We have a lot to get to tonight after another day of major testimony in Donald Trumps first criminal trial. Michael cohen, trumps former lawyer and fixer was back on the stand today, facing crosses emanation from Donald Trumps current lawyer, blanche. For anyone coming, mr. Cohen has been on the stand for more than 14 hours, with more to come on monday. And nearly all day today, todd blanche tried to undermine mr. Cohens credibility as a witness. Blanche spent half the morning recalling different episodes when Michael Cohen lied publicly. Lying to congress, lying in court, lying about whether or not he sought a part in. Essentially forcing cohen to admit repeatedly that he has been untruthful. Blanche also tried to paint cohen as something of a renegade, a man who spent the 2016 Election Cycle Casting out on his own, speaking to the press both publicly and privately without Donald Trumps consent or his supervision. Blanche tried to call into question Michael Collins memory , his abilit
The latest Political Developments of the day and interviews with top newsmakers are featured. Its not like somebody former president got to report, somebody gave a little more than the minimum, some pac didnt follow a small regulation. This is a fundamental thing. The nominee at the closing days of the campaign, when he thought his campaign was on the line and a story or two stories potentially threatened his nomination went be and said, i have to make this story go away, according to Michael Cohen and said, go make this go away and pay for it. I think that goes not in a resistance way at all. A much more dramatic and more accurate way of stating what happened there. And, yes, it implicates the president in the commission of a felony, but it also implicates the president in what is now a growing sense that a lot of people have and not just resistance people, that this is one more way in which the 2016 election was facacta. Harry litman, were in dangerous territory here. Two nonlawyers
With this pardon, the president though did what george w. Bush would not do. Bush commuted libbys sentence. He did not grant him a pardon. Also breaking this hour nbc news confirms that Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein has told confidants that he is prepared to be fired. What a dichotomy there. As the president launches a Public Campaign against the doj officials, insiders say rosenstein is fully aware he may soon his lose job and is at peace with the possibility. Today i spoke with one trump staffer. That staffers advice to trump do it. That rosenstein is a bad actor and that the Justice Department is out to get him. While the staffer says the president does want to fire rosenstein, as of now he is being restrained by his counsel. As big as that news could be, the talk of the town right now though is james comeys new book. It paints a devastating portrait of President Trump, his character, and his behavior as commander in chief. In a higher loyalty, comey compares the Trump Pres
Message to trump aides facing criminal pressure right now, from mikel cohen who lost that battle to keep his papers away from the feds, to paul manafort, and perhaps even to trump aides who are already cooperating with bob mueller, like michael flynn. Some of the pardons under discussion right now, with this news are for the exact same things that some trump aides are accused of. Reports that donald trump might grant Early Release to a politician currently imprisoned for charges relating to bribery. Former illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. Also granting a pardon to a former apprentice contestant, Martha Stewart. Trump also stating he will give out his fifth pardon as president to this rightwing activist, Dinesh Dsouza who made a film attacking barack obama. Obama came out of nowhere. No one really knew him. In obama seems weirdly sympathetic to muslim jihadis captured in afghanistan, we now know why. He sees these guys as anticolonial freedom fighters, like his dad, the occupied peopl
Of the free world and disavowed the maduro administration. Several allies are following our lead. Plus, it appears the Venezuelan Military is still backing maduro. We have a venezuelan Freedom Fighter whose parents were tortured. His mother even shot as they fought for democracy in the country years ago. Hes going to tell us whats really happening tonight in caracas. The Covington Catholic student at the center of the viral firestorm breaking his silence on camera today. You will hear Nick Sandmann in his own words as the debate over the Mainstream Media coverage continues to go to a new level. Trace gallaghers on the case. Followed by brett bozell and an attorney represented some of the covington students threatening to sue for libel. Hello and welcome to fox news night. Im Shannon Bream in washington. We begin tonight with corresponding Kristin Fisher and the latest on the state of the union. Good evening, kristen. Good evening, shannon. Never before has the speaker of the house canc