This is cnn blakicnn break im wolf blitzer in the situation room. We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Were following Breaking News on the president s former fixer and lawyer, Michael Cohen, and the russia investigation. Two Court Filings just released, one by the Special Counsel, Robert Mueller, the other by prosecutors in new york, and theres new information about cohens cooperation. What it could mean for President Trump and for Michael Cohen as the feds in new york argue he should get substantial prison time. Right now, Robert Mueller also is set to file a secret document on Paul Manafort, the former Trump Campaign chairman, and why prosecutors believe manafort lied. Theres lots of news to unfold right now. I want to go first to our
political correspondent sara murray. Sara, muellers document makes it clear that Michael Cohen was cooperating but hes not necessarily suggesting he shouldnt get a substantial prison sentence. No, i think theres
Time. You fight until we can continue to achieve what is right and just for everyone of all backgrounds, all religions and all genders, and ways of life. Thats what the great people like Nelson Mandela stood for. We cant just choose to be good. We must aspire to try and be great. That does it for me. Thanks for watching. Ill see you back here tomorrow at 5 00 p. M. Eastern. Up next, the beat with my friend ari melber. Bob mueller revealing Michael Cohens crimes, as well as new details on his ties to russia with federal prosecutors in new york dropping the hammer and calling for substantial prison time. Lets get right to it, two major Court Filings out tonight, one from bob mueller who says that Michael Cohen has been helpful in his russia investigation and, from these prosecutors up in new
york who say cohen still deserves years in jail for a criminal mindset that allowed him to basically commit a host of crimes. All of this is a week before a judge will sentence cohen for all the abov
Playing well, theres concern about a potential recession. Stock market. Stock market. Thats when the people go wait a minute, im washing my hands of this guy. But when does donald trump ask him enough . When does that happen . Well, i have to say enough. I already stole a little bit of ari for a few minutes. Tom, mimi, frank, daniel, cornell, carol, the brady bunch. It does feel that way. Thank you all, well be back with more mpt daily. You know what sunday will be about. Meet the press on nbc. Ari melber picks up the coverage. Ari, good luck. Chuck, i want to hold you over if you have a second. Go for it, ill take it. Theres been talk about political synergy from this new mueller filing. We have new synergy and well pick whereupon youre leaving off. Thats my comment. My question is take a step back from the law. What do you think it means for america when you see a filing,
you see the news today out of new york, the feds are saying the president of the United States directed a campaig
Good evening. Im Chris Matthews in washington. Federal prosecutors in new york have accused the president of criminal violation of the federal Campaign Laws. They say trump directed thats the word Michael Cohen to cover up a Campaign Contribution in the form of payments with two women with whom he had sexual relations. This comes from the Southern District of new york, not Robert Mueller, not the socalled 17 democrats the president says are working against him, not the deep state, not from a witch hunt. Its from one of the two Sentencing Memos filed in the case of trumps former lawyer, Michael Cohen, today, which are shedding new light on the president s potential legal exposure. As trumps longtime fixer, cohen pleaded guilty in august to Campaign Finance violations and making hush payments to two women on trumps behalf. And now, tonights Sentencing Memo makes clear that with respect to both payments, cohen acted in coordination with and at the direction of individual
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we ve seen it in the previous filings, about manafort s contacts with the administration. according to the filings today, manafort s attorneys say that mueller identified a misstatement about those contacts that manafort had with the administration, specifically they say on may 26, 2018, manafort had a, quote, text message from a third party asking permission to use mr. manafort s name as an introduction in the event the third party met with the president, end quote. the documents do not say who manafort was communicating with. manafort s attorneys say, quote, this does not constitute outreach by mr. manafort to the president. there was another contact that may have occurred, but they say that was hearsay. i want to back up. manafort sharing polling data from the 2016 election. when he was doing that, was he part of the trump campaign? it does not specifically say he was. we don t have a date on when that share ing occurred. we do not know whether or not