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So tonight federal Court Documents showing the Justice Departments investigating a possible president ial pardon bribery scheme. Those filings dont reveal any names of people potentially involved. Also tonight, a source saying associates of President Trump including his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, are seeking preemptive pardons. All this happening as attorney general bill barr says there is no evidence of widespread fraud in the election. Effectively shutting down President Trumps false claims of massive voter fraud. Joining me now, cnn White House Correspondent john harwood, Ron Brownstein and amanda carpenter. Good to see all of you. Thanks for joining. John, youre first. The Justice Department is investigating a potential bribery scheme for president ial pardons. What do you know . What can you tell us about . We dont know a lot as you indicated in the open, don. We know that Federal District judge released a heavily redacted court filing from this summer that indicated federal
Commentator amanda carpenter. John, youre first. We are learning the Justice Department is investigating a potential bribery scheme for president ial pardons. What can you tell us about that . We dont know a lot as you indicated in the open. Federal district judge barrel howell released a heavily redacted court filing from this sum they are indicated that federal prosecutors were investigating the potential for a bid to obtain a president ial pardon by means of offering a Campaign Contribution either to a campaign directly or to a political committee. Names were not attached to it, so we dont know who was being investigated. Were unaware that anyone has been charged with a crime related to this investigation, but as the conservative lawyer George Conway who happens to be married to Kellyanne Conway put on twitter tonight, ask yourself, what was runner if a campaign for high office this summer and who has the power to issue a president ial pardon . The answer to both of these questions
And serve the American People. Certainly without any democrat support, that means that this is only a symbolic moment and not a moment for us to make a law. That program with all the latest on capitol hill this morning, chad . Good afternoon, harris. As they go through right now and they release senator scotts bill, the House Judiciary Committee is crafting its own bill. Thats whats going on here on capitol hill. The white house obviously prefers the bill that was crafted by senator scott. Mark meadows, the white house chiefofstaff, he paid a surprise visit to capitol hill today and he says that senator scotts bill creates what he called a Good Foundation for this bill. Now, the question is whether or not they can get senator scotts bill on the floor. Mitch mcconnell, the Senate Majority leader, wants to get on that bill next week and the issue is whether or not democrats will filibuster the start of the debate. Heres the Senate Majority leader mitch mcconnell. Our democratic friends,
Publics help tracking down a suspect is brutal assault on a conservative activist was caught on cell phone video. How will the media treat that incident . Another Migrant Caravan reportedly marching to the southern us border and brandnew pictures of what customs and Border Protection is doing to prepare for the arrival in democrats prepared to vote to shutdown the president s emergency declaration. Stick around for devon nunez live on that. A mountain of new information in the Jussie Smollett scandal. Howard kurtz looking at the media reaction but here is mike tobin with the latest in chicago. Reporter the legal team came out swinging with a terse statement chicago cops that reads as follows. We witnessed a Law Enforcement spectacle that has no place in the american legal system. The presumption of innocence, a bedrock in the search for justice was trebled upon at the expense of Jussie Smollett on the eve of a mayoral election. It is 5 days away. Hes a man of impeccable character and i