Owners. And doug jones is a doctor in liberal which is why he is not saying anything and why the media are trying to boost him. So vote roy moore . Im telling you, we want the votes in the senate to get this tax bill through. But the rnc has withdrawn support for roy moore. Mitch mcconnell has withdrawn support. So has the Young Republicans vote withdrawn support for roy moore. And a lot of women. Right. And you know what . I just want everybody to know, doug jones. Nobody ever says his name. Okay. Message here is not ambiguous. It is unmistakable. Kellyanne conway, counselor to the president says December 12th Alabamians should vote for a man who currently stands accused of molesting a 12yearold girl, sexually assaulting a 16yearold and dating or attempting to date five more teenagers including calling one while she was in trig nomt class. So republicans can pass a
massive tax cut that overwhelmingly benefits corporations and the wealthy. Its a very different message than Kellyanne Conway herself was pushing just last week. Whatever the facts end up being, the premise is of course the principle, the incontrovertible principle is there is no senate seat that is worth more than a child. No senate seat worth more than a child. Its profound. What happ changed . According to new reporting, ohs the past week the white house and president trumps top allies have gone from laying the ground to ditch moore to laying the groundwork to celebrate his possible win next month. Multiple sources saying trump is told not the criticize moore by many of his closest advisering including Kellyanne Conway and steve bannon, trumps former strategist who of course aggressively championed the now accused Child Molester Moore in the primary. President trump has been accused on the record of course we should note of unwanted physical contact by at least 15 women. He denies all their accounts,
called them liars. Said they were not attractive enough for him to assault. On friday, the president criticized al franken over Sexual Misconduct allegations. And then over the weekend, he found time to attack a black Football Player and the father of a black College Basketball player. But for some reason, for some reason, the president , who has opinions about nearly everything under the sun, continues to simply have nothing to say about roy moore. To the media, to the press, thank you very much. We appreciate it. Thank you. Your thoughts on roy moore, mr. President . Do you believe his accusers . Thank you. Do you believe roy moores accusers, mr. President . Thank you very much. The White House Press briefing today Sarah Huckabee sanders was asked about conaways comments. Good afternoon. Is that the position of this white house that voters are better off voting for someone accused of assaulting teenaged girls than a democrat . Look, as ive answered, i think even for the third or fourth time today, as well as 10 or 15 times on thursday and
living room and proceeded to seduce me i guess you would say. And during the course of that, he remove mid clothing. He left the room and came back in wearing his white underwear, and he touched me over my clothing, what was left of it. And he tried to get me to touch him as well. And at that point i pulled back and said that i was not comfortable. And i got dressed, and he took me home. But i was a 14yearold child trying to play in an adults world. And he was 32 years old. Roy moore denies these allegations and further says he does not even know you. I wonder how many mes he doesnt know. Congressman lance of new
touching them i have no reason to disbelieve them. I think in both the Bill Clinton Case and the donald trump case, it was a behavior before they were president and president clinton got into trouble based on trouble while he was president. And i hope this president conducts himself in office in a higher standard. So your idea is it was before election day, thats just bracketed it away. With regarding president s, i think weve elected these men as president , recognizing their faults. And let me say that try to lead by example. And i certainly have tried to conduct myself in an honorable manner, and certainly as well regretting the offi inting r office i run. There are republicans who thought that roy moore was unfit to be a United States senator before these allegations. This is a man who has been kicked off the Supreme Court twice. This is a man who said one of your colleagues, Keith Ellison should not be allowed to serve in congress because he is muslim, in direct contradiction of a ban on religious for
office. Do you share that belief, that this is a man who is unfit before these accusations . Yet. And i think there should be no religious test in Holding Office in this country. And Keith Ellison and have i different political views, but he is a colleague and a friend, and he has a right to serve in the congress of the United States. What do you think about when you think about roy moore possibly winning this election, you and he serving in the same party in congress . Hell be over in the senate if that were to be the case. And i hope he is not elected. Let me tell you something. Youre running in new jersey seventh district. Its going to be a very competitive district. You know that. Obviously, and we can talk about your vote on the tax bill in a moment. Theyre going to run ads about roy moore in your district. If i was a democratic consultant and roy moore was a sitting u. S. Senator, i would say this is what the Republican Party stands for. Donald trump in the white house and roy moore in the u. S. Senate who is credibly accused of molesting a 14yearold girl. Is this the girl you want the give power to . I represent a very sophisticated district, and im
sure the voters in the district i serve will reelect me based on my views and any such campaign would be demagogic. You voted against the tax bill . I did. You were one of 13 no votes. They say this wont raise taxes on anyone in the middle class. That true when they say that . I dont think its completely true. Ive been fight for what is known is the continuation of the deductibility of state and local taxes. Thats very important for new jersey because we have the highest Property Taxes in the nation. You just zero in on this, theyre say nothing one in the middle class is going to see a tax hike. What youre saying and i think is borne out by the analysis is that is not true. Thing will be some who see a tax hike. There will be some who will not. Of course. There will be more who will. So thats why i have been fighting on this issue. Leonard lance from, have a great thanksgiving if i dont see you. Thank you. Joining us joan walsh and former democratic congresswoman Donna Edwards of maryland,
senior fellow at the Brennan Center for justice. This morning when i saw Kellyanne Conway, i thought to myself, wait a second, is she freelancing or theyre now turning the ship towards an endorsement. And the Daily Beast Reporting Trump world wanted distance and then key allies lobby the president to reconsider. In the span of a single week, they have gone from laying the groundwork to ditch roy moore to possibly celebrating his victory. Yeah, thats what she did this morning. I have to say even steve bannon was saying that, you know, hed kill him himself. Hannity was going after roy moore. And then something changed over the weekend. And i dont know what it is. But kellyanne, having said what she did last thursday, this morning i think even the fox folks were kind of like what . You could see that they were not anticipating and they were confused as to what the actual line was. Is this what were supposed to be saying for the rest of the day . Okay. Donna i was just talking
to the congressman here. And you served in congress. One of the things that happens to democrats and im not comparing the two situations. Theyll run against nancy pelosi when youre running against a democrat in kentucky. I do wonder this figure of roy moore, this is i dont think you can unring this bell. But maybe im wrong. Youve been on the front lines of politics. What do you think . Well, i have. I can see for myself traveling around the country that the Republican Party ran against nancy pelosi in a very effective way to take control of the house of representatives. And i have to tell you, i mean, i think that this is really an albatross around the republicans necks. You look at the defense of donald trump, which was indefensible, and now you add to that roy moore. And they become the party that is, you know, a party that is about pedophiles and sexual predators. And i dont think its defensible anymore. And i think you can see the tightrope that my friend leonard
lance was walking both on the tax issue but also on this question of sexual assault, sexual harassment. You know, its a very bad look for the party, the supposed party of family values. I should note this is a broader issue than roy moore, and i dont want to make apples i dont want to aggregate everything together as all incidents are the same. I want to be clear that what he stands accused of is incredibly serious, and the other things im about to introduce are different grades of that. But as to no party having a monopoly on this, today there is a second allegation against al franken there is reporting about glenn thrush, a times reporter. Full disclosure also an msnbc contributor. And charlie rose. This is the Washington Post, our friend bylined on. This saying he made unwanted sexual advances towards them including lewd phone calls, Walking Around naked in their presence. Moore in a separate category, it is astounding to me the white house would flirt with continued support. I just cant imagine going back in any moment ive covered politics, someone being really credibly accused. Weve got say credibly accused because this is something she shared with people contemporaneously throughout her life. Credibly accused of molesting a 14yearold girl that he picked up outside a custody case when her mama went inside for that custody case that would be a careerender in any universe i think ive lived in, right . Well, and, you know, i think that is true. But lets really be clear here. I dont want to reach back 20, 30 years ago with people who were in office. I want to talk about people who want to hold off, about people who were in every single workplace. Sometimes for women who really dont have anywhere to turn. And i have to tell you, whether or not Leigh Corfman had shared her story or it had been corroborated, i listened to her
and i know her words to be truthful. And we have to start trusting women. We have to start believing women. And they shouldnt have to stand in groups and blocks of women making accusations in order to be believed. And i feel like thats the kind of environment that were in right now. And thats not acceptable. As to the what we should do, we should do Different Things with different people because theyre accused of Different Things. Yep. And youre right. Where roy moore is in a completely separate category than some of the other things that weve discussed. But frankly, i have to tell you, starting with the president of the United States that we knew all along, this has got to stop. Joan walsh and Donna Edwards, thank you both for your time tonight. Thanks. Ahead, Michael Moore joins me to talk about the state of the Republican Party and why the gop is jamg through a tax hike on low and middle income americans. Others are preparing for a long winter. Amazing reporting on the west wing in two minutes after that report. When you have a cold stuff happens. Shut down cold symptoms fast with maximum strength Alka Seltzer Plus liquid gels. I mwell, what are youe to take care odoing tomorrow 10am . Staff meeting. Noon . Eating. 3 45 . Uh, compliance training. 6 30 . Sams baseball practice. 8 30 . Tai chi. Yeah, so sounds relaxing. Alright, 9 53 . I usually make their lunches then, and i have a little vegan so wow, you are busy. Wouldnt it be great if you had investments that worked as hard as you do . Yeah. Introducing essential portfolios. The Automated Investing Solution that lets you focus on your life. Regardless of recommendation, i was going to fire comey, knowing there was no good time to do it. And, in fact, when i decided to just do it, i said to myself, i said, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a madeup story. Its an excuse. The president s decision to fire former fbi director james comey in the midst of the russia investigation is now widely regarded, include Big Trump Allies including steve bannon as a catastrophic error which triggered the appointment of a special counsel and a probe into probl possible Obstruction Of Justice. So for the president s lawyer, how do you keep him from lashing out again and creating another potentially disastrous selfinflicted wound. The answer, according to a new report from the Washington Post is you convince him it will all be over soon. The post reporting that ty cobb, really his name, the outside lawyer handling the Mueller Probe for the white house had
initially said he hoped the probe would conclude by thanksgiving, but saying he remains optimistic it will wrap up by end of the year, if not shortly thereafter. The president had warmed to cobbs optimistic message, according to the post there is just one problem. Witnesses, legal expert, even republican allies consult beside the post say mueller is a long way from wrapping up his investigation, which is expected to continue well into 2018. On top of that, quote, witnesses questioned by muellers team warn that investigators are asking about other foreign contacts and meetings that have not yet become public and to expect a series of new revelations. As one operative told the Washington Post, its going to be a long winter. Joined by Pulitzer Prize journalist carol leanig. What is the pitch from ty cobb to the president to try to keep him cooling his heels . The white house lawyer ty cobb who has been on the job since this summer basically has said to the president and
everyone in the white house we are turning over records. We are providing in a cooperative manner all of the needs of the special counsel bob mueller. We are providing him with interviews with former and current staff. And all of that will be completed by thanksgiving or december or the end of the year. And in truth, that stage of the process could very well end by the end of this year. But probe is going to go on for some time and remember every prosecutor is looking at a big wide circle of people on the outside to get closer and closer to the inside. And we just dont know what we dont know. We dont know whats going to happen as a result of lower level aides and even Paul Manafort, former Campaign Chairman who has been indicted, rick gates, another campaign aide, george papadopoulos, another Foreign Policy adviser to the campaign being charged. We just dont know all of the things those people are going share with prosecutors, and that
their information is going to lead and point to others. There. Is a great quote in here i wanted to get your response to. A person close to the Trump Administration to the Washington Post. This investigation is a Classic Gambino style rollup. You to anticipate this rollup will reach everyone in this administration. Thats going to be a terrifying thought for people in the white house. Well, it is kind of scary because, i mean, a lot of them have not had any upclose and personal experience with a white collar criminal investigation. This is a bit of a rieb brid in hybrid because bob muellers original charge was investigating interference in the 2016 election. Almost everyone accepts as a fact that the russian government tried in multiple ways to both tilt this election and to sow discontent in our country and lack of confidence in our institutions. And also tried to infiltrate the Trump Campaign in many ways,
multiple soft touches to various aides there is a serious criminal probe into the hacking, the stealing, the crime thats there. But this is a White Collar Probe too. What kinds of crimes, conspiracies were Campaign Advisers and friends and others involved in that might have helped the russians . Does everyone have their own legal representation . A lot of people have lawyered up. And its actually a source of the grim discontent inside the white house because some people really do face legal bills that would be three and four times their annual salary at the white house. All right, carol leannig, thanks for joining me. You bet. Greg gianforte. Remember him . He assaulted a reporter for asking a question at a campaign. That after a quick break. Unites supported by innovative packaging
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