A roundup of the days events. Justice will not be improperly influenced by political considerations. But President Trump telling fox he thinks politics matters in prosecutions. If you look at president obama, he had a Massive Campaign violation, but he had a different attorney general, and they viewed it a lot differently. You know, we have somebody, they seem to like to go after a lot of republicans. Reporter one top republican, now a convicted felon, Paul Manafort, President Trumps former campaign chairman, found guilty by a jury this week of tax crimes and bank fraud. I have Great Respect for what hes done in terms of what hes gone through. Some of the charges they threw against him, every consultant, every lobbyist in washington probably does. Reporter the question now, will the president Pardon Manafort . His Press Secretary says hes never discussed it. Thats not something that has been up for discussion. I dont have anything for you on that. Reporter his lawyer, rudy giuliani, to
A weeknight look at the news, featuring interviews, analysis and Panel Discussions hosted by Bret Baier. Problem it would be legal. If cohen himself made the contribution that would be unlawful because he has a limit of 5200. The complicated issue is what if trump told him to do it . Then cohen would be acting for trump in the Campaign Contribution would be unlawful as long as the president ultimately paid in advance on what he was going to pay. That would be completely lawful. The prosecutor is in a little bit of a catch22. If he believes cohen that the president directed him to do it then thats not a crime at all. If he doesnt believe, one, then, one has committed a crime and not the president and the legal pundits have been saying if colin admits to a crime, that makes trump an unindicted coconspirator just wrong as a matter of basic criminal law. You dont become an unindicted coconspirator if your action is
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Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. Allegedly had affairs with, in order to conceal that information from the public in connection with the election. What i think a critical difference is, is the timing of this and how closely related it to the election and concealment of bad information. That differentiates it from the obama case. If i could just go back to the tweets for one second, hallie. Please. I prosecuted Organized Crime Cases in the Southern District of new york. I supervised that unit. The way that donald trump is talking, and i cant help but think about this, is the way mob bosses talk. When you are loyal, youre a standup guy, and you take the rap in the mob world, you get benefits. If you break and you cooperate, youre a rat, which is another term he used. It is a little jarring to see out in the open, the president of the United States using this language, and sayi
A look at the days latest news and headlines. Moment. But first, ed henry joins me live tonight with the back stor story. Congressman hunter has temporarily stepped down from his three Committee Assignments and congress under pressure from p chris Speaker Paul Ryan who l forcibly strip him of those assignments and thats a sign of how much political hot water hes in right now. Stepping down from the Armed Services panel had to be particularly hard for hunter and for a man who quit his job after 9 11 to serve as a combat marine. Also ps stands accused of misusing Campaign Money in some cases, intended for wounded warriors. The congressman and his Wife Margaret who serves as his Campaign Manager pled not guilty to some 60 charges of stealing a quarter Million Dollars in Campaign Funds. The couple today greeted with those chance of, lock him up. The use Campaign Cash for private school tuition, and spend big money on personal
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Tonight, the president responds, after his own former fixer and personal attorney implicates him in a crime. The white house tonight saying there was no crime committed, and this evening, what the president now says about Michael Cohen and the cash paid to silence women, after telling the American People from air force one he knew nothing about a payment. No, no. And tonight, Michael Cohen now signals hes ready to talk to the special counsel, and not just about those payments. Also tonight, Mollie Tibbetts accused killer in court, and this evening, the hours of surveillance they poured through, and what they saw on that video that led them to the suspect. The major hurricane bearing down tonight, a state of emergency as the category 4 storm now barrels toward the hawaiian islands. Winds of 155 miles per hour. And our team is right there. The stunning indictment tonight. The congressman and his wife now charged. Authorities say they spent thousands, 11,000 at costco, their kids tuition.