Hello, and thanks forjoining me for unspun world here at the bbc s london headquarters. The world is in a parlous state, we know that. But supposing the main, the dominant western country, the united states, were to be run by a man who had Open Contempt for nato, admired Vladimir Putin and kimjong un, but seemed to be spoiling for a fight with china. Well, according to one opinion poll this week, that man could be ten points ahead ofjoe biden in the opinion polls. Well, in one opinion poll. That could easily be an anomaly. Yet none of the western governments whose doings i monitor on a daily basis seems to have made the slightest preparation for the possibility that donald trump might very well be back in office in 16 months time. Do me a favour. Just get your union guys, your leaders, to endorse me. Cheering. Other, that is, than to pray it doesnt happen. The odds are still probably slightly against a trump victory, but it would create a massive upheaval, not least in russias war agai
So we havent had a chance to digest it. But the Attorney General in his Confirmation Hearings was very clear with a oneword answer when asked by a senator whether he had contact with the russians in any way, shape, or form. He said no, period. No condition, no modification. So obviously that turns out to not be accurate there is no reason to believe that Jeff Sessions in the Confirmation Hearing was trying to hide something. He may simply have forgotten. But it does mean two things. Number one, it adds to the incredible weight of evidence that the administration is not credible on these issues. Remember a couple of weeks ago when we heard that Michael Flynn was talking to the Russian Ambassador simply to wish him merry christmas. And of course that turns out not to be true. And Michael Flynn is no longer National Security adviser. So this white house has a very, very significant credibility problem. And its with respect to Attorney General sessions, what this means, and again, its too
Martin luther king jr. s friend, john lewis, gets tonights last word. Up next, new reporting white house chief of staff john kelly warned epa director skon pruitt the scandals had to end. Thats on The 11th Hour with Brian Williams and that starts now. Tonight, the president may feel relief, but hes not off the hook in the Russia Investigation. As new questions emerge about him being a subject. And legal advice for donald trump is offered up this evening on fox news. Plus what happens when Robert Mueller delivers his report . Well ask a powerful member of the Senate Judiciary committee. And reality check. Donald trump on day 440. Learning that enacting policy as president is a lot harder than delivering an Applause Line on the stump. The 11th hour on a wednesday night begins now. Although he is a subject . There was no collusion between the president and russia, so nothing has changed. We know what we did and what we didnt do. So none of this comes as much of a surprise. The Washington
Fiance and her father. All told, the congressman and his family avoided over 768,000 in losses according to the document. And the big question we are asking today is, what does the arrest of Congressman Collins mean for the midterms . Joining me nbc news political director and moderator of meet the press, chuck todd. Nbc news investigations reporter tom winter, New York Times chief metro Political Correspondent shane gold macher and former s. E. C. Enforcement attorney seth waxman. Tom, you have been following this. You were downtown a little bit earlier today. Here is a statement from collins lawyer saying we will answer the charges filed in court and will mount a defense to clear his good name. It is notable the government does not allege that Congressman Collins traded a single chair of Innate Immunotherapeuticss stock. We are confident he will be
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Exploring issues that affect leaders in the U. S. And around the globe. Finish line. And one of the president s first congressional supporters now faces criminal charges. Congressman collins cheated our markets and our justice system. Is a wider Culture Of Corruption Story Unraveling around the white house . This is mtp daily an it starts right now. Good evening, im chuck todd here on a very busy washington, d. C. Welcome to mtp daily. Is it really august . Once again welcome to a wild day of legal and Political Developments surrounding, who else, but the president. One of his top loyalists in the house was just arrested on Insider Trading charges on a plot that was so brazen, it includes the white house south lawn, by the way. As it was described by federal prosecutors today that you have got to see it to believe it. Weve have much more on this story and this Culture Of Corruption Stench thats starting to grow around the president coming up. But were also going to talk about the polit