September, then we have a very, very serious violation of the Justice Department rules that you shouldnt be conducting one of these investigations in the 60day period. There has been an informal tradition in the Justice Department. But in a recent report the Justice Department Inspector General noted the 60day rule is not written or described in any Department Day policy or regulation and does not call to an end for active investigations. Giuliani also attacked the Special Counsels motives. He knows the answers to every question he wants to ask. He is going to ask him did you do you think we are fools . You want to trap him into
perjury. The reality is that he doesnt need to ask a single question on obstruction, he has all the answers. The president is not going to change his testimony. Stop the nonsense. You dont have a case. President trump joining in on the Attack Tweeting today, this is an illegally brought rigged witch hunt run by people who are totally corrupt and or conflicted i
At one point, he says its gods orders, kate. All right. So much more to learn. Scott, thank you so much for being on the ground. Really appreciate it. Thank you all so much for joining me today. Inside politics with john king starts right now. Thank you, kate. And welcome to inside politics. Im john king. Thank you for sharing your day with us. The president s new response to the Special Counsel is more political threat than legal strategy. Shut things down, team trump tells Robert Mueller, or become a Midterm Election issue. Plus, how alexandria ocasiocortez turns a stunning primary upset. And look to the stars. Is that the battlefield of tomorrow . The Trump Administration moves ahead with its plans for a new space force. The latenight comics say thank you. The United States space force. Were not entirely sure what we do. Do we fight aliens or . I have no clue. Just shut up until we get the spaceship. Spaceship . We begin with the russia investigation. A Team Trump Legal strategy tha
Analysis and discussion of the days top stories and compelling issues from Lawrence ODonnell. Presidency took a giant step toward impeachment. It happened in a courtroom in manhattan when these words were spoken. At the direction of, meaning at the direction of the president of the United States. And when a defendant is Pleading Guilty in court, it is very difficult for the defendant to Say Something more important than the word guilty. Thats usually the most important word a defendant speaks during a guilty plea session. But today in Federal Court in manhattan Michael Cohen said guilty, your honor eight times and hes also said at the direction of twice. And both times he meant at the direction of the president of the United States. And so today donald trump made history by becoming the first president of the United States to be accused under oath in Federal Court of ordering someone to commit a federal crime to win a president ial election. At the direction of. Have to be illegally pu
Sentence in this case and you agree to cooperate. And i think from Robert Muellers perspective it would be worth it because even if Paul Manafort doesnt have anything incriminating i think Robert Muellers quest is to get to the truth and Paul Manafort certainly knows a lot of what happened. He was present at that june 2016 meeting at trump tower. He has all the connections with the russians and the ukrainians and so it seems that hes in a position to know a lot of what was happening with regard to any connections with russia. So i think we might see that. Barbara mcquade, former u. S. Attorney in michigan. Thank you, barb. Really good to have you here tonight. Thanks, rachel. What a day. That does it for us for right this second. See you again tomorrow. Now its time for The Last Word with lawrence odonnell. Good evening, lawrence. Good evening, rachel. And i was so struck by your interview with lanny davis which is making news in that last hour. Not only did he tell you that Michael Co
Moment. This is the story. We will see you tucker this is a fox news alert. Of course, you know exactly what it is about. We are monitoring the house imminent house Impeachment Vote on capitol hill tonight, as well as the president s rally in michigan. Both happening this hour. The Vice President is on stage to introduce the president and just said this whats happening in d. C. Tonight is a disgrace. Right now, meanwhile, on the hill, the final speaker is wrapping up. A lot to get to tonight. Hear from the president and get our analysis. First, back to capitol hill. In this time of great trial and tribulation, may god bless america. I yield back. [cheers and applause] speaker, i yield back. Gentleman from california is recognized. [applause] [gavel] house will be in order. Tucker good evening, welcome to Tucker Carlson tonight. You know whats happening. We are preparing for the final vote on impeachment. With us here on the set is bret baier of special report. Bret, you have been enga