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He admit s that these allegatios or not, whether he contests them, hes saying he is. he saw no way forward. with the governor calling for his resignation, other prominent new york officials calling for his resignation, the path was clear. jane baker and ronan farrow, known for his reporting on harvey weinstein. >> since were talking about the governor calling, asking him to resign, laura, well get to the legal part of this in a moment. politically, how might this play out? >> it moved quickly. g...

She said "i feel a wave of truth coming, purging those who should not be in positions of power. women are rising up and had enough. we must end this cycle of abuse of power and sexual violence." thats the difference involving this story, from all the me too accounts weve heard, all the allegations against prominent men, it has primarily been about sexual assault and sexual harassment. in this case, schneiderman is also accused of abusing his power and acting in violent ways separate from any sex...

As rape in other peoples worlds, doesnt mean you didnt commit the other crimes youre accused of including the slapping. also the very important one. there are threat. allegations in the report there were threats made if they yower to go forward, there would be wiretapping on their phones, there would be repercussions in many ways. remember, this is an allegation that many women and men who have contested proceedings against, say, a person in law enforcement, an officer, somebody in the court sys...

Story and that includes the people around him. >> and there isnt an authoritative no. >> lets talk about scott pruitt tonight, because "the new york times" is reporting tonight that senior white house staff members are encouraging the president to fire scott pruitt, his embattled environmental protection agency chief. now 11 federal investigations that involve him. how can he stay in this job? >> i mean, he shouldnt be allowed to stay in the job, but i think two things are keeping him in the job...

The reporter from a "new yorker" describes a former girlfriend who said not all the abuse took case during sexual encounters. schneiderman reportedly slapped his girlfriend during an argument. how does that change any argument that slapping someone is a sexual proclivity? >> its very odd he would parse it out the way he did, that hed never engage in nonconsensual sex. thats the line he would not cross. apparent lly assault is not onen which hed vehemently deny the allegations and simply say he v...

This is role play is no excuse for balling up for fist and punching somebody when they rebuff you or having a young ladys ear bleed when youre having sex. thats beyond perverse, beyond wild and unacceptable and ill let laura comment on this, its probably a crime. we have to understand this is more, this is allegations of domestic violence, physical abuse, and assault and battery by the sitting attorney general as of right now. by the way, the last thing as were talking about this cascading pr, i...

First lady melania trump making a rare speech today as she unveils her official platform to help children. shes focusing on everything from opioid abuse to cyber bullying. >> it is our responsibility as adults to educate and remind them that when theyre using their voices, whether verbally or online, they must choose their words wisely and speak with respect and compassion. >> the president, her husband, is listening to that. lets discuss now, cnn presidential historian, douglas brinkley. lauren...

Off the legal team and make him white house doctor. >> thats your new reporting? thank you very much. >> this is what we heard from rudy giuliani. i dont know how much we have all evening to play this but what weve heard just over the weekend. watch this. >> did you misspeak or did people not interpret what you were saying? were you talking about the facts or were you talking about the law, mr. -- >> im talking about the law and the conclusion. the facts -- the facts im still learning. so im not...

That term, that freeze, phrase used to say the president cannot not be prosecuted for a crime. in u.s. versus nixon, about whether or not the president had to comply with aspects of due process of the law. the idea that you run the executive branch, the role of the executive branch is to enforce the laws as are written and that includes due process. you cannot get in the way of trying to ensure that due process or a criminal investigation is being pursued. so that includes whether you can comply...

Has to be in response to a specific question, the answer to which might intend to incriminate you. he cant come in, ask him his name, and say the fifth. if theres a pointed question asked of him that he feels will incriminate him, its his right to do so. the bigger question, whether he asserts executive privilege. also his right to do so. a little more of a better scenario if he actually does that because you may have a situation you can say, listen, i dont want to take things, my adviser or cou...