Guests include: WaPo's Matt Zapotosky, former VP chief of staff Ron Klain, former assistant US attorney Mimi Rocah, WaPo opinion writer Jennifer Rubin, Rev. Al Sharpton, former DNC senior advisor Doug Thornell.

Discussions on: Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani's attempt to clean up his earlier comments about Trump's ties to Russia; Trump's unannounced visit to the MLK memorial and VP Pence's comparison of Trump to Dr. King; Trump's mismanagement of the partial government shutdown; new tell-all books about life inside the Trump administration.

On day 31 on the shutdown, Nicole Wallace says that it's more apparent than ever that President Trump had somebody else write 'The Art of the Deal.'

Guests include: AP's Jonathan Lemire, former US attorney Joyce Vance, MSNBC contributor Karine Jean-Pierre, The Bulwark's Charlie Sykes, former DOJ spox Matt Miller and Donny Deutsch.

Discussions on: how the president's focus on the government shutdown has left policies and institutions crumbling, Trump's battle with Pelosi over when and where the State of the Union will take place, Cohen's decision to postpone testifying publicly in front of Congress due to alleged harassment from President Trump, the new investigation launched by the House Oversight Committee into the White House security clearance process.