Well, good evening, im laura coates. A week that began with Merrick Garland being accused of weaponizing the Department Of Justice against republicans ends with one of the most powerful democrats in washington, d. C. Now indicted for corruption. The chairman of the Foreign Relations committee, new jersey senator bob menendez stands accused of conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit fraud, conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right. Essentially using his official position to force someone to give him something of value. Tonight, we are taking a deep dive into all of it from the investigation to the indictment and, of course, the political fallout and here are the Big Questions ive been asking all day, after seeing all the reports ive cut through all of it, here are the real questions, number one, did he do it . Right did he do it . Could a senator who left a hung jury in his last trial for conspiracy, bribery and Honest Services fraud, sound familiar, led to
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yes, yes. happy monday, everybody. you look fantastic. lyin!g. so let s talk about derek chauvin. you remember that minneapoli s c cop convicted for killing george floyd? chauvin was just stabbedtee . in federal prison, likely by some inmate wantingme to gain street cred with his cell block or msnbc. now, i m not easy to shock. you re talking to a guy, after all, who once saw cavuto without makeup. but what an eerie coincidence that chauvin gets stabbed just as aw docu new documentary examines his arrest and prosecutionme comes out and the documentary comes out and the documentary and if they re accurate, could expose a pretty big lie. a liexbig e that cost lives,ones including black ones and billions of dollars in damages, and is at the heart of the breakdown of law and order. and the reason it s a why drugstoreason w deodorant is locked up, but criminals are as free as a s of coke in the west wing. so let s do a quick recap of the facts in case you were in a coma or you r
pick the right candidate in november? democrats said they had to knock on a lot of doors. if he does not meet or exceed expectations, that would be a huge story. we expect him to come in first. the real question is second through fourth. joe biden is hoping for a second place. there is a lot of energy behind elizabeth warren and mayor pete and even amy klobuchar. david: who has the most to lose? it is joe biden. rick: it is the one person you did not mention. it is joe biden, who has a long track record dating back 35 years running in iowa and two previous presidential campaigns. he has a lot to lose. he was the presumptive front when he entered the latest, even though bernie has had a lot of activity. if he does not come in as second or third, he will be seen as written out of theipt. david: you talk to some of the biden campaign people, they say we always have south carolina. it is the response to what rick just said. is that in indication of they are doubtful of how they w
Today, number two, 60 million worth of bitcoins were stole from a Bitcoin Wallet. Bitcoin is not immune to hackers and once they are gone, you cant get them back, think about that. Politics, senator franken will make a statement on the senate floor today, lost support of most fellow democrats, will he resign, dont know. Will he respond to Sexual Harassment charges against him, we dont know that either. When he speaks, you will see and hear it. Veterany company is about to Varney Company is about to begin. Note stuart lets get right to it. Story of the day, Southern California wild fires, ashley, what do we have . Brutal santa ana winds which would fan the flames from fires, now the National Weather say not quite as bad, gusty but not 80 miles an hour. They had to shut down with 101 freeway. Thats the ventura freeway, they cut it down, essentially cutting off northbound traffic from heading to santa. Barbara a from ventura. You can see northwest of downtown los angeles, four major fires