Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. Selfinflicted wound. We dont know the entire back story but our understanding is this was not a strategic legal tweet. This was not a Communications Shop messaging tweet. This was the president waking up and doing what we reported him doing in our story which was privately sort of brooding and then publicly feuding and roaring. And he sent this tweet out to refute a bit of our story but in doing so actually pushed his own narrative much further into a place that is not particularly helpful for him or his namesake son. That may be an understatement. Phil rucker, lets talk about dj t. J. To your knowledge and to the best of your reporting, has anything about don june,s case changed materially that has motivated the president s
behavior, his change in mood . You know, the truth is, brian, we just dont know. Bu
Exploring issues that affect leaders in the U. S. And around the globe. Manafort is turned his direction. One can only imagine what is going through manaforts mind, because if you believe the prosecution version of the case, gates knows all his secrets and is about to expose them to the jury. If you believe the defense version, gates is setting manafort up and framing him. Well have to see which version the jury believes. Ken, how long can we expect gates to be on stand and, number two, what is manaforts defense right now . They were really motoring through gates testimony. Generally this court wraps up at 5 30 but ive got to believe hell be back tomorrow on direct and then there will be a lengthy cross examination. The defense really rests on tarnishing gates. There was some devastating testimony before gates from Cindy Lapartyorta who made the understand that she had no idea that Paul Manafort had overseas accounts. He was supposed to disclose on his taxes. She prepared the taxes and
The latest news from around the world with hosts John Berman and Poppy Harlow. Joe johns is outside. Were half an hour from this trial getting under way. What are we expecting today . I think at first were expecting more of the game. Gates was on the stand for about 45 minutes before they wrapped up late last night. Hell continue on direct testimony answer questions of the prosecution about what the government alleges is a whole pattern of illegal conduct that stretched out over years and years and years. Rick gates became his Deputy Campaign manager. Its important to remind people who this guy is. Gates was a long time personal confidante, if you will, of paul
manafort and is believed to know basically all of the Inner Workings of the manafort organization. I think its extremely important to point out that the allegations against mr. Manafort include dealings in ukraine with hidden Bank Accounts and gates is alleged to know everything about that, poppy. And i mean i was reading that i
We will begin with also a dramatic day at the trial of Paul Manafort. Long time business part rick gates was back on the stand and didnt Hold Anything back. Turning what had been a dry case about tax and bank records into a political soap opera. Today even challenging gates about an affair he had in london. Focusing on the financial details. Describing how under manaforts direction he falsified multiple documents about manaforts income. The prosecution also presented various documents including emails with manaforts own words showing he had knowledge of the fraudulent activity. Complaining about the taxes
Chris Matthews debates hot political issues with politicians, newsmakers and Washington leaders. Manafort. Paul manafort was aware of thighs bank accounts. Of course he was. He had control of them and secondly showed his involvement in alleged bank fraud and by the end, in 2016 when manafort was scrambling for money, over stated the income to get a loan from the bank. Cross examinatio
His comments were aimed directly at president bill clinton, amid the Monica Lewinsky scandal. And if these comments prove anything, its that hypocrisy in politics is alive and well. That will wrap things up for me this hour. Kasie hunt is back with us for the 3 00. Kasie, i dont know what mike pence is thinking when he stares adoringly at the speak as the president speaks, but i wonder if any of that is going through his head . Reporter lets just say that some of the behavior that we have, has been alleged against this president , is not necessarily anything that the mike pence that i have covered for many years would have ever approved of. Katy, its nice to see you. You too. Iam kasie hunt in for ali velshi. Rick gates, former Trump Deputy Campaign manager, and manaforts longtime business partner, has just concluded his testimony and for the first time in the trial, were hearing about manaforts time with the Trump Campaign. Gates is cooperating with the special counsels office, after