Good news personally. Stone talked to reporters outside his house. On my conviction so i and i had a choice of a pardon or a comation. Im happy to have that because i want to clear my name. Im happy to fight it out and im happy i would like to win a new trial and vindication. Oh, and Something Else happened last night in what has become a friday night news tradition with this administration. William barr suddenly replaced. The u. S. Attorney for the Eastern District of new york who had been working on the ukraine scandal at the center of trumps impeachment. Perfect. Joining me now is editor in chief of the national em moe and author of man of the world. Anthony scare new kyi. Joe, you know roger. You know him very well. I want to read you the white house statement he expects to be fully exonerated by the Justice System. Roger stone suffered greatly. He was treated unfairly as were many others in the case. You can say that about a lot of people that are in prison who committed crimes. T
And people are exhausted. Trump did respond to Michael Cohens plea today. This morning he wrote if anyone is looking for a good lawyer, i would strongly suggest that you dont retain the services of Michael Cohen and Michael Cohen plead guilty to two counts of Campaign Finance violations that are not a crime. President obama had a big Campaign Finance violation and it was easily settled. Trump also spoke to fox news about his relationship with Michael Cohen. He was a lawyer for me for one of many, you know, there was a lawyer and the fixer. I dont know if he was a fixer. I dont know where that term came from, but hes didnt do big deals. Did small deals. Not somebody that was with me that much. You know, they make it sound like i didnt live without him. I understood Michael Cohen very well. Turned out he wasnt a very good lawyer, frankly. He was somebody that was probably with me for about ten take this all together this being the president of the United States after all. The Washington
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
Least for now, at flooes for a day, trump Resoutheasted Lashing Out in a dramatic and public way. Instead, wednesday was a moment for calculation and conversation, a pause for a rattled administration. According to white house officials and outside advisors familiar with the discussions. Michael cohens lawyer is making it clear his client is ready, willing, and able to share what he knows with robert mueller. Jonathan lamere is standing by captures the State Of Affairs in his latest title more dirt on President Trump . Lanny davis made a series of Television Appearances today. Here is what he said this morning. Is he hoping for a pardon from President Trump . Not only is not hoping for it, he would not accept a pardon. He considers a pardon from somebody who acted so corruptly as president to be something he would never accept. Earlier this evening, davis
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Dossier and his relationship with Stormy Daniels. Michael cohens attorneys trying to keep material under wraps. One surprise participant at that hearing is an attorney representing President Trump arguing on behalf of the president. Our crime and justice reporter Shimon Prokupecz is over at the courthouse in new york here in washington. Cara scanel with more details on what the fbi is specifically looking into with regard to comey. Shimon, let me go to you first. Was it surprising to have one of the president s attorneys there at the hearing . Certainly, wolf, it was surprise forg all because we had expected to hear arguments here. We werent even sure we would be allowed in the courtroom because there was some thought this would be a sealed proceeding. But when we got inside, Michael Cohens attorneys started making some arguments. Then we learned that someone was intervening and that person was the president. His attorneys were present and they were going to argue that he, the presiden