Insecure, after leaked cables show the ambassador trashed trump and now its having realworld effects. Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. We begin with the politics lead. Despite a growing chorus of democratic voices calling for Alexander Acosta resignation, President Trump is standing by him. Calling him an excellent labor secretary. The president adding he, quotes, feels very badly for acosta. Acosta is under scrutiny for having cut as u. S. Attorney in 2008 when critics are calling a sweetheart deal for the politically corrected multimillionai multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein for a trafficking ring involving minors. Prosecutors picturing a vile sexually exploited and underage girls and using them to recruit others for himself and his friends. A judge ruled in february of this year that acosta violated federal law by keeping the 2008 plea deal secret from epsteins victims. An Award Winning miamiherald story notes that acosta allowed epstein lawyers unusual freedom in dictating the n
Published it online in january 2017. To put it mildly, their publication of that dossier exploded like a freaking fireball, right . I mean, it had, you will recall, this awkward and still difficult to talk about front page allegation that president elect donald trump had engaged in some very specific extramarital, extracurricular behavior in a Moscow Hotel Room that had been videotaped and was being used to leverage or blackmail him. That allegation about that supposedly videotaped behavior by the president and Russia Holding it over him, that obviously got the most attention because of the nature of that allegation, and that specific allegation has never really gone anywhere in the interim coming of years. But adds reported Matthew Rosenberg notes at the New York Times tonight, a lot of the other stuff in the dossier, certainly the headline stuff in the dossier, did ultimately pan out. Quote, parts of the dossier have proved prescient. Its main assertion that the russian government wa
Good morning, everybody. It is tuesday, march 5th. Im Yasmin Vossoughian alongside Ayman Mohyeldin and louis burgdorf. We begin with a powerful House Judiciary Committee sweeping investigation into possible abuse of power by the president. The committee is now demanding documents from more than 80 people, entities and agencies in and around the trump orbit. Key people include the president s two adult sons, his soninlaw and Allen Weisselberg, the chief Financial Officer of the Trump Organization who along with don jr. Signed off on the check reimbursing Michael Cohen for paying off stormy daniels. Requests were sent to the Trump Organization, foundation, Trump Campaign, transition, inaugural committee and the white house as well as to the fbi, Justice Department and General Services committee which holds the lease for the building that houses the trump hotel in washington, d. C. The nra also received a document request as well as the National Enquirer wikileaks and Jared Kushners famil
President elect donald trump on the content and the nature and most importantly, the existence of this dossier, which was starting to circulate. So it was around in various circumstances but buzz feed was the first to make it available and published it online in january 2017 and to put it mildly, their publication of that dossier exploded like a freaking fire ball, right . I mean, it had, you will recall, this awkward and still tidiffict to talk about front page presentation that president elect donald trump engaged in very specific extra maritalmari extra particular activity record in a hotel room. That alleged videotaped behavior by the president and Russia Holding it over him, that of usually got the most attention because of the nature of that allegation and that specific allegation has never gone anywhere in the interim couple years. But as reporter Matthew Rosenburg notes at the New York Times tonight, a lot of the other stuff in the dossier certainly the headline stuff in the do
Getting the question on the census. How the administration plans to ram a Citizenship Question back on to the census. Were working on a lot of things, including an executive order. Plus, new lies about the state of the migrant camps on the border. Ive seen some of those places and they are run beautifully. And how a tremendous victory for team usa became a rallying cry against the president. Now we need to win in 2020. Democrats all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. A notorious convicted sex offender and friend of donald trump, a man who has escaped serious accountability for years, seemingly thanks to his enormous wealth and social connections, is now behind bars. In the news is sending shock waves through the corridors of power as his many prominent associates are left to wonder what 66yearold financier Jeffrey Epstein knows. And what he might tell prosecutors. Epstein is connected to some of the most powerful people in america and the world, including