Look, again, i think thats a ridiculous accusation. The president in this matter has done nothing wrong and there are no charges against him. Reporter today on twitter, the president falsely claimed that, quote, Michael Cohen pled guilty to two counts of Campaign Finance violations that are not a crime. They are, indeed, a crime, spelled out by federal prosecutors. And on fox news, the president floating another defense. Did you know about the payments . Later on i knew. Later on. But you have to understand, what he did, and they werent taken out of Campaign Finance, thats the big thing, thats a much bigger thing. Did they come out of the campaign . They didnt come out of the campaign. They came from me. Reporter but lawyers say that still doesnt make it legal if the money was never disclosed. And cohen has released a secretly recorded conversation with the president seeming to discuss another hush money arrangement weeks before the election. When it comes time for the financing, which
And for Michael Finney and all ever af us here, we appreciate yll tonight chaos in the capitol. As we come on in the west. The Government Shutdown hours away. President trump digging in on his demands to fund the bonder wall. Can republicans and democrats strike a deal to keep the government running . The holiday slam. Dangerous driving. Flood and wind alerts from Florida All The Way to maine. The new series of storms about to hit the west. Also tonight, the abc news exclusive. The major break in the case of that missing mother. H fiar ounce. Ramere taking him away in handcuffs. Plus, the alleged poison plot at a college. The Chemistry Major accused of slowing trying t room mat. Kitaisto forcing a High School Wrestler to either cut his dreadlocks or forfeit the matc the new cancer scare for
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Neighbor. Thanks for joining us. World news tonight with david muir is tonight, the severe storm watch as we come on the air. New york city, philadelphia, down to washington, d. C. , bracing for dangerous storms, high winds after the blistering heat. And the Lightning Strikes. Eight people on one beach injured. Hundreds of thousands without power tonight. And ginger zee with the new track as this hits in the coming hours. Also developing tonight, rising tensions between the u. S. And iran. Iran tonight now claiming to have captured 17 alleged cia spies. How President Trump is now responding amid new images tonight of iranian gunships circling that captured tanker. The American Woman and her boyfriend discovered dead on a road trip in canada, and just in tonight, authorities have just revealed the cause of death and theyve now released a sketch of a person they want to talk to. And this evening, the second mystery just now emerging in canada. Here at home tonight, the Young College stud
Saw so many smiles there. World news tonight is next. Im eric thomas. For lisa argen, michael finney, thanks for joining us test testt tonight, rocked by aftershocks. New scares following that 6. 4 earthquake in southern california. Children on stage when the quake hit. Hundreds of aftershocks less than 24 hours later. A major 5. 4 tremor jolting the region. Our team inside a store, rushing to safety. Also breaking, the explosion rocking college dorms. Buildings heavily damaged. Reports of injuries coming in. President trumps new plan to add a Citizenship Question to thcensus, even after being rejected by the supremcourt. And what he nosays is to blame for that historical gaffe during his Fourth Of July address. The Road Rage Manhunt at this hour. Police searching for the suspect
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