19:00 Hardball with Chris Matthews anchored by Chris Matthews

NBC ID: MAAAAAWDIP | Production Unit: MSNBC, Hardball | Media Type: Aired Show | Air Date(s): 08/24/2018 | Event Date(s): 08/24/2018, 08/24/2018, 08/24/2018, 08/24/2018

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Event Date(s): 08/24/2018, 08/24/2018, 08/24/2018, 08/24/2018 | Event Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia, United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, Helsinki, Finland, Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Description: 19:00:37 ***BREAKING NEWS: TRUMP ORG. FINANCE CHIEF GRANTED IMMUNITY IN COHEN PROBE. Still of Trump Organization Finance Chief Allen Weisselberg. Graphic depicting quote from “Bloomberg” article headline reading “Immunity for Trump CFO Is a Potential Game-Changer”. Clip from Fox News featuring President Donald J. Trump speaking to Fox’s Ainsley Earhardt about flipping. Split screen of still of President Trump and still of American Media Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David Pecker. Graphic depicting “The Wall Street Journal” article headline reading “David Pecker, CEO of National Enquirer Publisher, Granted Immunity in Michael Cohen Case”. Graphic depicting quote from “The Associated Press” article headline reading “A president who demands loyalty finds it fleeting in DC”. 19:03:08 Matthews is joined by “Associated Press” White House Reporter Jonathan Lemire and “Business Insider” Senior Politics Reporter Allan Smith live in studio, Former Assistant US Attorney Kim Wehle live from Washington, DC, and NBC News Digital National Political Reporter Jonathan Allen live from Washington, DC. Video of President Trump. Video of President Trump disembarking Marine One. Still of Weisselberg. 19:07:04 Matthews voices over graphic depicting tweet (www.Twitter.com) by Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway’s Husband George Conway reading “It means that Individual-1 needs a real lawyer.” Video of President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. Video of President Trump. Brief cuts of President Trump. Split screen of Allen and video of President Trump. Video of Attorney Michael Cohen. Insert still of Weisselberg and President Trump. Brief cuts of President Trump. 19:14:18 Breaking news ends. Matthews previews upcoming coverage. 19:16:32 ***BREAKING NEWS: SEN. JOHN MCCAIN DISCONTINUES CANCER TREATMENTS. Brief cuts of Republican Arizona Senator John McCain. 19:16:53 Breaking news ends. Graphic depicting quote from statement from the McCain family. 19:17:08 Matthews leads to a commercial break. 19:19:16 Clip from Fox News featuring President Trump speaking to Earhardt about what is going on within the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the recusal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. 19:19:53 Matthews voices over graphic depicting quote from Sessions statement. Graphic depicting tweet (www.Twitter.com) by President Trump reading “‘Department of Justice will not be improperly influenced by political considerations.’ Jeff, this is GREAT, what everyone wants, so look into all of the corruption on the ‘other side’ including deleted Emails, Comey lies & leaks, Mueller conflicts, McCabe, Strzok, Page, Ohr…”. Graphic depicting tweet (www.Twitter.com) by President Trump reading “I feel very badly for Paul Manafort and his wonderful family. ‘Justice’ took a 12 year old tax case, among other things, applied tremendous pressure on him and, unlike Michael Cohen, he refused to ‘break’ - make up stories in order to get a “deal.” Such respect for a brave man!” Graphic depicting quote from “Axios” article headline reading “Trump’s fantasy legal system”. 19:20:59 Matthews is joined by Third Way National Security Program Vice President Mieke Eoyang live from Washington, DC and “Weekly Standrad” Contributing Editor Charlie Sykes live from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Brief cuts of President Trump. Stills of President Trump and Sessions. Split screen of Eoyang and stills of President Trump and Sessions. Graphic depicting quote from “Politico” article headline reading “Republicans: Sessions gone after midterms”. Clip of Republican Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse speaking about the Attorney General’s job as following the rule of law, and his belief that Sessions is doing just that. 19:26:12 Matthews previews upcoming coverage. 19:30:06 Clip from NBC News Exclusive featuring President Trump speaking to NBC’s Lester Holt on May 11, 2017 about not having ties to Russia. 19:30:38 Matthews voices over insert still of “House of Trump, House of Putin”, a book by Author Craig Unger. Graphic depicting quote from “House of Trump, House of Putin”. 13:31:01 Matthews is joined by Unger live in studio. Brief cuts of President Trump and President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland on July 16, 2018. Stills of President Trump and Putin in Helsinki, Finland on July 16, 2018. Split screen of Unger and stills of President Trump and Putin in Helsinki, Finland on July 16, 2018. Insert still of “House of Trump, House of Putin”, a book by Unger. 19:34:50 Matthews previews upcoming coverage. 19:38:21 Clip of Republican Arizona Senator Jeff Flake speaking from Capitol Hill in Washington, DC about the state of the Republican Party as a big deal. 19:38:54 Matthews voices over graphic depicting quote from “The New York Times” article headline reading “As Bad News Piles Up, Senate Republicans Hardly Flinch”. 19:39:32 Matthews is joined by Democratic Strategist Aisha Moodie-Mills, Republican Strategist Evan Siegfried, and “New York Magazine” National Correspondent Gabe Debenedetti live in studio. 19:39:33 ***BREAKING NEWS: FEDERAL PROSECUTORS PUT TRUMP ORG. FINANCES UNDER THE MICROSCOPE. 19:40:24 Breaking news ends. Video of President Trump. Clip from Fox News featuring Republican California Representative Duncan Hunter speaking about his wife handling his campaign finances. Brief cuts of Hunter. 19:44:27 Matthews voices over graphic quote from depicting “The New York Times” article headline reading “With a Vocabulary From ‘Goodfellas,’ Trump Evokes His Native New York”. Clip from Fox News featuring President Trump speaking to Earhardt about flipping. Clip from Warner Bros. “Goodfellas” featuring Actor Robert De Niro and Actor Christopher Serrone. Clip from MSNBC’s “MTP Daily” featuring Host Katy Tur reporting on comments made by President Trump reading White House Counsel Don McGahn. Clip from Warners Bros. “Taxi!” featuring now-late Actor James Cagney. Clip from Fox News featuring President Trump speaking to Earhardt about Former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort. Clip from NBC’s “NBC Nightly News” featuring Tur reporting on President Trump on Manafort. Clip from Paramount Pictures’ “The Godfather” featuring Actor Al Pacino and Actor John Cazale. Video of President Trump and Melania Trump. 19:48:10 Matthews previews upcoming coverage. 19:49:49 Matthews reports on results of Ohio-12 special election. 19:50:20 Matthews leads to a commercial break. 19:52:25 The “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know” segment begins. Graphic depicting “Yahoo! News” article headline reading “White House blocks bill that would protect elections”. 19:5420 Matthews previews upcoming coverage. 19:58:08 The “Let Me Finish” segment begins. Clip of Republican Arizona Senator John McCain speaking from the Al Smith Dinner on October 16, 2008 speaking about then-Democratic Illinois Senator Barack Obama, and wishing him well. 19:59:45 Matthews previews upcoming show.

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