MSNBC Live Anchored By Aaron Gilchrist

NBC ID: MAAAAA2WSS | Production Unit: MSNBC Dayside | Media Type: Aired Show | Air Date(s): 12/15/2018 | Event Date(s): 12/15/2018, 12/15/2018, 12/15/2018

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Event Date(s): 12/15/2018, 12/15/2018, 12/15/2018 | Event Location(s): New York City, New York, Arlington , Virginia, Bozeman, Montana | Description: 16:00:00 MSNBC Live anchored by Aaron Gilchrist. 16:00:44 Gilchrist previews the hour. 1601:42 Gilchrist voices over clip of President Donald Trump walking and talking with two soldiers and unidentified woman at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Stills of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. Still of cabinet members and list of people who have left the Trump administration in 2017 and in 2018. Clip of Mick Mulvaney. Graphic of Trump’s tweet on how there were a lot of people who wanted to be White House Chief of Staff and how Mick Mulvaney will do a good job. Clip from 2016-11-02 Mulvaney saying Trump is a terrible human being. 16:02:48 Gilchrist is joined by NBC News White House Correspondent Geoff Bennett, Reuters White House Correspondent Jeff Mason, Bloomberg News White House Correspondent Toluse Olorunnipa and TIME magazine contributor Jay Newton-Small. They discuss Trump appointing Mick Mulvaney Acting Chief of Staff Mulvaney continuing his position as Director of Office of Management and Budget, Nick Ayers, Mark Meadows and Christ Christie turning down the Chief of Staff position, what Mulvaney will face as White House Chief of Staff, how Mulvaney will differ from John Kelly, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke resigning from his post amid investigations, House Democrats taking control in January and Zinke being a target, if Zinke’s department will make a dramatic change in the Interior Department, and if the staffing changes shows chaos in the administration. Clips of Mick Mulvaney. Split screen stills of Nick Ayers, of Mark Meadows and of Chris Christie. Graphic of Trump’s tweet regarding Chief of Staff. Clips of Trump and Mulvaney. Stills of Mulvaney and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. Graphic of Zinke’s tweet on why he’s leaving his job as Interior Secretary. Stills of Zinke. Clips of Trump seen. 16:11:42 Gilchrist previews upcoming segment. 16:15:35 Gilchrist vo stills of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Still of Flynn and still of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Insert graphic of court documents and supers “Mueller: Flynn “Chose” to Lie to FBI”. Insert stills of Trump’s long-time attorney Michael Cohen. Clip from ABC News featuring Cohen saying Trump directed him to be involved including in paying Karen McDougal, that Trump knew it was wrong, and that Trump was concerned on how it will affect the election. 16:16:34 Gilchrist is joined by former Special Assistant to President Obama Ned Price, Reuters’ Jeff Mason and MSNBC Legal contributor and attorney Katie Phang. They discuss Michael Flynn pleading guilty to lying to the FBI, Flynn still hoping for a presidential pardon, Trump being warned about Flynn, Flynn being vaulted to the top of the national security, investigators knowing Flynn lying about what he knew, what Flynn’s jail time may be and Trump being the third person in the room with Cohen and tabloid publisher David Pecker during hush money discussion, campaign finance violations, and the money trail from Trump. Insert stills of Flynn. Clips of Flynn and his attorneys. Split screen stills of David Pecker, Trump and Cohen. Clip from 2018-12-14 of former American Media Inc executive Stu Zakim saying Pecker could not have known it was happening and says Trump was the quarterback and Pecker the receiver. 16:22:14 Gilchrist previews upcoming segment. 16:26:13 Clip of Trump commenting he will get great healthcare. 16:26:36 Gilchrist vo graphics of court documents. Clip of Affordable Care Act featuring Barack Obama. 16:26:53 Gilchrist is joined by vox.com Senior Policy Correspondent Sarah Kliff in Washington, DC, Republican Strategist Susan Del Percio and Fordham University Political Science Professor Christina Greer in the studio. They discuss a Texas federal judge ruling the Affordable Care Act being unconstitutional, what it means for people with pre-existing conditions, Republicans vowing to protect patients with pre-existing conditions, percentage of people who think the Affordable Care Act works, what happens if the law is struck down, Republicans not having anything to replace the Affordable Care Act, and how it plays for Republicans to pick up vote on the Supreme Court. Clips of President Barack Obama signing the Affordable Care Act. Clips of Trump. Clips of the Supreme Court. Graphics “Drop in Obamacare Enrollment: What Happened? No individual mandate? Cheaper outside plans, Medicaid expansion, Unemployment rate down”. 16:33:17 Gilchrist previews upcoming segment. 16:37:08 Gilchrist vo graphic of The Washington Post with header “We are former senators. The Senate has long stood in defense of democracy – and must again”. Insert supers “As former members of the U.S. Senate, Democrats and Republicans, it is our shared view that we are entering a dangerous period and we feel an obligation to speak up about serious challenges to the rule of law, the Constitution, our governing institutions and our national security.” 16:37:35 Gilchrist is joined by former Democratic Montana Senator Max Baucus in Bozeman, Montana. They discuss 44 senators writing an open letter in the Washington Post asking current senate to stand and defense democracy, the difficult time in American history, a president not caring the rule of law, countries looking at the U.S. and how it is governing, what actions need to be taken, if Trump will be charged criminally, if Special Counsel Robert Mueller will be replaced, what will happen if Trump is impeached and removed from office, and the importance in following the rule of law. Insert supers “We are on the eve of the conclusion of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation and the House’s commencement of investigations of the president and his administration. The likely convergence of these two events will occur at a time when simmering regional conflicts and global power confrontations continue to threaten our security, economy and geopolitical stability. 16:41:21 Gilchrist vo graphic of The Wall Street Journal with header “Trump Inauguration Spending Under Criminal Investigation by Federal Prosecutors”. 16:41:40 Gilchrist vo still of Trump and supers “Other Trump Investigations: Trump’s 2017 Inaugural Committee Alleged Misuse of Funds; Emoluments Clause Violations, Probe Into Alleged Hush Money Payouts, NY Attorney General Examining Trump Foundation & Business Dealings, Summer Zervos Defamation Lawsuit”. 16:41:55 Gilchrist is rejoined by Christina Greer, Susan Del Percio and Katie Phang. They discuss Trump’s Inaugural Committee misspending funds, investigation based on raids of Cohen’s office, foreigner government funneling money to Trump Inaugural Committee, one person being found guilty of using a straw person in funneling money, if Trump and his legal team are ready to take on more investigation inquiries, the pattern of illegal activity from the beginning, Trump being one of the most corrupt Americans ever seen. Still of Ivanka Trump and supers “Lawyer Plays Down Ivanka’s Role in Inauguration Negotiations: ‘When contacted by someone working on the inauguration, Ms. Trump passed the inquiry on to a hotel official and said only that any resulting discussions should be at a “fair market rate”. Ms. Trump was not involved in any additional discussions.’ – Peter Mirijanian”. Clips of Trump seen. Clip of White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders commenting Trump had no role in the inaugural committee. 16:47:36 Gilchrist previews upcoming segment. 16:51:37 Gilchrist reports North Korea is continuing to evade UN sanctions. Graphic of NBC News website with header “Top secret report: North Korea keeps busting sanctions, evading U.S. led sea patrols”. 16:51:55 Gilchrist is joined by former Ambassador to South Korea Christopher Hill in Washington, DC. They discuss North Korea continuing to evade U.N. sanctions, what the US can do to keep up with the sanctions, if North Korea will work harder to smuggle oil, the need for US to work with China, Middle East policy, the Saudi Crown prince playing a role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and if the Saudi will do the right thing concerning Israel. Clips of North Korean soldiers marching in formations during a military parade. 16:55:59 Gilchrist previews upcoming Politics Nation. 16:59:43 Gilchrist closes the show.

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