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In terms of the time frame. so the fact that hes all over the map suggests i do believe he was trying to do spin control and that some of that spin control was trying inoculate what was going to happen on february 7th. he spent most of his time trying to say cohen is a liar. well, cohen has lied. the difference between rudy giuliani and a michael cohen is michael cohen has admitted it. >> right. and being a lawyer for donald trump carries with it those risks. beth you have stay with me. were abo...

The president says he encouraged that kind of cooperation, but its unclear what mcgahn said. is this mcgahn trying to protect himself legally down the road? hes the white house counsel. hes not the presidents personal attorney. >> there was one thing don mcgahn had to do before he could take office. he had to take an oath. that was not an oath to donald trump or to any political party. it was an oath to the u.s. constitution. ultimately, don mcgahns client is the constitution and the rule of law...

Senior fbi official. rudy giuliani says this is powerfully exculpatory. >> this would be exactly where rudy giuliani need some credibility to fill this and he had none. the notion that it takes with ones lawyer discussing hush post-gam payments that you already denied resulted in campaign violations but possibly wire fraud and bank fraud and it is bizarre on its face and seems like the sort of reflexive 180 degrees spin that rudy giuliani have been employing for many months. there are more tapes...

Welcome back. tonight im obsessed how the washington spin control game is corrupting our ability to have meaningful conversations about policy. what i mean -- the labor department reported today the economy added 148,000 jobs in december. keep in mind 148,000 is a disappointing number. hat tip to the daily beast sam stein. a republican said about that job growth under president trump. "our economy continued to make progress last month rounding out a steady year of job growth for hard working ame...

Mueller. >> only logical way to get to the american people is to a point a second special counsel. >> whats your reaction? >> allies on fox news are clearly in full spin control. they want to discredit the investigation, which has already indicted the campaign chairman on charges which include conspiracy against the united states of america, the national security adviser michael flynn has acknowledged and pled guilty that he broke the law, and is now cooperating with the special counsel. george ...

The things you just laid out it was soft pedaling it or shortcutting it or we know the conclusion? lets just put some window dressing on it so it looks like its official but let lets wrap this baby up as soon as possible. is that what you are getting at? >> thats what the evidence suggests. when you look at the recent documents released about the tar pack meeting between loretta lynch and bill clinton, the fbi was more worried about spin control and public relations and punishing the person that...

From what you can see from the things you just laid out it was soft pedaling it or shortcutting it or we know the conclusion? lets just put some window dressing on it so it looks like its official but let lets wrap this baby up as soon as possible. is that what you are getting at? >> thats what the evidence suggests. when you look at the recent documents released about the tar pack meeting between loretta lynch and bill clinton, the fbi was more worried about spin control and public relations an...

From what you can see from the things you just laid out it was soft pedaling it or shortcutting it or we know the conclusion? lets just put some window dressing on it so it looks like its official but let lets wrap this baby up as soon as possible. is that what you are getting at? >> thats what the evidence suggests. when you look at the recent documents released about the tar pack meeting between loretta lynch and bill clinton, the fbi was more worried about spin control and public relations an...

Election attempting to hurt hillary clintons chances and help donald trumps chances of becoming president. that matter is not in dispute. the question now was anyone on president trumps team colluding with the russians. thats the subject of two congressional investigations. a separate criminal fbi investigation. the chief white house correspondent john roberts is live on the north lawn. john? >> good afternoon. the press secretary this afternoon again reiterated that he has been told by many peo...

Ambassador of the u.n. samantha power said after abstaining from the vote. listen to this. >> israeli settlement activity in territories occupied in 1967 up undermines israels security. harms the viability of a negotiated two-state outcome. and erodes prospects for peace and stability in the region. today, the security council reaffirmed its established consensus that settlements have no legal valladaliditvalidity. the united states has been sending a message that the settlements must top public...