Barrack had to do with Paul Manafort and rick gates, that is, the former Trump Campaign chairman and his deputy. Manafort, of course, is being charged with a litany of financial crimes and fraud, as is gates. Gates has pled guilty, while manafort denies any of those charges. We understand that tom barrack was not asked about his personal relationship with the president , whom, as you noted, hes known for more than 40 years. He actually introduced donald trump to Paul Manafort, so he knows the two men well. Further, barrack was asked to join the administration in a senior role, but he reportedly turned that down. Also, the source indicates that barrack was not asked about his role on the inaugural committee. He was not asked about any financial issues, and further, he was told that he is not a target of their investigation. Still, its notable because it shows you just how broad the special counsels investigation has become. And meantime, the New York Times is reporting on a separate iss
Richard west ling. He began by thanking the jury for theirs service and they always told them along with his partners they felt very proud and honored to have represented mr. Manafort in his case. He also emphasized to the jury that there are some central tenets in the u. S. Justice department system. He said for the defendant there is a presumption of innocence and that the burden of proof is on the government, the prosecution to make the case and that has to be yard the defendants guilt. He brought out at one point a chart with variations on the guilty spectrum. He said to the jury it is simply not enough in this case to decide that mr. Manafort was maybe guilty or likely guilty or highly likely guilty. The government must show that he is guilty yard. , dana. Dana what was the theme of the Closing Argument . The theme was their position that he is a serial liar. That he lied about his money. He lied to hide the money. And when the money ran out in 2016, he lied again to secure multim
That irritashirt was too big. That shirt violates ive got to take a cue from you, you know. Youve got the gun show going on. If it doesnt cut off circulation, its too big. Do you have a permit, by the way, for that gun . Ha dont make me laugh. Im on too many drugs. Anderson, youre the man. Be well. Im chris cuomo. Welcome to partticuomo prime youve heard the headlines. Well dig in much deeper tonight and talk about what happens next for judge kavanaugh. Shell testify next to prove her claims. She is dr. Ford. He, judge kavanaugh, will testify to clear his name. And it will all unfold before america next monday in a setting and before senators that may inspire more doubt than the process requires. The court of Public Opinion will hear the kavanaugh Sexual Assault allegations and you will decide whether they are true. The stakes, a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court, influence on key questions that will define our society. Questions that wont just be answered on the Supreme Court.
Target. Sally yates clashed with the president. He fired her. Susan rice, same guess for former fbi officials andrew mccabe, peter strzok, lisa page and bruce ohr. Everyone on that list is either a critic or someone the president has locked horns with, a point not lost today in the White House Briefing room. How can american s not interpret that as not getting back against his critics . And isnt it an attempt to curtail their freedom of speech by penalizing them for being critical on television . Not at all. The president has a constitutional responsibility to protect classified information and who has access to it. And thats what hes doing is fulfilling that responsibility in this action. This is actionally specific to mr. Brennan, and the others are currently under review. Keeping them honest, however, we are now learning some key professionals appear not to be involved in the president s decision, at least not the nations top ranking official. Dan coats, the director of National Int
Or three weeks, we will all just unload on him like a ton of bricks. As we wait to see Sarah Sanders from behind the podium, let me begin this hour with cnn senior political commentator david axelrod, used to serve as Senior Adviser to president obama. A pleasure as always to have you on, sir. Hey there, brooke. What does it look like if they unload on him . What have they been doing for all these months it seems to me that would be a hard thing to distinguish. You know . Daytoday. I mean, just even thinking about this time yesterday, right . And its like she poured gas on this fire when you had to have one of the reporters ask her the question, has the president , to your knowledge, ever said the n word, and, you know, she said the president had addressed it but also couldnt definitively say no. Ive been in every room with him. And i am wondering first and foremost, what do you think Sarah Sanders is going to walk into today . Yeah, well, im sure shes been lectured about this. It will