republic norm eisen. professor dershowitz is author of many books, most recently trumped up. how criminalization and political differences endangers democracy. professor dershowitz, every day there is a shifting explanation and more confusion when it comes to the stormy daniels payment. is it even clear to you at this point what the president s official story is and has this back and forth with rudy giuliani opened him up to even more legal exposure? well, it certainly exposes him to criticism. they have not been speaking with one voice or presenting one clear narrative. i think the best narrative they have, i don t know whether it s true or not, is that this guy cohen was on retainer, he was the fixer, he was paid $35,000 a month to fix up all the problems and at the end of the year they would true up and find out if he paid more than he got and the president didn t want to know specifics about any particular cases, he just wanted everything to be fixed. you know, that really do
trumped up. professor dershowitz, every day there is a shifting explanation and more confusion when it comes to the stormy daniels payment. is it even clear to you at this point what the president s official story is and has this back and forth with rudy guiliani opened him up to even more legal exposure? well, it certainly exposes him to criticism. they have not been speaking with one voice or presenting one clear narrative. i think the best narrative they have, i don t know whether it s true or not, is that this guy cohen was on retainer, he was the fixer, he was paid $35,000 a month to fix up all the problems and at the end of the year they would true up and find out if he paid more than he got and the president didn t want to know specifics about any particular cases, he just wanted everything to be fixed. you know, that really does create more political problems than it does legal problems. i mean, he has put his client in greater legal jeopardy and also i just don t even
of thing in a barge. one thing to say, you know, it s a joke. it s a laughing stock of the it s another thing for the president of the united states to be saying. anderson, it s so true when our nation is attacked and lives are lost here. we look for the president for leadership to help us skilg, also also the defend the constitution our founding documents and the virtues that make america great not to attack them. and it actually was very similar to what happened with those prior law enforcement comments because the president also said he might consider sending this gentleman to kwaun tan month. well now we re hearing reports that in fact the man by the president s own justice department is going to be charged as he should be in the u.s. justice system. so you have a repudiation there by the president s own justice department. by heavens, the attorney general was sitting right across from
instead, anderson, sarah sanders she was asked about it today from our jim acosta, and sanders said that she does not believe the president recalled a possible putin meeting even coming up. anderson. jessica snyder, thanks. when we come back, the latest details on the investigation to the worst terror attack in new york city since the september 11th attacks. what we ve learned about the suspect next. this is electricity. this is a power plant. this is tim barckholtz. that s me! this is something he is researching at exxonmobil: using fuel cells to capture carbon emissions at power plants. this is the potential. reducing co2 emissions by up to 90%. while also producing more power.
entire russia investigation has consumed this white house and in fact much of washington for the last several days and some aides are concerned that it s interrupted the president s briefing time, his time to learn exactly what needs to happen on this voyage he s about to go on on friday. but the big question here tonight is if it s a welcome diversion going to asia for this time or if his preoccupation with russia is a dangerous distraction while he s there. there s no question this is a high stakes foreign adventure he s going on. even if this was not happening, the rising threat of a nuclear pyongyang would be certainly a challenge for him. but the concern from some aides we re talking to is that some of these briefings have been interrupted, cut short. in fact, he spent several hours earlier this week, in fact, all morning until early afternoon in the residence of the white house following bit by bit, blow by blow of this russian investigation. so the question here is he fully brie