Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. Lamier. Thank you for making the trip. Caroline, i want to start with you though. How legal csignificant is this . This is a 10. The reason people are scratching their heads because it is so blatant. I dont think you can over state the importance of this mission because thats what it is. His son took a meeting to get dirt on hillary clinton. Why it is important is because there is a specific criminal statue that makes it illegal to accept something of value from a Foreign National as it pertain to the federal election. Hes taking all those boxes in terms of a statutory case. The president says it is totally legal and it is done all the time. Getting information from a foreign enties ties is not all
affiliated people with that conspiracy. These people now this meeting could be unindicted Koch Conspirator of the larger agency. Stay with us, here in new jersey, phil rucker, as you are brewing of everything thats going on. You say hes privately brewing and publicly roaring as one adviser describes the president thinking he does not believe his son broke the law but is fearful none the less that trump jr. Inadvertedly may have wandered into legal johnny deppty. Ity. Hes worried about his son and he feels like his son may not have knowingly broken the law or ignorant of the law but may have wandered in some jeopardy here. Hes getting nervous because Robert Mueller and his probe are getting closer and closer to the president and his family and the inner circle. There is a sense inside the trump orbit that another big indictment can come in the next few weeks by mueller as he tries to get some of this work done for the Midterm Elections kick into highgear. That speeds up a lot of the president s anxiety and fear. There is the piece where the president is trying to and his team put out this public narrative of what they believe happen and the talking point. Jonathan, thats what you are writing about now. Even if the meeting was held to collect damaging information none was provided and collusion, Donald Trumps go go to discus
that never occurred. We have seen how the white house and its lawyers trying to defend the president s action and explain what happened. Donald trump tweets no collusion quite a bit. Caroline was sort of explaining through. Theyre trying to find it on public concerns. Thats what Rudy Giuliani is here for, not for the lawyer in the courtroom but the public relations. Our reporting was very nicely of what phil did. The president is in a dark place and partially triggered by everyday watching cable news and seeing images of Paul Manaforts trial which started last week. That became a slap in the face and a reminder of the situation. It is really about bob mueller and in the senses that it is closing in. When he goes to maralago, hes surrounded by everything that has his name on it and surrounded by friends. He gets revved up. We saw this is where he made the final decision to fire james comey and this is where he unleashed his tweet yesterday. The evolution of that talking point, is that a valid argument in your view. Do you think that holds work . If not in the court of legal opinion or public opinion. Rudy giuliani came out hard with that talking point. I would say that we in the media have all the term collusion. Robert mueller have not used the term collusion. It is sort of a straw man and false narrative in that regard. The word collusion is not in sort of the heading of any criminal statute. Free a Fair Election would come under the collusionlike idea. Conspiracy to violate Campaign Laws or conspiracy for antihacking laws. Thats all under this rubric of collusion. There is a lot of stuff that the president could be talking about, china firing back on tariffs of u. S. Goods. A Judge Ordering Resources of the daca program. This is not a test for cnbc. This message from Fox And Friends this morning. I want to play something that Brian Kilmeade said. I think President Trump would have successes if he tweet less of lebron and if hell tweet
about wildfires, it will allow his administration done well. We know the president have taken advice from Fox And Friends before. Now you have the president s favorite morning Cable Program saying you got to get on track and tweet about this other stuff. We know he does take advice from fox news when hes on air. We know he talks to sean hannity quite a bit. Thats actually receptive, the president is receptive of what he sees on television than what he gets on a staff meeting. There are so many other things going on but he keeps on getting bogged down with this because the shadow of the mueller probe. Phil and jonathan and caroline. Thank you for this. Thank you for balmy new jersey here. The final day of campaigning in a little district with big implications as democrats hope to flip republican stronghold. The president is tapping in another cultural war going after the biggest name in pro sport. We are covering it live on the road in new jersey. It is the 181st day of President Trump spending his presidency at one of his properties about a third of the time in his office. Hes the one. vo love is knowing. It was meant to be. And love always keeps you safe. vo love is why we built a car you can trust for a long time. The allnew Subaru Impreza sedan and fivedoor. A car you can love no matter what road youre on. The Subaru Impreza. More than a car, its a subaru. Right now, get 0 Apr Financing on the 2018 Subaru Impreza. Ive been Making Blades here at gillette for 20 years. Theres a lot of innovation that goes into making americas 1 shave. Precision machinery and highquality materials from around the world. Nobody else even comes close. Now starting at 7. 99. Gillette. The best a man can get. Its a hightech revolution in sleep. The new sleep number 360 smart bed. It intelligently senses your movement and automatically adjusts on each side to keep you both comfortable. And snoring . How smart is that . Smarter sleep. To help you lose your dad bod, train for that marathon, and wake up with the patience of a saint. The new sleep number 360 smart bed, from 999. Smarter sleep will change your life. Are you ready to take your then you need xfinity xfi. . A more powerful way to stay connected. It gives you super fast speeds for all your devices, provides the most Wifi Coverage for your home, and lets you control your network with the xfi app. Its the ultimate wifi experience. Xfinity xfi, simple, easy, awesome. Republicans maybe eye balling the special election today. Registered republicans out number democrats 21. Where the president won by 11 points in 2016. Right now less than 24 hours out, this race is close. It is really close. We are talking about ohios 12th congressional district. The district that in fact elect elected john kasich. It is a district thats reliably read for decades. The democrats thats running there. The 30yearold. The republican state senator troy balison who was with the
president this weekend. If the democrats get in, theyll raise your taxes and people pouring into the border. Why is that a blue wave . I think it should be a red one. That rally was the last attempt to boost turn out. The broader republican effort here has been huge. Politico reporting the rnc opened two officers in the district. They sent the guy who ran the president s 2016 Ohio Campaign to the district and super pac. Paul ryan has spent more than 3. 5 million in tbs. This race is close with the latest poll giving a 1 Point Advantage to balderson. Thank you for being on the program. Good morning. There is a bit of a delay but
well work the best. They say republicans are testing the message for the midterm being more polarizing. Is that going to work . I dont think so. Either party want the country to come together. Theyre tired of the president intentionally trying to divide and Daniel Conner is focusing on the real issue and bringing people together. Premiums are going up and he did not remain bankruptcies among Senior Citizens are up by 2 . I think thats why danny is going to win this race. John kasich somebody that you know was out talking about this race yesterday on abc. Here is what he said regarding democrats message. The problem that democrats
have, i dont know what their message is, it is sort of like antitrump but no message. You cant win an election. Thats what puts the democrats at risk here at Midterm Elections from having a bigger wave than what well probably have. Congressman, i am about to say something, john kasich and donald trump are on the same page in this especially when it comes to this race. Is that a problem for you guys . Theyre both putting on their Republican Party jerseys at a time where people are not aligning with parties like they should. Danny is talking about healthcare and pensions and talking about wage growth. The issues that are important and democrats across the country are talking about those bread and butter that are facing family when they sit down in the Kitchen Table and hes talking about them and i think governor
k kasich is wrong on that issue. Hes wrong on supporting the republican right now. Hes going to campaign for someone wholl go to d. C. And dismantle the Medicaid Dispansion that governor kay si kasich is for. Let me ask you a couple of quick things before i let you go. Lebron james, you were talking about him over the weekend in new orleans. You talked about the president doing race baiting and making racial statements against relon. P. Racial statements against relon. P. Lebron. Do you think the president is being racist . Hes got to always find a black person or a brown person that he got to make fun of and stimulate a certain portion of constituents that he has and a certain following that he has. To do it for lebron james after he announced a 41 Million Initiative to start a school in akron, ohio, to give kids shoes and glasses and bicycles and train their parents to pmake sue they get a g. E. D. Or training and sending these kids on a scholarship, the president of the United States should not be calling anyone dumb. Hes responsibility is to unite the country and not divide the country. When you do it to lebron james in ohio, i think hell get the last laugh. Before i let you go here congressman, there is a bunch of headlines. People talking about congressional candidate not supporting nancy pelosi. This is an art thgument that yoe well aware of. Democrats say they will not vote for her and saying they have no candidates to point to. Would you like to see somebody
else do it or would you like to make a bit on it . I have not closed the door on it. I have had before Congress Crowley lost his race. Well have these conversations after the election and i will be out campaigning for other members of congress who are running, some in iowa. I will be down in west virginia. We got a great candidate down there. I was helping with the race in columbus. We are helping and i have not closed the door on that. Okay, congressman tim ryan, thank you for coming on the show, come back soon. We appreciate it. Thank you, halie. Coming up, the government star witness may take the stand as soon as this afternoon. Rick gates, the one time right hand mantoman fort is prepare to tell it all about his boss. Remember this is where a lot of meetings and cabinets happening during the transition and also where the president made the
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evidence that Paul Manafort have broken the law. They have bookkeepers testifying of bank fraud and tax fraud. These were employees. Rick gates was a prodigy. Rick gates was charged of serious crime. The defense really did not go after him and paying him as a liar and just testifying against saving his own skin. Rick gates admitted to lying to the fbi. To counter act that. Prosecutors are going to have confront up front to the jury so by the time defense crossexamining him, the jury is going to know everything he did. This is a milestone moment if you will, what are we looking like as far as time line here. Do we look at this is moving quickly as we have seen the last four days or so . I think we are ahead of
schedule. It may finish up sooner than that. The prosecution have been telling a story. They started off with the luxury items that manafort purchased and they brought on some bookkeepers and Tax Preparers to give some hints. Rick gates are going to take the jury inside the operation and talk about why potentially manafort needed to commit these crimes. They are desperate for cash when they are golden goose. And so yes, you are absolutely right. And well have to see what the defense does. Ken dilanian, thank you my friend, well see you back in this program tomorrow. Let me bring in our attorney, partner at golden gregory, hes represented three white house employees including the clintons scandal. Thank you for being on. Thank you. Rick gates have lied to the fed thats why hes in such
trouble. What do you make of the prosecution of Defense Strategy here. It is as simple crossexamination to gates. You met with mueller with the fbi, yes. Are you under oath now . Yes. You are saying something consiste inconsistent with that. Which is it . It gives the defense an opportunity to derirty up the case. It gives them the opportunity to defend manafort effectively. You have a paper case and for bank fraud and tax fraud, the evidence is very strong. Now and the Washington Post is right about this. Gates testimony against manafort, both men made millions of dollars as political consultants. Time after time Manafort Obstructing gates to lie and many of those lies were crimes. If the jury agrees, manafort can spend the rest of his life in
pris prison. Do you believe this . Manafort told gates to lie or aided or inspiring, hes in serious jeopardy. He l hell admit that he lied and hell say now i am telling the truth and this paper to corroborate what hes saying so the hope on behalf of mueller that the jury will be more believable than before. So gates still faces jail time or prison time. How likely is that . What does he have to prove or say here . Hell go to jail for a lot less time for anyone convicted at trial. Hell get a 5k one sentencing production. This is just one case but gates stayed on in the campaign and certain linly knows a lot more. Jeff, thank you very much for coming on and talk to us. Thank you. We are turning to breaking news, iran is getting hit with the wave of financially crippling sanctions. Step one of the Trump Administration as it unravels with the deal of the regime that the u. N. And security counsel negotiated. There is now a ban on the i am part of Persian Carpets and pistachio and a ban of exports of commercial airplanes. Well be watching for this reaction. Our Senior Administration official told nbc news that the president has been clear, none of this needs to happen. Hell meet with iranian leadership to discuss a comprehensive deal thatll contain their regional deny p conditions and their malign behavior and deny them any path to a nuclear weapon. Joining me now wendy sherman, reaching the obama era of iran nuclear agreement. How. Thank you. They have already left iran because they saw the writing on the wall. The sanctions will come into play in november to stop the importation of iranian oil and say you cant deal with american banks if you deal with the central bank of iran. I think that it will be very hard to keep the deal together even though you want to. I think iran is going to rely on china to probably hurt some of those sanctions. This idea as you heard from the senior officials who were on
this call with reporters saying there is hope for the president to renegotiate a deal. It sounds simply but not likely. Iran is a Resistance Culture and i think well hear president rouhani try to rally and yes, well talk to the United States only if theyll stop their bullying tactics. Trying to do