Chris Hayes discusses the days top news. The other question is there are still missing facts, which is the phone call don junior made to the blocked number and what happened after the meeting that are going to be really important in determining whether there is, in fact, legal jeopardy. You have to remember this is one data point. Were focused on it because of don juniors testimony, his involvement of the emails that came out. And we have Public Knowledge of it. Exactly. Theres another wrinkle and this came out last week is that there may have apparently been a premeeting and one of the attendees may be rick gates, todays star witness in the manafort trial. If he was there at that meeting he has told mueller and his Team Everything about that meeting. What i see with this shift with trump is what has been going on repeatedly in trump world, which is when they sense that theres some bad news coming out, they try to change the story, admit to a little bit, but not the worst part. It star
Chris Hayes discusses the days top news. Chris Hayes discusses the days top news. Chris Hayes discusses the days top news. Chris Hayes discusses the days top news. Chris Hayes discusses the days top news. Chris Hayes discusses the days top news. Argument that he can only be impeached and he could actually be subject to a criminal prosecution and i think that has to be of concern to his father not only because of dirt on Hillary Clinton is likely something of value and the federal election laws, both the statutes and regulations, say you cant be Foreign Nationals cant muck around in our elections. If youre a Foreign National and youre volunteering on a campaign, you cant throw in 10 for a pizza. Surely theres some liability for mr. Trump junior and the fact that they actually didnt get good dirt does not mean that he didnt solicit it. Weve all had somebody ring the doorbell and say buy candy. If you dont buy the candy doesnt make it soliciting and that is what is unlawful under
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why has the inaugural committee refused to explain their finances? they said many june last year, a full audit of their finances had just been completed. last june. they ve still never shared the results of that supposed audit. the people this charge of running the inauguration were rick gates who has now pled guilty to multiple felonies and testified openly in court about all the way he helps paul manafort commit bank fraud. he was deputy chairman of the inaugural committee. he is described as the guy who actually ran it. the vice chairman of the finance committee was republican fund-raiser elliott brady who is now reportedly under justice department investigation. also on money laundering charges. so on the stand in the manafort trial, i have to tell you, rick gates testified under oath that he himself might have stolen money from the inaugural fund.
he was deputy chairman of the inaugural committee. he is described as the guy who actually ran it. the vice chairman of the finance committee was republican fund raiser elliott broidy who is now reportedly under justice department investigation also on money laundering charges. so on the stand in the manafort trial, i have to tell you, rick gates testified under oath that he himself might have stolen money from the fund. maybe have to check. he literally said under oath, it s possible. you know, i have to go back through my files. i might have stolen money from there, too. i don t remember. then there s the assertion that the new guy, sam patten who today pled guilty to operating illegally as a foreign agent in this country for a pro russia ukrainian party, today prosecutors said that he illegally facilitated the payment of a $50,000 donation from a ukrainian oligarching to
actually ran it. the vice chairman of the finance committee was republican fund-raiser elliott brady who is now reportedly under justice department investigation. also on money laundering charges. so on the stand in the manafort trial, i have to tell you, rick gates testified under oath that he himself might have stolen money. he said he would have to check. he said under oath, it s possible. yeah, you know, i have to go back through my files. i might have stolen money from there, too. i don t remember. then there s the aspersion the new guy, sam patten who today pled guilty to pled for a pro rugs ukrainian party, today, prosecutors said that he illegally facilitated the payment of a $50,000 donation from a ukrainian old fwark to the trump inauguration. of course, they are not illegally allowed to receive foreign money but patten has