Hackers were targeting the dnc and other democratic operations. By the way, as candidate trump was publicly calling on the russians to publicly hack Hillary Clintons emails. We dont know the contact or motive before the conversations, but the word they happened is a big real development. We should note the kremlin and donald trump this morning are calling it fake news. Cnns jim sciutto has been working sources all day, all night on this story. Jim, bring us up to speed on where we are right now at 9 01 eastern time. I should knnote calling it fe news without the president or the white house responding to the substance of the reporting which weve asked them to do. Lets get to what the reporting is. One, two things caused alarm, raised red flags in u. S. Law enforcement and intelligence. First, the volume and frequency of the communications between trump advisers and the russians. Communications happen during campaigns, typically at a much lower level and much less frequent than what the
Giuliani to manufacture dirt on the president s political opponents and arrested trying to flee the country. Maybe ill ask rudy to say a few words. Tonight what we know about the two men. Is Rudy Giuliani now under investigation . And what did the president know and when did he know it . What conversations have you head with lev parnas and igor fruman . I dont know those gentlemen. You were in pictures with them. And Hillary Clintons Campaign Manager john podesta what he makes the push to impeach trump. And as republicans stews over defecks the new call from conservative lawyers who say a speedy Impeachment Inquiry is necessary. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. The first arrests of the impeachment era happened today and washington, d. C. Airport attempting to leave the country with one way tickets get this only hours after they lunched with their Business Associate and lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Let me take a minute to explain these two suspects who
and try to come back and try to work something out. again, i don t sense there s anything nefarious here. i think it is just the legal process taking place. again, if i were advising president trump, i would say meet with the prosecutors as well and try to work something out here. it s not good for the country. well, it s funny when we talk about president trump, there is that also additional timing potentially, another indictment coming. i want to get your thoughts, some republicans have argued this is all a distraction, the timing of this is no coincidence and that it is ultimately unfair. your thoughts on what s been accused here is that hunter biden is getting a treatment that other americans wouldn t get, special treatment, and here you say president trump on the other side of the aisle being treated differently and more harshly, and do you view this as coincidence or not? no, i don t i think hunter biden is being treated the way
about it as well. if you have solutions, that is the other thing. good morning to you. our drama and the premier league in more ways than one? i suspect everton fans would rather watch pothole than their team play football. real problems at the moment. you can see the process taking place, a sitting protest after the match. everton before the game said the board of directors ordered not to attend the match, and credible threats to their safety and threatening correspondence they said. . , threatening correspondence they said. ., , s, , , threatening correspondence they said. ., , ., , , said. that is horrible, isn t it? they specifically said. that is horrible, isn t it? they specifically talked - said. that is horrible, isn t it? they specifically talked about| said. that is horrible, isn t it? i they specifically talked about the chief executive being manhandled by a male fan, the last match, the defeat to brighton, everton supporters it is important to say condemn any threats of
at mar-a-lago. they said he used his presidential prerogative but they have not informed of a formal process taking place. thank you very much. joining us now, cnn political analyst carl bernstein, one of the journal ifl who exposed the watergate scandal. of all of the lines that richard nixon crossed, was he ever willing to put the country s national security in jeopardy as former president trump has by taking top secret classified information to his florida beach club? no. what nixon did do was use national security policy to his own political advantage. but we need to look at the trump presidency and at donald trump as an event in the history of this country, unlike anything