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Messaging to india that they cannot be allowed to strike across the border inside pakistan without the expectation there would be a response. that is what happened on wednesday when that commander was shot down. so, the ground rules have been, if you will, respondent to and anticipated by the prime minister here. theres a sense here that diplomatically, the country could have played this better on the international stage, for example, not sending the foreign minister to the administration in abd...

Its unclear how they set the ground rules for this and who was responsible for policing it. my first reaction it must go to obstruction of justice. i dont know why that would be off limits. but if you look at the timing of that conversation and the search warrant having just been done and then the president wants this conversation, that would be my best guess as to what that was about. >> it was interesting, jennifer, to hear him talk about the trump foundation and he was involved in doing sketc...

Tomorrow cohen will testify live, as he puts it before the american people.l but more like on cable news. at a house oversight hearing that is widely expected to be dramatic from start to finish. the established ground rules call for him not to discuss the russia investigation tomorrow. but a knowledgeable source tells nbc news that he is, quote, ready to share anecdotes about trumps lies, racism and cheating as a private businessman.bo ready to show evidence of criminal conduct by trump since h...

Back in 2017, and indeed a source close to cohen tells nbc news he started off today by apologizing to the committee. he paused to speak briefly after the hearing was over. >> i really appreciate the opportunity that was given to me to clear the record and to tell the truth. and i look forward to tomorrow to being able to give my voice to tell the american people my story, and im going to let the american people decide exactly whos telling the truth. so i want to thank you all again for sticking...

The senate intelligence committee. he has admitted lying to them back in 2017, and indeed a source close to cohen tells nbc news he started off today by apologizing to the committee. he paused to speak briefly after the hearing was over. >> i really appreciate the opportunity that was given to me to clear the record and to tell the truth. and i look forward to tomorrow to being able to give my voice to tell the american people my story, and im going to let the american people decide exactly whos...

Sentence. they want a sentence that would reflect the gravity of the crimes that he has committed. >> also, michael cohen, huge week. this has been delayed three, four times, now three days of testimony before different congressional committees and the public one is on wednesday. what are you expecting? >> well, according to the ground rules that the committee laid out with cohen, there is a lot that they can ask him about about the hush money payments to women. you expect michael cohen to be qu...

Doors, that theyre laying down some of the ground rules, some of the expectations, and some of what we might expect to hear from his testimony. >> you know, as we were saying, you know, he obviously, his being there today suggests that perhaps he needed to review documents, that he could only view there, right, in that classified room. that could be anything, of course, but that would include transcripts from his prior appearance. do you think thats possible, that they were doing that or concern...

His dealings with other entities. and so michael cohen having personal knowledge of these transactions can shed a lot of light on what the truth actually is. >> so congressman, republicans are saying democrats are actually limiting the scope of the hearing to only be about the president. ranking member gym jordan says he intends to ask about the crimes michael cohen pleaded guilty to and michael cohens finances. what happens when republicans ask questions outside the scope of the cummings memo? ...

Agreed to certain ground rules. remember, this is a voluntary testimony on the part of michael cohen. so if questions go outside those ground rules, its poll that michael cohen may or may not answer them. that being said, i hope that the republicans dont turn this hearing into a total circus. there are some important and serious topics that have to be discussed and i hope that well narrow our scope to those particular topics. >> yeah. so the ranking member jordan says this hearing is, quote, pha...

Interview executives with the trump organization. we are told the requests are not new but outstanding, and grew out of the michael cohen investigation. but we dont know the subject or the scope of those interviews. also come in a separate diploma today, the democratic chairman of the house intelligence committee, adam schiff, issued a brief statement to reporters that cohens congressional appearance has been postponed until the end of february. the cohen testimony on the ground rules, whether i...