A newscast reviewing and analyzing top stories of the day as they happen. Interesting part of the president s answer to ainslie earharts question, that hasnt played in that portion that you aired there, shep, where the president said this was not a Campaign Contribution, because it wasnt the campaign that paid it, it was me. And i have tweeted about that in the past. Now, you remember, the president put an awful lot of his own money into the campaign. So i asked sarajevo hah Huckabee Sanders how did the president dlinity what was going to the campaign and what might have gone to other people for campaign purposeles. Listen in here. How do you draw the line between what was a Campaign Contribution and what might have been a payment to somebody for other purps. Secretary sanders im not going to get into the back and forth of the legal part of. This i would refer to you the president s outside counsel 678 as i told cecilia, what i can tell you is what the president has stated a number of times, he did nothing wrong, there are no charges against him, just because Michael Cohen has made a deal doesnt mean anything with regards to the president. So, again, the president says
americans. Even if the president were to be impeached by a dem xwratly led congress we see a replay of 1999 per the republican controlled house voted on articles of impeachment for president clinton but the senate did not convict. Takes twothirds of the senate. Unlikely according to everyone i talk to that that could happen. Michael cohens attorney told me that this is just the beginning of the process for davis that hes willing to talk to investigators about the true nature of his relationship with donald trump, things that might have transpired during that relationship. Cohen has set up a Go Fund Me Page which is so far attracted 54,000. Thats about onetends of what theyre looking for 1 10 of what they look for. Shepard cohen implicated the president directly in a crime. Is there a noticeable sense of change in demeanor there, or was
this expected . I think it really was expected. Heres a guy who famously and its been reported many, many times said that he would take a bullet for the president. Then that interview with george step no loss suggested that his main goal was to protect his family and his country. I talked to lanny davis about the evolution that cohen went through. It seems as though he just decided that a world of hurt was going to come down on him and it was time that he needed to Say Something about President Trump to save his own hide. But lanny davis said something very interesting, he said when he saw President Trump sort of defer to Vladimir Putin on this issue of russian meddling in the campaign, that was the last straw and he said to lanny davis, lets go forward with all of this. Shepard fascinating point in history. John roberts at the white house writing the first draft. The president s former fixer Michael Cohen has more secrets to spill about his exboss according to cohens attorney, the aforementioned lanny davis. Will cohen cooperate with the special counsel, bob mueller . The answer is he will cooperate with everyone because hes committed to telling the truth. But i know that when he retained me, as recently as yesterday, hes committed to telling the truth. Shepard dramatic evolution from last summer when Michael Cohen said he was so loyal to the president hed take a bullet for him. No more. Rick lefb that will has the latest. Michael cohen could have spent the rest of his life in federal prison. With this plea deal hes looking at three to five years. Nothing in the deal excel him to cooperate with the mueller compels him to cooperate with the Mueller Investigation but doesnt preclude it. Lanny davis said cohen appears ready to cooperate. Hes free on 500,000 bond, admitted under oath to hiding 4 million in income from the irs, hiding a debt to secure a home equity loan, paying off two
women to protect his boss and help win the white house. As you heard john roberts report, cohen told the judge in the summer of 2016 he arranged a reimburse a tabloid for buying and then burying a story about former playboy model Karen Mccuingal who claimed an affair with mr. Trump and said he paid 130 no steffi clifford, stormy daniels, she was ready to go public with the claimed affair. Both cases cohen said he did so in coordination and direction for candidate for federal office, protect from information that would be harmful to the candidate for the principle purpose of influencing the election. Cohens attorney admits he lied for years but now says hes committed to telling the truth. Shepard at the same time cohens Attorney Says the president of the United States should be prosecuted. He does. He said that the president committed a crime and should be indicted. Listen. Mr. Trump wasnt willing to sign those checks himself. He directed mr. Cohen to make those hush money payments. Is a federal crime. If Michael Cohen, with the prosecutors in new york, agreeing admitted to that, then certainly donald trump is guilty of the same crime. We heard from attorney allen dershowitz, saying the president is far from an Impeachable Offense and far from a criminal offense. If mr. Trump, the candidate, contributed several hundred thousand dollars to his own campaign to pay hush money to women who were truthfully or falsely alleging against him thats not a crime. A candidate can contribute as much as he wants. If he directed somebody to do it intending to pay it back. Cohen will be sentenced on december 12. His lawyer says he doesnt want anything from the president including a pardon. Shepard rick, thank you. Breaking news now, on Fox News Channel and this is just in to us here at the network. From our station, fox 29 in philadelphia. Which has just reported that new york State Investigators have just issued a subpoena toMichael Cohen as part of the Trump Foundation probe. Again, fox 29 in philly reports new york State Investigators have issued a subpoena to Michael Cohen as part of the Trump Foundation probe. Its brand new to us, just always its brand new to you. We will have further reporting and analysis throughout the hour. The fallout from yesterdays bombshell legal developments now creeping on to capitol hill, some lawmakers are refusing to meet with President Trumps pick for Supreme Court. So is that pick and confirmation process in real jeopardy . Is this politics . Thats coming up in the fox news deck on wednesday afternoon. Youre headed down the highway when the guy in front slams on his brakes out of nowhere. You do, too, but not in time. Hey, no big deal. Youve got a good record and Liberty Mutual wont hold a grudge by raising your rates over one mistake. You hear that, karen . Liberty mutual doesnt hold grudges. How mature of them. For drivers with Accident ForgivenessLiberty Mutual wont raise their rates because of their first accident. Liberty mutual insurance. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty oh oh ozempic® vo people with Type 2 Diabetes are excited about the potential of onceweekly ozempic®. In a study with ozempic®, a majority of adults lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than seven and maintained it. Oh under seven . vo and you may lose weight. In the same oneyear study, adults lost on average up to 12 pounds. Oh up to 12 pounds . vo a twoyear study showed that ozempic® does not increase the risk of major cardiovascular events like heart attack, stroke, or death. Oh no increased risk . Ozempic® ozempic® should not be the first medicine for treating diabetes, or for people with Type 1 Diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. Do not share needles or pens. Dont reuse needles. Do not take ozempic® if you have a personal or family history
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the married father of two who will be by the way celebrating his 52nd birthday this saturday with a new title to add ontohis roster, admitted felon. Cohen earned his law degree from the thomas m. Coolly law school in michigan but could be disbarred if he is convicted. Thats one part of it. According to published reports he met the president in 2004 hiel he was looking to buy an apartment at trump park avenue. After siding with mr. Trump in a dispute with the condo board at trumps world tower, he publicly promoted trump Tower Apartments as a sound investment. Something that led mr. Trump to offer him a job. Cohen quit his Law Partnership and went to work for the Trump Organization in 2007. Cohen has a resume in politics, named Deputy Finance Chair of the Republican NationalCommittee Finance Committee in 2017. A post he resigned this year citing the ongoing special counsel investigation. He also had democratic ties, posting a picture of himself with Hillary Clinton in 2014, on
his twitter page with the Hillary Clinton fan. Cohen has also donated money to candidates on both sides of the aisle including democrat senator Chuck Schumer of new york and republican senator john mccain of arizona. Cohen recently became a registered republican, too, he was reg staersd democrat in january of 2017. In march of that year, he tweet heed was making the official move to join the Republican Party adding that it, quote, took a great man at poe tuesday to get me to make the switch. Shepard thanks, laura engle. All of the news on President Trumps former Campaign Chairman and former fixer overshadowed, charges gains popular republican lawmaker from Southern California. The feds are using the california congressman Duncan Hunter, and his wife, of Spending Hundreds of thousands of Campaign Dollars on themselves. Paying for everything from lavish trips to fast food. Again, this was the man, the second in all of congress, to endorse President Trump. The first to endorse President Trump has found his own trouble. Details on all of this, just ahead. If you have psoriasis,. And may stop treatment. Upper respiratory tract infection and headache may occur. Tell your doctor about your medicines and if youre pregnant or planning to be. Otezla. Show more of you. This wifi is fast. I know i know
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understand is that his Plea Agreement actually says that it does not bind any other agency or Law Enforcement agency. So this isnt surprising that the New York State tax division is looking at this. Also, his Plea Agreement calls for him to file amended tax returns. New york state officials look at those amended tax returns as evidence of criminal action. If he didnt pay the federal taxes he didnt pay the state taxes. Shepard if he was, for instance, making payments for Services Rendered or anything else, from the foundation, which youre not really allowed to do, and should have had a Tax Liability on such things, then this might expose that. Well, the charity you remember, is not taxable. So thats a tax exempt organization. Shepard thats kind of the point. And i think some of the issues are what they use, the charity to do. The Attorney Generals Office under barbara underwood,
actually had imposed punitive measures on members of trumps family, jared kushner, ivanka trump. Its a question whether this was not acting a as nonprofit. If it was acting in a forprofit way there be would be Tax Liability. Shepard that probe is under way, renew of the civil probe, now moving on to that. As for yesterday, Michael Cohen has known donald trump for a long time. Under oath, implicated the. Of the United States a melanie. What do you do with for a felony. What do you do with that . For mr. Trump . Shepard how does the system react to that in challenging times . Under normal circumstances the person that he implicated would also be charged. Obviously, there is a, it appear das shepard if the president werent the president under these circumstances he would be channelled. Correct, correct. It would lead to a the indictment would be sealed so that mr. Cohen could cooperate so that the person that hes cooperating against knows. This is a public indictment public Plea Agreement. The president knows obviously its all over the news that hes the person that Michael Cohen is referring to, thencandidate. What it means is that this is more ammunition, more fuel for the Mueller Investigation. A question of which route mr. Mueller takes, whether he goes against the sitting standing d. O. J. Policies, indict the sitting president , or use it for the president for impeachment purposes. Shepard not as if the president and his team Couldnt Mount a vigorous defense, they certainly could. Sure, if it gets to that point. Shepard the point is just because he says it doesnt mean the president , you know, has committed any crime. He gets a chance to defend himself under any circumstance. Of course. But understand what goes into a Plea Agreement here, it was federal prosecutors, they would vet this is a proper plea, a judge, article three j. J. , appointed by president judge pauley, respected judge, makes sure this was a crime. And allow this plea to go
forward. And they did view that.