That and whether he can help prove it, thats an open question. We also know on the day that donald trump junior formally accepted that meeting, candidate trump touted the big upcoming speech about hillary clinton. I am going to give a major speech on probably monday of next week, and were going to be discussing all the things that have taken place with the clintons. I think you will find it very informative and very, very interesting. Candidate trump did not make that monday speech. As trump now repeats his denials about any advance knowledge of the meeting, it is critical to note this is a meeting that team trump already lied about. His own lawyers often admitting to mueller trump dictated that misleading statement about the meeting originally. First they lied about what happened in the meeting. Then they lied about the defense of the meeting. Which he was choosing to offer,
even though he also claimed he didnt know anything about the meeting. Now the question is whether trump lied ab
Trump got updates on the whole of government approach his administration is implementing to safeguard our nations elections. The president has made it clear that his administration will not tolerate foreign interference in our elections from any nation state or other malicious actors. That kind of Paper Statement is a contrast to trumps actual words in helsinki where trump sided with the russian president over his own Intelligence Agencies on the question of whether russia interfered in the u. S. Election. That was the Press Conference where putin brought back an idea these two leaders had apparently talked about, a joint u. S. russian Cyber Security group to investigate Russian Election meddling. Sort of like having el chapo join up with the dea to fight drug trafficking. Now this quite absurd plan to team up with the only country whose own agents have been charged for 2016 interference first came up you may remember all the way last summer when trump wrote that he and putin discussed
Consultant, excellent guy. Tonight the massive fallout from Robert Muellers twin bombshells. Plus, what did the president know and when did he know it . And how does carter page fit into all of this . Has the special counsel reached out to you . My exclusive interview, when all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. Tonight the former chairman of the donald trump president ial campaign, Paul Manafort has been placed under house arrest, ordered to home confinement while out on 10 million bail. Same goes for second trump adviser richard gates, indicted along with manafort and free on 5 million bail. But it was a guilty plea by a third adviser that was truly an astonishing move today by special counsel Robert Mueller. First came the indictments of the two Senior Campaigns to the president on 12 charges, including conspiracy against the United States, according to the unsealed indictment, former Trump Campaign chairman Paul Manafort and longtime associate rick gat
In the case of al franken, here is what we have. He admitted to some of it coming as we have irrefutable photographic evidence. Let me explain, actress, model, radio host Leeann Tweeden has been on the show many times, coming together today with stunning allegations on al franken that he is now admitting to. And now apologizing for. According to tweeden, during a 2006 tour in afghanistan then citizen al franken had written a skit where he kissed tweeden and he wanted to rehearse a backstage, after tweeden refused, she described what allegedly happens next at a press conference earlier today. Watch this. He just put his hand on the back ofed my head and he matched his face it happened so fast, and he mashed his lips againsten my face and he stuck his tongue in my mouth so fast, and all i can remember is that his lips were really wet and it was slimy and in my mind i called him fish lips the rest of the trip, because that is what it reminded me of, i dont know why, but he stuck his tongu
The breaking news tonight, a guilty plea and two indictments. A former Campaign Staff admits to lying about contacts with russia. Plus Donald Trumps former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, and associate rick gates charged with 12 counts in a 31page indictment. Tonight while were still learning about Robert Muellers straulg investigation and where its headed next. And new reporting this evening on the reaction from inside the Trump White House from the president himself. The 11th hour getting under way on a monday night. On a monday night, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Day 284 of the Trump Administration and the special Counsel Robert Mueller has his first guilty plea and he has handed down his first indictments in a case that is clearly just getting started. And today came the most serious charge yet. That a foreign government, russia had information damaging to Hillary Clinton in the form of thousands of stolen emails not yet known to the wor