Good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Im Steve Kornacki in for brian williams. Day 470 of the trump administration. We have breaking news from the New York Times about when trump had knowledge of the sixfigure hush money payment to Stormy Daniels. One of the authors of that story, matt apuzzo, will join us in just a moment. He and his colleagues writing tonight, quote, President Trump knew about a sixfigure payment that michael d. Cohen, his personal lawyer, made to a pornographic film actress several months before he denied any knowledge of it to reporters aboard air force one in april according to two people familiar with the arrangement. It was not immediately clear when mr. Trump learned of the payment, which mr. Cohen made in october 2016 at a time when news Media Outlets were poised to pay her for her story about an alleged affair with mr. Trump in 2006. But three people close to the matter said mr. Trump knew that mr. Cohen had succeeded in kee
In just a moment. He and his colleagues writing tonight, quote, President Trump knew about a sixfigure payment that michael d. Cohen, his personal lawyer, made to a pornographic film actress several months before he denied any knowledge of it to reporters aboard air force one in april according to two people familiar with the arrangement. It was not immediately clear when mr. Trump learned of the payment, which mr. Cohen made in october 2016 at a time when news Media Outlets were poised to pay her for her story about an alleged affair with mr. Trump in 2006. But three people close to the matter said mr. Trump knew that mr. Cohen had succeeded in keeping the allegations from becoming public at the time the president denied it. The president has spent the last several hours speaking out, in particular going into damage control mode trying to clean up comments that Rudy Giuliani made this week about trump reimbursing Michael Cohen. Ill tell you what. Rudy is a great guy, but he just start
Hush money payment to Stormy Daniels. One of the authors of that story, matt apuzzo, will join us in just a moment. He and his colleagues writing tonight, quote, President Trump knew about a sixfigure payment that michael d. Cohen, his personal lawyer, made to a pornographic film actress several months before he denied any knowledge of it to reporters aboard air force one in april according to two people familiar with the arrangement. It was not immediately clear when mr. Trump learned of the payment, which mr. Cohen made in october 2016 at a time when news Media Outlets were poised to pay her for her story about an alleged affair with mr. Trump in 2006. But three people close to the matter said mr. Trump knew that mr. Cohen had succeeded in keeping the allegations from becoming public at the time the president denied it. The president has spent the last several hours speaking out, in particular going into damage control mode trying to clean up comments that Rudy Giuliani made this wee
Supreme court justice. Coming up tonight well review how senator collins bravely restored sanity and order to the u. S. Senate. Predictably, the left in a full meltdown mode, very ugly, they have been exposed. They tried to ruin a mans life, they turned the confirmation pros wes a u. S. Supreme court into a circus. Something, frankly, befitting of a banana republic. With 32 days until the allimportant Midterm Elections, it is time as a country, that we examine everything that is at stick for this great country of ours. This lawless, shameful behavior, not only should it not be tolerated or accepted by we, the people, its got to stop. And we could never forget how we now have a group of people that have embraced smear, slander, lies, bludgeoning to literally smashing and slashing basic rights that have served us well. Sit tight, the weekend is almost here. Not yet. Kavanaughs vote is tomorrow. It is time for tonights friday breaking news, opening monologue. Before i get to the breaking
Supreme court justice. Coming up tonight well review how senator collins bravely restored sanity and order to the u. S. Senate. Predictably, the left in a full meltdown mode, very ugly, they have been exposed. They tried to ruin a mans life, they turned the confirmation pros wes a u. S. Supreme court into a circus. Something, frankly, befitting of a banana republic. With 32 days until the allimportant Midterm Elections, it is time as a country, that we examine everything that is at stick for this great country of ours. This lawless, shameful behavior, not only should it not be tolerated or accepted by we, the people, its got to stop. And we could never forget how we now have a group of people that have embraced smear, slander, lies, bludgeoning to literally smashing and slashing basic rights that have served us well. Sit tight, the weekend is almost here. Not yet. Kavanaughs vote is tomorrow. It is time for tonights friday breaking news, opening monologue. Before i get to the breaking