Payments made just before the 2016 election were wrong. Also today, Robert Muellers Team Rejected former National Security adviser Michael Flynns suggestion that he should have been warned about the consequences of lying to the feds and fbi. In response to flynns sentencing memo filed tuesday, prosecutors said there was nothing about the way the sbruf was conducted in early 2017 that caused flynn to lie about his meetings with the russian ambassador. In this court filing, they say flynns decision to make false statements was voluntary and intentional. Muellers team goes on to say, quote, a sitting National Security adviser former head of an intelligence agency, retired lieutenant general, and 33year veteran of the armed forces knows he should not lie to federal agents. He does not need to be warned it is a crime to lie to federal agents to know the importance of telling them the truth. The defendant on doubtly was aware in light of his many years working with the fbi that lying to the
All that, plus Julian Castro on a potential 2020 run, and todays historic vote to rebuke the white house on yemen when all in starts right now. Good evening from new york, im chris hayes. The president sounds like a guy who is caught, and thats because he has been. Nbc news is reporting tonight that donald trump was in the room during discussions over paying hush money to silence women in august 2015. That puts the president directly in the middle of the scheme to violate Campaign Finance law that he has tried to pin squarely on Michael Cohen. Its a scheme that both prosecutors and the judge who sent cohen to prison say was a serious criminal felony. Thats not all. Also tonight a brand new federal criminal investigation into the Trump Inauguration. The wall street journal reporting that federal prosecutors in manhattan are investigating whether trumps 2017 inaugural committee misspent some of the record 107 million it raised from donations as well as whether some of the committees top
People, and ive seen crowds before. Plus, new revelations of russian contacts during the Trump Campaign. Damn right. All that, plus Julian Castro on a potential 2020 run, and todays historic vote to rebuke the white house on yemen when all in starts right now. Good evening from new york, im chris hayes. The president sounds like a guy who is caught, and thats because he has been. Nbc news is reporting tonight that donald trump was in the room during discussions over paying hush money to silence women in august 2015. That puts the president directly in the middle of the scheme to violate Campaign Finance law that he has tried to pin squarely on Michael Cohen. Its a scheme that both prosecutors and the judge who sent cohen to prison say was a serious criminal felony. Thats not all. Also tonight a brand new federal criminal investigation into the trump inauguration. The wall street journal reporting that federal prosecutors in manhattan are investigating whether trumps 2017 inaugural comm
Concerns how the inaugural committee was spending money. People familiar with the matter tell the wall street journal that the criminal probe is looking into whether the committee misspent some of the 107 million it raised and, quote, whether some of the committees top donors gave money in exchange for access to the Incoming Trump administration, policy concessions or to influence official administration positions. The journal also reports investigators have spoken to this man, rick gates, about the inaugural committee spending. Gates previously served as the Deputy Trump Campaign manager and deputy chairman of Trumps Inaugural Committee. Hes currently cooperating with federal prosecutors as part of his plea deal. The report of an investigation into Trumps Inaugural Committee comes as nbc news confirms donald trump was the third person in the room in august of 2015 who was talking about hush money payments to women with Michael Cohen and National Enquirer publisher david pecker, the gu
The first ladys poll ratings fall and she calls the heard of the part of the job opportunists who use her name, including journalists. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Were following breaking news. A source now telling cnn that donald trump was at a meeting referred to by federal prosecutors when his former fixer and lawyer Michael Cohen discussed illegal hush money payments with the publisher of the National Enquirer david pecker. That would mean then candidate trump was aware that pecker offered to assist his campaign by buying the silence of women who said they had affairs with mr. Trump, payments that violated Campaign Finance laws. Also break moments ago, a major wall street journal report saying the president s inauguration spending is now under criminal investigation. Ill talk about all of that have with senator jack reid of the Senate Intelligence and Armed Services committee and our special correspondents and analysts are standing by. Lets got to our cnn White Hou