Deadline: White House

By Nicolle Wallace, MSNBC

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Drawing on years of experience as communications chief for President George W. Bush and senior advisor for the McCain-Palin campaign, Nicolle Wallace provides political insight and clarity on where the decision-makers stand on complex issues. Join her for analysis and discussion with the key newsmakers every weekday.

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06.14.2019

Nicolle Wallace discusses the president saying his former White House counsel, Don McGahn, lied when he said Trump asked him to fire the special counsel. Plus, the chair of the Federal Election Committee issues a rare rebuke of the president, ...

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06.14.2019 “We’ve got fantasy land, we’ve got the tooth fairy” Nicolle Wallace discusses the president saying his former White House counsel, Don McGahn, lied when he said Trump asked him to fire the special counsel. Plus, the chair of the Federal Election Committee issues a rare rebuke of the president, ...
06.13.2019 "A scurrilous sycophant who lied to the American people" Nicolle Wallace discusses the president's stunning comments that we would accept dirt on a political opponent if a foreign country offered it. Plus, Trump announces that White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will leave at the end of the ...
06.12.2019 "You should take this with a shaker of salt" Nicolle Wallace discusses Trump's behind-the-scenes concerns over impeachment as Congress votes on contempt charges for Trump's attorney general and commerce secretary. Plus, Trump cries 'fake' when recent polling shows him trailing Joe Biden, and former White House staffer Hope Hicks ...
06.11.2019 "Can you claim success and also claim everything is terrible?" Nicolle Wallace discusses the president's fixation with Joe Biden as polls show him trailing behind the former vice president in a few key states. Plus, the 2020 Democrats are sharpening their attacks on Trump, friend of the show Joyce Vance ...
06.10.2019 "We are bringing emails to a knife fight" Nicolle Wallace discusses John Dean, a central figure in the Watergate scandal, comparing Trump's conduct to Nixon's abuse of power. Plus, Democrats in the House plan for legislation to combat foreign threats to our elections, Warren and Buttigieg soar in ...
06.07.2019 "Circus of chaos and incompetence" Nicolle Wallace discusses the president lashing out at Nancy Pelosi over her comments that she would rather see him in prison than impeached. Plus, the 2020 candidates' strategy of going after Biden but not using his name, Mayor Pete Buttigieg ...
06.06.2019 "It's never that simple, is it?" Nicolle Wallace discusses Trump insulting Robert Mueller and Nancy Pelosi just before he made a speech honoring the heroes of D-Day. Plus, the audio of a voicemail Trump lawyer John Dowd left for Flynn's attorney is released, and 2020 candidates ...
06.05.2019 "This train wreck has all of us on it" Nicolle Wallace discusses Trump’s wide-ranging interview with British TV that left heads spinning. Plus, putting Trump's behavior abroad in perspective as the 75th anniversary of D-Day approaches, Senator Elizabeth Warren on the campaign trail shows she's a fighter, and the ...
06.04.2019 "I would bet a dozen donuts every day for the rest of my life" Nicolle Wallace discusses the White House ordering two more former staffers to defy congressional subpoenas. Plus, Trump calls the protests taking place in the streets of London "fake news," highlights of Mayor Pete Buttigieg's MSNBC town hall, and more horrors ...
06.03.2019 “Someday he's going to be a real boy” Nicolle Wallace discusses Trump insulting a member of the royal family and the Mayor of London right before his official U.K. visit. Plus, dissecting an extraordinary interview Axios has with Jared Kushner, and one of the guests tells us about ...
05.31.2019 "I don't know how to say this politely" Nicolle Wallace discusses Trump still feeling the pressure after Mueller's press conference, as his allies call for the special counsel to testify in front of Congress. Plus, the transcript of a voicemail Trump's lawyer left for Michael Flynn's attorney is ...
05.30.2019 "The collapse of a con" Nicolle Wallace discusses Trump lashing out at Robert Mueller and walking back a tweet where he acknowledged that Russia helped him get elected. Plus, some 2020 Democratic candidates turn up the volume on their cries for impeachment and new reporting ...
05.29.2019 "Could not have been clearer" Nicolle Wallace discusses Robert Mueller making his first public statement since the special counsel investigation started two years ago. Plus, Mueller’s statement reveals just how far Attorney General Barr strayed in his characterization of the report, and where this leaves ...
05.28.2019 “A tour de farce” Nicolle Wallace discusses the president's trip to Japan going off the rails when he sided with a dictator over a U.S. ally and he slammed a 2020 rival. Plus, Biden's efforts to combat an enthusiasm gap, the 2020 candidates try ...
05.27.2019 "Overwhelmed by stupidity" Nicolle Wallace discusses the unanswered questions about Team Trump's behavior still remaining after Mueller's report. Plus, how the 2020 Democratic candidates break out in such a crowded field, and the threat women could pose to the president come next November. ...
05.24.2019 "The hallmark of an authoritarian leader" Nicolle Wallace discusses Trump authorizing his attorney general the power to declassify intelligence as part of his campaign to investigate his perceived political enemies. Plus, Beto O'Rourke weighs in on impeachment, what it's like on the campaign trail, and how ...
05.23.2019 "A remarkable degree of thin-skinnedness" Nicolle Wallace discusses the escalating battle between Trump and Pelosi and what happens next as the White House continues to stonewall. Plus, the long and sometimes troubled relationship between Trump and Deutsche Bank, the president's first secretary of state dishes ...
05.22.2019 "Heading for a showdown" Nicolle Wallace discusses Trump holding an impromptu speech in the Rose Garden after Speaker Pelosi accused the president of engaging in a cover-up. Plus, fact checking the president's press conference, and two blows to the Trump administration's stonewalling strategy around ...
05.21.2019 “That’s not going to fly with everyday Americans” Nicolle Wallace discusses the breaking news that the House Judiciary Committee issued subpoenas for former White House staffers Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson. Plus, a retired U.S. Navy Admiral talks about issues facing the military during Trump's presidency, the president's ...
05.20.2019 "Strong and wrong beats weak and right" Nicolle Wallace discusses a Republican congressman breaking with his party and calling for Trump's impeachment. Plus, Mayor Pete makes an appearance on Fox News and the president is not pleased, Biden hits Trump where it hurts, and actor Jeff Daniels ...
05.17.2019 "An outtake from Godfather 1" Nicolle Wallace discusses a judge ordering the public release of two pieces of evidence in the obstruction of justice investigation involving Michael Flynn. Plus, Trump accuses those who started the Russia investigation of treason, Mayor Pete is asked if he ...
05.16.2019 “It always takes a woman” Nicolle Wallace discusses yet another Democratic candidate entering the 2020 race - making the count now 23. Plus, Democrats weigh whether or not to pursue impeachment, Jared's lack of experience is evident in his new immigration proposal, and a look ...
05.15.2019 "Smash and grab presidency” Nicolle Wallace discusses Alabama passing a bill that effectively bans abortion, and what this means for women's rights under Trump. Plus, the White House demands the House Judiciary Committee stop its investigations into the president, Senator Kamala Harris responds to ...
05.14.2019 "Investigating the investigators" Nicolle Wallace discusses the attorney general assigning a federal prosecutor to examine the origins of the Russia investigation. Plus, new reporting of a DHS plan to arrest migrant families, Beto O'Rourke re-boots his presidential campaign with national media appearances, and ...
05.13.2019 “Richard Nixon must be blushing right now” Nicolle Wallace discusses the president’s harassment of a witness in the obstruction of justice investigation, his former White House counsel, Don McGahn. Plus, the president attacks the FBI Director that he appointed, examining the U.S.’s position on the world stage ...
05.10.2019 "We have to go to extraordinary remedies" Nicolle Wallace discusses the president's attorney going to Ukraine to dig up dirt on a 2020 Democratic frontrunner. Plus, Democrats mull their next moves as the White House continues to stonewall, Congress subpoenas Treasury Secretary Mnuchin over Trump's tax returns, ...
05.09.2019 "It's a constitutional collapse" Nicolle Wallace discusses the president defending his son who was subpoenaed by the Senate Intelligence Committee over his contacts with Russians. Plus, a New York Times expose shows Trump lost $1 billion over a 10-year span, Kamala Harris sharpens her ...
05.08.2019 "A lot more than a canary in the mine" Nicolle Wallace discusses the breaking news of the House Judiciary Committee voting to hold the attorney general in contempt of Congress, and what both congressional Democrats and the White House will do next.Joined by: Washington Post White House bureau chief ...
05.07.2019 "This is war" Nicolle Wallace discusses the White House's latest attempts to obstruct congressional oversight - including reserving the right to exert executive privilege over former White House counsel Don McGahn's documents. Plus, from the Senate floor Elizabeth Warren calls for Trump's impeachment, ...
05.06.2019 "The scores upon scads upon teeming masses" John Heilemann, in for Nicolle Wallace, discusses the standoff intensifying between Congress and the White House as Trump reverses his position on whether or not Mueller should testify. Plus, Michael Cohen begins his 3-year prison term, the competition among the ...
05.03.2019 "Good guys don't shred stuff" Nicolle Wallace discusses the president talking about the Russia investigation with Vladimir Putin, but not about Mueller’s findings of interference in the 2016 election. Plus, Trump says his former White House counsel shouldn’t testify before Congress, the standoff between Congress ...
05.02.2019 "The soul on today's menu" Nicolle Wallace discusses White House counsel Emmett Flood sending a letter to attorney general Bill Barr that slams the special counsel. Plus, Kamala Harris' memorable moment at yesterday's hearing could have a big impact on the 2020 race, inside the ...
05.01.2019 "Completely full of snit" Nicolle Wallace discusses the dramatic scene on Capitol Hill today where attorney general Bill Barr testified before Senate Judiciary about the Mueller report, just hours after explosive reporting broke that Mueller wrote in 2 letters that was concerned Barr had ...
04.30.2019 "A lightbulb went off. Not sure if it’s still lit" Nicolle Wallace discusses Trump and his children filing a lawsuit against banks that have been subpoenaed by Congress to block them from responding to Congress's requests about Trump's finances. Plus, deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein submits his letter of resignation, ...
04.29.2019 "Grappling with an equivocation hangover?" Nicolle Wallace discusses President Trump condemning anti-semitism after Saturday's shooting at a synagogue in California, but still standing by his comments on Charlottesville. Plus, the attorney general threatens not to appear for a congressional hearing, Biden discusses unity, lies, and ...
04.26.2019 "Pavlov's dog on steroids" Nicolle Wallace discusses the breaking news that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein spoke with Trump about the Mueller probe and said he 'gave the investigation credibility' and he 'can land the plane.' Plus, Trump takes Biden's bait, discussing his Charlottesville ...
04.25.2019 "The country needs a hug, and that was a big hug" Nicolle Wallace discusses former Vice President Joe Biden announcing his bid for the presidency with a strong message against Trump, calling him a threat to the unity of this country. Plus, the president continues to lash out against what was ...
04.24.2019 "The president decided to return my call" Nicolle Wallace discusses the White House fighting all of the subpoenas coming from Congress, a new report that an official was warned to not discuss Russian election interference with the president because he equates it with doubting his victory, and ...
04.23.2019 "This is out of Tom Clancy novels" Nicolle Wallace discusses a White House under siege as it continues to deal with the fallout of Mueller's report. Plus, Jared Kushner calls the Russian interference in our election just "a couple Facebook ads," the implications of Don Jr. declining ...
04.22.2019 "Lawless, reckless, shameless in every way" Nicolle Wallace discusses the president lashing out as the public continues to digest the Mueller report and Democrats on Capitol Hill plot their next move. Plus, Trump’s lawyer says there is nothing wrong with taking information from Russia, a look ...
04.19.2019 "To me, this was sprinkles" Nicolle Wallace discusses the revelations in Mueller’s report that show a culture of dishonesty and conflict in the White House. Plus, the Mueller report doesn't indict the president but it doesn't let him off the hook either, a look at ...
04.18.2019 ‘Goodfellas meets the Three Stooges” Nicolle Wallace breaks down the release of the redacted version of the Mueller report - including its findings on both collusion and obstruction. Plus, what Bill Barr's stunning press conference before the report's release tells us about the attorney general, ...
04.17.2019 "Playing a song that the president loves to hum" Nicolle Wallace discusses the announcement that the attorney general will hold a news conference tomorrow morning on the day he releases a redacted version of Mueller's report. Plus, Trump's legal team prepares for the release with a counter report of ...
04.16.2019 "That could be a whole lot of ugly" Nicolle Wallace discusses how Trump aides who cooperated with the special counsel are worried Mueller's report will expose them as sources of damaging information about the president. Plus, Mayor Pete continues to move up in the crowded 2020 field, Senator ...
04.12.2019 “Even though they’re illegal, they’re starting to stick” Nicolle Wallace discusses the breaking news that the president asked a Homeland Security official to close the border and that he would pardon the official if he experienced any legal problems. Plus, top Democratic lawmakers question the attorney general’s loyalty ...
04.11.2019 “He was too nutty for the nuts” Nicolle Wallace discusses the president reiterating the stunning allegation made by his attorney general - that there was spying into the Trump campaign - and what Barr's comment means for the Justice Department. Plus, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is arrested ...
04.10.2019 ‘Turn in his tortoise shell glasses for a tinfoil hat’ Nicolle Wallace on the Attorney General’s second day of public testimony, today making headlines for suggesting ‘spying occurred’ on the Trump campaign. Plus, Barr holding to his decision to reach a conclusion on obstruction of justice, new evidence gathered from ...
04.09.2019 ‘The president's attorney, not the people's attorney’ Nicolle Wallace on Attorney General William Barr’s open testimony on the release of the Mueller report, where he drew a line in the sand over releasing an unredacted copy. Plus, the president’s call for an investigation into the origin of ...
04.08.2019 ‘Trump wants chaos around him’ Nicolle Wallace on the firing of his Secret Service Director, just hours after the departure of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, the ‘yes man’ mentality inside the White House that has led to massive absences in top security roles, Attorney General ...
04.05.2019 ‘One side looks like America… the other doesn’t’ Nicolle Wallace on Trump’s defense against the House Ways and Means Committee’s request for the president’s tax returns. Plus, Trump’s attacks on former Vice President Joe Biden, the major turnout of 2020 hopefuls at the National Action Network Conference, and ...

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