Michael flynn pleading guilty lying to fbi. This as speculation builds other shoes may drop. Abc reporting that flynn may testify against the president. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell says there are enough votes to pass tax reform when the Senate Finally votes. What did they put in the bill to get holdouts to change their mind to get to yes and what are they taking out . Well cover this and more. Among our guest this is hour, steve forbes, former defense attorney Gregg Jarrett, Texas Attorney general ken paxton and iowa congressman rod blum. Were awaiting senator senator. He is expected to speak on the senate floor any moment with new details on the Senate Tax Bill and schedule Going Forward including when we can expect the final vote. Well bring you his comments live as soon as they begin. Connell dont see them yet. We begin with the markets, and the crazy day as it was. Investors digesting headlines melissa was talking about from washington. Nicole petallides on floor of new
Averages retrace as Senate Republicans started whipping votes to pass tax reform. We have an allstar guest lineup to break it all down. North dakota senator john hoeven. Legal eagle curt and lieutenantgeneral Thomas Mcinerney here tonight. Im liz macdonald. This is risk and reward. Michael flynn will plead guilty to make false statements to the fbi. Do you think that has anything to do with the downside move in stocks . If general flynn had been charged an convicted for all the crimes the government has evidence against him, he would face 60 years, six, zero years in jail. As a result of the guilty plea that has been reduced to somewhere between six and 12 months. Did he make a deal . I think there is no there there. We turned that around. Dow industrials up one point. Corker and flake are still on the fence. James lankford is now a yes vote. This is selloff. Jeff flake who was holdout on the tax bill, we are getting word he will not be. He will be a yea vote. That would seem to indica
Mitch mcconnell is expected to lay out more details. Bob, let me start with you. I find fascinating that 24 hours ago it felt like any kinds of compromise meant two or three people would say no. How do they put together a bill where almost every single republican is going to say yes. When they do the math on this it will be expensive. Who an impressive win for republicans. I think they will pass this bill and merge it with the house. I dont think it will be difficult to merge these bills. This is going to end the bill for a big win for Congressional Republicans and President Trump. Its a sweeping tax cut bill and it will be put into law sometime soon. Charles once we live with this bill, will we feel the same way if they keep the amt . And if we have so many other issues that arent necessarily the conservative orthodoxy and not what we heard from consequence report last 8 years or so. Youve got the Corporate Tax rate at 20 . Thats a game changer for u. S. Economic growth. Amt, not grea
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff he was candidate trumps, and then President Trumps, main adviser on National Security and foreign policy. But today, Michael Flynn entered a guilty plea in the special counsels investigation into russia, the Trump Campaign and the 2016 election. William brangham begins our coverage. Brangham Michael Flynn walked into federal court in washington this morning, and plead guilty to a single count of making false statements to the f. B. I. Hes now the seniormost member of the Trump Administration to cooperate in special counsel Robert Muellers
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff he was candidate trumps, and then President Trumps, main adviser on National Security and foreign policy. But today, Michael Flynn entered a guilty plea in the special counsels investigation into russia, the Trump Campaign and the 2016 election. William brangham begins our coverage. Brangham Michael Flynn walked into federal court in washington this morning, and plead guilty to a single count of making false statements to the f. B. I. Hes now the seniormost member of the Trump Administration to cooperate in special counsel Robert Muellers