Chris Cuomo asks the tough questions to newsmakers in Washington and around the world. But they won, and if you look at why the women won, almost to a person they were much closer to the center and the Traditional Democratic views than what were seeing with the new crops, you included. Do you think that is a reflection about how much change your party can take and how soon, that more of those candidates are winning because theyre huing more closely to Traditional Democratic standards . Well, i think you have to take a look at two things. Where the American People are at and then also what wins campaigns. And its no secret that while Grassroots Campaigns absolutely are have their place and are very strong in Voter Turnout when they are able to turn out voters. Money does win elections. So when you have pac groups that are able to pour in half a million to a Million Dollars per race, that absolutely makes an impact. However, nothing changes the fact that the majority of americans believe
Chris Cuomo asks the tough questions to newsmakers in Washington and around the world. Chris Cuomo asks the tough questions to newsmakers in Washington and around the world. You know, i think it is like that red herring where the more time we spend kind of debating any one individual person or figure is less time that we spend talking about medicare for all, tuitionfree public college, and a great new deal. I think what we really need to do is have discipline on winning back the house. We need to spend more time talking about the issues that Americans Care about and the issues that are going to get more money in the average americans pocketbook and less money spent on totally Expensive Health care and education. So you go from the organizational structure of who are our bosses to the substantive. Now, emilys list, which youre very well aware of, they put out an organization that said we want to promote women being in politics. Theyve done very well. And in fact, some of their candidate
A news and interview program, anchored by Erin Burnett. Have Breaking News about President Trumps former Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort. His righthand man rick gates face a grueling crossx admitting to an afarks a secret life, and lie after lie about money. And the question now is who will jurors believe, the acued liar Paul Manafort or the admitted Liar Rick Gates . Cara scan nell is outside the courthouse. How did it go for manafort . Well, manafort was really trying to put Rick Gates On Trial today. His Defense Lawyers were Hammering Gates about his lies about his admitted lies to the special counsels office, about false filings and Bank Accounts that gate had done in his own personal life, and really they were putting the focus on whether he embezzled from Paul Manafort. And there was a bit of a jockeying between gates and manaforts Defense Lawyer about where the money came from. Gates was not making many admissions. At various times he said he couldnt recall things whereas on dir
rick gates on trial. it is a much stronger defense to say that you can t believe rick gates and you can t believe the government s case. we don t need to put any witnesses on then it would be to put on one or two character witnesses to say paul manafort is a good guy. that to me is a not a strong case, a strong play by defense, it would probably be the only thing that they would do. the other possibility is there is a technical angle that they would like to pursue and so they may have a more technical witness. i would not expect a long case in p if any case at all. dan, you understand the nuance of all of this but since there is a jury. from the jury s perspective is there an optic problem of not calling my witnesses? well, it depends. in some federal trial you will see a full defense case and in
moat of miscreants? what s the proof? congressman chris collins indicted. scott pruitt left in disgrace. tom price, same thing. paul manafort, rick gates on trial or turned state s evidence. michael flynn, guilty plea. george papadopoulos, guilty plea. and of course there s the former lawyer of the president and others in various states of suspicion. all are the sort of swamp creatures the president promised to purge from washington if allegations are true. let s take it up with don lemon. now, you ve got to be fair to those who are being investigated. right. but even using that as a bar, he said he would bring us the best of the best, and we have never seen these types of numbers in distress around a president like now. no. and it doesn t matter to a whole bunch of people. you mentioned the swamp. i m from louisiana. you ve got to be careful, chris, when you drain the swamp because a whole lot of other creatures