Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. Gates, and said well, you couldnt have had manafort paying that those attention or you wouldnt have been able to steal so much money. That has to influence the jury. Thats a scary statement he made. Hes gone way beyond what anybody should have expected of a judge. In the meantime, jill, i notice your pin youre wearing, nixon lodge. That was from his first Unsuccessful Campaign for president. Today is the 44th anniversary of his resignation for obstruction of justice among other things, and while it may foretell the future, it certainly inspired my pin today to remember what happens when you obstruct justice. Well, let me ask you about that, because i know you must get asked all the time about sort of the way that these two may be similar and the ways that they may be different. What do you tell people . Well i actually think this situation is worse, for several reasons. One, nixon actually did a lot of good things policy wise. He passed title 9 giving fairness to women in sports. He passed the epa, opened china. So he did some good things. He was obviously a fatally flawed man, much like i think President Trump is. But in terms of the actual cases, you have a break in of the dnc, one physical and one by todays modern standards, is through a computer. You have follow the money. In this case, the money flowed, it seems, from russia to the president , as opposed to in the case of the Water Gate Burglary where the white house was paying for the burglary, there are some differences but so many similarities in terms of things. In terms of witnesses, you now have a lot of documents for
example, in this case, that are the equivalent of the tapes we had to prove the credibility of john dean, who was our key witness. Here you have documents that prove that gates story is the truth. I this think this is worse. That didnt happen in watergate as much as happening here, and the government needs to do something that make sure our next elections are fair. Good to see you and your pin today reminding us of the 44th anniversary. Julia, let you get back to covering the trial. Thank you both. Up next, republican congressman Chris Collins refusing to resign and denies any charges of insider trading. Well look at the case, and the other lawmakers who bought stock in that same company at the same time. Youre watching velshi ruhle live on msnbc. Oh, look. Another antiwrinkle cream
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to play at all. Now sources ive talked to say that the person they have running as a democrat in that seat is not necessarily somebody that should be written off. As in its potentially a high quality candidate but the makeup of the district may be such that simply doesnt matter. So i do think one of the interesting tests that were going to get out of this is whether or not voters actually care about these kinds of issues anymore. Weve seen there are plenty of examples across the years of people who have been sometimes unexpectedly lost races after they were embroiled in some sort of corruptionrelated scandal. Voters simply said no way. I think that the 2016 experience, the lessons of donald trump, the in number of thins he was able to weather and still get elected raises a host of questions. But from what we know hes going
to stay on the ballot, insisting hes going to be exonerated. I think another test is some people are looking at this bigger than just collins. Several other republicans reportedly own or have sold stock recently in innate pharmaceutical. None of facing any charges and theres no suggestion right now theyve done anything wrong. But is it just coincidence . There going to be an investigation of is this . Is anybody looking into it . We certainly know theres going to be an ethics investigation of his conduct. It could potentially look into whether he offered this information to any of his colleagues. He was heard by reporters just off the Floor Bragging about how many millionaires he made in his home town area of buffalo with advice like this. This is to certain extent a relatively obscure company to be invested in. It trades on the australian s k
stock exchange. Another member used a less transparent method to trade it. Its not necessarily something an average american that perhaps has a small portfolio or 401 cacak. Thats not what were talking about. Its pretty significant that there would be this high of a number of members of congress who have traded in in the stock. As you point out, there are no allegations or definitive links or allegations of wrongdoing. Tom price, the former hhs secretary, the transactions he made came under some criticism as a sweat heart deal. Thats not what caused him to e resi resign. Thank you. Of course collins isnt the only law maker arrested while in office. Democratic senator bob menendez was indicted on a dozen charges, accused of using his office for
helping a wealthy friend. His trial last year ended in a led locked jury and prosecutors drop the the case in january. Then we have the congresswoman from florida sentenced to five years in prison. Prosecutors said she turned a charity for poor students into a personal slush fund. She had served almost 25 years in congress. Then we go to last year, may, montana republican congressman forte one his house seat in a especially election just one day after his arrest for assaulting a reporter. He pled guilty was smaens sentenced to Anger Management and community service. Another congress man convicted two years ago 30 counts of rack tierrying. He was accused of misusing funds. Now serving a 10 year prison sentence. Republican congressman michael
grim of new york faced a 20count indictment in 2014 on felony tax evasion, perjury, other charges, in connection with a restaurant he ran. He pled guilty later that year to a single count of tax fraud and ended up serving seven months in prison. His effort at a political comeback this year failed. And republican Congressman Tray Raidle of florida. Was charged with misdemeanor cocaine possession. Plaed guilty and resigned from koongs. Next, the real life consequences of trumps trade war. Looking at South Carolina, a state that could soon be bleeding Tens Of Thousands of jobs if tariffs dont stop. Were live at one plant already closing and laying off more than 100 workers. Feel the clarity of nondrowsy claritin and relief from symptoms caused by over 200 allergens. Like those from buddy. Because stuffed animals
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unknown how many recruits were discharged before this latest order was enacted. Last month the pentagon said there had been no Policy Changes but attorneys are saying this memo proves otherwise. Americans are losing their jobs as the United States trade war with china ramps up. President trumps tariffs having an impact on manufacturing heavy states like South Carolina. Ate toe maker volvo recently announced it may have to cancel plans to hire 4 to y,000 worker. Bmw also said it could jeopardize 45,000 jobs. Now as the second round goes into effect, a 25 charge on an additional 16 billion worth of chinese goods. One tv maker is closing a South Carolina plant. Nbcs Vaughn Hillyard joins me from South Carolina. Tell us a little bit about the plant and what it means for workers there. Reporter good morning. Its 126 employees slated to lose their jobs. This is the last Major TelevisionAssembly Plant in the United States. This is a town of 3300. To give you an idea, fair field county, theres 46 counties, this county already has the highest Unemployment Rate in the state. Its over 10 . They already lost another textile mill. Now with these tariffs in place, its the workers here that are looking to looking to be next. I want to introduce you to donald who works across the street. They told us no the to talk with the media. But i talked to donald, and he said this is concern about the future of the community as it goes on with Donald Trumps trade war. This is what he told us. My opinion is hes looking
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the same time the republican senators here Lindsey Graham and tim scott were two who voted against a measure in Congress Just a few weeks ago that would have taken some of the that authority back from the president because the president has used these tariffs on the premise of national security. Tim scott voted against a measure that would have called for congress to have more oversight of the tariffs. While hes going around the state here, plans like this, 126 employees are who are looking at their future with uncertainty. Great reporting. Vaun hill yard, as always. Up next, kansas secretary of state kris kobach now in charge of recounting votes in his own race. How is that allowed . Introducing e trade personalized investments professionally managed portfolios
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