >> but here again is what mueller said for himself. >> if we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime we would have said so. >> the president was emphatic that there are no grounds for impeachment. >> it's a dirty word. the word impeach. it's a dirty, filthy, disgusting word. it's high crimes and not with or. it's high crimes and misdeamnor. there was no high crimes and no misdeamnor. >> unresolved matters do remain. besides the ten episodes documented by the mueller report under

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside geoff bennett.this was going to be a weird one. before trump even got there, he had a sign printed up in front of the podium with the words "no collusion" and no obstruction" on them. he made the words "no" super big and the other words super tiny. if anything, this looks like the world's most infectieffective anti-drug psa. >> i just saw that nancy pelosi just before our meeting made a statement that we believe that the president of the united states is engaged in a coverup. well, it turns out -- and i think most of you would agree to this, i'm the most transparent president probably in the history of this country. >> no, we would not agree. i mean, we could see right through you but i don't think

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside geoff bennett.ng joe" starts right now. >>> the decision the senate announced weeks ago remains about a principle and not a person. the senate will appropriately revisit the matter when it considers the qualifications of the nominee the next president nominates, whoever that might be. >> if a supreme court justice was to die next year, what would you do? >> we'd fill it. >> good morning and welcome to "morning joe."

it is monday, may 20th, i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside with geoff bennett. congressman justin amash posted his principal conclusions to social media writing, one, attorney general bill barr has deliberately misrepresented mueller's report, president trump has engaged in impeachable conduct, flee partisanship has eroded our system of checks and balances, 4, few members of congress have read the report. in comparing barr's principal conclusions, congressional testimony and other statements to mueller's report, it is clear that barr intended to confuse the public. >> quote, never a fan of justin amash, a total lightweight who opposes me and some of our great republican ideas and policies just for the sake of getting his name out there through verse at this -- controversy, the president said he if he actually read the mueller report composed by 18 angry dems, there was nevertheless strong on no collusion and ultimately no obstruction. >> kevin mccarthy took on amash. watch this. you. >> got to understand justin amash. he's been in congress quite some time. i thi

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside nbc news white house kroert jeff bennett.e bottom of the hour. >>> the stock market is set to start the week on a low note as u.s. and chinese negotiators appear far patient in resolving a twrard. as the president continues to needle china via twitter. nbc news correspondent has more from beijing. janice, what is the feeling in china surrounding all of this? >> reporter: 11 rounds of talks and things have ground to a halt. today president trump is expected to give instructions to start the process to have tariffs on all chinese goods. beijing has already said it will retaliate. it hasn't said how. it has a number of options before it. there's every expectation they will follow through on them. farmers and farm exports are likely to be first target because they know it can cause some political pain for president trump as well. while president trump is saying that it will be china that will bear the brunt of the trade war his top economic adviser larry kudlow suggested on fox news yesterday that both sides will pay the price. f

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside nbc news white house correspondent geoff bennett. let's start with the morning's top store ris. the stock market is set to start the week on a low note as u.s. and china negotiators, and as the president continues to needle china via twitter. joining us live from beijing, nbc news correspondent good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us on this. what is the feeling so far from what you're hearing from china surrounding these trade talks? >> reporter: well, 11 rounds of talks and they have ground to a halt, and there's the expectation that today president trump will also give instructions to start the process of putting tariffs on all chinese goods. beijing so far has promised retaliation. they haven't said in detail exactly what that will be, but they have many options before them, and there is the full expectation they will follow through with them. it's likely that farmers and farm exports will be likely targets because they know that that can cause some political pain for president trump. there is some confusion, though, p

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside jeff bennett who is in for ayman mohyeldin. let's start with treasury secretary steve mnuchkin rejecting a request from house democrats. this is the third time he's failed to meet a congressional deadline to hand in documents raising stakes for a legal battle between congress and the administration. another legal battle. in a letter to house ways and means chairman, mnuchkin said the committee's request lacks a legislative purpose. citing guidance from the justice department, mnuchkin went on to say, out of respect for the deadlines previously set by the committee and consistent with our commitment to a prompt response i'm informing you now that the department may not lawfully fulfill the committee's request. he added the doj would publish a legal opinion on the issue soon. the chairman respond in a statement saying he would consult with counsel and determine the appropriate response. >>> the justice department appears to be making another counter offer to the house judiciary committee after refusing to turn over another report

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside nbc news white house correspondent geoff bennett.e hour. let's start with the top stories. some democratic members of the house judiciary committee are growing impatient with president trump's attempts to block their russia investigation and calling for a, quote, second look at impeachment. nbc news spoke with several lawmakers who are urging that stronger tools be used including impeachment proceedings in order to get access to documents an witnesses. just this month, trump has said that special counsel robert mueller should not testify before the committee by invoking executive privilege. congressman told nbc news, whatever you think about the findings in the report itself, the blanket defiance of laufly issued subpoenas and refusal to cooperate with oversight is in and of itself basis for imbeachment. and saying the more documents, the more unified we will become. other members of the committee including jerry nadler remain firm that congress needs to exercise other options before impeachment. >>> president trump is refuting the u

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside nbc news white house correspondent jeff bennett. on wednesday special counsel bob mueller stepped away from what appears to be in his final job in law enforcement ending a long career in public service that includes combat duty in the u.s. marine corp, multiple postings as a federal prosecutor and 12 years as the second longest tenured fbi director in history. yet mueller used his last detain office to break his two years of silence, making his first comments since his may 2017 appointment to lead the russia investigation. the special counsel cited the constitution all but suggesting it is up to congress not the department of justice to hold the president accountable. and gave voice to the written findings and decision-making in his report. after more than two months of spin from attorney general barr, president trump and the white house. listen to this. >> we investigated efforts to obstruct the investigation. the matters we investigated were of paramount importance in which critical for us to obtain full and accurate information f

i'm yasmin vossoughian.terday plus plus -- he actually sort of smiled when he said something to the effect that it started off as a mountain and it ended up being a mouse. >> i got to say i don't know if that metaphor is more confusing in russian or in trump's english. also ksh we just hear that first part given? >> he actually sort of smiled. >> he smiled through the phone? >> that's a good question. >> he's making it up as he goes along. come on! >> good morning. it is monday, may 6th. with us woo vont set here in new york mike barnicle. national security columnist "the dad of expertise." >> so here's the deal. you have a background, an equestrian background. >> i do. >> were you watching the derby? >> oh, my gosh. steve is quite the rider. five foot jumps. >> so my dad is from kentucky. this was like the big day of the year. he'd always wake us up at like 5 in the morning. first saturday in may, derby day! like it was the day. so it always kind of special. and we were crowded around watching it and

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i'm yasmin vossoughian. craig melvin is on assignment. president trump's former attorney michael cohen spoke in the last hour as he heads to prison. watching live pictures for his arrival in otisville, new york, where he starts a three-year sentence for crimes including campaign finance violations. >>> plus, breaking news in the markets. the dow down hundreds of points after the president threatens to hike tariffs on goods and imports from chine in. >>> live in london and windsor as buckingham palace kwk welcom new royal. it's a boy to harry and duchess markle. >>> michael cohen left his apartment a short time ago. he must report to the federal corrections facility in otisville, new york, by 2:00 p.m. cohen's fellow inmates include founder of the fire festival billy mcfarland and mike the situation sorrentino from "jersey shore." the big question for cohen, whether federal prosecutors in new york are done with him. today he says he still has tales to tell. >> -- there still remains much to be told, and i look forward to the day that i can

i'm yasmin vossoughian. craig melvin is on assignment.rmer attorney michael cohen spoke in the last hour as he heads to prison. watching live pictures for his arrival in otisville, new york, where he starts a three-year sentence for crimes including campaign finance violations. >>> plus, breaking news in the markets. the dow down hundreds of points after the president threatens to hike tariffs on goods and imports from chine in. >>> live in london and windsor as buckingham palace kwk welcom new royal. it's a boy to harry and

i'm yasmin vossoughian.ow, more news. >> how are you, happy memorial day, enjoy the rest of your holiday. i'm chris jansing in for stephanie ruhle. it is 9:00 a.m. on the east coast. we have a lot to get to starting with blasting joe biden, president trump siding with kim jong un on the world stage trashing the former vice president and 2020 democratic front runner in japan. >> kim jong un made a statement that joe biden is a low iq individual. he probably is. >> and more headlines coming out of the news conference. his preoccupation with biden continuing as he condemns the obama administration's horrible iran deal, and contradicting his host and own national security adviser. all with the i word on his mind. president trump firing off a series of blistering tweets this morning accusing the democrats of obsessing over impeachment, and the power of one, one fierce reaction is growing after a $19 billion disaster relief bill which was expected to pass unanimously, blocked by a lone republican congressman. the

i'm yasmin vossoughian along with geoff bennett. "morning joe" is on now. >> said trump, i love when things are merit based, just ask my presidential adviser, my daughter. >> i think it's pretty funny. we had such a late night last night and i'm looking for someone here. good morning. welcome to "morning joe." it's friday, may 17th. along with joe, willie and me, we have nbc news national reporter heidi pryzbyla. >> joe, get over here. >> joe is tardy. >> joe scarborough, rush chairman. nice to meet you. >> we don't want him. >> joe scarborough. glad to meet you. >> can you come sit down? >> a funny story about this jacket. >> the fireside chat. >> so larry mize very upset because i won in '87. >> sit down. >> people don't know the rest of the story. but i actually borrowed this from tiger. >> he was up so late last night because literally -- >> i got really fuzzy around 4 a.m. >> he was in a bar screaming and singing way past bedtime. >> also with us -- >> please stop. >> please stop what? >> also with us, pulitzer prize columnist

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside geoff bennett. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> how much are you worth right now as you're sitting right here? >> zero idea, david. it depends on what's happening with the world and the market. >> let's get back to the assessment of your wealth for ament. >> if you had to liquidate, if you just decided i'm going somewhere else, i'm going to live in a trailer and you wanted to sell off everything, how big would that check be that you put in your pocket when you headed west for the trailer? >> i hate to disappoint. i have no idea. how come this seat is so low? he has this stage rigged. i'm not going to give you a figure. >> you're never going to get it out of me. >> i don't know why you're being so goofy. >> "people" says it? i would have to believe it if "people" says it. >> for donald trump, the direction was going down. that's according to the "new york times" analysis of trump's taxes, which documented a decade where trump touted his "art of the deal," all the while he lost over a billion dolla

that does it for us, i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside geoff bennett. "morning joe" starts right now. >> man, starting with a jam. >> welcome to "morning joe." it is thursday, may 9th. we have along with joe, willie and me, we have jonathan lemire, julia ainsley is with us. nbc law analyst benjamin vittes, and john meacham, author of -- >> hold on, that's not the tim mcgraw. that is a tennis player. >> he's john'spartner. >> they were the runners up. >> 80-plus tennis tournament. >> and it is timothy bergeson mcgraw iii. >> an old tobacco family that did business and moved to nashville. >> all right. >> we have a lot to get to this morning. >> as michael beschloss says at what points will books we write go straight to large print, given the age of our people. >> good pount. >> we have a lot going on. hold on, though. we've got more sports. red sox, we're number three. we're number three. >> our long national nightmare is over. we've reached .500. >> a moment so important, it will be celebrated at the white house this afternoon by the president because t

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside geoff bennett. "morning joe" starts right now. >> just take it easy, man! >> i said to everybody before i walked in, i said i'm going to be very calm. >> i'm perfectly calm, dude. >> yeah, waving the [ bleep ] gun around? >> i don't want them going out to the press and saying i was anything but calm. >> will you just take a easy? >> i was extremely calm, very much like i am right now. >> i'm calmer than you are. >> oh, wow. that's pretty good, guys. i like it. >> i'm very calm, man. >> good morning. welcome to "morning joe." along with joe, willie and me we have political writer to the "new york times" and msnbc political analyst nick confessore. national political reporter hei heidi pryzbyla, donny deutsch, chairman of the democratic national economy michael steele is with us and anchor for bbc america katty kay joins us. we pulled you in because of the breaking news across the pond, the news that theresa may will be stepping down on june 7th. that is just like one or two days after trump visits. s

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside geoff bennett. "morning joe" starts right now. >> in those days the deputy job was a lot different but i'll tell you now, the attorney general job was a lot different also. you like records. this must be a record of attorney general being proposed for contempt within a hundred days of taking office. >> attorney general william barr joking about the contempt resolution. now he seems to have more material. >> you saw what happened yesterday with barr and nancy pelosi. >> bar and speaker of the house nancy pelosi crossed paths during the national peace officers' memorial day event outside the capitol yesterday. a bystander said he approached nancy pelosi and said "did you bring your handcuffs?" >> you know, it's a good thing that we have an attorney general that's laughing at being held in contempt of congress and also laughing about the fact that, well, he committed perjury before congress. >> he's hysterical. >> he thinks it's a joke, thinks it's funny. >> it's all a game and it comes in the context

. >> i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside geoff bennett. "morning joe" starts right now. >> if it's hard to figure out what's going on right now, it's because we are living on one of those blanc pak pages in betwee chapte chapters. i believe running for office is an act of hope and so is voting and volunteering for somebody. i hope you'll join me in making sure that next era is better than any we've had so far. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, mayor. and thank you -- wow, a standing ovation. >> all right. >> there you go. that is mayor pete getting a standing ovation on fox news, a forum elizabeth warren wants nothing to do with. good morning and welcome to "morning joe." it's monday, may 20th. i'm in washington today. i'll be interviewing nancy pelosi for a headliner special that will air later this summer, but we will bring you some of the interview tomorrow on "morning joe." with us, columnist for "the washington post," david ignatius, politics editor for "the daily beast," sam stein, former direct ooor for hillary clinton's preside

i'm yasmin vossoughian. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> good morning! welcome to "morning joe." it is friday, may 3rd. along with joe, willie and me we have mike barnicle, branding expert and political commentator -- >> legend, legend. >> donnie deutsche. >> he's also the host of a new msnbc show called "saturday night politics," premieres tomorrow night at 8 p.m. tell your dads when they wake up because they had a little too much to drink last night. let them know that like international council of funk songs, if you watch donny deutsch's political show, you will lose inches from your waistline and it reverses after three viewings, male pattern baldness. it will change your life, it will improve your backhand and ensure the boston red sox do not give up three runs to the lowly white sox in the ninth inning. >> enough about that. donny, you went into your branding factory and came up with the title "saturday night politics." >> number one, it tells people where to go. and it gives the vibe of the show. politics with a little saturday night barb. this is the first i think officia

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside geoff bennett. "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ ♪ >>> good morning and welcome to "morning joe." it is tuesday, may 21st. along with joe, willie and me we have veteran columnist and msnbc contributor mike barnicle, jonathan lemire, washington bureau chief and author of "the mate tr matriarch," susan page and jeremy bash is with us well. we have a lot going on, including investigations into the trump presidency and attempts to hold the administration accountable. the white house has directed former counsel don mcgahn to defy a congressional subpoena to testify before the house judiciary committee this morning. in a letter to committee chairman jerry nadler, white house counsel said the justice department has, quote, advised me that mr. mcgahn is absolutely immune from compelled congressional testimony with respect to matters occurring during his service as a senior adviser to the president. he went on to say the president has directed mr. mcgahn not to appear at the committee's scheduled hearing. a

. >> i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside geoff bennett. "morning joe" starts right now. >> as a democratic governor of a state that trump won by 20 points, i don't have the luxury of just talking to people who agree with me. i look for common ground to get things done. that's how i was able to bring democrats and republicans to the. we needtrump in 2020 and defeat the corrupt system that lets campaign money drown out the people's voice. i'm steve bullock and i'm running for president. >> that was montana governor steve bullock declaring he is in the race for the white house with an announcement that highlights his red state roots and law to reform campaign finance with 22 declared presidential candidates, there are now enough democrats to field both sides in a game of football. good morning, everyone. welcome to "morning joe." it is tuesday, may 14th. joe is off this morning but along with willie and me we have mike barnicle, now an msnbc political analyst elise jordan and rick tyler and pulitzer prize winning columnist and political analy

. >> i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside geoff bennett. "morning joe," everybody, starts right now. >>> north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> and then we fell in love. okay? no, really. he wrote me beautiful letters. and they're great letters. we fell in love. >> you're not bothered at all by the small missiles? >> no, i am not. i am personally not. >> good morning and welcome to "morning joe." it is tuesday, may 28th. along with joe, willie and me we have national affairs analyst for nbc news and msnbc john heilemann, former aide to the george w. bush white house and state departments he will ease jordan, president to then council on foreign relations richard haass and political reporter for the "washington post" and msnbc political analyst robert costa. joe, quite a way to start the week. >> we fell in love. donald trump to kim jong-un. >> wow. >> the most murderous -- one of the most murderous dictators. that is really unbelievable just look

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside geoff bennett. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> the decision the senate announced weeks ago remains about a principle and not a person. the senate will appropriately revisit the matter when it considers the qualifications of the nominee the next president nominates, whoever that might be. >> if a supreme court justice was to die next year, what would you do? >> we'd fill it. >> good morning and welcome to "morning joe." it is wednesday, may 29th. along with joe, willie, and me, we have msnbc contributor mike barnicle. former treasury official and "morning joe" economic analyst steve ratner. former chief of staff to the d. dccc and part of hillary clinton's campaign, msnbc contributor. >> what do you think of mcconnell? >> i just -- don't ask me. >> willie? >> oh, you know. >> the death of shame. he thinks it's cute. >> it's not cute. >> there are consequences to all of this. there are actually young people who make it into politics that actually thinks being that cynical and, well, just inconsist

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside geoff bennett. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> you're not suggesting though that spying occurred? >> i don't -- well, i guess you could -- i think there's a spying that did occur. yes, i think spying did occur. >> do you believe they're engaging in spying when they're following fbi investigative policies and procedures? >> well, that's not the term i would use. >> when it comes to the investigation into the trump campaign, the attorney general was quick to toss around terms like "spying." the fbi director wasn't so cavali cavalier. >> no. i mean, it is so interesting. we're seeing every day, confirmation of things we already knew, but it is nice to get that confirmation. you know, willie, a couple days ago, when the 500 prosecutors said, yeah, he committed obstruction of justice, and we'd like the president to be indicted. we knew that, but it sure was nice to hear it from 500 prosecutors, also republicans. same thing with the fbi director yesterday. yes, we knew barr was lying. we knew he would