Rachel Maddow takes a look at the days top political news stories. James comey. It also only mize if the case in question is closely connected to politics. Thats whats important about the big new development. The Wall Street Journal was first on report in detail on the type of charges that federal prosecutors may be considering against the president s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen. If it is kregt, the charges he is facing from prosecutors are not related to politics at all. At least not at face value. In quote, previously unreported developments, federal prosecutors in new york are examining whether mr. Cohen committed tax fraud. Quote, federal authorities are assessing whether his income from his. At Ai Medallion Business was underreported. That includes hundred of thousands received in cash and other payments over the last five years. In addition, federal authorities have been investigating whether he made misrepresentations or
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rachel: i m not call out to it concern. pete: i didn t mean that, we all are. oh, another indictment. what we are seeing is absolutely unprecedented targeting of a political opponent. rachel: it s interesting, this week also we see alexei navalny, putin s biggest critic and opponent, getting put in jail. britain, the e.u. all issuing statements about how bad it is that putin is trying to jail his opponent. wonder if those same organizations will come to the defense of donald trump. probably not. will: it s almost like the slightly indirect shots of an indictment of a president are so loud and explosive that the direct shots go unnoticed. president trump saying if you come after me, i come after you and it s a direct shot and in surprise. it s sort of been his ethos. if you after me, i go after you. pete: i m a counterpuncher.
night. maria: well, china has been much more aggressive in these last two years, we know that. surveillance balloons, the spy balloon that traveled you know they weren t aggressive with me maria: that s what i want to ask you. were you aware of this kind of surveillance program underway of america from china in your administration in were you aware? was there a surveillance balloo- no, there budget. maria: never? never. they would have never done it concern. maria: well, this administration, the biden administration said this happened and then they took it back. they said, oh, they sent balloons over, but they never did. you know, these balloons are pretty big. you see those balloons. it was amazing that they sent this large balloon right over the middle of our country, by the way, over nuclear areas and other areas, and you shoot if that happens, it would have never happened with me. it would have never happened with me. you should go back to another subject that you m
two years, we know that. surveillance balloons, the spy balloon that traveled you know they weren t aggressive with me maria: that s what i want to ask you. were you aware of this kind of surveillance program underway of america from china in your administration in were you aware? was there a surveillance balloo- no, there budget. maria: never? never. they would have never done it concern. maria: well, this administration, the biden administration said this happened and then they took it back. they said, oh, they sent balloons over, but they never did. you know, these balloons are pretty big. you see those balloons. it was amazing that they sent this large balloon right over the middle of our country, by the way, over nuclear areas and other areas, and you shoot if that happens, it would have never happened with me. it would have never happened with me. you should go back to another subject that you mentioned, cuba. they re building military installations in cuba, and t
underway. it concern among the time, including dj a former oceangate some quieter worked on the development of tighten, he joins me now. dj appreciate being with us sorry for what you must be going through. how does what we believe happened this catastrophic implosion, how does it align with any of the concerns you head? well, it seems to be in direct line with the engineering concerns that everybody knew. it s not a surprising thing.. this is kind of material science in realtime. it had not been tried before. pretty much everybody involved understood the risks. your concern, was it about of carbon fiber being used for the whole? what exactly, in your, view made that unsuitable? well, carbon fiber, you know, high strength fibers, work really well under tension. and it s just kind of logic that they don t work so well under tencel strength, or compression. unofficially, i was very excited about the program. it was my owner in my pleasure to