Years. Hes also a beloved confidante and friend of mrs. Bush and the 41st president. Karen tumulty and peter baker and former congressman david jolly is with me on set for the hour. Let me start with you, jon meacham. Youve been on television nonstop since friday night when this news broke. We just saw the first image of what the celebration, what the official government celebration of the life of our 41st president looks like. And you and i both know its something that the family and gene becker, his devoted chief of staff have planned for, for not months but years. Whats it like for you to see these moments unfold . Well, as you say, its been inevitable. Obviously, this was going to happen. But theres something theres an interesting combination here. An intersection of two things. Theres the majesty of state which were watching and theres the warmth and fundamental decency and generosity of spirit of the man being honored. And so for me and for tens and tens and tens of thousands and
The oval office to be President Trumps chief of staff. President trump launching a predawn guess what tweet storm after being implicated in alleged criminal activity. Sir, did you direct Michael Cohen to commit any violations of law . No, no, no. Is the president of the United States right now an unindicted coconspirator . I dont know. If he is not there hes certainly close. The president has now stepped into the same territory that ultimately led to president nixon resigning the office. Theres nothing in the office to prevent the president from being indicted. No one is held above the law. Everyone should benefit from what the presumption of the law is. If we get this way and prosecute people and putt them in jail for Campaign Finance violations, were going to be a bah in that republic. Everyone all of us should use every breath to make sure that the lying stops on january 20th, 2021. Well get to that but first we have to get to this breaking news. The selloff taking place on wall str
There. Jim acosta is at the white house and manu raju is on the hill. Manu, where do negotiationis stand right now . Reporter republicans are trying to keep the bill open by adding 5 billion for Border Security. Theyre trying to entice members to vote for this by adding money for Disaster Relief as well. Theyre not sure they have the votes to pass the house for a variety of reasons. Some republicans are planning to vote against this, including carlos carbello. A number of them are not around. Several others i talked to are on their way out of the airport as we speak. So getting the votes out of the house is a big question. Even if they were to get this out of the house, the chances of it passing the senate are zero. There are no chance this gets approved by the United States senate. And most senators, virtual live all virtually all of them are gone because they thought the president was going to sign the bill to keep the government hope. Ted barrett said, ugh, are you trying to ruin my
Critics. These messages are coming to light as the Washington Post and wall street journal report on messages the crown prince sent in the hours leading up to and after khashoggis murder to a senior aide who allegedly oversaw the assassination. Cnns nina dos santos joins us now from london. Nina, tell us more about your exclusive reporting. Reporter thanks so much, frederica. Well, in the two months since Jamal Khashoggi tragically passed away after walking into that consulate in istanbul, the question everybodys had is, what exactly prompted him to become a target . Was it his public pronouncements in his Washington Post columns that, yes, were critical of mohammed bin salman, the crown prince, or was it something more organized and more sinister, potentially . This sheds light on that question. These are words you wont have read in Jamal Khashoggis columns. Instead, theyre whatsapp messages, never seen before, sent by khashoggi in the year before his death. They lay bare his disdain
Presidency on even shackier ground. An ally of the president s telling nbc news, quote, the entire question about whether he committed an Impeachable Offense now hinges on the testimony of two men. David pecker is the chief executive at ami, the company that publishes the national inyei enquirer. Mr. President , did Michael Cohen cover up your dirty deeds . Were all bracing for a tweet storm from the president and, guess what, we got one. In his first tweet he says, i never corredirected michael coh break the law. I believe mr. Cohen will have an opportunity to answer every question and to tell the full story about what he knows about mr. Trump. A russian woman with deep ties to key republican players and the National Rifle association during the 2016 campaign pleaded guilty in federal court. She even appeared in the audience at a trump q a event and asked a question that led him to make an announcement he wanted to improve relations with russia. That gets right to the heart of whether