During the Morning Joe conversation about the potential for internal tension within the White House between President Donald Trump’s lawyers as it relates to the Russia probe, veteran columnist Mike Barnicle says: “We have two tracks going on here…you have Emmet Flood internally in the White House, a very smart lawyer, knowing that his client, the president of the United States, ought not ever to testify before Bob Mueller, and you’ve got Rudy Giuliani on the outside playing a very public track, a foolish track.” Listen to more of the discussion here.
Listen in on the Morning Joe discussion with the New York Times’ Michael Schmidt about President Donald Trump’s lawyers, including Rudy Giuliani, setting new conditions on an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller and Giuliani saying that the chances the president would be voluntarily questioned were growing increasingly unlikely. “Michael, Giuliani seems to have indicated that he and the defense team have interviewed everyone who Mueller and his team have interviewed. According to your reporting, do you think that’s accurate?” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle of Schmidt. Hear the conversation now.
While the Morning Joe panel talks about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggesting his trip to North Korea to discuss denuclearization had been “productive,” which contradicts North Korea’s view that the talks were “regrettable,” veteran columnist Mike Barnicle says: “The interesting thing about the North Korean stuff is you can clearly see, if you think about it for just a second, this is now Pompeo’s deal, not Trump’s deal. They’re going to hang this on Pompeo. Mike Pompeo is going to wear this.” Listen to more of the discussion here with Joe Scarborough.
