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 recap of the days news. Truth is a choose your own adventure kind of thing because he cant explain away the following fracts. So listen, write dedown if you have a pen, if you have your phone on record it. So the White House Counsel Don Mcgahn sat down for 30 hours of interviews with Robert Muellers team and the white house doesnt know exact lewhat he said. The fact that in a matter of days the president s former attorney and socalled fixer Michael Cohen could Face Criminal Charges related to possible fraud and Campaign Finance violations. The fact that former Trump Campaign chairman Paul Manafort is on trial on charges that could land him behind bars for the rest of his life if convicted, and the fact that so far the special Counsel Robert Mueller has brought a total of 191 criminal charges against 35 defendants. There have been five guilty pleas. Those are the facts. That is truth. And the president cannot
distract and deflect from that. Facts matter. Now i want to bring in a man w
Im Chris Jansing in for stephanie ruhle. Right now, more news with hallie jacks jackson. Love that one. Chris jansing, thank you, my friend. Hallie jackson in washington, where this morning, it is all about the power of the presidency. Just how much control does donald trump really have, or really thinks he has, over our democracy . His new interview sending a shiver through the Justice Department. The president saying he could run the Special Counsel investigation if he wanted to. Yes, the investigation into his campaigns interactions with moscow. We have new reporting on What Don Mcgahn told the Special Counsel and the journalist who was facetoface with the president about all of this is here with us live. Yes, the investigation, by the way, is still happening, while attacks keep coming. One of the biggest names in tech, the kremlins latest target. Well break down what this microsoft hack attempt means for the midterms. The target for democrats right now, Brett Kavanaugh. You have de
A recap of the days news. Mr. Trump, helped along by aras and amon. Its clear from the very beginning the information being offered to the Trump Campaign was coming from russia. And it was clear that the information being offered was dirt on clinton. Its the first thing they said. Despite trump juniors initial claim the meeting was about the adoption of russian children. That claim coming in a statement we later learned was dictated by President Trump himself. After White House Press secretary Sarah Sanders claimed he didnt. How did we learn about the president s statements . Well, his own attorneys acknowledge it in a letter to Robert Mueller in january. Its all right there in front of your face. Its all in writing. This is an administration that has tried to distract and deflect from the facts literally from day one when then Press Secretary sean spicer, remember, tried to claim that president
trumps Inauguration Crowd was the largest ever. And Kellyanne Conway doubled down on this