Among Fridays Court filings, federal prosecutors in manhattan say the president directed cohen to make hush payments to women in the closing days of the 2016 president ial campaign. Here is Incoming Judiciary Committee chair, jerry nadler. The impeachable offense, whether they import enough to justify an impeachment is a different question. Certainly they would be impeachable offenses because even though they were committed before the president became president they were committed in the service of fraudulently obtaining the office. That would be an impeachable offense. The fact of the matter is, what we see from these indictments and statements is a much broader conspiracy against the American People. Harris White House Correspondent kevin corke now joins us with the latest from the white house on the north lawn. Kevin . Harris, good afternoon. The idea that a transaction between an attorney and a private client, even at the behest of private citizen donald trump, is somehow manifestl
Room. This is cnn breaking news. As george h. W. Bush is laid to rest here in texas, President Trump is taking a cue from bush 41 to fill a very critical opening his cabinet. Sources now tell cnn that bushs former attorney general william barr is emerging as a leading candidate to lead the Justice Department once again, potentially replacing Jeff Sessions and inheriting oversight of the russia investigation. The president weighing his options right now at a very sensitive moment in Robert Muellers probe. The special counsel is poised to reveal new information tomorrow involving two central figures, Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen, and tonight mr. Trump and his legal team, they are bracing for impact. This hour ill speak with congressman eric swalwell. He is a democrat who serves on the intelligence and judiciary committee. And our correspondents and analysts are also standing by. First, lets go to our senior White House Correspondent jeff zeleny. Jeff, after a lot of speculation about
People who have oppressed them over racism. Its true, but boy does it say a lot about them that they were. It says a lot about them because they were because they are in a position of power and privilege because Michelle Obama can go out and sell a million books in one week. Yep. The average person who is the victim of racism the way the obamas were and otherism the way the obamas were cannot do it. They are dying in their own communities. Theyre being discriminated against. Theyre not getting jobs. So in the same way that you would expect a woman who may be a victim of the me too movement, and im talking abonot talking physical abuse, but someone that may be in their workplace, you wouldnt expect someone to be cordial. So why do you expect the obamas should they didnt have to. They did. Should be cordial to someone who abused them in that way. Your analysis is spoton. The only thing i add on is obama acts a certain way in deference to the fact he is president of the United States, and
And the latest reporting tonight on a big name soon to depart the west wing, and this time it just might happen as the 11th hour gets under way on a friday night. Good evening from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. This was day 687 of the Trump Administration and lets say this at the outset, each and every night on this broadcast where the russia investigation is concerned this may have been the most consequential day so far. Prosecutors from the president s own Justice Department accused him of engaging in a felony. Three new Court Documents fired by Robert Mueller and federal prosecutors in the Southern District of new york detail events involving trump, Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort and have shed new light on the investigation and what could be an exist tensional threat to this administration. Trump tried to get out ahead of it between 6 00 and 10 00 a. M. This morning with a fuselage on twitter. Individual one is how our president is referred to in Court Documents. Muel
Way. Whether youre donald trump or youre me or you. Hes saying the president knew it was wrong and directed him to do it anyway. The president thats false and he said it was false under oath. Unless youre god, this man, you will never know what the truth is. He lies to fit the situation hes in. Its not a crime, george. Paying 130,000 to stormy whatever and paying money to the other is not a crime. Dont worry, folks, were going to talk all about that interview. We cant miss it. The president s lawyer Rudy Giuliani taking aim at Michael Cohen at alleged hush money payments. That Campaign Finance payment one of dozens of lawsuits involving nearly every aspect of trumps life starting with his business, his charity, his campaign, his transition team, his inaugural committee, and his administration. And those are just the broad strokes. Here are the specific cases. Special counsel muellers russia probe. Allegations of obstruction of justice for firing jim comey. Allegations of misspent funds