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Chris Hayes discusses the days top news. Another round of Election Sabotage is underway. And the trump official who says his warnings about the psychological damage of separated families was ignored. Good evening, from new york, i am chris hayes. Paul manafort is a shrewd liar so says the prosecution in the Opening Statement in the trial. Opening statement and even the testimony of first witness hours ago, Paul Manafort facing 18 counts. Bank fraud, tax evaluation, and conspiracy charges. Work w...

Chris Hayes discusses the days top news. Allegations in the u. S. So we talked about this sort of circumventing the american tax system. Overseas payments and overseas Bank Accounts and never reported which is what is alleged. What is the bank fraud part of the case. It is the prosecutors allege that after 2014, when the spigot of cash was turned off, he needed to fund his lavish lifestyle. What he had was Real Estate Holdings that he purchased through the bogus loans. What he did, was he began ...

The U.S. Department of Education has not discussed the merits of the complaint from unidentified complainants, only that the complaint has come under its jurisdiction.

Westchester County DA's office ended its criminal investigation into the Trump Organization and will not bring any charges.

Federal prosecutors have announced a civil rights investigation into the Mount Vernon Police Department Friday in the wake of reports of systemic racism.

>> thanks for that. appreciate it. learned a lot. >> possible legal repercussions lets bring in jill wine-banks, and legal analyst mimi roach. you got a case like this. and in some ways a boring case insofar as a lot of paper and money trails. so a little bit of spice. they talked about a $15,000 ostrich jacket. what is the approach here. >> it is a good point. you have to keep the jurys interest a little bit. sometimes dwelling on the extravagant purchases. you know, really what the strategy he...

Was in his business. whether he was the day-to-day, he knew everything that was going on. the questions from prosecutors tried to get at this idea of manafort as very hands-on. very involved in every aspect of his busy, trying to counter perhaps the defense narrative that manafort was high level and entrusted his financial dealings with his associates like rick gates and he thought even was going to do what they were supposed to with his finances and no intent to mislead any u.s. officials. >> t...

Venting the justice department. mimis point about how had they had gone through normal procedures its unlikely this commutation would have been granted. presidents have been loathe to use their column on thesy powers. part of the loathe is the office that screens things and recommends yes or no. part of the criticism is that it has been unduly captured by the prosecutorial mind-set: we have gone all this trouble to put this person in jail. why would we let them out. most recent presidents have t...

So far today hasnt said anything herself but the president certainly acknowledged that she is back in the public spotlight. and it was also an event where she was not the focus. they were talking about other things, and every other cabinet secretary was there. so she was able to emerge without being the center of attention. >> kelly odonnell at the white house for us. thank you very much as always. really appreciate it. the president has meanwhile reportedly become very preoccupied with these ...