A news show featuring the top headlines of the day from pop culture to politics, which are discussed by a rotating panel of four women and one man. And the Associated Press quoting sources who say the enquirer kept the safe filled with documents on hush money payments and other potentially damaging stories on the president as the tabloid is said to do with many celebrities. Cohens attorney has told cnn he believes his client would be willing to testify before Congress Without immunity. Juan, i come to you first. Democrats have talked the word impeachment. And im curious, now, if that will stay in the Mow Nomenclature for you, or youll see where things shake out . I dont think there is avoiding the reality when you have the president s personal lawyer say in open court in the course of his plea that the president was involved with this, and then you have the repeated contribute,s or changes in stories coming from the president , that his political opponents would say, well, is this merit impeachment. I think the big question is how it plays for the mid terms. And does it fire up, you see
the house and take it back in large majority. You look at the senate, seems to be relatively safe, i dont see democrats trying to move forward with impeachment if it hits a roadblock in the senate, republicans retain the senate. The impeachment talk doesnt mean much if democrats win back the house, i mentioned earlier, you will see a ton of congressional hearings and a lot of noise. Harris rachel, are you getting out on the Campaign Trail, the president promised he will be out there six, seven days. The Secret Service is like can we see that schedule . Right, a lot. More than oi they are president. Harris when you look at that, and the power that the president has had, helping candidates win, if you were on the bubble or assuming were you in trouble right now, do you still call on the president , with all thats going on . Im wondering how all of this plays for individual candidates as lisa points out, She Didnt SayPresident Trump, she said what its like for republicans. All politics is roll. Local f youre from a suburban
she just wants fair play and equal application of the law. To that point, since im money and finance for a living, going after Allen Wiseleberg granting him immunity in the cohen probe, the tentacles of the octopus that started with the Special Counsel investigation into russian interference in the election, these tentacles are getting longer and longer. They lead the an expornography actress, exemploy boy model. When you start looking at the playboy model. When you look at the finances of the Trump Organization, the Subpoena Subpena of Michael Cohen with regard to the trump foundation, the state of new york, the Trump Organization could Face Criminal Charges from the manhattan district attorney, the New York Times reported that earlier today. So, this is a much bigger legal problem. And kind of evident with wiseleberg, this is evidence, i
think, that President Trump will never, ever sit down for an interview with the Special Counsel. Harris i want to get this in, mark penn, former palestinian clinton advisor, on the Tabloid Chief given immune yipt, taking immunity, watch. Hes the person actually making the contribution or expenditure, and so theyre not really interested in that. Theyre only interested in tying things to trump. On the matters that we already decided, look, i went through impeachment with plik, these issues about president clinton, what happened with women, consensual and legal activities cant be turned into crimes and the American People wont stand for this. Same thing with john edwards, aquilted, they were not campaign violations, theyre personal expenditures. Harris interesting, because i saw Anthony Scaramucci saying that this president ought to take the john edwards defense and come out with whatever it is. I watched the video with him
this morning where he said there could be more of these women. He was speculating. He threw out the number ten. The point hesmaking and made on it overtime as well, get out in front of this now. That safe has something in it. Get out ahead on the women . Harris whatever the story is going to be. If its not illegal, and it looks like these payments wouldnt be because he was paying women not to crack up his marriage is what scar much jeff and other people have scaramucci and others have said y not hit the facts before they go drip, drip, drip. Let me disagree. Harris its not my opinion. Well, ill tell you my opinion. It would be an inkind contribution. He would have to have said i am making this contribution to pay off these women. Its not the payoff, its the idea, and this is what we heard from cohen in open court, the president was involved in setting up this deal. Because although in the john edwards case you had people who made general contributions, what
the jury decided was that he they didnt know he was going to use the money for that purpose. The president knew he was using the money for that purpose, at that time, right before the election harris ho do you know that hes on tape saying it and we have the time line. Long before he started running for Office HarrisHe Isnt On Tape Saying hes on tape, cohen has tape theyre discussing how the payment should be made. Harris the why of it, thats what matters. Even if it an s. E. C. Violation, theyre met with fines. President obama, 2008, was one of the largest violations, levied against a president. Theyre typically treated as civil not criminal cases. Thats the abomination. The legal liability as well, many people have been saying in regard to the politics of this, sure its going to drive out partisans in suburban districts that dont like trump, but it Doesnt Touch Them how about the political
excuse the democrats used for bill clinton, its just lies about sex, to quote andy mccarthy. How will it affect the midterm races. Theres a lot of people who voted for trump angry, they feel hes unfairly targeted and hillary was given a pass and theyre going after him. And the message to the American People, if you an outsider, somebody who wants to run for president and the Political Class did not annoint you, the insiders, the elites in washington, Political Class will destroy it. Thats what i think donald trump is trying to bring in. That sounds like spin. The swamp is now defined by trump and his associates. Or you could say its the leaders of the fbi and the d. O. J. , a lot of people believe. Harris ill step in with a bit of breaking news. Its developing at this hour. An update, now, on the health of senator john mccain rg the longserving Arizona Republican and vietnam war hero. Has been battling brain cancer as you noef. Today the mccain family issued this statement, john has surpassed expectations for his survival. But the progress of disease and the advance of vang render the verdict. With the usual strength of will he has chosen to discontinue medical treatment. Our family is immensely grateful for the support and the kindness of all caregivers over the last year and for the continuing outpouring of concern and affection from johns many friends and associates. And the many thousands of people who are keeping him in their prayers. End quote. Senator mccain is of course in our thoughts and prayers. My friend, megan, i am with you in spirit today. Well bring you any updates we can on his condition. Judge Brett Kavanaugh and skeptical democrats, why the Supreme Court nominee may have to put some of their concerns to rest. And whether this removes a key hurdle for kavanaugh. Digging in her heels, top House Democrat nancy pelosi vowing not to surrender her leadership post. Huhuh, shes not giving up. Is this a gift for republicans in the mid terms . Remember, the president calls her the republican secret weapon. Or is pelosis political prowess underestima underestimated . Well debate it. Nced nutrition. For strength and energy whoohoo greattasting ensure. With nine grams of protein and twentysix vitamins and minerals. Ensure. Now up to 30 grams of protein for strength and energy but how do i know if im im getting a good deal . I tell truecar my zip and which car i want and truecar shows the range of prices people in my area actually paid for the same car so i know if im getting a great price. This is how car buying was always meant to be. This is truecar. Getting in their way. Meningococcal group b disease, or meningitis b, is real. Bexsero is a vaccine to help prevent meningitis b in 1025 year olds. Even if meningitis b is uncommon, thats not a chance were willing to take. Meningitis b is different from the meningitis most teens were probably vaccinated against when younger. Were getting the word out against meningitis b. Our teens are getting bexsero. Bexsero should not be given if you had a severe allergic reaction after a previous dose. Most common side effects are pain, redness or hardness at the injection site; muscle pain; fatigue; headache; nausea; and joint pain. Bexsero may not protect all individuals. Tell your healthcare professional if youre pregnant or if you have received any other meningitis b vaccines. Ask your healthcare professional about the risks and benefits of bexsero and if vaccination with bexsero is right for your teen. Moms, we cant wait. Fieshing back at Attorney GeneralJeff Sessions after sessions pushed back against the president s criticism in a statement defending his performance of the d. O. J. Sessions vowing that he wont be you influenced by political considerations. This morning, the president tweeted this. Quoting part of Sessions Statement that the d. O. J. Will not be improperly influence by political considerations, adding, jeff, this is great. What everybody wants. So look into all of the corruption on the other side including deleted emails, comey lies and likes, mueller conflicts, mccabe, strzok, page, chris to per steele and his phony incorrupt dossier, the Clinton Foundation illegal surveillance of the trump campaign. Russian collusion by dems and so much more. Open up the papers and documents
without redaction. Come, on jeff, can you do it, the country is waiting, exclamation point. Rachel smiled my way. Some republicans say Firing Sessions would be a bad idea. The idea that he might be fired because he isnt a political hack is a very, very bad idea. A bad idea for the constitution, Bad Idea For Public Trust and the department of justice, a bad idea for the. United states. Harris senate Jusdishry Chairman Chuck Grass Lee saying he could make time for hearings on a new Attorney General. Senator Lindsay Graham jumped onboard bringing in a new sheriff at the d. O. J. Here it is. Theres just not a good healthy working relationship, from what i can tell. And for the good of the nation, i think we need an Attorney General that has the confidence of the president. Im not blaming Jeff Sessions. There is no finer man. But at the end of the day there are plenty of conservative judges and lawyers that i think
could do this job that we can get somebody confirmed. Harris rachel, ill come to you first. I want to put it in context, too, Lindsay Graham said a nonstarter is before the midterm elections. Conversation started to kind of change and by nighttime, you had the go back and forth between the president and Jeff Sessions. Its clear that Lindsay Graham before said never, he should never get rid of a. G. Sessions. Harris that was 2017. Yes. Now its clear that the president needs somebody who he trusts. But doing so before the mid terms, i agree, would be very tumultuous, not good for the prospects of holding on to the house or the senate. Its a good compromise. I personally never understood why sessions has held on this long. I dont want to work for somebody who doesnt want me to work for them. While i think hes done a fairly good job on some of these immigration issues and dealing
with ms13, its very clear theyre not on the same page. What frustrates not just the president but those who voted for him is that it just seems unfair. Its fine if sessions wanted to recuse himself, okay, i understand, i think that was a Fair Assessment on his part he didnt have to but he did for proprietary, the way it looked. Why hasnt he gone after Hillary Clinton . Why is peter strzok still working there . Theres lots of questions that people have to go, just, he says its nonpolitical. But hes not looking at it with the same fairness, when it comes to Hillary Clinton and the democrats. Its not just Hillary Clinton and those democrats you mentioned. You can, looking at the inaction, you can smell the fecklessness up here in new york city. Cha john chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight committee, told how Hillary Clintons former i. T. Guy didnt show up for two subpoenas. They subpoenaed time twice. Jason chaffetz went to Jeff Sessions and said to show the equal application of the law that there is a rule of law this guy needs to be prosecuted. Jeff sessions said to him, chaffetz said earlier, Jeff Sessions said hes too close to Hillary Clinton. Dismissed it. This isnt the only instance. What is clear about all of this, when Jeff Sessions was in the process of being confirmed, he was painted by the media on the left as this racist, putin puppet. Guarantee the second that President Trump fires him hes going to be heralded as a great guy and how dare President Trump fire him, this is what happens, the way the media and the left work. I dont think he should have recused toms work with. The things he was attacked with, the security form, he was doing what the fbi told him to in the process of filling them out. You also look at him, what meetings with some individuals who are tied to russian officials. Guess what, a lot of the same people criticizing him for the meetings, clare mccaskill, did the same thing. If he recused himself, why is Rod Rosenstein there, hes the guy that recommended comey for firing and is still there. Harris thats the point of the hearing. Not the hearing but the confirmation, if you can get to this issue before the mid terms, if there is room to open that up, then you appoint somebody else and it wouldnt be Rod Rosenstein scooting up to the top of the lils the to carry on the investigation. Pick Lindsey Graham or some one like that. Jaun i think sessions thinks hes protecting the integrity of the american justice system. And giving a buffer to the American People, against what could devolve have into a political food fight. Harris devolve have . Were there. If you use the department of justice to opinionish your political enemies, i think the country isnt in a good place. Not for a second do i believe the democrats would sit back and take it if somebody spied on Barack Obamas campaign. What are you talking about . They had a fisa warrant based on fault information. I dont want to get into the weeds on. This im just telling you, i think that right now, when we have the president talking about how its not appropriate to make a deal hang on a second, hes flipping, lots of people have flipped. This sounds like a criminal enterprise and hes trying to defend himself and his associates from the law. What is the difference you have an Attorney General, our top Law Enforcement officer acting on a political agenda. Juan, juan dash whats the difference between Jeff Sessions holding up the integ riflt d. O. J. Or some one like Lindsay Graham if thats who President Trump chose to fill that spot . What would the difference be . I think Lindsay Graham is a
fine lawyer, too, i think he would try why not fire Self Sessions and nominate him . If you fire Jeff Sessions it would be done through a political lens you and democrats no, no, i didnt plead guilty in open court he can higher and fire whoever he wants. The politics is that he would be seen in the light of the saturday night massacre. Wipe out Jeff Sessions wait a minute, can we point out this is talk and