THANK YOU SO MUCH, RACHEL. >> THANKS, ARI.

>> THANKS, ARI. GOOD LUCK TO TONIGHT.

GOOD LUCK TO TONIGHT. >> TONIGHT DONALD TRUMP FACES

>> TONIGHT DONALD TRUMP FACES MOUNTING PRESSURE.

MOUNTING PRESSURE. A FEDERAL JURY WILL TAKE THIS

A FEDERAL JURY WILL TAKE THIS WEEKEND OFF BEFORE RESUMING

WEEKEND OFF BEFORE RESUMING THESE DELIBERATIONS ON THE FATE

THESE DELIBERATIONS ON THE FATE OF HIS CAMPAIGN MANAGER PAUL

OF HIS CAMPAIGN MANAGER PAUL MANAFORT AND BOB MUELLER NOW

MANAFORT AND BOB MUELLER NOW TONIGHT RECOMMENDING JAIL TIME

TONIGHT RECOMMENDING JAIL TIME FOR GEORGE PAPADOPOULOS.

FOR GEORGE PAPADOPOULOS. NEW WARNINGS THAT REPUBLICANS

NEW WARNINGS THAT REPUBLICANS NOT ONLY TRAIL DEMOCRATS BY SIX

NOT ONLY TRAIL DEMOCRATS BY SIX POINTS IN POLLING OVER WHO COULD

POINTS IN POLLING OVER WHO COULD WIN THE MID-TERMS BUT A BLUE

WIN THE MID-TERMS BUT A BLUE WAVE COULD MARK AN END TO THE

WAVE COULD MARK AN END TO THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY.

TRUMP PRESIDENCY. THAT MAY BE MOTIVATING FOR MANY

THAT MAY BE MOTIVATING FOR MANY LIBERAL VOTERS.

LIBERAL VOTERS. TAKE THIS NEW VIDEO THAT'S

TAKE THIS NEW VIDEO THAT'S AIMING TO RILE UP CONSERVATIVE

AIMING TO RILE UP CONSERVATIVE TURNOUT BY ARGUING THIS IS NOW A

TURNOUT BY ARGUING THIS IS NOW A WAR FOR THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY.

WAR FOR THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY. IT COMES FROM A MULTIMILLION

IT COMES FROM A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR CAMPAIGN BY FORMER TRUMP

DOLLAR CAMPAIGN BY FORMER TRUMP CAMPAIGN CHAIR STEVE BANNON

CAMPAIGN CHAIR STEVE BANNON RETURNING FROM EXILE TO HELP

RETURNING FROM EXILE TO HELP CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS

CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS WHETHER THEY WANT HIS HELP OR

WHETHER THEY WANT HIS HELP OR NOT.

NOT. BANNON IS ONE OF THE MOST

BANNON IS ONE OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL FIGURES IN U.S.

CONTROVERSIAL FIGURES IN U.S. POLITICS FOR MANY REASONS.

POLITICS FOR MANY REASONS. BUT IT CAN BE HARD TO SEE WHAT'S

BUT IT CAN BE HARD TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE MIDTERMS

HAPPENING IN THE MIDTERMS WITHOUT SEEING WHAT HE'S UP TO.

WITHOUT SEEING WHAT HE'S UP TO. PEOPLE CAN'T DECIDE WHAT TO DO

PEOPLE CAN'T DECIDE WHAT TO DO ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR

ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR POLITICS IF WHAT'S HAPPENING IS

POLITICS IF WHAT'S HAPPENING IS NOT EXPOSED OR NOT KNOWN OR NOT

NOT EXPOSED OR NOT KNOWN OR NOT CONFRONTED.

CONFRONTED. WHILE BANNON HAS TRIED A BIG

WHILE BANNON HAS TRIED A BIG ROLE IN POLITICS, HE RARELY GOES

ROLE IN POLITICS, HE RARELY GOES ON TV, HE HAS NEVER TAKEN

ON TV, HE HAS NEVER TAKEN QUESTIONS FROM AN MSNBC ANALYST

QUESTIONS FROM AN MSNBC ANALYST ON AIR.

ON AIR. THAT CHANGES TONIGHT.

THAT CHANGES TONIGHT. PLUS, INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS,

PLUS, INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS, ADVERSARIAL REACTION AND FACT

ADVERSARIAL REACTION AND FACT CHECKING FROM OUR PANEL OF

CHECKING FROM OUR PANEL OF JOURNALISTS AND POLITICAL

JOURNALISTS AND POLITICAL ANALYSTS WHO ARE WITH ME LIVE.

ANALYSTS WHO ARE WITH ME LIVE. I WANT TO BE CLEAR UP FRONT,

I WANT TO BE CLEAR UP FRONT, THIS INTERVIEW HAD NO GROUND

THIS INTERVIEW HAD NO GROUND RULES, NOTHING OFF LIMITS.

RULES, NOTHING OFF LIMITS. WE TALKED ABOUT BANNON'S PROJECT

WE TALKED ABOUT BANNON'S PROJECT FOR THE MID-TERMS, HIS DONORS,

FOR THE MID-TERMS, HIS DONORS, HIS POLITICAL RECORD, THE TIME'S

HIS POLITICAL RECORD, THE TIME'S UP MOVEMENT, HIS VIEW OF JAMES

UP MOVEMENT, HIS VIEW OF JAMES COMEY'S FIRES AND WHY MUELLER

COMEY'S FIRES AND WHY MUELLER VIEWS HIM AS A WITNESS TO BOTH

VIEWS HIM AS A WITNESS TO BOTH THE COLLUSION AND OBSTRUCTION

THE COLLUSION AND OBSTRUCTION INVESTIGATION THAT'S GOING ON

INVESTIGATION THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

RIGHT NOW. BANNON ALSO RECOUNTS THE FIRST

BANNON ALSO RECOUNTS THE FIRST TIME HE AND MUELLER EVER SPOKE

TIME HE AND MUELLER EVER SPOKE AT THE DOORWAY TO DONALD TRUMP'S

AT THE DOORWAY TO DONALD TRUMP'S OVAL OFFICE.

OVAL OFFICE. HERE IS PART OF OUR DISCUSSION

HERE IS PART OF OUR DISCUSSION STARTING WITH THE MIDTERMS.

STARTING WITH THE MIDTERMS. >> LET'S START WITH THE

>> LET'S START WITH THE MIDTERMS.

MIDTERMS. IF THEY WERE HELD TODAY, WHO DO

IF THEY WERE HELD TODAY, WHO DO YOU THINK WOULD WIN THE HOUSE?

YOU THINK WOULD WIN THE HOUSE? >> I THINK IF THEY WERE HELD

>> I THINK IF THEY WERE HELD TODAY, WE'D HAVE A TOUGH TIME

TODAY, WE'D HAVE A TOUGH TIME HOLDING THE HOUSE.

HOLDING THE HOUSE. I REALLY DO.

I REALLY DO. I THINK IT COULD BE NORTH OF 25

I THINK IT COULD BE NORTH OF 25 MAYBE 30 SEATS.

MAYBE 30 SEATS. MAYBE NORTH OF THAT.

MAYBE NORTH OF THAT. THE PEOPLE ARE PROJECTING 45 OR

THE PEOPLE ARE PROJECTING 45 OR 50 SEATS.

50 SEATS. I BELIEVE BY NOVEMBER 6th, WE'RE

I BELIEVE BY NOVEMBER 6th, WE'RE GOING TO WIN THIS.

GOING TO WIN THIS. I THINK ALL THIS TAKES IS PEOPLE

I THINK ALL THIS TAKES IS PEOPLE ON OUR SIDE OF THE FOOTBALL

ON OUR SIDE OF THE FOOTBALL FOCUSSING ON WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN.

FOCUSSING ON WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN. THIS IS AN UP OR DOWN VOTE ON

THIS IS AN UP OR DOWN VOTE ON PRESIDENT TRUMP.

PRESIDENT TRUMP. THIS ELECTION WILL COME AS A

THIS ELECTION WILL COME AS A REFERENDUM ON HIM.

REFERENDUM ON HIM. HE PERMEATES THE ENTIRE

HE PERMEATES THE ENTIRE POLITICAL CULTURE.

POLITICAL CULTURE. I THINK THOSE AROUND HIM ARE

I THINK THOSE AROUND HIM ARE TELLING HIM, HEY, IT IS OKAY TO

TELLING HIM, HEY, IT IS OKAY TO LOSE THE HOUSE.

LOSE THE HOUSE. YOU CAN WORK WITH THE DEMOCRATS

YOU CAN WORK WITH THE DEMOCRATS AND WORK WITH A DEMOCRAT HOUSE

AND WORK WITH A DEMOCRAT HOUSE IN 2020 IS BAD ADVICE.

IN 2020 IS BAD ADVICE. I HAVE MADE A FILM THAT'S

I HAVE MADE A FILM THAT'S FOCUSSED ON GETTING OUT THE

FOCUSSED ON GETTING OUT THE TRUMP BASE, THE DEPLORABLES PLUS

TRUMP BASE, THE DEPLORABLES PLUS THE BLUE COLLAR DEMOCRATS.

THE BLUE COLLAR DEMOCRATS. THE OPPOSITION PARTY MEDIA AND

THE OPPOSITION PARTY MEDIA AND THE DEMOCRATS SUCCEED IN ONE

THE DEMOCRATS SUCCEED IN ONE THING.

THING. I THINK THEY DEAD GET A DO-OVER

I THINK THEY DEAD GET A DO-OVER TO 2016 AND I THINK THIS IS HIS

TO 2016 AND I THINK THIS IS HIS FIRST RE-ELECT.

FIRST RE-ELECT. >> YOU SAID YOU WILL SAVE THE

>> YOU SAID YOU WILL SAVE THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY IN THESE

TRUMP PRESIDENCY IN THESE MIDTERMS.

MIDTERMS. DOES HE KNOW HE NEEDS YOU TO

DOES HE KNOW HE NEEDS YOU TO SAVE HIM?

SAVE HIM? >> I DON'T THINK THE QUOTE WAS

>> I DON'T THINK THE QUOTE WAS WE'RE GOING TO SAVE HIM.

WE'RE GOING TO SAVE HIM. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS GET

WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS GET THIS MESSAGE FOCUSSED.

THIS MESSAGE FOCUSSED. THE MESSAGE IS ABOUT PRESIDENT

THE MESSAGE IS ABOUT PRESIDENT TRUMP, A REFERENDUM ON PRESIDENT

TRUMP, A REFERENDUM ON PRESIDENT TRUMP.

TRUMP. TO ME IT IS AN UP OR DOWN VOTE.

TO ME IT IS AN UP OR DOWN VOTE. I THINK THE DEMOCRATS ARE

I THINK THE DEMOCRATS ARE RUNNING AS AN IMPEACHMENT

RUNNING AS AN IMPEACHMENT CAMPAIGN.

CAMPAIGN. I THINK OUR SIDE HAS TO

I THINK OUR SIDE HAS TO UNDERSTAND THAT.

UNDERSTAND THAT. YOU JUST CAN'T RUN ON TAX CUTS.

YOU JUST CAN'T RUN ON TAX CUTS. YOU HAVE TO RUN ON THE ENTIRE

YOU HAVE TO RUN ON THE ENTIRE PACKAGE OF THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY.

PACKAGE OF THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY. >> YOU THINK IMPEACHMENT IS ON

>> YOU THINK IMPEACHMENT IS ON THE BALLOT WHY?

THE BALLOT WHY? >> THE GRASS ROOTS OF THE

>> THE GRASS ROOTS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAVE PUT IT ON

DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAVE PUT IT ON THE BALLOT AND SO HAS NANCY PEL

THE BALLOT AND SO HAS NANCY PEL LOW SIS

LOW SIS PELOSI

PELOSI PELOSI.

PELOSI. IF THE CONGRESSMEN IN YOUR

IF THE CONGRESSMEN IN YOUR DISTRICT, YOU HAVE TO COME OUT

DISTRICT, YOU HAVE TO COME OUT TO HELP PRESIDENT TRUMP.

TO HELP PRESIDENT TRUMP. THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THESE

THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THESE DISTRICTS IN JULY IN 90 DEGREE

DISTRICTS IN JULY IN 90 DEGREE HEAT GOING DOOR TO DOOR.

HEAT GOING DOOR TO DOOR. THE REASON THEY'RE GOING DOOR TO

THE REASON THEY'RE GOING DOOR TO DOOR IS THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT

DOOR IS THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT THE IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT

THE IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT TRUMP.

TRUMP. ALL WE'RE SAYING IS, HEY, IT IS

ALL WE'RE SAYING IS, HEY, IT IS ALREADY ON THE BALLOT.

ALREADY ON THE BALLOT. LET'S DO IT.

LET'S DO IT. >> YOUR NEW GROUP OF CITIZENS OF

>> YOUR NEW GROUP OF CITIZENS OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.

THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. YOU SAY WE'RE AT WAR.

YOU SAY WE'RE AT WAR. WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN?

WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN? >> THE FILM SAYS TRUMP AT WAR.

>> THE FILM SAYS TRUMP AT WAR. TRUMP IS AT WAR ABOUT THE

TRUMP IS AT WAR ABOUT THE POLITICAL CLASS.

POLITICAL CLASS. >> IT IS YOUR FILM.

>> IT IS YOUR FILM. >> IT IS A FILM CALLED "TRUMP AT

>> IT IS A FILM CALLED "TRUMP AT WAR."

WAR." IT SHOWS YOU HE IS AT WAR WITH

IT SHOWS YOU HE IS AT WAR WITH THE OPPOSITION PARTY MEDIA AND

THE OPPOSITION PARTY MEDIA AND BASICALLY HE'S AT ECONOMIC WAR

BASICALLY HE'S AT ECONOMIC WAR WITH CHINA.

WITH CHINA. AND, SO, I THINK THAT WHEN YOU

AND, SO, I THINK THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS FILM YOU SEE THAT

LOOK AT THIS FILM YOU SEE THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS A DISRUPTER

PRESIDENT TRUMP IS A DISRUPTER AND AN INNOVATOR.

AND AN INNOVATOR. YOU SEE HE IS KIND OF DELIVERING

YOU SEE HE IS KIND OF DELIVERING ON THE PROMISES HE PUT FORWARD

ON THE PROMISES HE PUT FORWARD TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, THAT

TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, THAT HE'S NOT INTO JUST MANAGING THE

HE'S NOT INTO JUST MANAGING THE DECLINE OF THE COUNTRY, BUT HE'S

DECLINE OF THE COUNTRY, BUT HE'S GOING TO TRY TO TURN THE COUNTRY

GOING TO TRY TO TURN THE COUNTRY AROUND.

AROUND. IT IS A FILM THAT IS FOCUSSED ON

IT IS A FILM THAT IS FOCUSSED ON GETTING OUR BASE JACKED UP AND

GETTING OUR BASE JACKED UP AND OUR BASE OUT.

OUR BASE OUT. BECAUSE IF WE DON'T GET OUR BASE

BECAUSE IF WE DON'T GET OUR BASE OUT ON NOVEMBER 6th, WE'LL HAVE

OUT ON NOVEMBER 6th, WE'LL HAVE A BAD DAY AT THE POLLS.

A BAD DAY AT THE POLLS. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE TRUMP VOTER, THE INVISIBLE TRUMP

TRUMP VOTER, THE INVISIBLE TRUMP VOTER SHOW UP LIKE A

VOTER SHOW UP LIKE A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. >> WHAT DO YOU SAY TO

>> WHAT DO YOU SAY TO REPUBLICANS WHO SAY WHY SHOULD

REPUBLICANS WHO SAY WHY SHOULD THEY TAKE YOUR HELP IF YOU

THEY TAKE YOUR HELP IF YOU HAVEN'T BACKED WINNING

HAVEN'T BACKED WINNING CANDIDATES THUS FAR?

CANDIDATES THUS FAR? >> I THINK I DID BACK WINNING

>> I THINK I DID BACK WINNING CANDIDATES IN THE PRIMARY.

CANDIDATES IN THE PRIMARY. THE REPUBLICAN ESTABLISHMENT IN

THE REPUBLICAN ESTABLISHMENT IN ALABAMA, ROY MOORE SPECIFICALLY.

ALABAMA, ROY MOORE SPECIFICALLY. ROY MOORE WOULD HAVE WON THAT

ROY MOORE WOULD HAVE WON THAT ELECTION IF MITCH McCONNELL AND

ELECTION IF MITCH McCONNELL AND THESE OTHERS HADN'T TURNED

THESE OTHERS HADN'T TURNED AGAINST HIM.

AGAINST HIM. WE HAVE A VERY GOOD FEEL ON HOW

WE HAVE A VERY GOOD FEEL ON HOW TO WIN.

TO WIN. I HAVE BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN

I HAVE BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN THIS SINCE THE TEA PARTY, YOU

THIS SINCE THE TEA PARTY, YOU KNOW, THE TEA PARTY ELECTION IN

KNOW, THE TEA PARTY ELECTION IN 2010.

2010. SO I THINK WE HAVE A VERY GOOD

SO I THINK WE HAVE A VERY GOOD IDEA OF HOW TO MAKE THESE FILMS

IDEA OF HOW TO MAKE THESE FILMS AND GET PEOPLE OUT.

AND GET PEOPLE OUT. >> HOW CAN YOU BLAME REPUBLICANS

>> HOW CAN YOU BLAME REPUBLICANS IN WASHINGTON FOR WHAT HAPPENED

IN WASHINGTON FOR WHAT HAPPENED IN ALABAMA?

IN ALABAMA? >> HE CAME OUT ON SUNDAY MORNING

>> HE CAME OUT ON SUNDAY MORNING ON NATIONAL TV AND SAID I'M NOT

ON NATIONAL TV AND SAID I'M NOT VOTING FOR ROY MOORE.

VOTING FOR ROY MOORE. McCONNELL WAS THE GUY -- IT IS

McCONNELL WAS THE GUY -- IT IS THE REPUBLICAN ESTABLISHMENT

THE REPUBLICAN ESTABLISHMENT THAT DUMPED ALL THIS STUFF TO

THAT DUMPED ALL THIS STUFF TO THE WASHINGTON POST THAT TURNED

THE WASHINGTON POST THAT TURNED AGAINST HIM WHEN THEIR CANDIDATE

AGAINST HIM WHEN THEIR CANDIDATE GOT SMOKED IN THE PRIMARY.

GOT SMOKED IN THE PRIMARY. SO IT WAS THE REPUBLICAN

SO IT WAS THE REPUBLICAN ESTABLISHMENT THAT SAID FROM DAY

ESTABLISHMENT THAT SAID FROM DAY ONE, WE'RE NOT ONLY GOING TO

ONE, WE'RE NOT ONLY GOING TO SUPPORT ROY MOORE, THEY WERE

SUPPORT ROY MOORE, THEY WERE MEETING TO UNSEAT ROY MOORE AND

MEETING TO UNSEAT ROY MOORE AND UNSEAT HIM IF HE WON.

UNSEAT HIM IF HE WON. THAT WAS THE REPUBLICAN

THAT WAS THE REPUBLICAN ESTABLISHMENT TURNING AGAINST

ESTABLISHMENT TURNING AGAINST HIM.

HIM. >> HOW MUCH MONEY DOES YOUR

>> HOW MUCH MONEY DOES YOUR GROUP HAVE?

GROUP HAVE? >> WE'VE RAISED, YOU KNOW, QUITE

>> WE'VE RAISED, YOU KNOW, QUITE A BIT OF MONEY.

A BIT OF MONEY. WE MADE A PRETTY IMPRESSIVE

WE MADE A PRETTY IMPRESSIVE FILM.

FILM. I HAVE A 25 PERSON STAFF.

I HAVE A 25 PERSON STAFF. WE RUN A WAR ROOM EVERY DAY.

WE RUN A WAR ROOM EVERY DAY. WE DO TALKING POINTS.

WE DO TALKING POINTS. >> $5 MILLION?

>> $5 MILLION? >> OVER $5 MILLION, YES.

>> OVER $5 MILLION, YES. >> OVER $10 MILLION.

>> OVER $10 MILLION. >> I DON'T WANT TO PUT A