A recap of the days headlines and a look at whats in store for tomorrow. Cohen, the manafort ruling, and the president s reaction. A lot happening tonight. Democrats pushing talk of impeachment, but President Trump is fighting back. Tweeting that the only thing he did wrong was when an election that Hillary Clinton was supposed to emerge victorious i in. In an exclusive interview with fox friends ainsley earhardt, the President Lashing out at michael cohen. The president had said publicly paid Stormy Daniels because he wanted to go straight it was false in the waning days of the campaign and the president is getting backup from liberal law professor Alan Dershowitz who told bret baier that the pundits claiming the president is an unindicted coconspirator are wrong as a matter of basic criminal law. It would not be a crime for the president to contribute money to his own campaign in the form of money to Stormy Daniels or anyone else. Even as democrats about their attacks on the presiden
A recap of the days headlines and a look at whats in store for tomorrow. All tried to convince her to look at the paper trail, we laid it out in front of her again and again and she still said she had reasonable doubt and that is the way the jury worked. We didnt want it to be hung so we tried for an extended period of time to convince her that in the end she held out and that is why we have 10 counts. Is that where the note did not come from, performance in the note and said can you explain reasonable doubt . Wasnt connected to that . It was. Most of us did not want that question out there but one of the jurors did. We felt a little foolish sending it but that is the way the jury works. Deliberation requires we submit that question to the judge. Judge ellis said this about the situation. I received criticism and threats. I can imagine they would too meaning of your names were released. If you told jurors their names would be public at the outset of this trial i might see some request
Laura Ingraham shines a spotlight on everyday Americans and examines how their lives are affected by politics at the federal, state and local level. That is going to say, no, the president doesnt have the authority to take away somebody Security Clearance . They act like there is some sort of property right to keep a Security Clearance for post government work. There is no such thing. What he is doing is irresponsible and selfish because he is identified with the Intelligence Community. I was a member of that. It makes all of us looks like a bunch of partisan hacks when he goes off in every direction spewing all this vitriol, it really reflects poorly on the Intelligence Community. People sit back and say, well, now we know what he was thinking when he was head of the cia. It doesnt reflect well. Jason i think it does undercut the credibility of an agency that prides itself on being a nonpartisan and apolitical. Newt gingrich was on Fox And Friends this morning. Lets listen to his Poin
A newscast reviewing and analyzing top stories of the day as they happen. Did you find him to be credible . No. I think he would have done anything that he could to preserve himself. Thats just obvious in the fact that he flipped on manafort. Shepard but that juror went on to convict Paul Manafort. Peter doocy will have more on that in just a moment and john roberts will have a detailed wrapup on a renewed throw down between the Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the president. First, lets get to Rick Leventhal with more on the reported immunity deal for the publisher of the National Inquirer and now former trump friend david pecker. Former friend. Sources are confirming this Wall Street Journal report that the u. S. Attorneys office offered immunity to david pecker so that he would talk about what he knew about Michael Cohens handling of those payments to those women, david pecker, longtime friend of the president and runs the National Inquirer. The journal reports the details include
He has the inside scoop coming up. First, chief National Correspondent ed henry kicks off the coverage with breaking news. Good evening. Great to see you. The District Attorneys Office here in manhattan is thinking about bringing criminal charges against President Trumps business, the trump organization, in connection with how officials they are reimbursed Attorney Cohen for his payments to that adult film performer. According to the New York Times tonight. The president said months ago of the special counsel started probing his business dealings, that would be what he called a redline that could spark Robert Muellers firing. This is more complicated because it would be State Charges against the trump organization, not federal charges brought by mueller. It would be harder to justify a meal or firing perhaps. Plus the president has the power to pardon Paul Manafort or anyone else for federal charges but he does not have Clear Authority to pardon people or corporations for criminal char