sentenced to three years in prison for charges including finance crimes regarding payments he made to silence women who had stories about the president during the campaign. he s since testified extensi extensively. house oversight chairman elijah cummings said they cleared his testimony. the white house is make sure the findings from mueller s russia probe never go public so you and i can t see it. joining me now, sarah murray. the white house beefing up the legal team to claim executive privilege. i suppose that s a legal question. in terms of process can the white house block it? i assume they have to share with congress and members on the hill could make a decision. the white house can certainly try. a lot of this will be up to probably bill barr, the incoming attorney general assuming he s
and i would have to say to him i understand what you want to do but you can t do it that way. it violates the law. good saturday morning to you. in for cristie paul this morning. federal prosecutors are swreer eoing on what could be a worst-case scenario. for the first time a team of investigators say that then-candidate trump explicitly directed his personal lawyer to break federal election law. here s the key phrase from that file and it s important we let them res naze. cohen s commission of two finance crimes on the eeb of the 2016 election for the president of the united states struck a
good morning, welcome to your new day. i m victor blackwell. i m jessica dean in for christi paul. federal prosecutors are zeroing in on what may be a worst-case scenario for the white house. president trump directly implicated in two federal crimes connected to the russia investigation. for the first time a team of investigators in new york say that then-candidate trump explicitly directed his personal lawyer, michael cohen, to break federal election law. the memo is seven pages law, but here s a key phrase from the filing, and it s important that we let these words resonate. cohen s commission of two finance crimes on the eve of the 2016 election for the president of the united states struck a blow to one of the core goals of the federal campaign finance laws transparency. while many americans who desired a particular outcome to the election knocked on doors, toiled at phone banks, or found any number of legal ways to make
indict a sitting president. here s what i want to do, and here s how i want to do. it i would have to say, mr. president, i understand what you want to do, but you can t do it that way. it violates the law. good saturday morning to you, i m victor blackwell. hi, everyone, i m jessica dean in for christi paul. we start this morning with the bethlehmemo from federal prosecutors accusing president trump of asking nooik break federal election michael cohen to break federal election laws. and cone s admission to two finance crimes on the eve of the 2016 election for the president of the united states struck a blow to one of the core goals of the federal campaign laws transparency. while many americans who desired a particular outcome to the election knocked on doors, toiled at phone banks, or found
over $30 million, no collusion. this is the key phrase from cohen s sentencing memo released by prosecutors. let this sink in. cohen s commission of two finance crimes on the eve of the 2016 election for the president of the united states struck a blow to one of the core goals of the federal campaign finance laws, transparency. we are digging into the new findings. jeremy, take us through the memos. that s right, victor. this is one of the most reviewing looks we ve had to date in what mueller s investigation has. what s most significant is that federal prosecutors have for the first time publicly implicated, directly implicated the president when he directed cohen to commit crimes during the campaign of offering women not to tell their stories about the alleged affair.