Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. Came out and supplied South Koreans with a number of those in his own administration by the fact he would meet with kim jongun. The parallels go on and on. The Secretary Of State just hours later came out and said there would be preconditions for President Trump meeting with the president of iran. But this comes against the backdrop of the president and a number of his top aides really escalating the rhetoric. Threatening to impose new sanctions. To criticize iran sharply for its acts of terrorism. The president of iran not responding to the president s offer for a meeting. Instead, he decried what he called United States illegal pulling out of its ran nuclear deal. The stakes for the president couldnt be harder. Because the president really railed a number of allies. Lawmakers on capitol hill when he pulled out of the nuclear deal. A lot of those people saying look, that is what was holding iran to account. Keepi
Chris Hayes discusses the days top news. Confused, one goal of mr. Giuliani was pretty evident. Ive been sitting here looking in the federal code trying to find collusion as a crime. Its not. Collusion is not a crime. I dont even know if thats a crime, colluding about russians. Okay. You start analyzing the crime, the hacking is the crime. That certainly is the origin of the the president didnt hack. Of course not. Thats the he didnt pay them for hacking. As you know, it has led the meeting with the russians. If you got the hacked information from the russians here at cnn and you played it would you be in jeopardy of going to jail . Of course not. Okay. The president didnt hack and he didnt pay for the hacking. So thats an interesting thing to say. That, though, you that see there, is an idea that trumps allies have trotted out before. It doesnt hold up to legal scrutiny at all, particularly when you consider that mueller has already charged more than a dozen russians with conspiring a
The latest news from around the world with host Brooke Baldwin. Arguments. This afternoon. This means this trial is on its way. Its a very important trial, as you know, brooke, this is the Special Counsel investigating russian interference in the 2016 election facing off against Donald Trumps campaign manager. Of course, he was only there briefly, but for a very critical period. And as you know also, this means a lot of things for the state of play, at least in politics during a Midterm Election here in the United States, especially because the president has said so many times that in his view the Russian Investigation is a witch hunt, if Paul Manafort ends up being convicted, it will be a lot harder for the president To Throw Shay on the investigation. If Paul Manafort is found not guilty, that gives a lot of support for the trump side in this National Conversation over Russia Meddling in the 2016
election. So, brooke, we have 18 charges in this indictment. And we dont expect to hear
This sunday, turning against trump. The president s longtime personal attorney, Michael Cohen, is apparently prepared to say the president knew in advance about the Infamous Trump tower meeting with russians. It appears the president s former attorney and confidant is ready to talk. And cohen releases a tape discussing buying the story of a former playmate who says she had an affair with trump. What financing . Well have to pay something. And well pay with cash. No, no, no, no, no. Rudy giuliani attacks cohen. The man is a liar, a proven liar. Not long after praising him. The man is an honest, honorable lawyer. Just how big a threat does cohen pose to President Trump . My guests this morning, former trump political advisor sam nunberg and republican senator rob portman of ohio. Plus guns and poses. Maria butina loves guns, cultivated conservatives and is
now in jail, arrested as a russian agent. Does she hold the key to an nra russia connection . And base politics. Today marks 100 days
He refused, threatened to resign and thats when President Trump backed down ultimately deciding not to fire the Special Counsel. But again, were seeing this new point of frustration from President Trump with these new attacks. Again, the most direct at robert mueller. The backdrop is important to point out. A few days ago, the president s former Attorney Michael Cohen spoke to a number of sources who then told cnn that he was ready to testify to the Special Counsel that President Trump approved that june 2016 meeting between russian nationals and his son donald trump jr. And other members of his campaign. So the president responding to that coverage. He also tweeted angrily at the media today we should point out. Yes, he did. He tweeted all over the place. Boris sanchez in new jersey where the president just head back to the white house. Thank you. A lot to discuss on this sunday evening. Joining us now is cnns senior
political analyst and Senior Editor for The Laatlantic and Washingto