Heres how it came to be. In may of this year, may 22nd, the New York Times had a scoop that they probably only got because they are specifically the New York Times. They sent crack reporters to an otherwise sleepy courthouse in albany, new york, not a Federal Courthouse, a state court, because that day in that state court in new york, a longtime Business Partner of Michael Cohens, A Taxicab Mogul Named Gene Friedman Who everybody called the taxi king, he was in court. He had been facing really serious charges in new york, Tax Evasion Charges in new york more than 5 million and four criminal counts of tax fraud and facing a charge of grand larceny. A big stack of charges involving a large amount of money and potentially a large amount of jail time. The story they uncovered at the courthouse that day, for some reason, friedman had gotten this huge Criminal Liability he was facing winnowed down to almost
nothing. He was able to work out some sort of deal where all of that prison time and
Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. Here in new york. Day 581 of the trump administration, and just tonight a short time ago, in fact, new legal troubles potentially for the president on a new front. Well let the New York Times tell it. Quote, the Manhattan District Attorneys Office is considering pursuing criminal charges against the Trump Organization and two Senior Company officials in connection with Michael Cohens Hush Money Payment to an adult film actress, according to two officials of the matter. A State Investigation would settle on how the company accounted for its reimbursements to mr. Cohen for the 130,000 he paid to the actress, stephanie clifford, who has said she had an affair with President Trump, closed quote. Mostly along those same lines a big story today had to do with a long time friend of the president who has apparently turned on him. The publisher of the national
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there s a sense of shock inside this white house because of the double barrelled legal news that happens on tuesday. still reeling from that in most respects. and the president has become isolated, but it was isolated in many ways over the last few weeks. he s been unhappy with michael cohen, the person he relied upon to talk to people like david pecker, keep him in the tabloids, handle situations behind the scenes. now he feels betrayed. the candidate s been named by cohen in court, and so now it s been brought to the presidency. when you listen to sara sanders, the press secretary and others, they keep saying they re not talking about pardons in the white house. but that doesn t mean the president is not talking about manafort and cohen with people like giuliani playing golf in scotland. for frank, for all of us who don t have a background in your
isolated, but he was isolated in many ways over the last few weeks. operating from the executive residence in the same way he d operate at trump tower. now he feels betrayed. he s been named, the candidate has been named by cohen in court, and so now it s been brought to the presidency. and so many people around him like sarah sanders when you listen to the press secretary and others saying they re not talking about pardons in the white house, but that doesn t mean the president and others like people like rudy giuliani playing golf in scotland. for frank, for all of us who don t have a background in your background or law degrees, when we talk about immunity we ve thrown out a lot legal terms over the past couple of weeks. what does immunity mean or the
interpreter. by how much is there a sense that the walls may be closing in? there s a sense of shock inside this white house because of the double barrelled legal news that happens on tuesday. still reeling from that in most respects. and the president has become isolated, but it was isolated in many ways over the last few weeks. he s been unhappy with michael cohen, the person he relied upon to talk to people like david pecker, keep him in the tabloids, handle situations behind the scenes. now he feels betrayed. the candidate s been named by cohen in court, and so now it s been brought to the presidency. when you listen to sara sanders, the press secretary and others, they keep saying they re not talking about pardons in the white house. but that doesn t mean the president is not talking about manafort and cohen with people like giuliani playing golf in scotland. for frank, for all of us who don t have a background in your