Hello and welcome to inside politics. Im dana bash. Live from california, but we begin back on the east coast because any second, we might see senator bob menendez appear at microphones and talk to reporters. This morning the new jersey democratic senator pleaded not guilty on federal bribery charges. Hes accused of using his influence to help a foreign power, egypt, in exchange for cash, gold bars and a luxury car. That is some of the charges that he is facing in the courthouse today. Cnns paula reid is live there at the federal courthouse in new york city. Paula, what do we know . Reporter as you can see right behind me, media assembled waiting to see if the senator will make remarks following this hearing. The senator and his wife entered pleas of not guilty during this arraign the. They did so through their attorneys. Then the Magistrate Judge took a few moments to lay out the terms of their release. The senator is being released on a 100,000 personal recognizance bond. He has to s
Chris Cuomo asks the tough questions to newsmakers in Washington and around the world. 17 angry democrats. They take value in the number 17. A potential sign. I hope he didnt use that number for them. He doesnt always use the number 17. I dont see that as being intentional. But who knows these days . But he has their interest. So what are they doing now . Well, they join in support of him and attacks of others. You saw what happened with jim acosta. If we go back to this video, when it gets to where jim was, youll see there were a lot of those q people who were in front of him. Theyre even stalking Stormy Daniels attorney Michael Avenatti. Why . Why go after Michael Avenatti . Because hes identified as one of trumps opponents. And they are now out to defend the president ial from their imagined array of opposition. And not a word from the white house about this. Actually, thats not true. Sarah sanders did say this today. Unfortunately, its now standard to abandon common sense ethical p
Chris Cuomo asks the tough questions to newsmakers in Washington and around the world. And what we see are passions on the rise. Trump gets this very well. He plays to it for better and worse. I think that doing what works for him and his base, stoking discontent, abusing the truth, stoking conspiracy theories, may come at a cost. His lies have become so trek. Okay . When we look at these kinds of things. The Washington Post has the truth detector that they do on it. The fact checker says he now lies at a rate of more than 7 1 2 times a day to you. And that works. Its reduced the impact on you and the ability of the media to track the same types of data and make the case to you that it matters. This tweet about the the tweet about the 17 angry men and the mueller conflicts, if it smacks of Alex Jones Junk thats because a lot of it is. Remember, the president is privy to information thats way better than what i have and what you
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Passengers on board the aircraft when it crashed and sparked a fire. Because a jury in california has found chemical giant monsanto liable in a lawsuit filed by a man who allege the companys weed killers gave him cancer up the jury ordered the company to pay the man two hundred eighty nine Million Dollars in damages on center was a unit of german chemical joined by and faces thousands of similar lawsuits across the United States. Now turkish president richard tie a bedouin is vowing to defy the United States as Washington Presses ankara to release a jailed american pasta on friday donald trump doubled Tariffs On Turkish Steel and aluminum imports ending the countrys currency tumbling with the pressure on mounting hes once again called on turks to sell their dollars and they euros in order to shore up the failing lira. President tried to reassure
a nervous public saying his government had the situation under control he promised turkey would ward off what he called an attack from abroad
Martha mccallum is there with the story. She has coverage continuing of this Impeachment Process and her interview with the Attorney General. Martha in michigan. Martha tonight, you will see dueling screens in the Nations Capital and in a 2020 swing state as the nation watches the impeachment. Im martha mccallum, live in detroit this evening. And this extreme juxtaposition is the story tonight. On one side, you are looking live at the floor of the United States house of representatives. Representative cheney of wyoming at this moment as lawmakers are preparing to take historic vote on the impeachment of president donald j. Trump. Two charges against the president abuse of power and Obstruction Of Justice. At the same time the
campaign rolls along as you see on the righthand side of your screen. Not all that far away in battle creek, michigan, where President Trump is about to take the stage tonight and rally his supporters who have not been swayed by the democrats case in the house. To