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Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. Inaugural address, which my old boss had colorful language to describe. George w. Bush called it some crazy bleep. I was thinking about the line about carnage and i was thinking that the real carnage and it was all in motion when he came that day. The real carnage is the people closest to donald trump. The lives that are being destroyed for crimes theyve committed. I mean, you know, its not a night to feel...

Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. No comment on cohen who was released on 500,000 bail. His sentencing, interestingly, is scheduled for december 12th. The judge noted that cohen could serve up to 65 years in prison, though we should hasten to add the prosecutess recommended sentence is something closer to four or six years. Manafort is expected to be...

Mr. paul manafort is disappointed of not getting acquitals all the way through or a complete hung jury on all counts. he is evaluating all of his options at this point. thank you, everyone. >> that was paul manaforts attorney just moments after his client learned he could be facing decades behind bars. manaforts convictions carry a maximum of 80 years. thats just so far, remember. not counting his second trial in d.c. next month for money laundering and illegal foreign lobbying. he could still d...

Mr. mapaul manafort is disappointed. hes evaluating all of his options, at this point. thank you, everyone. >> that was paul manaforts attorney just moments after his client learned he could be facing decades behind bars. manaforts convictions carry a maximum of 80 years. thats just so far, remember. not counting his second trial in d.c. next month for money laundering and illegal foreign lobbying. he could still decide to cooperate with mueller or, as politico puts it tonight --

Special prosecutor with unbridled power in your e-mails, in your text messages, in your phone calls, and hes very clearly in mine. >> we have shelby holiday, david butler and david corn by phone. shelby, roger stone refers to himself as an interesting person. >> i dont think anyone is denying that. very interesting person. >> but it is clearly notable that his associates are being hit while he is not. >> yes. and he hasnt heard a word from mueller or muellers team. i talked to his lawyer today. ...

Do in terms of being the enforcer and the chief head of the executive, that he has a responsibility to be able to at least act like a normal citizen in the form of answering questions. it also begs the question of how far will the president of the united states take it. the questions that were released by mueller or whoever released it, the muelleresque questions were categories of information. so were not quite sure where its going to lead if you ultimately pushback all the way but so far, base...

Exchange with mueller or muellers staff, what is on your agenda, what are you looking for, what do you want this process to look like? >> well, as i mentioned earlier, i would like to know with as even precision and detail as possible as to what the topics are. so that i can prepare the president. the president is going to be concerned about making statements in response to these questions that are not inconsistent with previous statements that hes made, not inconsiste-kconsistent with the of ot...

Law enforcement and prosecution and with the fbi so hes certainly capable of participating substantively. but i think the bulk of the questioning will be handled by his top lieutenants. but i dont think this would prohibit him at all from asking questions. >> greg craig, if you were representing this president, in anticipation of some kind of an exchange with mueller or muellers staff, whats on your agenda right now? what are you looking for? what do you want this process to look like? >> well, ...

No? >> talk about the format. do you think it could be that mueller or muellers team come over to the white house using the conference room with a court reporter needing a transcript but maybe not a video. >> i dont know about a video. a video is not used in a grand jury setting. what they would do is this is under oath and there would be a transcript and questions and answers transcribed. the idea of simply questions asked or he submits statements and response to questions later on. they are lo...

Himself which is not authentic. >> nick, i have so many questions for you, some of which we can plow through. do you concur that he cannot say no? >> talk about the format. do you think it could be that mueller or muellers team come over to the white house using the conference room with a court reporter needing a transcript but maybe not a video. >> i dont know about a video. a video is not used in a grand jury setting. what they would do is this is under oath and there would be a transcript and...