Paul manafort who awaits sentencing allegedly lied to special counsel Robert Muellers investigators about sharing polling data related to the 2016 president ial campaign with a russian operative. If this is the case and Donald Trumps Campaign Chairman was sharing polling data which can contain state by state or demographic information about how a candidate is polling at a moment in a campaign, then Robert Mueller just might have an important piece of information about the intersection of the trump political machine and russian efforts to aide Donald Trumps campaign. The significance of these developments on a day that donald trump is being aided by every Television Network that has agreed to air his immigration speech is that the more information we learn about what the Justice Department knows the more we see ties between Trumps Campaign and russians. Here to discuss some solve our favorite reporters and friends, from the new york times, reporter ken vogel. Former fbi assistant direct
Bolster mr. Trumps candidacy. People in his orbit were discussing deals to end a dispute over russias incursion into ukraine and give moscow relief from sanctions imposed by the United States and its allies. The times goes on to describe how the theory, suggested by prosecutor andrew weisman, was described as, quote, almost an aside. In a conversation about how manafort lied about his conversations with an operative linked to russian intelligence. When pressed by the judge s. Weisman revealed this quote, this goes to the larger view of what we think is going on and what we think is the motive here, mr. Weisman said. This goes, i think, very much to the heart of what the special counsels office is investigating. Democratic congressman adam schiff also making clear in an appearance on meet the press yesterday that he, too, is focused on trump russia ties. What were interested in is does the president have business dealings with russia, such that it compromises the United States . And the
To 22,000 people with lots of people outside, i can tell you. Im feeling strong, energetic and more ready than ever to fight for the american people. So what youre saying is i do amy hair, check my nails hair toss, check my nails bernie how you feeling feeling good as hell we begin the hour with important new details in the ukraine and impeachment timel e timelin timelines. Some of what we now know, the New York Times reporting the president was briefed on the details of the whistleblower complaint and the likelihood congress would get it in late august, weeks before he released that hold on Ukrainian Military aid and weeks before he told his ambassador to the European Union there was no quid pro quo. Plus new testimony transcripts detail a big internal debate as the president s order to hold up the ukraine aid was documented, including concerns inside the office of management and budget that that hold was illegal. The details add to the pressure on the president as the impeachment hea
Then we beat the nra by having universal background checks and o outlawing highpowered machine guns. Recipients of the documents request include people from the trump foundation, the Trump Organization and trumps businesses. Also among the recipients . The president s 2020 Campaign Manager brad pascal, and the gatekeeper, allen weisselberg. The goal . To find the president s attempts to obstruct justice, what the committee calls abuses of power. The white house this morning says yes, it has received the committees letter and will process it through the white house. He says the committee will work carefully and that means to slow the talk coming from some of the democratic left. Do you think the president obstructed justice . Yes, i do. Its very clear the president obstructed justice. Its very clear. If thats the case, then is the decision not to pursue impeachment right now simply political if you believe he obstructed justice . No. We have to do the investigations and get all this. We
Fox news alert. New reaction from the president in a Bipartisan Group of lawmakers to the passage of a House Democrat resolution condemning all forms of hate in the wake of antisemitic remarks by Congress Woman ilhan omar. Republicans and some democrats saying the measure falls short and President Trump not holding back in his criticism. This is outnumbered. This is melissa francis. Kennedy is here with us. Anchor dagen mcdowell. And Jessica Tarlov is here with us. Joining us on the couch the very first time, tv personality and pawn star host, Rick Harrison. So excited to be here for your first time on the couch. Thanks. Are you bracing yourself . You ready . I think i am. I have three daughters and a wife. Sometimes im on the couch. And you just got back from cpac. Youre deeply immersed in the issues. I would imagine ready to go. Did you enjoy cpac . Yeah. I spoke there last year. I get big crowds because its a lot of college kids and they all grew up watching me on television. Good s