Chris Matthews: Trump’s impeachable crimes were committed in broad daylight

To ensure delivery to your inbox add email@mail.msnbc.com to your contacts | [View in browser]( Add MSNBC to your contacts [Unsubscribe from this email](listvar=sub_daily) On his way to visit the tornado-affected areas of Alabama, President Donald Trump said Friday that those involved in Paul Manafort's case affirmed there was "no collusion" with Russia. [The president claimed vindication]( while speaking to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, saying the "judge said there was no collusion," and that he feels "very badly" for Manafort. But that's not what the judge overseeing the case actually said. Before announcing Manafort's sentence Thursday, Judge T.S. Ellis reminded the court that the longtime political operative's crimes were not related to special counsel Robert Mueller’s chief mandate. The president later tweeted, "Bad lawyer and fraudster Michael Cohen said under sworn testimony that he never asked for a Pardon." "His lawyers totally contradicted him. He lied! Additionally, he directly asked me for a pardon. I said NO. He lied again! He also badly wanted to work at the White House. He lied!" This admission actually opens up the president to some legal exposure, as was explained on [Deadline: White House.]( It prompted former Deputy Asst. Attorney General Harry Litman to call him, ["the worst client of all time"]( on air. A judge ruled the [Trump administration responsible for "potentially thousands" more separated children](, even before it instituted a "zero tolerance" policy. The ruling Friday followed a government report that found that "potentially thousands" of children were separated from their parents between June 2017 and May 2018. A programming note: Special Counsel Robert might release his report any day. What will it reveal? And what it could mean for the Trump presidency? Tune into ‘Russia, If You’re Listening…Trump and Putin’ with Ali Velshi this Sunday at 9p.m. ET on MSNBC. [Democrats to probe Trump abuse of power in AT&T-Time Warner deal]( Joy Reid reports on House Democrats requesting documents from the White House about Donald Trump's interference and potential abuse of power in how AT&T's desire to acquire Time Warner was considered for federal approval. [Watch Now]( [Sen. Warren on Big Tech, Manafort and Trump admin’s 'pre-bribe']( Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren announces her plan to break up ‘big tech’ in an MSNBC exclusive on the campaign trail, joining The Beat’s Ari Melber to talk technology, 2020, capitalism, criminal justice and the Mueller probe. The interview was Warren’s first TV interview since rolling out her technology agenda, on the day when she was campaigning in Long Island City, NY, where Amazon recently pulled out of a planned headquarters. [Watch Now]( [Chris Matthews: Trump’s impeachable crimes were committed in broad daylight]( Some argue that the push for impeachment is ahead of schedule. Chris says a stronger argument could be made that it is way behind. [Watch Now]( [Learning on the job: The many things people (Trump) 'didn't know']( Donald Trump often speaks about the many things he just learned, insisting that you also just learned about them. [Watch Now]( [LATEST NEWS]( [Trump's 24 hours: A resignation, a prison sentence, a weak jobs report]( [Axios: White House source leaks to House Dems on Jared and Ivanka's clearances]( [Trump’s latest admission: He had an explicit discussion with Cohen about a pardon]( Follow MSNBC [F]( [T]( [I]( [G]( [T]( [R]( This email was sent to: {EMAIL} This email was sent by: MSNBC 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 This is an automated email. Do not reply directly to this email. [Privacy]( | [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily) | [Manage Subscription]( | [Contact]( [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily) [Manage Subscription]( [Contact](