Washington post philip rucker. Kwheef Political Correspondent for Politico Magazine tim alberta. And Washington Bureau chief for vice news, shawna thomas. I want to start with a piece that phil cowrote this week in the Washington Post. Quote, President Trumps advisors and allies are increasingly worried that he has neither the staff nor the strategy to protect himself from a possible democratic take over of the house. Which would empower the Opposition Party to shower the administration with subpoenas or even pursue impeachment charges. Within trumps orbit there is a consensus that his current legal team is not equipped to effectively navigate an onslaught of congressional demands and there is broad discussion about bringing in new lawyers experienced in white collar and political scandals. Winter is coming, said what trump ally, in close communication with the white house. Nobodys prepared for war. So, phil, we do often jump straight to the impeachment question when were talking about
Of khashoggi and the hours before he entered the saudi consulate in turkey. Cnn has also aired video which they say shows the saudis using a body double dressed up in khashoggis clothing to make it seem like he left the consulate alive. Meanwhile lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle are denouncing the saudis actions. Watch. I think the saudis are an authoritarian government. They are directed from the top down and you dont have people just going off and doing things on their own. I feel certain that the crown prince was involved in that he directed this is why think we could not continue to relations with him. Hes going to have to be replaced. Unless the saudi kingdom understands that civilized countries around the world are going to reject his conduct and make sure they pay a price for it, the continue doing it. Harris rich edson now with more details from the state department. There is significant skepticism surrounding the saudi explanation and pressure on the Trump Admini
That need to be investigated. The people who rigged an investigation. Rigged a primary, tried to rig a general election. In other words, those people who used Hillary Clintons bought and paid for russian lies from a foreign source with funneled money, leaked to influence you, the american people, ahead of that vote in 2016. Russian lies, fraud perpetrated on fisa courts, citizens denied basic, fundamental, constitutional rights, spying, infiltrating an Opposition Party in a president ial campaign, using russian lies that hillary paid for to bludgeon and attempt to remove a dulyelected president. People that we entrust the most power to, they thought they knew better than you, than we, the american people. Tonight, we begin the process it is a process of getting the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth, and holding all of these people accountable for their actions. If we do not do it, it will happen again. Plus, almost an unbelievable News Development out of chicago tonight, a
Corruption scandal, in our history. Those that committed crimes that need to be investigated. At the people who rigged an investigation. Rigged a primary, tried to rig a general election. In other words, those people who used Hillary Clinton bought and paid for russian lies from a foreign source with funneled money, leaked to influence you, the american people, head of that vote in 2016. Russian lies, fraud perpetrated on fisa courts, citizens denied basic fundamental constitutional rights, spying, infiltrating an Opposition Party in a president ial campaign, using russian lies that hillary paid for to bludgeon and attempt to remove a duly elected president. People that we entrust the most power to, they thought they knew better than you, then we, the american people. Tonight, we begin the process it is a process of getting the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth, and holding all of these people accountable for their actions. If we do not do it, it will happen again. Plus, al
More than 572 million for what you have done, the judge orders you to pay more than half a billion dollars. One way to know that you have been a very bad company or at least people perceive you to have been very bad is if in reaction to that news, your stock price as a Company Actually goes up 5 because, whew, thats a relief. Everybody thought you were so bad it was possible you were going to be paying billions of dollars, like 10 billion, 15 billion, 17 billion. Everybody thought that was going to be what the judge made you pay today. Not just hundreds of millions of dollars, which is, in fact, the verdict that Johnson Johnson faced today. Theyll have to pay 572 million unless theyre able to turn this thing around on appeal, and i swear their stock price went up in response because people thought it was going to be so much worse than even that. This ruling today in oklahoma holding Johnson Johnson accountable for its role in fueling the american Opioid Epidemic that has claimed more t