A weeknight look at the news, featuring interviews, analysis and Panel Discussions hosted by Bret Baier. Problem it would be legal. If cohen himself made the contribution that would be unlawful because he has a limit of 5200. The complicated issue is what if trump told him to do it . Then cohen would be acting for trump in the Campaign Contribution would be unlawful as long as the president ultimately paid in advance on what he was going to pay. That would be completely lawful. The prosecutor is in a little bit of a catch22. If he believes cohen that the president directed him to do it then thats not a crime at all. If he doesnt believe, one, then, one has committed a crime and not the president and the legal pundits have been saying if colin admits to a crime, that makes trump an unindicted coconspirator just wrong as a matter of basic criminal law. You dont become an unindicted coconspirator if your action is
here is the Deputy Assistant attorney general on this very point. Its the exact opposite and it really gives rise to the sort of watergate comparisons. What cohen says in court, its not in the information. He made a point of saying it not only was it a direction of trump but it was for the purpose of influencing the election. That gets down the middle in the bullseye of high crime and misdemeanor especially given how excruciatingly close the election was. Its quite like what the watergate burglars did except nixon was up 25 points against mcgovern. That is a serious corruption of governmental function and the election. Its not even a close question, that is so overthetop. Is not a crime to contribute to her own campaign. If he had written a letter to these two women saying youre going to hurt me in my campaign, im going to pay you 150,000 to
help me get elected president and you have to keep it quiet, its hush money. No crime. I challenge any of those who say its a crime to find me anything in criminal law that would make it a crime for a president personally to pay in order to save his own election. Its just not against the law. It may be a political sin, even if it determines the outcome of the election but the rule of law requires that when you Say Something is a crime, show me the statute. Show me the statute. There is no statute that would make that a crime. It might be a misdemeanor for the campaign to fail to report that payment but it would be on the campaign, not on the candidate. Thats not even a close questio question. Thats not the kind of thing the framers had in mind. Bret they would have to have much more than what cohen has brought to the table right now to think about moving down
supreme Court NomineeBrett Kavanaugh until the air is cleared from all of this from the and manafort situation, your thoughts on that. The republicans deserve everything they get on this. They illegally improperly withheld a vote on the nomination of Gore Merrick Garo that neil gorsuch could be nominated. I dont think two wrongs make a right. I think this nomination should go forward on its merits, we have to hear a lot more from Brett Kavanaugh to see if he warrants a confirmation. I think the framers of the constitution intended the senate to vote yes or no. They didnt intend the senate to be able to delay it until the end of the president s term. Bret new fox news poll indicating republicans trail
democrats 5039 in favorability with a similar spread and unfavorable as you can see by the numbers. Despite all of the negative press the president has been dealing with the last day plus. Around the country by campaigning hard for his handpicked favorites. Corresponded peter doocy looks at what the president is facing. President trump is clearing his calendar to help republicans keep control of congress, carving out at least 40 days between august and election day to campaign. Thats at least five more days than president obama spent on the trail in the 2010 midterms and a person familiar with his thinking said we expect for him to be probably the most aggressive campaigner in recent president ial history. Air force one stops will include north dakota, south dakota, missouri, montana, nevada, kentucky, and tennessee. We are fighting history, history tells us this is going to be a challenging year. A fresh batch of fox news pulls back set up because 53 of voters disapprove of President Trumps job performance, eight points more than voters who approve. 76 of clinton voters say they are certain to vote in november, 9 more than trump voters. Democratic voters are inspired but what about Democratic Candidates . They have nothing to run on other than attacking the president. Attacking the president is the foundation of their pitch. Via check and balance to donald trump wherever appropriate, preserve Peoples Health care. Health care is an issue President Trump things will hurt vulnerable democrats. President trump joe manchin always voted for obama and he voted to keep the disaster known as obamacare. Something else he brought to the trail which he showed a
stop, nicknames were democrats democrats. Wacky jackie. At every stop the president warns about who will take over if the house or senate flips. President trump a vote for jon tester is a vote for chuck schumer, nancy pelosi, and the new leader of the Democratic Party maxine waters. The vulnerable senator doesnt think the president will sway voters in big sky country. In the end, montana is going to have who they want to represent in the senate. There is one thing President Trump can do for republican candidates that is going to be tough for democrats to compete with and that is pack an arena with nosy supporters. Its not clear who democrats could call on as the partys leader draw a big crowd. Bret peter, thank you. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell has just filed cloture to end debate on 17
administrative and judicial nominees. Our senior producer reports it would take the senate weeks to get through all of these nominees if they do it by the book but they are moving quickly on all of that. As we have told you before, there is a huge concern up on capitol hill and throughout the country about Cyber Security for the election. Tonight, the government is sharing some of what it is doing to try to prevent a rerun of 2016. Doug mckelway shows us. Its nickname to the scare the heck out of you board and its front and center inside this Cyber Command center in the department of homeland security. Each red pin represents some vital control connected to the internet potentially vulnerable to hacking. Their concern is on the Midterm Elections. Theres no evidence of the scope and scale of 2016 but that could change over the next day and the next day. Just hours before she spoke,
the committee foiled an act of hacking. It was a reminder that Election Security is mostly in the hands of individual companies and jurisdictions. The federal government plays a mostly deterrent role against what nielsen says is the big four state hackers. Russia, north korea, china, and iran. Our message is simple, we will identify you and you will pay a high price. So dont bother. Two bills that would impose such a price remained stalled in the senate. The director of National Intelligence to determine within 30 days of an election whether a foreign state interfered and impose automatic sanctions. The secure elections act would require vendors of Election Machines to report any problems to dhs and to date members of the Senate Intelligence committee wrote one of the nations largest Election Vendors warning they want to submit to independent testing. That after an 11yearold penetrated a model of Floridas Election Systems and changed voting totals. After it was discovered that a Russian Oligarch recently became the biggest investor in the company that handles marylands voting registered database. Bret stocks were mixed today as the current bull run on wall street became the longest in history at 3453 days. The dow lost 89 today, the nasdaq gained 30 both the s p and the nasdaq finished at the third highest close in the history of those indices. Up next, the illegal immigrant who confessed to murdering an Iowa College Student makes his First Court Appearance. Heres what some of our Fox Affiliates are covering around the country. Fox 46 in charlotte has a North Carolina state Committee Recommends three confederate monuments remain on the state
capitol grounds. The panel says it should reinterpret the monuments and more information should be installed next to them to discuss slavery and provide historical context. This comes days after protesters toppled a statue of a confederate soldier. Fox four in kansas city as the coast guard refers a sinking of a tourist boat to federal prosecutors. The accident killed 16 passengers and one crew member. This is a live look at the command center in honolulu from k ho m. Hawaii residents stocking up on bottled water and other supplies as they face a threat of heavy rain, high surf from hurricane lane. What was a category five storm has weakened to a category four, still very strong. The Weather Service says
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honor of 47 Chinese Tourists who died last month when their boat sank in rough weather off a Resort Island in thailand. Officials say both boats went to see despite official warnings about rough weather and they are pursuing legal action against those involved. The family of former United Nations secretary general kofi annans inhaling of what it calls the outpouring of love and support since his death over the weekend. He was remembered today at a Wreath Laying Ceremony at the United Nations, he died ceremony at the age of 80. Just as some of the other stories beyond our borders tonight, well be right back. Yeah, i think i can handle it. No pressure. Thats just my favorite boat. Boom. laughs make summer go right with ford, americas bestselling brand. And get our best deal of the summer zero percent financing
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