Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. Million, which means theres about 16 million unaccounted for. That was unreported to the irs, so hes not paying taxes on that. A lot of that was money that he made from his work for ukraine overseas, and then funneled that through Bank Accounts in cyprus. We know that he used a lot of those funds to pay for that lavish lifestyle we heard about last week and early this week. Things like his Ostrich Jacket that has gotten so much attention in this trial. Who doesnt want an Ostrich Jacket . Ashley parker, as this case moves forward, the question of whether President Trump is going to be talking to bob mueller, it seems to be stuck in the mud. This is the president s tweet today. This is an illegal brought rigged witch hunt run by people who are totally corrupt and are conflicted. It was started and paid for by Crooked Hillary and democrats. Phony dossier, Fiesa Disgrace and so many lying and sdis honest people already fired. 17 angry dems . Stay tuned. Ashley doeses president want to talk or just appear that he wants to talk . Those are both good questions and it sort of has changed over the months. This has been a process thats been going on, these negotiations back and forth between his legal team, and lets point out his legal team has changed a lot in terms of whos on it and whos off it and muellers team. But at the very least he wants to appear to want to talk. Thats part of his strategy to win the Public Relations war which is really how he views a lot of this. And in moments, there are moments where he actually does over the advice of just about all of his lawyers, regardless of which iteration of legal teams they came from, he does want to talk. It goes back to the reason he wants to get with foreign leaders and strong men one on one in rooms alone. He believes correctly or incorrectly that hes a very savvy negotiator. He also believes correctly or incorrectly that he did nothing wrong and he thinks that he can
convince mueller of that but his team is worried hell perjure himself. I want to play something Rudy Giuliani said last night about why President Trump should not testify. Here it is. We offered him an opportunity to do a form of questioning. He can say yes or no. We can do it. If he doesnt want to do it, he knows the answers to every question that he wants to ask. Why do you want to get him under oath . Do you think were fools . You want to get him under oath because you want to trap him into perjury. Were not going to let you do that. Chuck, what is a perjury trap . What is Rudy Giuliani talking about there . Well, a perjury trap has a very specific meaning, craig. Either mr. Giuliani doesnt know it or he does and hes just making stuff up. Heres what a perjury trap is. If mueller were to subpoena the president into a grand jury and ask him about Obstruction Of Justice and the president were to lie, that would be perjury, but its not a perjury trap. A perjury trap is a very specific thing. If mueller were to ask the president , for instance, about a relationship the president had 20 years ago with a model unconnected to any election so theres no Campaign Finance implications and the president lied about that, that could be a perjury trap. Its completely extraneous to the thing that mueller is investigating. But if its about the thing that mueller is investigating, perjury or interference in the election having conspired with russians and you lie, not a perjury trap. And by the way, theres a really easy way to avoid perjury. You tell the truth. Ashley, President Trumps problem with ethics got a smidge worse with the indictment of congressman Chris Collins yesterday. Take a look here. Guilty pleas from mike flynn, rick gates, george papadopoulos, plus manafort on trial. Then you have a slew of white house officials and advisers who have resigned. Been ousted or are under an
ethics cloud. Then youve got the trump family and associates. Youve got their own woes from russia to Security Clearances to questionable business dealings. Ashley, does the white house worry that this Midterm Election is going to be a referendum in part on ethics in washington . Well, first of all, its certainly undercuts the president s boast that he only hires and surrounds himself with the best people. The white house i can tell you is generally worried about the midterms, particularly the house, and the big concern there is if they lost the house, the democrats could begin not just impeachment proceedings, but more than that, just sort of those cuts by a thousand knives of committees and hearings and inquiries. Its more actually, though, i have to say a lot of the republicans out in the country and some of them running for office who are concerned that this midterm becomes a referendum on the president and
some of his Ethics Problems and some of these scandals. Although, again, theres also a lot of republicans who would love the president to come to his district, so thats sort of the challenge the white house is trying to figure out. Where can you send him where he turns out the base and where do you send him that he absolutely tanks the thing for the person hes trying to elect. Big thanks to all of you on this thursday. Tariffs cost jobs. A South Carolina plant ready to close because of the president s trade war. We are going to go there live to talk to people who live there who do not want to be used as political pawns, they say. Also voice of the people. Radio host will be here in the house and well talk about Race Relations under President Trump as we approach the anniversary of those deadly clashes in charlottesville, virginia. And hail to the chief. The president plotting his midterm strategy with big promises to campaign for republicans as ashley was just talking about there. Weve got two former chiefs of
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remembers running in congress. I think its a challenge for the Republican Party because its always the challenge for the Republican Party or Democratic Party when the white house occupies somebody of the Different Party label. Thats just the reality. It comes down to the grounds game. I do think the republicans are working very hard to make sure they have a good ground game in november and well see the result of that, i think, thanks to the president helping to motivate the people who will be on the ground running out to get support for republican candidates. But its going to be a tough year for republicans in november, i think. Mack, heres the thing, though, andy maintains the president is able to turn out votes in primaries for the republicans. How much does he galvanize the opposition . How much do you think folks that might not vote in a primary or special election, even a Midterm Election, but because President Trump has decided to visit that particular district, they decided, you know what, i am going to go vote but im going to vote against President Trump. Andy has got it right on most
of his points, as usual. I think youve got it right. Its a twoedge sword. Were now moving into the general election, not the primaries, as andy noted. I dont think theres any question, craig, right now the democrats have the energy on their side. I think all the polls suggest that. Thats really what you noted in your question. So i think the white house is going to have to be careful where President Trump campaigns, but thats not unusual for any sitting president. But i think right now, the wind is at the back of the democrats. How much wind are we talking . Are we talking enough wind to take back the house or just a little bit of wind . Well, thats the question of the day. Were going to find out in november. I think the odds are the democrats are likely to take over the house. Nancy pelosi likely to keep her job . Well, well see. Theres been a lot of controversy. Just like President Trump is a motivating issue negatively and possibly in certain situations in raising money, so is nancy pelosi. Andy card, congressman collins, lets talk about his
dont even allow the perception of doing something wrong. With regard to people being charged, remember, theyre innocent until Proven Guilty. Congressman Chris Collins has to put up with rules in the house on how they determine they want him to act as a member of congress. When it comes to removing him from the house, thats a decision that he would have to make. I dont think history has shown that a lot of people who are charged decide to leave congress to face the charges. He pleads innocent. I consider him innocent until Proven Guilty and thats the way i do with everybody. I think weve got to respect that. Mack, john kelly, President Trumps Chief Of Staff, there was a lot of hubbub when he became Chief Of Staff. A lot of folks around the president said that this was going to be the guy who was able to keep this president in check. He was going to keep the white house the trains in the white house running on time as they say. How would you characterize how general kelly has performed so far as Chief Of Staff . Id say to be fair i think mixed. I think general kelly did come
in, as you noted. I think he did get some process in order. I think hes established good relations on the hill. But at the end of the day, the president sets the tone, craig, as andy so well knows. In this case i think the wind seems to be or the situation is let trump be trump. Hes really pretty much following his schedule with general kelly now supporting that, but not in the way that it initially began his tenure as Chief Of Staff. All right, gentlemen, thank you both. Thank you very much. Great to be with mack. Thank you. Same here. That was nice. We dont get a lot of that anymore. Thats nice. A little civility on cable television. Yeah. A tv plant ready to layoff its workforce. More than 100 people. They say its all because of the president s trade war with china. We are live at Americas Best state, my home state, South Carolina. Were going to take a look at how it could affect not only those workers but the entire community. Whats that do to a community . Well, it drains the life from it. This is your wakeup call. If you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, month after month, the clock is ticking on irreversible joint damage. Ongoing pain and stiffness are signs of joint erosion. Humira can help stop the clock. Prescribed for 15 years, humira targets and blocks a source of inflammation that contributes to joint pain and irreversible damage. Humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. Serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened; as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. Before treatment, get tested for tb. Tell your doctor if youve been to areas where certain fungal infections are common, and if youve had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have flulike symptoms or sores. Dont start humira if you have an infection. Help stop the clock on further irreversible joint damage. Talk to your rheumatologist. Right here. Right now. Humira. Trade war with the United States, announcing its going to be imposing tariffs on an additional 16 billion in american autos and energy products. The move in response to trump administrations plans to implement a second round of tariffs on chinese goods about two weeks from now totaling an additional 16 billion. Back here at home, a South Carolina televisionmaking company says it might be forced to shut down a plant and layoff all 126 of its employees because of President Trumps tariffs. We sent nbcs Vaughn Hillyard to check it out. Hes on the ground in winnsboro, South Carolina, home at the element electronics. What are people on the ground telling you there, vaughn . Reporter yeah, good afternoon, craig. Youre familiar with this community. I believe you grew up just about 30 miles from here over in columbia. Here in Fairfield County, this is a largely rural community. We focused on a lot of farming
communities around the country but this is a manufacturing hub, or at least it was. Unemployment here is over 10 . Fairfield county has the highest Unemployment Rate already. So the news just two days ago that element electronics, the Television Assembly plant would be closing and putting 126 more people out of jobs was a differencemaker here. When you go around and talk to Community Members around here, it goes beyond just a job. Its the families, the communities, restaurants. It goes to the very nature and the very face of this community. I want to introduce you to terry vicar, one of those Community Members, and this is what she told us just yesterday. Those 126 employees live in Fairfield County. They support all these momandpop businesses. Now the Disposable Income they had that allowed them to go out to eat on friday night, they have to save that money for their mortgage, tax, taxes, school expense, insurance, those
necessities of life. So thats a detriment not only for their livelihood, but also for the other businesses that rely on that Disposable Income to stay open. And what does that do to a community . Well, it drains the life from it. Reporter i asked terry how long are they able to weather it . She said a restaurant may be only able to weather one week, two weeks. If the profit is not large enough to sustain these companies, what does that Community Look like. We caught up with senator tim scott, the republican senator here 15 miles down the road. I asked him that question, is there urgency. This is what he told us. I told the president my concerns about tariffs Going Forward and it hasnt changed so to the extent that we can find a way to help alleviate some of those concerns long term by eliminating future tariffs i think is a spot on good thing to
do. You said the administration had suggested nafta would be negotiated by april. There was an urgency to this. Yeah. Thats something that the administration is going to have to recognize. Do you think they understand that urgency . I think they do. Reporter i asked the senator that question about urgency because now this trade war has been going on for five months. Frankly when were talking about china, its chinese goods. The supplies that come here the company here uses to make t