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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joining us once again is barb mcquade, former u.s. attorney in michigan who has been in the manafort trial court since this trial started a few days ago. barb, thank you for sticking with me. much appreciated. you bet. i wanted to ask you about the first time it has come up at the manafort trial that manafort actually had something to do with the trump campaign. prosecutors today offered evidence that manafort had tried to get a job offer, secretary of the army job offer tore a bank president who had given him what appeared to be some sketchy loans. that was introduced by prosecutors today. but then prosecutors, thereafter, shortly thereafter, objected when manafort s defense counsel tried to talk to gates more about whether or not he d been interviewed by the special counsel about his time on the trump campaign. that left me really wondering if the trump campaign is now fair game or not fair game in terms