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>> thank you. well at this hour, tonight right, now, 27 hours after donald trump was told that he had just become the first former president in history charged with federal crimes, including violations of the espionage act, the trump criminal defense team is in chaos. the trump criminal defense lawyer who call donald trump at seven pm last night to tell him that he was indicted by prosecutors in the executive branch of the government that he once controlled, resigned or was fired this ...

is in chaos. the trump criminal defense lawyer called donald trump at seven pm last night to tell him that he was indicted by prosecutors in the executive branch of the government that he once controlled, resigned or was fired this morning along with another criminal defense lawyer that also resigned or was fired this morning. last night, after the indictment was announced, the league criminal defense lawyer in the case of the u.s. versus donald j trump said this -- >> even if he talks...

times. we are grateful. "the beat" with ari melber starts rights now. >> hi, ari. thanks so much. im ari melber, and yes, this is another busy news night. we have one of the special reports we have been working on this is brand new, and im going to share with you tonight. it is about how donald trump as a client has been likened to a mob boss by his own lawyers. how the lawyers who have gotten in trouble have been the biggest assistants, factual, evidentiary and otherwise to the prosec...

perino. good to be here with you. another hour. >> bill: im bill hemmer. things got serious it feels like. >> dana: it does. there has been a tone shift. >> bill: the president is in the room. the photographers are in taking their daily pictures and well share those with you when they become available. well hear from the judge in a matter of minutes giving the jury the instructions. defense and prosecution have spoken and made their cases and right now the judge will have the final wor...

For the mass shootings? >> it is a talking point clearly from those two sides you just heard and its a disgusting one and its an extension of a playbook that donald trump learned from roy comb. when youre attacked you punch back. theyre trying to deflect the anger and frustration of how people feel at the fact that this seems to only happen in america on a too regular basis wi wi. we have muscle reflex on thousand cover these things because they happen too frequently. but people say why do they ...

Both have now pled not guilty to the charges. more on this, the duo duoss rio power, legal investigative reporter cynthia mcfadden digging into this situation for a while. cynthia? >> reporter: a really good summary where we are. we know paul manafort and donald trump have been friends, business friends and colleagues, for over 30 years. introduced to one another by roy comb, who represented, of course -- the unbelievable joe mccarthy during the mccarthy hearings. so theyve known each other, wor...

Precampaign, thats bads news, because if that were true, that would mean that bob mueller has the authority to pursue these other cases, and rod rosen stein didnt intervene, and its open season. >> could be broad, but it looks broader than we may have thought, in the meantime, the part two is, the president and manafort werent that close anyway. >> well, the president trying to distance himself through a spokesperson today, lets be clear. the president and paul manafort, the 30 year relationship...

It is is almost intellectually dishonest. he said something. he got in trouble for it. hes going to keep fighting just like roy comb told him to. >> youre saying im being intellectually dishonest. >> maggy, you couldnt be intellectually dishonest if you tried. im sawing the idea that he is a contrarian. maybe he is just taking the other side. thats not who he is. >> no, i think were saying the same thing. when somebody tells him -- im saying what you said. when somebody tells him he is wrong, he...