Nor do i know of anyone else in the campaign who did so. Reporter kushner reiterate wagon he said to Senate Investigators behind closed doors as well as in this 11page Statement Released beforehand. Kushner claiming he had four contacts with russians during the campaign and transition but none were improper, nor impactful. And about that incomplete security clearance, he says it was a mistake made by a staff assistant who submitted the form prematurely. Donald trump had a better message and ran a smarter campaign and that is why he won. Suggesting otherwise, ridicules those who voted for him. Reporter democrats meanwhile firing back hard calling for kushners security clearance to be denied. With dnc saying kushners repeated failures to accurately rport russia contacts would get most federal lose whose fatherinlaws are not the president stepped of their skier security clearances and shown the door. Ignorance is not an excuse at that high level of the government. Reporter now kushner wil
No one has questioned Seth Williams more than mitch blocker. Mitch is joining us now here in the studio. You had more questions for him today . Yeah, for months weve made dozens of interview requests with the philly da to talk about his multiple scandals. He has never agreed. So instead we have asked him questions at News Conference and public appearances. Today he toldu us the questions have become too distracting for him to stay in office. This is a decision im making i believe in the best interest of this office and my family. It could be the end of his 20 years in political life. Two term District Attorney Seth Williams reelection run is over. I no longer want in any way to stand in the way of the men and women of this office who have a mission of doing justice and serving the citizens and insuring safety every day for months he avoided questions about his connect. In september when we looked into his foundations finances and later that month mr. Williams when when had questions ab
He joins us with insight into todays indictment. Reporter most of the nbc 10 investigators have been asking questions and tracking the d. A. s gifts including clothes and cash, but today we learned he took more than he reported including trips to the caribbean and to the west coast as well as that car that you mentioned. The u. S. Attorney says that in Seth Williams office, justice was for sale. Questions about Seth Williams conduct have now turned into charges. The federal indictment against philadelphias top Law Enforcement official says he committed fraud and interstate bribery. Mr. Williams was willing to compromise his position of public trust in exchange for private financial gain. Reporter the indictment cites Text Messages between williams and several associates who gave him gifts according to the u. S. Attorney those Text Messages show williams accepting and in some cases soliciting trips to punt ta can na, florida, las vegas. It says he accepted a 1997 jaguar and a 7,000 chec
Enforcement career went thud. He engaged in zero receives corrupt transactions in which he sought and accepted bribes in the form of money, expensive vacations, airline tickets, a jaguar xk8 convertible, expensive furniture. Its a distressing to imagine Public Servant tasked with enforcing the law who could put quid pro quo ahead of justice for all. Reporter williams has been under investigation by the fbi and u. S. Attorney for months. One charge accuses him of taking over 20,000 in gifts from a Business Owner in exchange for help with security screening at airport. The corrupt scream of payments came in the form of 2,000 that cash, 7,000 check which mr. Williams deposit flood his personal account, and all inn clues sill vacation to to punica kanta worth about 6,300. In second incident involving another businessman, williams tried to help his friend with Liquor License problems in california and gave him a badge for the da office. Mr. Williams stood ready to help business own are in n
Sought and septembered bribes in the form of money, expensive vacations, airline tickets, a jaguar xk8 convertible, expensive furniture. Reporter charismatic williams has been under investigation by the f bit. And u. S. Attorney for months. One charge accuses him of taking over 20,000 in gifts from a Business Owner in exchange for help with security screening at airports and help for a friend with a criminal case. The corrupt stream of payments came in the form of 2,000 in cash, a 7,000 check, which mr. Williams deposited into his personal account, all inclusive vacation to pun at a kanta in the doug dominican repc about 6,300. In a second incident involving another businessman williams tried to help his friend with Liquor License problems in california and gave him a badge for the das office. Mr. Williams stood ready to help Business Owner number two as needed. Mr. Williams appoint Business Owner number two as special adviser to the District Attorneys Office and gave him an official b