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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"Merry-go-round of one-liners"

08.05.2020

Nicolle Wallace discusses former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates testifying in Republican senators' investigation into the origins of the Russia probe. Plus, Trump says he’s considering giving his reelection acceptance speech at the White House, the president again insists that ...

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08.05.2020 "Merry-go-round of one-liners" Nicolle Wallace discusses former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates testifying in Republican senators' investigation into the origins of the Russia probe. Plus, Trump says he’s considering giving his reelection acceptance speech at the White House, the president again insists that ...
08.04.2020 "A tour de force" Chris Jansing, in for Nicolle Wallace, discusses Trump’s defense of his handling of coronavirus in a new interview with Axios. Plus, Sen. Kamala Harris weighs in on virus relief talks and Joe Biden’s upcoming running mate decision, Trump again casts ...
08.03.2020 "Playing politics with medicine” Nicolle Wallace discusses Trump continuing to attack science while the coronavirus curve trends upwards. Plus, investigators in New York are now looking into possible bank and insurance fraud inside Trump’s company, the Trump campaign hits reset 3 months before the ...
07.31.2020 “Fish always flop around before they die” Nicolle Wallace discusses Donald Trump’s dimming political prospects amid his failures on coronavirus and authoritarian tendencies. Plus, the president’s coronavirus team testifies on how to contain the virus surge, reports that DHS compiled intel reports on journalists, and the importance ...
07.30.2020 “Like staring into the sun” Nicolle Wallace discusses John Lewis’s legacy at a moment when the president is sowing division and working to undermine democracy. Plus, Michael Flynn’s case will be heard again, Trump ally Herman Cain dies from coronavirus, and Republicans reject Trump’s suggestion ...
07.30.2020 "High fives, or smilies, or whatever it is" Nicolle Wallace discusses Donald Trump admitting he did not speak with Putin about the intelligence about Russia paying bounties to kill U.S. soldiers. Plus, Fauci fights against the spread of coronavirus misinformation, Trump in denial over his poll numbers, and ...
12.19.2019 Article II: Trump is Impeached The House of Representatives voted along party lines to impeach President Donald Trump.
11.15.2019 "The rule of law doesn't work like the rule of gravity" Nicolle Wallace discusses the second day of public testimony in the impeachment inquiry where the president tweeted about the witness while she was testifying under oath. Plus, Trump's longtime political adviser Roger Stone is found guilty. Joined by: Axios political ...
11.14.2019 “The audacity of a dope” Nicolle Wallace discusses new reporting that there was a second person who overheard Ambassador Sondland's phone call with Trump where the president asked about "the investigations." Plus, what to expect from the next public testimony in the impeachment inquiry, Trump’s ...
11.13.2019 "A matter of life and death" Nicolle Wallace breaks down the first day of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry, with witnesses former ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor and senior State Department official George Kent. Joined by: conservative attorney George Conway, former Senator Claire McCaskill, federal ...
11.12.2019 "He’s all out of bleeps to give" Nicolle Wallace discusses the infighting in the West Wing on the eve of the first public hearing in the impeachment inquiry. Plus, new reporting of how the president wanted to fire the inspector general who brought the whistleblower complaint to ...
11.11.2019 “You never know what’s going to happen in live television” Nicolle Wallace discusses the big week ahead in the impeachment inquiry as Washington prepares for the first public hearings. Plus, the influence two oligarchs had over Trump's view of Ukraine, and a new transcript is released of another impeachment witness' ...
11.08.2019 "No plot twists at all, that's basically what we have here" Peter Alexander, in for Nicolle Wallace, discusses the release of two more transcripts from interviews with impeachment witnesses which said there was no doubt about what Trump was asking for in that July call and links the quid pro quo ...
11.07.2019 “Give me whatever drugs they’re taking” Nicolle Wallace discusses the latest transcript released which describes in the alarm felt in the State Department from Trump's pressure campaign on Ukraine. Plus, new reporting that the attorney general did not fulfill Trump's request to publicly defend his call ...
11.06.2019 "What I like to call quid pro so" Nicolle Wallace discusses the release of Amb. Bill Taylor's deposition transcript where he testified to a quid pro quo. Plus, the House announces it will start public hearings in the impeachment investigation next week, Republicans struggle to defend the president, ...
11.05.2019 "The truth and the whole truth are not the same thing" Nicolle Wallace discusses the release of two more transcripts of depositions from the impeachment inquiry. Plus, one of the witnesses amends his testimony to now say a quid pro quo did take place, one of Rudy Giuliani's associates agrees to ...
11.04.2019 "An amazing mix of venal, violent corruption, and complete and utter incompetence" Nicolle Wallace discusses the release of the first transcripts of testimony from the impeachment inquiry. Plus, Republicans try out a new defense of the president, another blow to Trump's effort to keep his tax returns private, and a look at ...
11.01.2019 NBC News presents Article II: Party Lines After another momentous week in the impeachment inquiry, Kristen Welker, White House Correspondent for NBC News, recaps events in Washington. Witnesses from the White House and State Department provided corroborating evidence against the president. But on Thursday, a House vote ...
11.01.2019 “Lordly, I hope there’s a fireside chat” Nicolle Wallace discusses the president saying he wants to read his call with Ukrainian President Zelensky aloud like a fireside chat. Plus, new polling shows Republican approval of Trump's job performance slipping, Trump changes his primary residence from New York ...
10.31.2019 "Democracy is vaguely working for once" Nicolle Wallace discusses the latest witness to testify in the impeachment inquiry corroborating the account of a quid pro quo. Plus, the House takes a historic step in formally voting on impeachment proceedings, and more details are revealed about how ...
10.30.2019 "So suspicious, such a red flag" Nicolle Wallace discusses two more high-level Trump administration insiders testifying on Capitol Hill. Plus, omissions in the summary of Trump's call with Zelensky are exposed, the Democrats keep impeachment simple, and acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney gets left out. ...
10.29.2019 "Not pounding the facts or the law, they're pounding the table" Nicolle Wallace discusses the testimony of Alexander Vindman, a decorated combat veteran who was on the July 25th call and raised concern over pressure on Ukraine. Plus, Trump's allies attack Vindman's patriotism, White House officials are divided over whether to ...
10.28.2019 "We can still agree the dogs are awesome, right?" Nicolle Wallace discusses House Democrats announcing there will be a formal vote on the impeachment inquiry this week. Plus, new reporting about Senate Republicans' uncertainty about defending Trump, the president gives detailed account of an ISIS leader's death, and how ...
10.25.2019 "Could represent a lights out moment" Nicolle Wallace discusses the potential for former national security advisor John Bolton to become a witness in the impeachment inquiry. Plus, the White House’s losing effort to spin impeachment, the Department of Justice’s probe into the origins of the Russia ...
10.24.2019 “A bully with no real punch” John Heilemann, in for Nicolle Wallace, discusses Chief of Staff Mulvaney admitting there was a quid pro quo with Ukraine. Plus, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry notifies the president he will resign soon, Turkey and the Kurds come to a ...
10.24.2019 "Be careful what you wish for" Peter Alexander, in for Nicolle Wallace, discusses the Republican attacks on the impeachment inquiry as their defenses keep getting knocked down. Plus, legal risks for Rudy Giuliani and remembering Congressman Elijah Cummings as he lies in state at the Capitol. ...
10.23.2019 "There's an Orwellian fantasy quality to what's coming out of the White House" Nicolle Wallace discusses the chaos in Washington following yesterday’s explosive testimony of diplomant Bill Taylor. Plus, the life or death stakes of the conduct described in Taylor's testimony, Trump hails the situation in Syria as a win for the U.S., ...
10.22.2019 "Lying in a group is really hard to do" Nicolle Wallace discusses the testimony of Ambassador Bill Taylor which Democrats called "devastating" to the president and drew a "direct line" between Trump's request for an investigation by Ukraine to military aid. Plus, the administration official who wrote the anonymous ...
10.21.2019 "Not the only one drowning in flop sweat" Nicolle Wallace discusses Donald Trump playing clean-up as the impeachment inquiry continues to intensify. Plus, the continued fallout from acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney's admission of a quid pro quo, Trump's betrayal of our allies in Syria, and House ...
10.18.2019 Article II: Behind Closed Doors Introducing Article II: Inside Impeachment, a new podcast from NBC News. Seven witnesses have now appeared before Congressional committees to share what they know about the Trump administration’s dealings with Ukraine. But why is so much of this process behind ...
10.18.2019 "It's simply absurd, it's cruel, it makes him look stupid" Peter Alexander, in for Nicolle Wallace, discusses the White House reeling from chief of staff Mick Mulvaney's admission that there was a quid pro quo with Ukraine. Plus, the growing body of evidence gathered from witnesses in the impeachment inquiry, ...
10.16.2019 "When does an investigation become retaliation?" Nicolle Wallace discusses the growing body of evidence that's being gathered on the Trump administration through the impeachment inquiry. Plus, the White House investigates itself, Democratic congressional leaders speak about a contentious meeting with the president, and a letter Trump ...
10.15.2019 "Like some sort of feudal lord" Nicolle Wallace discusses former White House Russia aide, Fiona Hill, telling Congress that former national security advisor John Bolton called Ukraine efforts a “drug deal.” Plus, Rudy Giuliani says he will defy his congressional subpoena, Russia fills a void left ...
10.14.2019 "Give ourselves a WTF moment" Nicolle Wallace discusses another former Trump aide testifying in front of Congress on the Ukraine scandal. Plus, new reporting finds Rudy Giuliani is under federal investigation, U.S. allies in Syria are desperate for protection after the U.S. withdraws its troops, ...
10.11.2019 "It's revenge of the formers" Nicolle Wallace discusses the former Ambassador to Ukraine telling Congress that Trump pushed for her removal over "false claims." Plus, Rudy Giuliani gets the Michael Cohen treatment, the impeachment inquiry raises scrutiny on Trump's top officials, and the threat of ...
10.10.2019 "I also smell a wiretap" Nicolle Wallace discusses the arrest of two of Rudy Giuliani's associates, who helped him in his efforts to get information on Joe Biden in Ukraine. Plus, Energy Secretary Rick Perry is subpoenaed, a new poll shows over half of Americans ...
10.09.2019 "Showing us he can count to two" Nicolle Wallace discusses the two crises the White House is facing : Trump obstructing his own impeachment investigation and his betrayal of our allies in northern Syria who helped in the fight against ISIS. Plus, unpacking the president's war on ...
10.08.2019 "There's just not room for debate" Nicolle Wallace discusses the president blocking Gordon Sondland, a diplomat named in the whistleblower report, from testifying in front of Congress. Plus, new polling shows support for the impeachment inquiry is soaring, Trump’s decision on pulling troops from Syria surprised ...
10.07.2019 "Cornered by twin political calamities" Nicolle Wallace discusses the president pulling troops out of Syria, effectively abandoning our closest allies in the region, the Kurds. Plus, a second whistleblower has come forward to corroborate the first whistleblower's account, attorney general Bill Barr may be spoiling ...
10.04.2019 "This feels like puppy-cam impeachment" Nicolle Wallace discusses the new text messages in the growing Trump-Ukraine scandal. Plus, Rachel Maddow reacts to the latest developments in the impeachment inquiry and her new bestselling book 'Blowout', and today's questioning on Capitol Hill of the watchdog who ...
10.03.2019 "It took a whistleblower to state the obvious" Nicolle Wallace discusses the Washington Post reporting that Fmr. U.S. envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker told Congress Giuliani was warned that Ukrainian claims against Biden weren't credible. Plus, Donald Trump's open request for two foreign governments to investigate political rivals, ...
10.02.2019 "Nobody knows where the bottom is" Nicolle Wallace discusses the president escalating attacks on the whistleblower and Democrats as the impeachment inquiry closes in. Plus, Vladimir Putin jokes about interfering in the next U.S. election, and Rep. Raskin explains what was in a State Department inspector ...
10.01.2019 "And he's the rodeo clown" Nicolle Wallace discusses Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accusing the Democrats of intimidating State Department officials. Plus, the relationship between Rudy Giuliani and Bill Barr complicates Team Trump, the president says he has a right to face the whistleblower, and ...
09.30.2019 “I feel like I’m being punk’d” Nicolle Wallace takes us through a full hour of breaking news: Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani receives a subpoena from Congress to turn over documents on the Ukraine scandal, a new report finds Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was on ...
09.27.2019 "It's not like Watergate where you were waiting to find the tapes" Nicolle Wallace discusses Secretary of State Mike Pompeo getting a subpoena from 3 House committees to turn over Ukraine documents. Plus, Congress moving forward with its impeachment inquiry at a rapid pace, Rudy Giuliani blames the State Department for his ...
09.26.2019 "How banana-town is that?" Nicolle Wallace discusses the allegations from the whistleblower complaint including that White House officials took action to ‘lock down’ the record of Trump’s call with the Ukranian president. Plus, who else the whistleblower complaint implicated, questions of Rudy Giuliani’s risk ...
09.26.2019 Maguire Testifies Joseph Maguire, the acting U.S. Intelligence Director, testified before the House Intelligence Committee about a whistle-blower complaint about President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. He defended the whistle-blowers actions as well as his own handling of the case. Maguire was questioned ...
09.25.2019 "Not exactly a Cracker Jack communications operation" Nicolle Wallace discusses the release of the summary of a call between Trump and the Ukrainian President where he asks for a favor after the president of Ukraine discusses missile purchases. Plus, lawmakers get the first glimpse of the whistleblower ...
09.24.2019 “May have crossed a line he can’t uncross” Nicolle Wallace discusses Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi getting ready to announce a formal impeachment inquiry. Plus, how the support for impeachment swelled among House Democrats, what the Trump administration thinks of impeachment, and Democratic front-runner Joe Biden weighs ...
09.24.2019 "Looking for a smoking gun" Nicolle Wallace discusses the Trump administration facing a foreign policy crisis after a strike in Saudi Arabia. Plus, state prosecutors in Manhattan are going after Donald Trump's tax returns, Trump's acting DNI faces a subpoena after withholding a mysterious whistle-blower ...

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