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Since that round of reporting sparked by the presidents campaign last year, since that round of reporting began, the trump foundation has admitted formally to self-dealing, meaning it disburse whatd were supposed to be charitable funds to benefit trumps rather than for any charitable purpose. the foundation has also come under intense legal scrutiny from the attorney generals office in the state of new york where the foundation is incorporated. that leads to a really interesting detail to watch ...

To two of the accusers who confirmed their accounts to nbc news. rose in a statement posted to twitter apologized for his actions saying, i always felt that i was pursuing shared feeling, even though i now realize i was mistaken. angela merkel saying another election may be necessary after coalition talks stalled now putting her fourth term in jeopardy. merkel, determined leader since 2005, was skeptical about leading a minority government. germany hasnt had a majority government since world w...

Every single one of our options as we go forward here. >> but not committing -- not committing to buying tv time yet, are you? >> we are exploring all of our options right now as i said, the campaign itself is on the air right now. were going to monitor it every day to see what we can do to be helpful. our candidate is doing a great job and the more people learn about roy moore, especially the fact that he was engaged in a self-dealing through a charitable organization, the more i think theyre g...

The price of those stocks that he owned. at his confirmation hearing, tom price was questioned about the fact some of those trades he did in health companies were vip deals where only he and a few other select clients were allowed to trade those stocks at those prices. hey, mr. chairman of the health subcommittee, how did you get special deals? tom price when questioned about that in his confirmation hearing denied that he had been in on any vip stock deals. he said oh, no, the public could have...

Distin distinction when it comes to the first family. all right, maybe well raise an eyebrow at that. >> right. >> but well have to deal with it and we have a history of dealing with this and maybe theyll crack down in the future but when it cox -- when it comes to cabinet members an taking d.c. to philadelphia, private jets, why would this happen with career folks that in a system where they know they are going to get busted. >> and when he was in the house, was always railing at nancy pelosi f...

Deals which absolutely was not true. he was under oath at the time and never went back and corrected those statements. but the republicans on the committee and senate at large were happy to vote for tom price. anyway, and you know what? it turns out when somebody during their confirmation process shows a proclivity for self-dealing in government employment and more than happy to lie about that and not bother to clean it up once they are caught lying on it under oath, when somebody shows you that...

Those special deals? tom price, when questioned about that in his confirmation hearing, he just denied that hed been in on any vip stock deals. he said, no, the public could have been in on any of those deals, which was not true. he was under oath at the time and he never went back and corrected those statements. but the republicans on the committee and in the senate at large were happy to vote for tom price anyway. and you know what, it turns out when somebody during their confirmation process ...

Touche to bill clinton say to your point of view. give that touche a chance again, right? >> yeah. but this plan doesnt do that. thats the problem. i dont dislike rich people. i love rich people and -- >> neil: i dont think theyre getting that vibe from you right now. >> look, if theyre -- they made 85% of all income growth in the last seven or eight years, neil and you give them a tax cut? while the guy working with the lunch bucket in youngstown ohio has had stagnant -- >> neil: you acknowledg...

This is hard for reporters. been so many scandals, even just looking at jared and ivanka, all the dealings, kushner family offering visas to the chinese, ivankas trademark issues, presidents own self-dealing as people stay at his d.c. palace hotel and make him richer because they want access, mar-a-largo visits and membership. goes on and on. >> before i leave there. ask about verit, the new group youve created, been criticized. but pro-clinton looks worse and worse, pro-hillary website looks li...

>> the obama administration didnt understand we were at war. but this is something where russia agrees that theyre at war with us. >> yes. >> is it a sign, is it a consciousness of guilty that this administration will not meet russia on a battlefield russia is claiming? >> you could look at it as a consciousness of guilt. but you could also look at it as self-preservation and self-dealing. everything with trump is about him. he doesnt care about anything except him. so if he is not willing to sa...