The days top stories from around the world, from politics and money, to sports and pop culture. That conversation obviously referencing david pecker, as well. We reached out for comment and we havent heard back just yet. Thanks so much. Lets chat about this with our experts. Another ally of the president s talking to authorities, the walls seem to be closing in a bit. It gives an indication of why the document was so thorough. They had the cooperation of david pecker. We dont know what more that means, how much and what other Information Pecker has that cohen wasnt aware of. A trump friend reportedly told vanity fair quote holy s, i thought pecker would be the last one to turn. I have to say this is a powerful guy and the fact that he is cooperating with authorities i
find it is hard to believe he is doing it out of the goodness of his heart. It almost makes you think they put their pressure on david pecker. He is a powerful guy. He is covered as a media organization. You could put up
We run everything straight by the book. Not sure what book hes talking about but not much book on governance that seems to be going on in this white house or anything this anonymous official describes. The president is said to be volcanic about it and said nothing this afternoon going to a trip to montana where he will be speaking tonight and Sarah Sanders spoke about this gutless loser and the times for being deceitful of this act and tweeted the times phone number. Sarah sanders called on him or her to come forward and resign. No takers so far. These are all the Senior Administration officials up to and including the Vice President who have denied writing the piece. Secretary mattis, and pompeo and dan coats and more than two dozen top officials in all, one exception Chief Of Staff john
tweet asking whether or not the journalists of the New York Times are going to investigate themselves and reveal who this anonymous source is. I can tell you talking to sources close to this white hou
A recap of the days news. An admitted liar and is lying now to help the government. It doesnt behoove him to lie. It would hurt him. If he said this was done at the president s direction he better have proof, and if he doesnt, they say it in the plea agreement, the allocution, when the judge tells you, you know, the deal right before sentencing, if you want to say anything, he took that opportunity. If hes lying hes dying in terms what have this deal means. We both know Michael Cohen from the campaign and just from being a character, a person here in new york. Again, this is a total 180 for him. I cannot wait to hear him speak. I cannot wait to hear his side of the story. Boy, is that going to be amazing. I cant wait to seat proof. Lanny davis just said, i said do you think he knows more things about wrongdoing by the president or even any potential criminal behave i dont remember and he said yes, and he said well see what happens. He wants to Tell The Truth but, yes, i believe he know
Anderson Cooper takes viewers beyond the headlines with indepth reporting and investigations. Out of millions of dollars. The president says he is a friend of ours, as they used to stay in the mob. Jim acosta joins us. I understand youre learning more about the advice the president is getting about issuing pardons related to the russian investigation. Reporter thats right, anderson. I have been told by a source inside the president s legal team he has been advised for months now to avoid any pardons in the russia investigation including Paul Manafort. Interesting to point out earlier this evening the Washington Post was reporting Rudy Guiliani told them in just the last several weeks, Rudy Guiliani had to talk the president out of pardoning Paul Manafort until it is over. Whats interesting here about all of that is that at the white house secretary, sarah sanders, apparently was giving us a false or incomplete information that did not add up when she said that a pardon was not under di
Welcome to the lead. Im erica hill in for jake tapper. We begin with the poll tiblitic. Another huge blow to President Trump. His financial gatekeeper Allen Weisselberg granted immunity, the highest ranking executive at the Trump Organization who isnt named trump. One source telling Cnn Weisselberg knows where all the financial bodies are buried. He is mention and the Inthat Moux Cohen trump tape. I need to open up a company for the transfer of all the info regarding our friend david. You know . So that im going to do that right away. I have come up to spoken to me. Spoken to Allen Weisselberg about how to set the whole thing up with so where are we . With the funding. The news after trump lashed
recording of last month of a conversation with trump two months before the 2016 president ial election about payments to former playboy model karen mcdougall. And ive spoken to Allen Weisselberg about how to set it up with where are we funding. Reporter another person on the tape . National en