Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. 2016. He was a very close ally of tom price, instrumental in price being chosen as Hhs Secretary. You know price has since left that post. Collins attorneys have released an official statement saying quote, we will answer the charges filed against Congress Collins in court. And will mount a vigorous defense to clear his good name. It is notable that even the government does not allege that congress man collins traded a single share of innate therapeutic stock. We are confident hell be completely vindicated and exonerated. The complaint also alleged that collins was at the white house attending the Congressional Picnic when he conducted some of the activity that led to the Insider Trading charges. This one is extraordinary for me. Hes nots just being investigated. Hes not just being charged. He was arrested. They knocked on his door and arrested him. A serving congressman. Wow. Joining me now nbc news
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now president, was a candidate who the entire republican party was fleeing, was shunning. they were all hoping that anybody else on that debate stage was going to get that nomination. chris collins was out there having his back. that s the kind of thing that the president trump administration, his family loyalists don t forget that. i think that s another dynamic. ironically he was one of the few people saying he shouldn t have to release his taxes. i wonder why. thank you so much. quite a story. next, we got another biggie. elon musk pulled a president trump making a market shifting announcement on twitter with little information to actually back it up. the tesla ceo says he wants to take his company private and he s got the funding to do it. who are the mystery investors? we do not know and will shareholders vote with him? we ll see. they ve made a lot of money from this guy in the past. what hasn t made money is the