Details about payments mr. Cohen arranged with woman who alleged sexual encounters with President Trump, including mr. Trumps knowledge of those deals. The journal report which cited people close to cohen and others familiar with prosecutors discussions posted late last night. It preceded a tweet from the president at 1 10 in the morning washington time, trump writing in all caps, no collusion, rigged witch hunt. And Republican Leaders remain silent but the rank and file did weigh in. Former president ial candidate mitt romney tweeted yesterday, the events of the last 24 hours confirm that conduct by highplaced individuals was both dishonorable and illegal. Also confirmed is my faith is our Justice System and my conviction that we are a nation committed to the rule of law. Senator ben sasse released a statement writing, quote, Paul Manafort is a Founding Member of the dc swamp and Michael Cohen is the goth am version of the
Updates of the days news. Manafort, well, thats an issue that they are concerned about. All right. Well delve into the pardon issue in just a second. But as far as the president when it comes to this level of calm or this uncertainty of what hell do, what can you tell us about that . Reporter well, again, since i mean i primarily cover capitol hill, so i get i have a better perspective of their response to what the president s thinking. But, again, sometimes one person mentioned to me this could be kind of the calm in the eye of the storm. And, again, once that eye moves forward, you know, the storm erupts and, you know, just seeing the tweet last night at 1 00 in the morning, i wasnt even awake at 1 00 in the morning and he usually gets up really early and tweets early in the morning. It was a late night for the president. Let me ask you really quickly, molly, about some of the reaction on capitol hill in terms of potentially pardoning Paul Manafort. Is there an appetite for republicans to defend a
president ial pardon of Paul Manafort . What are you hearing . Reporter no. No, no, no. In fact, republicans tell us theyre warning the president against doing Something Like that. Even jeff flake, who is a longtime critic of the president who has often, you know, criticized by himself by the president at rallies and what not, he said, listen, that would be a major mistake. Even if Paul Manafort was pardoned by the president , there still could be State Charges so it is hard to see how he would avoid prison time. Again, thats one thing the republicans are saying, listen, we dont want to delve into the other issues. You know, from the charges seen yesterday or on tuesday, we dont see russian collusion and thats what the Senate Intelligence committee and the Senate Republicans are focusing on. However, Pardoning Manafort or cohen would just be a step too far is what Lindsey Graham said. For Lindsey Graham to say that, thats a big deal. Yeah, Lindsey Graham, john
cornyn and collins among those who have expressed support in washington. Thank you. To the latest in the Mollie Tibbetts case, the suspect charged in the death of the iowa college student, made his first appearance in court. He was ordered held on 5 million bond as controversy erupts over his legal status. Reporter do you have anything to say for yourself . 24yearold immigrant Christhian Rivera appearing in court. You have been charged with murder in the first degree. Reporter Authorities Say he is from mexico and was in the country illegally. He worked for four years at a small familyrun dairy farm owned by a prominent republican family. They said they checked his documentation in a Government System but learned he gave a
false name. What we learned in the last 24 hours is our employee was not who he said he was. Reporter lang said he noticed no changes in his behavior and he continued to show up after mollies disappearance. This guy stayed around for 35 days and nobody noticed anything different. Reporter he said his client was working in the country legal. In a facebook book, her aunt wrote, remember that evil comes in every color. They should be back in their own country. I dont think him being in an illegal immigrant had anything to do with what he did. Our thanks to nbcs ron mott for that report. President trump is weighing in on the case at his rally on monday night and in a video he posted on his official twitter page. And you saw what happened to that incredible, beautiful young woman. Should have never happened. Illegally in our country. Weve had a huge impact, but the
laws are so bad, the Immigration Laws are such a disgrace. We are getting them changed but we have to get more republicans. Mollie tibbetts, an incredible young woman is now permanently separated from her family. We need the wall. We need our Immigration Laws changed. We need our border laws changed. We need republicans to do it because the democrats arent going to do it. Now, the lawyer for tibbetts accused murderer says his client was in iowa illegal but employers say he gave a false name when checked on a Government System. Still ahead, China Retaliates as a new round of u. S. Tariffs kick in overnight. Were going live to beijing for reaction. Plus, investigators in new york come calling after Michael Cohens lawyer says his client has a story to tell. This time it involves the trump
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welcome back. The trade battle between the worlds two largest economies continues to escalate as the latest round of u. S. Tariffs on chinese goods kicked in at midnight earlier today. The 25 tax impacts 16 billion worth of chinese goods, and as beijing promised china retaliated with reciprocal tariffs of equal value. Janis Mackey Frayer joining us live from beijing. Good to have you with us. What is the latest . There was optimism that talks would alleviate or walkback this cliffhanger, but it seals it has not happened. No, the trade war continues to escalate and china is upping the ante. Neither side appears willing to compromise or back down. China says it is retaliating by filing a lawsuit with the world trade organization, claiming that these new u. S. Tariffs
violate wto rules. It is a 25 u. S. Levy on 16 billion worth of goods, 279 goods, things like farm equipment, semi conductors, motorcycles. As well, china is saying it will slap tariffs on 16 billion worth of u. S. Goods, specifically cars, buses and coal. There have been trade talks happening with both sides in washington, but so far theres been very little progress and American Companies and Industry Groups have been complaining to Trade Representatives saying, look, this is hurting our companies, this is hurting the economy, it is impacting the Global Supply chain, and ultimately it is going to be the u. S. Consumer that is going to pay the higher price. Meanwhile, we are seeing it play out in state media here. The newspapers are carrying story how the u. S. Auto industry is fearful and Auto Companies are, quote, losing sleep at night in michigan. President trump though doesnt appear to be listening to the concerns. He said in july that if need be
he will put tariffs on every chinese items that comes into the united states. We are talking half a trillion dollars worth of goods. Ayman. Incredible. Janis Mackey Frayer for us live in beijing. Thanks. Lets get a check on the weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. Bill, major concern for all of our friends out there in hawaii as Hurricane Lane makes its way closer. We are about to see proof, louis, you dont need direct landfall from a hurricane to have A Billion DollarWeather Disaster. I would be shocked if it doesnt turn into A Billion DollarWeather Disaster because of the rain falling in the mountains. You will get water in places it is not supposed to be and a lot of damage from it. The storm is starting to make its mark. One area near hilo has reported a foot of rain overnight. A foot, already. The storm is 200 miles away from the big island. You can see it has lost a little bit of definition of the eye. We do expect it to do some weakening over the next 72
hours. Right now it is still 145milesperhour winds. The forecast from the Hurricane Center hasnt hanged much so it is not going to get closer to the islands. It is still going to go to the north and make a turn away from the areas like honolulu. But the right side of the storm is the rainy side. You can already see on the radar here. Here is the eye of the storm. You can still see the welldefined eye. This is already a Flash Flood Warning for the eastern half of the big island of hawaii where eight to twelve inches have been widespread. The rainfall forecast is 10 to 20 inches, not just on the big island but through maui. Every island has a chance to get hit. Maybe numerous, maybe all of them will need help in the days ahead. In the lower 48 is a nice, quiet day. Mid atlantic, northeast beautiful. Showers and thunderstorms in florida. Hot in texas, but all of our thoughts and eyes will be on our
hawaiian island friend. It will be a tough go for them. Still ahead, as the Washington Post notes the president tweeted about africa for the first time as president , defending whites in south africa. It appears he got the idea after watching fox news last night. Tell you all about it when we come back. Smuggled booze and dodged the law. Even when they brought you in, they could never hold you down. When i built my family tree and found you, i found my sense of adventure. I set off on a new life, a million miles away. Im heidi choiniere, and this is my ancestry story. Now with over 10 billion historical records, discover your story. Get started for free at ancestry. Com discover your story. The first survivor of alzis out there. Ase and the Alzheimers Association is going to make it happen. But we wont get there without you. Join the fight with the Alzheimers Association. Little things can be a big deal. Thats why theres otezla. Otezla is not a cream. Its a pill that treats moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis differently. With otezla, 75 clearer skin is achievable. Dont use if youre allergic to otezla. It may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. Otezla is associated with. An increased risk of depression. Tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts,. Or if these feelings develop. Some people taking otezla reported weight loss. Your doctor should monitor your weight and may stop treatment. Upper respiratory tract infection and headache may occur. Tell your doctor about your medicines and if youre pregnant or planning to be. Otezla. Show more of you. Welcome back many time now for sports. Urban meyer will remain ohio states head football coach. They announced after an allday meeting of the board of
trustees. They announced, however, he will be suspended for the first three games of the season and without pay and will not be permitted to take part in the buckeyes opening. He will be suspended through september 16th. He was placed on paid administrative leave after questions were made about his handling of Domestic Abuse allegations. The investigation launched by the school were outlined in a Statement Last night saying in part, although neither urban meyer nor gene smith condoned or covered up the alleged Domestic Abuse by zach smith, they failed to take sufficient Management Action relating to zach smiths misconduct and retained an Assistant Coach who was not acting as an appropriate model for the studentathletes. I want to apologize to buckeye nation. I followed my heart, not my
head. I fell short in pursuing full information because at each juncture i gave zach smith the benefit of the doubt. I did not know everything about zach smith, which is what he was doing and im pleased that the report made this very clear. However, i should have demanded more from him and recognized red flags. Turning now to Major League Baseball where the red sox wont let the indians threaten the sweep in what could be a preview of the American League playoff, notching a win in the third of a fourgame series in boston, 104 last night. The victory was highlighted by the red tox fiverun fourth inning including Xander Bogaerts two home runs oh, think we have the wrong tape there. We switched it around. That is seattle. Following a home run hit in the top of the ninth inning. The players looking at the camera, staring it down as they take the win in that one, guys. A little mixup there
unfortunately with our sports tape. I like that synchronized stare that the Houston Astros were i think it was the Houston Astros doing that. Seems they got the coordination down. They have it down. We should practice it here. It will take a lot of time to get it. Nice stare there. Thanks a lot. Still ahead, a look at the mornings top talkers including how the white house is responding to the legal pressure after the president s former lawyer pleaded guilty and his Campaign Chair was found guilty. Plus, donald trump calls it a witch hunt but it seems more and more americans are supporting bob mueller as confidence in his investigation grows. Well bring you the numbers. With my bladder leakage, the products ive tried just didnt fit right. They were very saggy. Its getting in the way of our camping trips. But with new sizes, depend fitflex is made for me. Introducing more sizes for better comfort. New depend fitflex underwear is guaranteed to be your best fit. Your hair is so soft did you use head and shoulders two in one . I did mom. Wanna try it . Yes. It intensely moisturizes your hair and scalp and keeps you flake free. Manolo . Look at my soft hair. I should be in the shot now too. Try head and shoulders two in one. Gentle means everything to you and to us. So at johnsons, we improved everything. We used 50 fewer ingredients. Took out dyes, parabens, phthalates and sulfates. Beat the top Safety Standards in the world and added one handed pumps. Gentle means pure, gentle means safe, gentle means love. The new johnsons®. Good to be back with you. Im Frances Rivera in for yasmin alongside Ayman Mohyeldin and louis bergdorf. It is the bottom of the hour. Lets get the morning started with top stories. President trump and the white house are working to down play the legal troubles that the president s former lawyer and former campaign chief. The president took to twitter yesterday to defend Paul Manafort and he is now changing his story over what he knew about Hush Money Payments to women by Michael Cohen. Nbc new chief White House CorrespondentHallie Jackson has more. Reporter after a double blow from two confidantes turned criminals, President Trump is defending what he knew and when about the payments his former lawyer made, meant to keep two women quiet about alleged affairs. Did you know about the payments . Later on i knew, later on. And they werent taken out of Campaign Finance. Thats a big thing. Thats a much bigger thing. Did they come out of the campaign . They didnt come out of the campaign. They came from me. Reporter here is the president in april. Did you know about the 130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels . No. Solicitation is a crime of directing someone else to commit a crime, thats true even if the person doesnt follow through with the act. So here, if they can find additional evidence to support what Michael Cohen says, i think you could very well have a criminal violation against President Trump. Reporter Michael Cohen says he broke the law at the direction of his thenboss, but the Press Secretary said the president is not in trouble. He did nothing wrong. There are no charges against him. Reporter the Press Secretary pushing back. He did nothing wrong. There are no charges against him. He did nothing wrong. There are no charges against him. Reporter as for cohen, his Attorney Says he is ready to share whatever he knows with whoever wants to know it. Is he hoping for a pardon from President Trump . Not only is he not hoping for it, he would not accept a pardon. He considers a pardon from somebody who has acted so corruptly as president to be something he would never accept. Reporter but the white house is not ruling out a pardon for
Paul Manafort, now convicted of tax and bank fraud. The president , seeming sympathetic, praised his former Campaign Chair, unlike cohen, he tweeted, manafort refused to break, make up stories in order to get a deal. Such respect for a brave man. The developments exposing a series of contradictions in a scandal that surfaced in january when the Wall Street Journal reported on a payment to porn star Stormy Daniels 11 days before the direction. A month later cohen acknowledged he used his own money, saying neither the Trump Campaign or the Trump Organization was involved. That wasnt true. He admitted in his plea deal to submitting phoney invoices to the company. Those invoices were a shame. Reporter though sources familiar with the straight ji is to discredit cohen, that pits the president against federal prosecutors who have reams of evidence that make it more than he said he said. Reporter sources close to the president tell nbc news some of Donald Trumps allies were
bracing for a political meltdown today, adding some are concerned about the political ramifications for the convictions for 2020 and the mid terms. Ayman. Thanks to Hallie Jackson for that report. New overnight, fox news says president is considering a pardon of manafort with the president describing the crimes as Business As Usual for washington lobbyists. Here is Ainsley Earhart who did the interview and then the president. He mentioned Pardoning Manafort and then you have Michael Cohens attorney lanny davis he did mentioning. He did, he did. I have Great Respect for what he has done, in terms of what he has gone through. You know, he worked for Ronald Reagan for years. He worked for bob dole. He worked, i guess his firm worked for mccain. He worked for many, many people. Many, many years. I would say what he did, some of the charges they threw against him, every consultant, every lobbyist in washington probably does. Reporter now to new york state that has subpoenaed mike cohen on the heels of his guilty plea. The subpoena is part of the relation into the trump foundation. It comes after cohens attorney, lanny davis, claimed that his client had information that federal and state investigators would like to know. The Attorney General of new york is currently suing the trump foundation, claiming donald trump illegally used his foundation to settle legal disputes, help his campaign for president and pay for personal and business expenses. When the lawsuit was announced in june, the president vowed not to settle the case. The current investigation is being conducted by new yorks Tax Department and could be referred to the Attorney General for prosecution. Now, it is important to note the president does not have the power to pardon in state cases. White House Counsel don mcgahn was the Campaign Finance lawyer for the 2016 trump operation, and the report in bloomberg says trump did not consult with him about payments that were made days before the election and are now the center of a criminal case. A person familiar with the matter has said, citing a person
close to mcgahn they say his absence could be a key piece of evidence in any criminal prosecution, and that prosecutors could argue it shows that trump knew the payments were illegal and hid them. However, trumps lawyers could counter that by saying it is a sign that trump didnt realize that payments were related to the campaign. The source close to mcgahn said he expects to be questioned by federal prosecutors in new york about his knowledge of the payments. And a growing number of americans are standing by special Counsel Robert Mueller and the russia probe according to a new fox news poll conducted earlier this week. 59 of those asked approve of muellers investigation of the Trump Campaigns ties with russia and potential obstruction of Justice Charges against members of the trump administration. Thats up 11 from last month. 37 disapprove of the probe, a drop of 3 . Meanwhile, 40 of those polled say it is extremely or very likely that muellers investigation will find
President Trump committed either criminal or impeachable offenses. Thats up 5 from april. 53 say it is somewhat or not likely mueller will find the president committed a crime, a drop of 5 in that one. All right. Joining us once again from washington, d. C. , capitol Hill Reporter for the hill molly hooper. Good to have you back with us. Lets pick up on the last poll that louis was talking about, the growing public support for the mueller probe. Couldnt we see trumps railing against it having an impact on the mid terms . He has really gone after bob mueller specifically by name and trying to discredit it, but according to the poll it doesnt seem to be working. Reporter you know, regardless of whether he rails against it, clearly peoples minds are changing. Thats even true if you look up on capitol hill and talk to Senate Republicans who say, you know, these these recent you know, the conviction and the guilty plea, thats not good for republicans going into the mid terms when they want to be talking about the Tax Reform Laws and other things that the president has done in the first
few years as president with the republican congress. They dont want to be talking about these legal troubles, and now that the manafort now that manafort has been convicted and Michael Cohen has pled guilty, both associates close to the president , you know, at one time, thats not good for them, you know, for their position when they want to go on offense as opposed to playing defense. All right. Looking ahead for the next couple of weeks we have Brett Kavanaughs confirmation hearing, but we know that the democrats are looking, trying to dig into whether kavanaugh overstepped bounds when investigating clinton back in the 90s. So will their push for a delay be successful here . Well, talked to judiciary chairman Chuck Grassley and that is not going to happen. There will not be a delay. In fact, the Judiciary Committee chairman took to the floor last night and said as much, noting that when bill clinton was president he was under investigation most of his presidency, under investigation
by an independent counsel, was then impeached but it did not stop the senate from moving his lifetime nominees, you know, through the senate. So this is just a delaying tactic on the part of democrats. He said, you know, some of the democrats who are calling for this delay because of the recent legal woes are democrats who said from the beginning they werent going to support Brett Kavanaugh. Again, he said this is Chuck Grassley who controls the schedule, said it is all green, all lights are go for a September 4thBrett Kavanaugh hearing, will happen. So when it comes the that confirmation, when it comes to the mid terms, also when it comes to these, you know, two convicted, guilty guys we are talking about still, molly, what are you hearing from those on the hill as far as what theyre wanting to hear from the president when it is reported that hes kind of taking it all in, being calm, calculating before some fear that hell just kind of lose it . They want him to keep doing that, say nothing, just stay
away, quit talking about it. Because the more that the president talks about it, the more attention that he draws to it, the less again, the less likely it is for the message from republicans, you know, the Tax Reform Package has been passed, all of these things that theyve done since the president has been in office, all of those messages get displaced by the news of President Trump going off, you know, on legal woes. Thats just, again, something that he Doesnt Want To they dont want to contend with. They want to be on offense when theyre running for reelection and, frankly, the less the president says about this the better. And something tells me the interview thats coming out later today with fox news is going to drive the headlines, especially about what the president knew about those two payments that have become such a source of this problem. Molly hooper, thank you very much. Reporter thank you. And congressman Duncan Hunter called the indictment filed against him and his wife over the allegations of misuse of Campaign Funds by a Federal Grand Jury a witch hunt. The California Republican issued a statement yesterday writing in part, quote, all the while there
has been a constant barrage of misinformation and salacious headlines in our media regarding this matter, i purposely choose to remain silent, not to feed into this witch hunt and trust the process. He also compared the couples treatment to that of President Trump. Hunter told the local california abc affiliate, quote, this is the democrats arm of law enforcement. Thats what is happening right now. It is happening with President Trump. It is happening with me. Were going to fight through it and win, and the people get to vote in november. I think theyve used every dirty trick in the book so it will go to court when they want it to. The congressman and his wife allegedly used 250,000 in Campaign Funds on family vacations, school tuition, groceries and flights. All right. Still ahead, President Trump wading in political matters but not here at home. What the president is saying about a raciallycharged debate in south africa and what the countrys leaders have to say about his two cents on the
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roots of it can be traced back to an extremist farright wing group that describes itself as preparing for a coming revolution. That group has met with far right groups and Media Contacts in the u. S. In an effort to garner support. The South African Government responded to the tweet saying, quote, south africa totally rejects this narrow perception which only seeks to divide our nation and remind us of our colonial past. Lets switch gears and get a check on the weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. You have an up tate on Hurricane Lane that is approaching hawaii . Yes, we got the 5 00 a. M. Update from the pacific center. They are still 145 Miles Per Hour winds, but we lost the eye a little bit. About 200 miles away from the big island. Already a highway is closed. Already eight to twelve inches of rain has fallen on the big island of hawaii. It is 200 miles away and that much has fallen. Can you imagine what the Rainfall Totals will be done by the time were down . Maybe three or four feet in some areas. Here is the new forecast path. Notice by the time it gets up here towards honolulu and oahu by the way, honolulu is under a Hurricane Warning for the first time in 26 years, so it is a rare event. It is not like the core of the winds will cause a lot of damage at all, maybe some Power Outages from Tropical Storm force gusts but dont expect a lot of wind damage. This a rain story with 10 to 20 inches for everybody, isolated totals getting up there three, four feet in some cases, and every single island is going to get that much rainfall, especially any of the mountainous areas. The forecast, very quiet, gorgeous day. As we head towards the weekend forecast we will see strong storms on saturday and into sunday in areas of the great lakes, but the east coast is looking for a Fantastic Saturday sunday, guys. Looks like a very nice weekend, ayman, especially if your sunday is off. It should be perfect. You know thats not true. So thanks for rubbing that in. I appreciate it. Kind of you. More pressure on bill. Yeah, like 12 hours off on saturday. Still ahead, China Retaliates against the u. S. As washington rolls out a new series of tariffs. How the latest move in the back and forth between the Global Leaders could hinder finding a solution in the ongoing trade war. St to you. And were committed to improving every ride. Starting with features designed to make it easy for your driver to find you. Taking the stress out of pickups. Were putting safety at the heart of everything we do. By making it easy to verify your car, and driver. Uber has new leadership, a new vision, and is moving in a new direction. Forward
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costs associated with that. United Airline Shares are down more than 22 this year. Always great to have you with us, thanks so much. All right. Still to come, Axios Mike Allen has a look at this mornings one big thing. Is Paul Manafort pardon on the table. He is considering the move for his freshly convicted Campaign Chairman. The president tries to distance himself from his former lawyer Michael Cohen as he looks to shift the blame over his Hush Money Payments over allege affairs. Senator dick durbin will discuss how democrats plan to address these scandals and more. Morning joe, everyone, just moments away. Rushed into booking one. Thats why we created expedias addon advantage. Now after booking your flight, you unlock discounts on select hotels right until the day you leave. Addon advantage. Discounted hotel rates when you add on to your trip. Only when you book with expedia. So you have, your headphones, chair, new laptop, 24 7 tech support. Yep, thanks guys. I think he might need some support. Yes. Start them off right, with the School Supplies they need at low prices all summer long. Like these for only 2 or less at office depot officemax. Upper respiratory tract infection and headache may occur. Tell your doctor about your medicines and if youre pregnant or planning to be. Otezla. Show more of you. All right. Joining us now from a washington, d. C. , with a look at axios am mike allen. Good to have you with us this morning. What is the one big thing for us . What Michael Cohen told
congress about that trump tower meeting about russia. So, guess who has won himself a trip to that big building right here behind me. Michael cohen it looks like is going back to capitol hill. The Senate Intelligence committee is saying they want to reengage with him, like when your dad wants to reengage with you after you fail to do something. Michael cohen, Jonathan Swann is reporting told the house and senate that he had no idea whether or not President Trump knew in advance about the meeting. A number of news reports saying that Michael Cohen was prepared to tell mueller that the president did, in fact, know early and know in advance about that meeting about getting dirt on Hillary Clintons campaign. So, a vital difference there. Michael cohens lawyer tells us that theres been no change in
his testimony. He told them that he didnt know himself and he didnt know whether or not President Trump knew. I know yesterday chuck todd asked that specific question, Michael Cohen back to d. C. . Has he been cleared by the federal prosecutors of new york to go back . We are going to see him back. What will that do as far as his credibilities if there is discrepancies with that . Exactly a great point. The other thing that this does is this keeps Michael Developments in the news almost every day, which is terrible if youre a republican campaign. When theres a scandal. Like what feeds it . One of the things is new facts. One of the facts about the Manafort Cohen situation, constant new facts. You have senanci ansentencing c
for both of them. Michael cohen back in congress. If youre a republican running for congress, you hate the fact that there is going to be continued new facts and thats not saying about what could come in, too. You are talking about how the facts could feed all of this ahead of the elections, how are democrats planning on cashing in politically speaking on all of the recent news involving manafort and cohen . They are licking their chops. If youre looking at House Minority leader nancy pelosi twitter feed. She hopes she will be house speaker. She is using the cultureofcorruption. You could expect to hear a lot about that from democrats. Theyre not going to talk about impeachment. They know impeachment could backfire and the president will seize on that, but democrats will have the corruption issue
and its not just everything thats going on around the white house. The number one, number two members of congress who endorsed the president have been indi indicted. Insider trading charges in new york and the night, you cant make it up, the night of the Cohen Manafort revelations you had Duncan Hunter also charged. And, so, one Top Republican said to me, the republican party, if youre a regular voter out there, is starting to look like a criminal organization. Culture of corruption, interesting term. Well hear more of that. Mike allen, we thank you. Chris will be Reading Axios am in just a little while. Just sign up at si signup. Axios. Com. That does it for us. Morning joe, everyone, starts right now