
What We Learned From Mueller's Subpoena of Former Trump Aide

Edward-Isaac Dovere, chief Washington correspondent for POLITICO and host of their "Off Message" podcast, discusses the latest national political news and Ari Melber, the host of The Beat with Ari Melber on MSNBC, chief legal correspondent for MSNBC, NBC legal analyst and an attorney, talks about what (if anything) former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg revealed about the Mueller investigation on his strange tour of cable news shows yesterday.
@AriMelber's interview with former Trump aide Sam Nunberg was the first where he was actually on camera yesterday -- Ari has interviewed him before + says the strange way Nunberg acted seemed pretty normal for him.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) March 6, 2018
What did we learn from Nunberg's interviews yesterday? @AriMelber says the Mueller line of questioning involves people close to Trump or ppl involved early in campaign; involves Trump business interests; who is involved in decisions + dealing with debts/quid pro quo allegations.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) March 6, 2018
Roger Stone is one of the most significant advisers in Trump's career (long before politics). If they have something on Stone, it's very close to Trump. Outside of his family, "you can't get closer to Donald Trump than Roger Stone," says @AriMelber.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) March 6, 2018
@AriMelber says what Nunberg is doing -- telling his story in public -- is more useful to democracy and the process than ppl who leak secretly about the investigation -- which is where we've gotten most of our information on the investigation so far.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) March 6, 2018
@IsaacDovere on Russia investigation: Not sure it's moving quickly or slowly, but we know it's moving deliberately...possible we're just seeing pieces put together for more revelations down the line. Says so little has leaked it's hard to know when a huge development will land.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) March 6, 2018
@IsaacDovere says there's been a turn in the past year or so -- on guns, for example, it feels much more likely we'll see action in states than in Congress. States are where we're going to see change.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) March 6, 2018