but that s not what donald trump is going to say, i imagine, when he eventually weighs in on this. yeah, there s enough confirmation bias for any side in this. michael, this was not a good day for the fbi. you have covered the fbi for some time. what s your view on the likelihood that they will be able to pivot from this and recover from this? well, they have faced issues like this before. they have faced nasty inspector general s reports that raised questions about this. the question is, is, look, they have a new director. comey is long gone. the top leadership of the fbi has been cleaned out. they know they re under the microscope here, and they also have a benefit where they are not really running the mueller investigation. there are fbi agents working, but they re working for mueller. so that s sort of off to the side. so they can get back to the things that they need to do to re-establish their credibility. you know, even comey today pointing out that he thought
microscope here, and they also have a benefit where they are not really running the mueller investigation. there are fbi agents working, but they re working for mueller. so that s sort of off to the side. so they can get back to the things that they need to do to re-establish their credibility. you know, even comey today pointing out that he thought that this was a good thing for the fbi, enabling them to try and move past this. but at the end of the day, until, you know, the country feels better about the 2016 election, the fbi will continue to be a target of criticism. and i don t think that the country has come to terms with the election yet. jill, how big were the ripples in the trump pond today about this new york state attorney general lawsuit who, depending on who you talk to today, people thought this could be a kind of sneaky big deal? yeah, i mean it was very much overshadowed by all the anticipation over the i.g. report that folks kind of didn t have a chance i think to
attempts to subvert western democracies. and that guy was at the inauguration. earlier this year he was searched and questioned by agents working by bob mueller after getting off a private plane in the new york area. according to new york times we should note he has not been accused of any wrong doing in either the mueller investigation or the federal investigation of michael cohen. cohen s essential consultants account also got 150,000 from kor space industries. the company partnered with lockheed martin trying to win a several billion dollar contract with the government. cohen s company was hired for legal consultanting concerning accounting a statement read. how is the guy who is happy to be compared to a fixer a guy who pays off porn stars and play mates for the president, is hired by korean air for
his engagement. yet tonight on cnn avenatti said family ties are at the heart of the connection between columbus nova and victor luxemburg. you have the ceo, cousin of the russian oligarch, who is also russian. what s the explanation for the half a million dollars worth of payments? the new york times says a few months ago he was stopped at the new york area airport by agents working for robert mueller. he reportedly had his electronic devices searched and was interviewed about the payments to michael cohen. yet while colin is under criminal investigation by federal prosecutors in new york, victor isn t facing charges, nor is he a suspect, but he was among the rich russian businessmen sanctioned by the trump administration. attorney robert barnes thinks avenatti getting illegal
coital provide funding for his engagement yet tonight on cnn he said family ties are at the heart of the connection between columbus nova and vicksburg. the ceo, the cousin of the russian oligarch who is also russian obviously, what is the explanation for the half million dollars worth of payment? the new york times is a few months ago he was stopped at a new york area airport by agents working for robert mueller and reportedly had his electronic devices searched and was interviewed about the payments to michael cohen and while cohen s undercover investigation by federal prosecutors in new york, victor backcellberg is not a suspect but he was among the russian businessmen sanctioned by the trump administration was