MEXCLUSIVE – SEN. DICK DURBIN ON ALLEGATION AGAINST JOE BIDEN: “CERTAINLY ONE ALLEGATION IS NOT DISQUALIFYING BUT IT SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY”
NEW NBC NEWS/WALL STREET JOURNAL POLL – MOST AMERICANS DON’T THINK TRUMP IS IN THE CLEAR YET ON RUSSIA
MARCH 31, 2019 – Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said today on Meet the Press that he has “called for a release of the full [Mueller] report” and said he doesn’t see “a lot of difference in terms of making sure the public sees it.”
When asked by moderator Chuck Todd during an exclusive interview if he thought it was appropriate for President Trump to pursue business in Russia while running for president, the chairman of Senate Republican Conference also said, “The president is an international businessman, has success all around the world. It is not surprising that, when he chose to run for president, he was continuing to do the business that he was doing beforehand.”
Additionally, when asked if there should be an investigation into the investigators of the Russia probe as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the chairman of thbe Senate Judiciary Committee, has suggested, Sen. Barrasso said “Graham is a pit bull and I think he’s headed down that route … My opinion is, we need to get beyond this. Watch the full interview.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) also joined the program for an exclusive interview and addressed Lucy Flores’ allegation that former Vice President Joe Biden kissed her inappropriately saying, “I think all of us should take such allegations seriously and with respect … Certainly one allegation is not disqualifying but it should be taken seriously.”
The Senate Minority Whip also addressed the immigration debate saying, “The first thing we need to do is to meet the humanitarian needs at the border instead of building fences two or three years in the future by taking money from Department of Defense … The president’s cutting off aid to these countries will not solve that problem.” Watch the full interview.
In addition,former governor and current Democratic presidential candidate John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) joined Chuck Todd for an exclusive interview and also addressed the accusation against former Vice President Joe Biden saying, “It’s very disconcerting … women have to be heard, and we really, we should start by believing them.”
Hickenlooper also said Georgia’s bill prohibiting abortion after a heartbeat is detected is “unconstitutional … I’ve always come down on the side of a woman’s right to take care of her own health care.” Watch the full interview.
Plus, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found that 29 percent of Americans say they believe Trump has been cleared of wrongdoing, based on what they have heard about Mueller’s findings, while 40 percent say they do not believe he has been cleared and 31 percent say they’re not sure.
Democratic Pollster and NBC News and MSNBC Political Analyst Cornell Belcher, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Hallie Jackson, National Review Editor Rich Lowry, and Wall Street Journal Columnist and NBC News and MSNBC Political Analyst Peggy Noonan joined the broadcast’s roundtable for insight and analysis on the week in politics. Watch the full panel.
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