weissmann. trump went after him on twitter, citing andrew weissmann s horrible and vicious prosecutorial past and his larger role in the mueller inquiry. why would robert mueller hire a guy like andrew weissmann with that atrocious track record. why was he appointed? the answer is, it was a fishing expedition and it was an effort to get trump from the beginning. the plan for paul manafort, meanwhile, is to ensure he dies behind bars. andrew weissmann is working hard to make sure that happens. what the special counsel has done, he has chosen his jack the ripper like leader andrew wi wiseman weissmann to use the type of tactics that are properly reserved for mafia gangs for terrorists. i ve called mr. weissman the poster boy for prosecutorial misconduct. you get the drift.
and as we start a new week, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 774 of the trump administration, and the president s not going to like this. he s now facing a brand new investigation, the widest since the launch of the mueller inquiry, and one that could extend well into the 2020 campaign. the democratic head of the house judiciary committee, congressman jerry nadler of new york, today launched an aggressive investigation into three basic areas. allegations of obstruction of justice, public corruption, and other abuses of power by president trump and his inner circle. the judiciary committee is demanding documents from 81 people and agencies and entities linked to trump and his associates from every aspect of donald trump s life. spanning his business, his campaign, his family and his administration. those insiders include his sons
and as we start a new week, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here ipnew york. day 774 of the trump administration, and the president s not going to like this. he s now facing a brand new investigation, the widest since the launch of the mueller inquiry, and one that could extend well into the 2020 campaign. the democratic head of the house judiciary committee, congressman jerry nadler of new york today launched an aggressive investigation into three basic areas. allegations of obstruction of justice, public corruption, and other abuses of power by president trump and his inner circle. the judiciary committee is demanding documents from 81 people and agencies and entities linked to trump and his associates from every aspect of donald trump s life. spanning his business, his campaign, his family and his administration. those insiders include his sons
york. day 774 of the trump administration, and the president s not going to like this. he s now facing a brand new investigation, the widest since the launch of the mueller inquiry, and one that could extend well into the 2020 campaign. the democratic head of the house judiciary committee, congressman jerry nadler of new york today launched an aggressive investigation into three basic areas. allegations of obstruction of justice, public corruption, and other abuses of power by president trump and his inner circle. the judiciary committee is demanding documents from 81
said. this week news networks have brought focus in on president trump s former fixer and lawyer michael sxhoen his public testimony on capitol hill. what made the testimony perhaps more compelling is the fact that you had michael cohen essentially getting up before that congressional committee and saying guys, i m a scum-bag, i recognize it. donald trump has seen criticism, some would say more than his fair share, bucketloads of it, but even for his standards his former attorney michael cohen s testimony is nothing short of explosive. one thing to take for granted is michael cohen is a liar. he s a convicted liar. he s lied to the fbi, he s lied to congress. he s lied to his wife, his children. he s lied to everybody. habitual and pathological liar. but not aw lylears lie all the time. many media outlets paid attention to what michael cohen did not say in his congressional testimony. the damage for trump may be limited. cohen said he has no direct evidence of trump or his ca