its trial. 7:10 p.m., congressman collins responded to that e-mail. so as the indictment alleges, at least at 7:10 p.m., congressman collins was aware of the inside information. a minute later, congressman collins attempted to call his son. in a period of five minutes, there are six unsuccessful calls. on the seventh call, 7:16 p.m., as alleged in the indictment, congressman collins tips illegally tips his son cameron about the drug trial results so that his son cameron could trade on those results. later that evening on june 22nd,
in losses. collins himself, having been prohibited from selling his shares for various reasons, did not avoid a financial loss. despite this fact, his alleged actions bought him face-to-face with federal agents who had become aware of the crime that had been committed. when questioned by law enforcement about the alleged dealings, congressman collins, his son cameron, cameron s fiance s father steven czarsky, lied, plain and simple. today they are charged with insider trading and lying to federal law enforcement agents. while collins may have thought giving his family and friends a heads-up about material nonpublic information would benefit them in the long run, here s a better inside tip for those who think they can play by a different set of rules. access to this kind of information carries with it significant responsibility. especially for those in society who hold a position of trust. act honorably and in accordance
using this to underscore whery y they believe republicans in charge haven t been able to deliver and undercut everything president trump promised on the campaign trail about the swamp. phil, stand by. let s listen to this press conference. we have our legal analyst standing by with me in studio to share the reporting on their insights after we listen in. dana bash, michael scheer, karen and nia-malika hendson. first we ll hear from jeffrey berman and the investigators up in new york as we wait for this to unfold. they re bringing the props into the room. as they start to do that, let s start our conversation and forgive me here we go. let s go. the southern district of new york. today we announced criminal charges against christopher collins, a united states congressman. congressman collins is charged with insider trading and lying to the fbi. as alleged in the indictment,
little guy. they re basically using their access and their privilege to make the lives of their family and friends and other rich guys easier. you ll see this. it reminds me of 2006 with mark foley. obviously, a different kind of case, but they were also able to say this was more broadly the republican party. and you don t want them in control anymore. issuing a statement showing this shows a rampant culture of corruption. self-enrichment of republicans in washington today. i m going to guess that s going to show up in campaign ads pretty soon. the timing is horrible for the republican leadership. collins is not a senior member. he s not a part of the leadership but he is a frequent defender of the president on television. 89 days from midterm election and it s already a steeper than steep hill for the republican party anden wham. one of your members accused of this. and any seat that can potentially be in play is bad for the gop because they re playing so close to the wire and a
not like it s paul ryan or something, but has a potential ricocheting effect on how people start to view and question the integrity of various members of the gop, especially those tying themselves more close to the president. that s not based on any sort of direct connection of order that s going on but it s just the mental association of people you see on television being the surrogates for the president. and it raises brought up questions about that, too, about where accountable is going to start and where it s going to stop. there s no way of directly predicting. you can t draw a straight hard line between this episode and how a voter who may be on the fence would feel in a district that s a swing district, whether it s chris collins. but it s something the president has to address. i wonder how long it takes him to disavow the support he got from collins or potentially or not. it s just about other people that end up not being any more like but maybe he ll also defend him