Chris Hayes discusses the days top news. Fraudulent Accounting Tricks that they use to convince banks to give them more money and Paul Manafort was cced on these emails. There is something here as i read testimony of the case and paged through some of the bits of evidence the government has entered, julia, that there is a desperation that is almost cinematic. You can feel wafting off the emails. That these are people that are scrounging and starved for cash. Desperation is the word, im glad you used that. That is the one word that the prosecution wants to have sticking in the jurors mind when they deliberate. This was a man desperate enough when he works with these shady characters. He would have put his whole family and business at risk because he was so desperate. He got to a point where he might not have been able to pay Health Care Premiums but still wanted to fund the lifestyles and keep the house in the hamptons. A man that was desperate, and wanted to keep up his image. Desperat
Chris Hayes discusses the days top news. Reporters, Julia Ainsley and tyranny snead. We have been going back and forth. And i thought ken had the exciting stuff. But i think i had the better day. Where exactly Paful Manafort lied. One man who said he was asked to lie by Paul Manafort when he had emails showing that he was asked to lie and say that a residence that Paul Manafort owned in new york was a personal residence for the manaforts and not a Business Rental as it was. He wanted him to lie because he was trying to change his financial situation to get more loans. Then we saw another tax
preparer, cindy laporta. And she, there is a reason she had immunity because she said she was disturbed and she eventually drew a line and stopped doing this. But never wanted to report it because she didnt want to open up her firm to litigation. There is a pattern, rick gates and Paul Manafort worked hand in glove. It was not rick gates. And that also time and time again, Paul Manafort both person
double digits in her bid to secure the nomination. congresswoman black had sacrificed a lot to run for office. resigning as chairman yet all for naught. coming in third. she became the latest house republican rejected by their own party s voters. congressman jenkins rejected. congressman messer of indiana rejected in his home state senate primary. his competition also rejected. rejected congressmen who wanted to keep their seats. condition agrees in general is massively unpopular.
so that is the scene at the victory party for diane black last night. pretty bleak as she trailed by double digits in her bid to secure the nomination. congresswoman black had sacrificed a lot to run for office. resigning as chairman yet all for naught. coming in third. she became the latest house republican rejected by their own party s voters. congressman jenkins rejected. congressman messer of indiana rejected in his home state senate primary. his competition also rejected. rejected congressmen who wanted to keep their seats. condition agrees in general is massively unpopular. the average approval rating is wallowing around 15%.