And i just couldnt believe that this was happening in america. The law order svu star getting real life justice for women waiting far too long. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening and thank you for joining us on this friday. We begin with the war of words washington has been bracing for for months. The president leading a counter attack on fired fbi director james comey just hours after comey began his much anticipated book tour in which he provides the president as a congenital liar. The president firing back on twitter calling comey an untruthful slimeball. And folks, our warning if there are small kids in the room, some of the language and descriptions go down from there in comeys telling of the Trump Presidency. Hallie jackson has details. Reporter tonight, battle mode and a coordinated comey assault. Comey will be forever known as a disgraced partisan hack. This book should be on the fiction shelf. Seems to me he seems like a disgruntled ex employee.
Day 679 of this trump administration. The day the president was hit with a legal bombshell as Robert Mueller secures a guilty plea from the man who was once one of trumps most loyal lieutenants. Today Michael Cohen, the president s former personal lawyer, admitted to lying to congress about his bosss involvement in a project to build a moscow version of trump tower as he was securing the republican nomination back in 2016. And perhaps worse than that, cohen admits to being in touch with the kremlin during a president ial campaign. Cohens plea came this morning in federal court in new york as part of a cooperation deal with mueller. In Court Documents, cohen explained his motivation. Quote, i was aware of Donald Trumps repeated disavowals of commercial and political ties between himself and russia, and that any contact with russian nationals by the Trump Campaign or the Trump Organization had all terminated before the iowa caucus in february of 2016. I made these misstatements to be con
Anything they want. How will you be able to tell what to believe . Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Roger stone pleading not guilty today defiantly maintaining his innocence before a federal judge regarding seven charges brought by Robert Mueller ranging from obstruction of justice to witness intimidation. She claiming it is almost over. Taking the extraordinary step of an ongoing investigation. It is usually what they refrain from commenting on. Whitaker saying his decisions will be reviewed. Comments that spark concern from democratic lawmakers. Jessica picks up the story. Roger stone quiet on his way out of d. C. Federal court but still managing to flash his victory sign. He quickly called in to tell host alex jones a man known for his conspiracy theories why he didnt talk. I wanted very much to go outside and make a statement but i was down by and some members of the media shouting insalting questions before i could say a word. He only uttered the words yes your honor and i do
Be and also to keep people subjugated and in check and also to keep their stature or status in society, as simple as that. You are 100 correct. You know who agrees with you most . Shes mad at me. She is not mad at you, she loves you, even though d. Lemon has my 9yearold in his office, pumps her for information, puts it on video. She said i could videotape her never trust the media. How many times have i told you this . The media is not your friend, not even uncle don. Okay, and back on cuomo primetime and cha cha primetime. She said i just said that to anderson and my dad because i was trying to be nice. Im the favorite. I got it on tape. Youre a politician. Thats what you are. You know what, chris . I have to say, i met all of your family. I never met cha cha because shes away at camp. She came to my office, i want to meet you. She looks exactly like christina. Thank god. Thank god. She doesnt look like maybe the mailman. Oh, nice, good thing she cant hear you, you bum. Christina, im
But lets start with todays big event, where democrats running for president are trying to win over black voters. Today through friday, about a dozen candidates will descend on new york city. Theyre attending the National Action Networks Annual convention. That convention, of course, hosted by msnbcs reverend al sharpston. The mission here, to woo a group that can make or break a candidate running during the primaries. Former hud secretary Julian Castro scheduled to speak any moment now in new york city. Moments ago, another texan, former congressman beto orourke speaking. This is what he said when asked about a bill in congress that would create a commission to study reparations. If that passes and you are president of the united states, would you sign that bill . Yes. Civil rights are not just those victories thatty began with at the outset of my comments, but the injustices that have been visited and continue to be visited on people we will never get the change that we need to live u