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	Podcast:		Morning Joe
	Episode:		The Hunt For Op-Ed October: White House Officials Scour Staff for New York Times Op-Ed Writer as Denials Pile Up
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		01:31:02
	Publish Date:		2018-09-07 07:25:52
	Description:		After what has been a particularly dour and revealing week for the Trump administration, prominent White House officials are now coming out of the metaphorical woodwork to clear their name of being associated with the bombshell New York Times op-ed that shone a light on the inner-workings of the Oval Office. Among the staffers who have denied penning the piece are: Vice President Mike Pence Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats Defense Secretary James Mattis Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Attorney General Jeff Sessions According to NBC News, however, the only senior White House official who has not respond to the inquiry is Chief of Staff John Kelly President Trump, last night, was at a campaign rally in Billings, Montana where he responded to the White House "resistance," asking his supporters, "is it subversion? Is it treason?" The President also opined that the reason why the "resistance" exists is because they are "angry [that] their horrible ideas have been rejected. By the American people. It is driving them crazy." With us, this morning, to discuss their new op-eds -- which were not written from inside the White House -- are Washington Post Columnist David Ignatius and Associate Editor for The Washington Post Eugene Robinson. Both write, this week, about the whirlwind past few days, a looming constitutional crisis and how to stay (relatively) sane in President Trump's "Crazytown." Also, on this Friday morning, we'll breakdown the latest controversies surrounding Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination hearings, including a contentious confrontation between Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Kavanaugh on whether or not the Judge has had prior contact with President Trump's personal lawyers regarding the Mueller probe. And, Trump Attorney Rudy Giuliani flip-flops on the possibility of the President yielding any questions from Robert Mueller on possible charges of obstruction of justice in the Russia investigation. In an interview with The Associated Press, yesterday, Giuliani said the questions were a "no-go;" but, later in the day in an interview with NBC News, he stated that the questions were "not ruled in or out." It's Friday, September 7, 2018. Welcome to Morning Joe.
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