Analysis and discussion of the days top stories and compelling issues from Lawrence ODonnell. Presidency took a giant step toward impeachment. It happened in a courtroom in manhattan when these words were spoken. At the direction of, meaning at the direction of the president of the United States. And when a defendant is Pleading Guilty in court, it is very difficult for the defendant to Say Something more important than the word guilty. Thats usually the most important word a defendant speaks during a guilty plea session. But today in Federal Court in manhattan Michael Cohen said guilty, your honor eight times and hes also said at the direction of twice. And both times he meant at the direction of the president of the United States. And so today donald trump made history by becoming the first president of the United States to be accused under oath in Federal Court of ordering someone to commit a federal crime to win a president ial election. At the direction of. Have to be illegally pu
Sentence in this case and you agree to cooperate. And i think from Robert Muellers perspective it would be worth it because even if Paul Manafort doesnt have anything incriminating i think Robert Muellers quest is to get to the truth and Paul Manafort certainly knows a lot of what happened. He was present at that june 2016 meeting at trump tower. He has all the connections with the russians and the ukrainians and so it seems that hes in a position to know a lot of what was happening with regard to any connections with russia. So i think we might see that. Barbara mcquade, former u. S. Attorney in michigan. Thank you, barb. Really good to have you here tonight. Thanks, rachel. What a day. That does it for us for right this second. See you again tomorrow. Now its time for The Last Word with lawrence odonnell. Good evening, lawrence. Good evening, rachel. And i was so struck by your interview with lanny davis which is making news in that last hour. Not only did he tell you that Michael Co
the first loopty loop came over the weekend. top trump aide gives mueller coveted details. white house counsel strategy evolves into survival tactic. monday trouble came in the form of the president s long-time personal lawyer, loans inquiry may soon put michael cohen in a bind. that was a generation ago. on tuesday, wow, the president s campaign chairman paul manafort was convicted of eight criminal felonies. he s facing around a decade in prison with another trial ahead. on any other day, that story would have had the front page all to itself. but look over to the left of your screen. it was pushed to the side in the relatively humble font by this, pleading guilty, cohen implicates president. the president s personal lawyer saying he committed eight different felonies with two of those felonies, quote, in coordination with and at the direction of a candidate for federal office. we know that to be donald trump. there is reason this headline is in all caps. there s a reason it stretche
was convicted of eight criminal felonies, he s facing a decade in prison with another trial ahead. any other story that would have been the front page but look on the left of your screen. it was pushed to the side in the relatively humble font by this pleading guilty, cohen implicates president. the president s person lawyer saying he committed eight different felonies with two of those felonies, quote, in coordination with and at the direction of a candidate for federal office. we know that to be donald trump. there is reason this headline is in all caps. there s a reason it stretches the entire length of the newspaper and seems to be screaming at you at the top of its newspaper lungs. this is the sitting president basically being called an unindicted co-conspirator to a crime as an active participant in an illegal hush money payment by michael cohen to boost trump s chances of becoming president this is trump s long time personal lawyer, this guy
the first loopty loop came over the weekend. top trump aide gives mueller coveted details. white house counsel strategy einvolved into survival tactic. monday trouble came in the form of the president s long time personal lawyer, loans inquiry may soon put michael cohen in a bind. that was a generation ago. on tuesday, wow, the president s campaign chairman paul manafort was convicted of eight criminal felonies, he s facing a decade in prison with another trial ahead. on any other day, that story would have had the front page all to itself. but look over to the left of your screen. it was pushed to the side in the relatively humble font by this pleading guilty, cohen implicates president. the president he s personal lawyer saying he committed eight different felonies with two of those felonies, quote, in coordination with and at the direction of a candidate for federal office. we know that to be donald trump. there is reason this headline is in all caps. there s a reason it stretches