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
was an appetite, a willingness, an intent to engage with russia in order to allow the russians to interfere with our election, which is a crime. it gets us part of the way but it doesn t get us all the way. so, you know, collusion, of course, is colloquial. i don t think that in and of itself would be grounds for a conspiracy charge, which is how bob mueller would charge it, but it gets it part of the way. then when you start to add up the different data points, the july 27th date, when trump asks russia to find hillary clinton s e-mails. then an indictment from bob mueller which says that on that date they went phishing, p-h, not f, phishing for e-mails, it starts to make a little bit more sense. now you have lanny davis who goes on air tonight on rachel maddow s show and said that michael cohen might have information that donald trump knew about the hacking before it was released. we re starting to get closer and
to interfere with our election, which is a crime. it gets us part of the way but it doesn t get us all the way. so, you know, collusion, of course, is colloquial. i don t think that itself would be grounds for a conspiracy charge, which is how bob mueller would charge it, but it gets it part of the way. when you start to add up the different data points, the july 27th date, when trump asks russia to find hillary clinton s e-mails. then an indictment from bob mueller that said on that date, they went phishing for e-mails. it starts to make a little bit more sense. now you have lanny davis who goes on-air tonight on rachel maddow s show and said that michael cohen might have information that donald trump knew about the hacking before it was released. we re starting to get closer and