Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. Inaugural address, which my old boss had colorful language to describe. George w. Bush called it some crazy bleep. I was thinking about the line about carnage and i was thinking that the real carnage and it was all in motion when he came that day. The real carnage is the people closest to donald trump. The lives that are being destroyed for crimes theyve committed. I mean, you know, its not a night to feel sympathy for Michael Cohen, but the events that are sending him to jail potentially are events put in motion by the things donald trump demanded of the people close to him. It may end up ensnaring his family. But just this idea of wreckage. A source close to Michael Cohen tonight told me that everything donald trump touches is tainted by his toxic brew of lack of ethics and lack of any adherence to the law. I also thought of something that someone who advises this president said to me earlier i
Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. No comment on cohen who was released on 500,000 bail. His sentencing, interestingly, is scheduled for december 12th. The judge noted that cohen could serve up to 65 years in prison, though we should hasten to add the prosecutess recommended sentence is something closer to four or six years. Manafort is expected to be sentenced to seven to nine years when its all said and done. He also faces another trial on related charges next month in washington. Meanwhile, both men now join rick gates, michael flynn, George Papadopoulos on the roster of Trump Associates who faced criminal charges. On that, let us bring in our expanded leadoff panel for a consequential tuesday evening. Nicolle wallace returned to the night shift. The veteran of the Bush White House and host of deadline white house. And here in new york mi
Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. New york. Day 579 of the Trump Administration turns out was the day the president was placed in real legal jeopardy. Here is the story from tomorrows front page of the New York Times. Cohen pleads guilty implicated president. The president s former personal lawyer turned himself into the fbi today and stood in Federal Court and pleaded guilty to eight charges including two related to rush Money Payments to women which he admitted were at the direction of his boss, donald trump, for the purpose of influencing the 2016 election. Cohen pleaded guilty to tax evasion and lying to a financial institution, as well as two Campaign Finance violations. Again, both involving trumps quest for the white house. The payoffs described match the cases of Karen Mac Dougall and stormy daniels. This case is being brought by the feds. Attorney for the Eastern District of virginia. Also happens to be a senior official
take advantage of bonuses and rewards thousands thousands of the shameful frame thousands of policies the government of colombia consistently played this down didn t disappointing from them and they told the un rapporteur in two thousand and nine the practice was not widespread and that such unlawful killings were isolated instances stunned that they lied and they weren t isolated you know who stopped those false positives i did. i struggled for what they were taking leisure and you were defense minister well and that s why i took action and they went down to zero zero no more false positives and those responsible for false positives has they have to go to a transitional justice and be judged and condemned in two thousand and twelve two years into your presidency a un special rapporteur noted the persistent high rate of impunity for such human rights violations due to the lack of progress in criminal investigations so for
to believe that this ballanchine-like dance has been going on between cohen and the southern district of new york. here s what i have to share. well, here s what we may have for you. here s how we can reduce your sentence. i kind of see you in this chevrolet. that kind of thing going back and forth. then we kind of learned today that this was a very fast dance of 24 to 48 hours. this thing just came together. this just came together. what can you confirm or deny based on your reporting? so my reporting i reported this in vanity fair this evening is yes there have been overtures to the prosecution from cohen s lawyers over the last several weeks saying, hey, we re here. we can talk if you want to talk. but a real attempt in earnest with the two of them to sit down didn t come until last week. they came, they called, and said you have a limited amount of time to tell us what you want to tell us.