The latest news from around the world with host Brooke Baldwin. Giving this story way, way, way too much oxygen. Okay. The tweets that hes been doing brooke on mueller, on the witchhunt, on, you know, the democrats working for robert mueller, which is by the way not it is a red herring, that is not something the people working around the president on strategy are concerned with. This crossed the line. Specifically on the piece regarding getting dirt on a political opponent, this to you. The president saying its politics, everyone does it but federal law makes it a crime for any person to solicit accept a contribution for a u. S. Political campaign or for the purpose of influencing any action for federal office. What is the trump Tower Meeting peter against the law even though as they say they didnt actually get anything on her, the fact that that was the
intent. I would say they are all, everyone who participated in that meeting has a great deal of legality jeopardy. And certainly in t
Rachel Maddow takes a look at the days top political news stories. But the president s own fate is a real front burner issue now because of what just happened with cohen and manafort. Lets start with manafort. On manafort, you know by now the basics. Manafort was convicted on eight Felony Counts. The jury in the Manafort Case was not able to reach a verdict on the other ten Felony Counts that manafort was facing. They didnt find him not guilty on those other ten charges. They just couldnt come to a decision. That gives the prosecution and the defense both some options here. On the counts where the jury didnt reach a verdict, there was a mistrial for those ten counts, than means prosecutors could decide to try Paul Manafort again on those ten counts. Prosecutors have a choice as to whether or not they want to do that. On the other hand, there are the eight counts, the eight Felony Charges where the jurors did reach a verdict. On all eight charges they found him guilty. On those eight gu
Chris Matthews debates hot political issues with politicians, newsmakers and Washington leaders. Not to pay off women so his marriage would be in tact. But to get himself elected. That is an amazingly particular charge that gets to the heart of the president s lack of credibility. I am thrilled that you honed into that specific part of it. This is not just a pay off. It has to do with the campaign itself. When you have Something Like this, could Michael Cohen perhaps testify against the president of the United States. Who knows and we may never know. One thing that under lies testimony and makes Michael Cohen potentially credible here, is that we are talking about payments which means there are transactions which means there are records and documentation. Not own are the things that Michael Cohen allocate to are damning. But these are banking allegations, things that have
but today was a costly day. Trump is directly like the center of the spokes of all of this wheel of implication of
Indicted. Russian aggression . Intercepting a u. S. Spy plane and the pentagon firing back with angry words. Whats behind the growing number of these incidents. And ready for a road trip with marco rubio about to announce his own president ial candidacy, Hillary Clinton launches her White House Run by heading cross country, to iowa. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Were following major new developments in two Fatal Police Shooting of unarmed africanamericans. Our breaking news as shocking video shows the deadly moments of a fleeing suspect in oklahoma. The reserve deputy who pulled the trigger thought he was yazzing a stun gun, not a hand gun and now charged with seconddegree manslaughter. A new recorders captures the moments after Michael Slager fatally shot walter scott in South Carolina. Slager charged with murder talking seemingly like lightly how his adrenaline is pumping and now ak cuesizationing of charging nor officer on the scene. Lets begin with this new manslaug
Continues news room starts right now. Good morning. Good morning everyone. What a morning. What a day. Monday all eyes on iowa. Newsroom starts right now. We have to win in iowa. If we do we will run the table and make this country so great. You will have victories all over the place. The man is not serious. Its not a sign of strength to show a total disregard about how the world works. I will unite the conservative movement. What this campaign is about is a political revolution. I we will win the Iowa Caucuses. We will win the nomination and we will win the general election. We will defeat Hillary Clinton and turn this country around. Good monday morning. Im poppy harlow in today for carol costello. What a day, all eyes on iowa. It is count down to decision time in the nations first vote of the president ial elections. Hours from now iowa voters gather for the caucuses across the state providing a springboard for the big winners and potential end to struggling campaigns at the start o