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President trump. >> is there also -- it seems to me also theres maybe this attempt to try to like take away -- its like lets say youre being blackmailed by someone, right? and you just decide im going to tell the world what theyre blackmailing me about bays take away all your leverage. i wonder if were seeing some strategy where rudy just tries to tell everyone what michael cohen might know. you see what im saying? so michael cohen doesnt have any leverage on him. >> you are speaking the same ki...

Hateful operator whos throwing a smoke-screen around this whole investigation in the service of president trump. >> is there also -- it seems to me also theres maybe this attempt to try to like take away -- its like lets say youre being blackmailed by someone, right? and you just decide im going to tell the world what theyre blackmailing me about bays take away all your leverage. i wonder if were seeing some strategy where rudy just tries to tell everyone what michael cohen might know. you see w...

Taxes. we should note manafort has pleaded not guilty to all these charges. our nbc news justice correspondent pete williams points out if manafort is convicted, prosecutors would have powerful leverage for attempting to compel his testimony before a grand jury about whether he knows of any improper dealings between the trump campaign and the russians. the trial itself is not expected to shed any light on russias meddling. meanwhile, president trumps attorney, rudy giuliani who we might have men...

Correspondent pete williams points out if manafort is convicted, prosecutors would have powerful leverage for attempting to compel his testimony before a grand jury about whether he knows of any improper dealings between the trump campaign and the russians. the trial itself is not expected to shed any light on russias meddling. meanwhile, president trumps attorney, rudy giuliani who we might have mentioned in the previous segment, said today he is sure manafort has nothing on president trump. >>...

With jury selection for paul manafort. the presidents former campaign chair is accused of hiding at least $30 million that he made before his days with trump as an unregistered foreign lobbyist for ukraine, and its former pro-russian president. told the prosecution plans to call 35 witnesses including agents from the fbi, treasury department and irs to show how he stashed his wealth in overseas banks to avoid paying u.s. taxes. last week a member of robert muellers team said he does not anticipa...

Charges. our nbc news justice correspondent pete williams points out if manafort is convicted, prosecutors would have powerful leverage for attempting to compel his testimony before a grand jury about whether he knows of any improper dealings between the trump campaign and the russians. the trial itself is not expected to shed any light on russias meddling. meanwhile, president trumps attorney, rudy giuliani who we might have mentioned in the previous segment, said today he is sure manafort has ...

The president sees leverage in just to get money or distract from other woes. you know this president and have observed him. any time he thinks he has leverage, he is not likely to give that up easily. >> is this fight -- is this a fight the president really wants? its very clear that no majority in congress wants a government shutdown. it ends up landing on them. thats how it goes. >> i cant imagine theres a political adviser anywhere that says to president trump, you know what would be a good ...

It represents a leverage for economic growth. working on streamlining and simplifying red tape and administration regulation. so we are trying to eliminate krop corruption pockets. we are trying to speed up the civil trials, the proceedings so all sectors together with the citizenship income which will support those people who lose their job to find a new one. these are all the reforms that we consider to be a positive element to represent an economic leverage for our country which can then try ...

>> i cant tell you. not sure. >> the former mayor railed against cohen for secretly recording the president. >> hes a scum bag, a horrible person. never heard of a lawyer taping his client. zpl giuliani is blasting a trial thats about to begin for paul manafort, argue iing the case i being used as leverage to take down the president. >> just a big fish, the reason they got manafort in solitary confinement so hell give up donald trump or a russia p. >> instead of answering questions, mr. trump re...

Mcconnells comments that very few in congress think would be a good idea politically. >> right. it could be hard to name one who thinks its a good idea politically. ron, listen to this, this is ron johnson together on the radio over the weekend. >> is the fnding of the border wall going to wait until after the elections? >> probably. that is something we do have a disagreement -- >> i dont like playing shutdown plakz. >> how damaging would that be ahead of the november races? >> i dont think it ...