Mr. Cohen sought reimbursement of those expenses and mr. Trump fully reimbursed mr. Cohen in 2017. The category of value would be 101,000 and 250,000, and the Interest Rate would be zero. Were going to explain all this in a moment. Remember, Michael Cohen paid a 130,000 settlement to the adult film star, stormy daniels, who claims she had an affair with donald trump. The president has denied those allegations. Joining me now, the senior director of the Campaign Legal center. He previously worked in the office of General Counsel for the federal election commission. We had you on yesterday. We were wondering if this disclosure was going to show up in this or this payment was going to show up in this disclosure. It did. What questions do you have now . Well, we were saying that the president s decision of whether to disclose this payment in this report put him in a really tough spot because in he did disclose it, it would raise the question of why he didnt disclose it
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Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. Asking you questions about this criminal matter, you dont have to be sworn under oath. The second that you talk to them and that you lie to them and they can prove that you lied to them, in other words, that you knew what you were telling them was in fact a lie, then they can charge you with that. So thats something thats also been included here in this case. Overall, a 30page indictment, this is a pretty significant step forward in a criminal prosecution. Tom winter, always on top of these developments with the fbi for us. Thanks very much. To help me break down the charges, im joined by liz holtzman, a longtime congresswoman who voted to impeach president nixon. Im also joined by Barbara Mcquade whos also a legal contributor for us an is outside the alexandria courthouse because she has been following very closely the Paul Manafort trial which we are going to get to here in a few minutes. So, liz, i want to star
progress. many in europe, particularly, breathing a sigh of relief. though, it s definitely too early to get too excited because there is a lot of work to be done. the next thing that we will see, apparently, is for the u.s. to supply a written response to russia s demands. this is something russia as been quite adamant about from the beginning. blinken did not provide those written statements today but they will be over the course of the next week. then, there will be some kind of a ministerial meeting potentially again between lavrov and blinken. and then, even the possibility that blinken mentioned of he a poe potential meeting between president biden and putin. not clear if that would be in person or virtual and of course, all of this is predicated on the fact that there will not be any kind of a military incursion or invasion or any real aggression coming from the russian side. and and that is still a question mark at this stage. how sincere is russia about this diplomatic proce
there is a sense that at least for now, diplomacy is not dead. and that is some form of progress. many in europe, particularly, breathing a sigh of relief. though, it s definitely too early to get too excited because there is a lot of work to be done. the next thing that we will see, apparently, is for the u.s. to supply a written response to russia s demands. this is something russia as been quite adamant about from the beginning. blinken did not provide those written statements today but they will be over the course of the next week. then, there will be some kind of a ministerial meeting potentially again between lavrov and blinken. and then, even the possibility that blinken mentioned of he a potential meeting between president biden and putin. not clear if that would be in person or virtual and of course, all of this is predicated on the fact that there will not be any kind of a military incursion or invasion or any real aggression coming from the russian side. and and that is st
safe. it was a simple question for this top doctor wouldn t answer. why democrats walked out of his confirmation hearing and refused to vote. good morning, everyone. it is thursday, january 27th. it is 5:00 a.m. here in new york. thank you for getting an early start with us. i m laura jarrett. i m christine romans. good morning, everyone. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. we begin here with a thunderbolt in washington, d.c. the retirement of supreme court justice stephen breyer. the liberal justice is expected to formally announce his decision at a white house event with president biden as early as today. more on that in just a moment. now, as for his replacement, the president has promised to make history here, naming the first black woman to the high court. such a move could serve as a political lifeline for democrats hoping to motivate the base before midterm elections this fall. but for now, many in the party are breathing a sigh of relief.