Maggie Haberman

It's that things are destined to work out for him. And they have seen so many people come at him who they think were acting inappropriately.

It's that things are destined to work out for him. And they have seen so many people come at him who they think were acting inappropriately.

Thank you, Michael.

Thank you, Michael.

Here's what else you need to know today.

Here's what else you need to know today.

Michael, thank you.

Michael, thank you.

The answer is yes to all three questions. Look, I didn't watch all of the hours of testimony that Tulsi Gabbard and John Ratcliffe gave, so I can't speak to the expanse of everything they said. But as I understand it, as I've read, as some of what you've described, they are adhering to this line that it was not classified. That is extremely hard to fathom. We don't know more than we know.

The answer is yes to all three questions. Look, I didn't watch all of the hours of testimony that Tulsi Gabbard and John Ratcliffe gave, so I can't speak to the expanse of everything they said. But as I understand it, as I've read, as some of what you've described, they are adhering to this line that it was not classified. That is extremely hard to fathom. We don't know more than we know.

But it's for all the reasons Eric and Julian said, it's hard to believe that. So I think that this is a line that is coming down from the White House, which is that They are going to insist this was not classified information and try to plow through and wait for the story to pass and wait for the storm to pass.

But it's for all the reasons Eric and Julian said, it's hard to believe that. So I think that this is a line that is coming down from the White House, which is that They are going to insist this was not classified information and try to plow through and wait for the story to pass and wait for the storm to pass.

Trump himself seemed to be moving a bit away from that on Wednesday when he said, you know, maybe it was classified. Who knows? But they have come to see and have leaned into the idea that there is nothing other than the courts that could hold them accountable. And they clearly are challenging that right now, too. So they are the law. They control the Justice Department.

Trump himself seemed to be moving a bit away from that on Wednesday when he said, you know, maybe it was classified. Who knows? But they have come to see and have leaned into the idea that there is nothing other than the courts that could hold them accountable. And they clearly are challenging that right now, too. So they are the law. They control the Justice Department.

It's impossible to say whether Trump actually knows that it's classified, whether he's been told that it may have been classified at one point, or whether he's just trying to move on from the question. You're talking about somebody who likes to act surprised when he hears something, even if he knew it already in public.

It's impossible to say whether Trump actually knows that it's classified, whether he's been told that it may have been classified at one point, or whether he's just trying to move on from the question. You're talking about somebody who likes to act surprised when he hears something, even if he knew it already in public.

What he wants to do is move on from this as fast as possible and not get tangled up in a question from a reporter.

What he wants to do is move on from this as fast as possible and not get tangled up in a question from a reporter.

Well, J.D. Vance was among the targets of the China hack.

Well, J.D. Vance was among the targets of the China hack.