not even close. because they re all hanging out with convicted felons. just had an election in november where a certain guy named donald trump said he was going to drain the swaump, get rid of the shady business dealings, and now your excuse is everybody does this, it s not a problem. no, no, no. those were politicians he was talking about. it s okay when a billionaire does it. i don t know anything about the guy joey no socks. joey no socks. but donald trump, and that s the problem. donald trump is surrounding himself with yes people. he needs better people to give him advice. somebody should tell him don t neat with convicted felons on new year s eve. don t tweet every day. don t suck up to russian dictators and ceos who want to curry his favor because somebody says something nice about him. there s something else at the heart of it which is how traump has handled the attention on joey no socks. he said in may he did not know
new tonight, president-elect donald trump facing questions after sharing the stage on new year s eve with a convicted felon. joseph chinke was right next to trump as trump addressed guests at mar-a-lago. how long did trump and the man also known as joey no socks go back? miguel marquez is out front. joseph chinque, aka joey no socks, convicted in 1989 for art theft, celebrating next to the president-elect on new year s eve. thank you very much. it s a great honor. his current lawyer insists the art was legally owned by him, but the new york supreme court says joey no socks pled guilty in his and his conviction still stands. he was give an conditional discharge and served no jail time. they go way back. in 2008 they shared a stage at the miss universe contest, trump calling him joe. by the way, joe is probably
swoop. you won t repeal and replace on exactly the same day. i don t think that s possible. all right. probably repeal and delay. thank you very much. congressman cole, appreciate your time tonight. up next, bracing for north korea s response to donald trump s threat. what s kim jong-un s next move. plus, trump side by side with a new year s guest who goes by the name joey no socks. who is he? and a toddler saves his twin brother after a dresser falls on top of him. [ crowd noise ]
and joey no socks and not having intelligence briefings? he doesn t have time for intelligence briefings. he has time to tweet every day. that s not so. his lack of seriousness of the job of president. all i can say is we litigated all this kind of stuff in the campaign. it s over, my friend, and i know it s a new year and there s a new president-elect. not acting like a president of the united states. you think the president should be associate with the criminals? of course not. then it s not just of course not. we agree. thunless he s about to becom attorney general of the united states, i don t think you have to worry. if you held the president of the united states, barack obama, to the same standard, i would feel comfortable about that. donald trump said he was going to drain the swamp and there s every evidence he s not doing it. i mean, the drain the swamp is about lobbyists and consultants in washington not about criminals? convicted criminals?
on t fellon? reporter: rooted in the american academy of hospitality sciences, an organization that over the years trump has been listed as ambassador extraordinai extraordinaire. donald trump proudly hangs at least 19 awards. you ll notice they re signed not just by joey no socks, they re also signed donald j. trump as chairman of the board. reporter: trump s signature is on some of the award. it s like trump giving himself ayn ward. the secret service says they only physically protect the president-elect and the president. they referred us to the transition team which did not want to go into detail between joey no socks and donald trump. miguel, thank you. let s go straight to it. jeff lee lord and keith boykin.