Wasnt plausible, Wasnt Believable but it was at least relatively co teernt. To recap, Michael Cohen and his surrogates on tv had been claiming for months that Michael Cohen, the president s attorney, facilitated as cohen put it 130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels who says she had an affair with the president 12 years ago. Now, the money came out of cohens pocket allegedly taken from a Home Equity Line of credit we were told. The president had not repaid it. In fact, mr. Trump knew nothing about it they claimed and despite coming as it did in the closing days of the campaign the payment supposedly had absolutely nothing to do with the election. Nothing to do with skel change an embarrassing story 11 days before the election. On wednesday night Rudy Guiliani went on fox and said this to sean hannity about the daniels payoff. Its not Campaign Money. No Campaign Finance violation. They funneled it through a law firm. Funneled through a law firm and the president repaid it. Oh, i didnt know h
Probably stay republican with the chief Justice Roberts as the judge, win it there and declare a victory. And thats what he should do. Well, we have to remember bill clinton was impeached but stayed in office. So it doesnt necessarily mean it would be the end of his precedency. Takes a two thirds vote, remember. So, jack, would firing him get the president his ability to control the Special Counsel investigation. That would be the only reason of getting rid of rosenstein. I think itll be exceedingly difficult. I cant imagine someone will come in and sit in rosensteins place and try to babysit him and redirect of the course of the investigation. Thats just not going to happen. I totally agree with everything bob said, by the way. And i think if he tries to replace rosenstein, if he tries
to replace sessions, it would be seen for what it is. It would be seen as the act of a man with a guilty mind. Innocent people dont behave this way. They dont threaten to fire anyone whos taken a hard l
Pickles are good. Friday pickles with ranch. This is surprising the new england lobster roll i would have thought was terrible is delicious. Deep dish pizza is so good. Todd were going to eat chips and you are going to watch fox friends. It starts right now. Shut down showdown. President trump says he is ready to turn the lights out on Congress Unless they fund the border wall. The president issuing this threat treating i would be willing to shut down government if the democrats do not give us Border Security. This president is a bully. Is he not going to shut down anything. We are not going to be intimidated. Wrapping up President Trumps attorney. The man i is a pathological minuter. Manipulator. The President Tweeting we have a very nasty and contentious business relationship. Democrats take aim at the booming economy. President trump is going to take a lot of credit for these good numbers. Dont believe him. The democrats, all they have is Trump Derangement syndrome and they dont wan
A look at the days news and headlines. At low containment. Bill its a big job. Probably something we deal with all week. Thank you live in redding, california. Sandra President Trump raising the stakes in the battle over the border wall threatening to shut down the government if he doesnt get the funding he has been demanding. The President Firing off this warning a short time ago tweeting quote, i would be willing to shut down government if the democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security. Which includes the wall. Must get rid of lottery, Catch And Release, etc. And go to system of immigration based on merit. We need great people coming into our country. Doug mcelway live at the white house this morning. Doug, an interesting tactic to see a republican president embracing the prospects of a Government Shutdown. It sure is. History has shown that whenever there has been a Government Shutdown in the past it is the Republican Party that takes the blame for it and in the aftermat
A mix of newsmaker interviews, political analysis, cultural segments and media analysis. Could trumps own policies undermine the economic uptick. White house economic adviser larry kudlow will be here in moments. Healer in chief . Well talk to a potential dark horse 2020 candidate with a history of bringing people together. You elected me to do the right thing, not the easy thing. Former new orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu next. Hello, im jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is seemingly on two different tracks. There are now 100 days until the midterm elections and President Trump is dealing with two different realities, positive Economic News and also scandal and controversy including a messy public war with his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen. The feud between the president and his former fixer is heating up. Late saturday night, one of the president s current attorneys, rudy giuliani, argued in an
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