two-day embarrassment? michael: i think so because of the photo. that photo was lightning. the weinstein context changed everything. it changed the way we talk about these things and write about these things. i think you will see at least for a while, there will be some backlash of some kind. i think we are going to see people in the media, liberals and conservative opinion people will be careful to ask themselves. would i react the same way if i were a republican or democrat. howie: you have liberal writers saying franken should resign. people on the left maybe like al franken s policies and like him personally. but they are not letting him off the hook. emily: everyone is learning as
elijah cummings says he wants to look into it. howie: while he made his feeling clear there should be a special independent prosecutor. leslie: i think his constant comments to the press and his tweets made it clear jeff sessions will have to make a decision in my opinion. dose uphold the rule of law and justice in his position or dose save his job. that s a real question coming down. the president with his tweets made it clear his disdain for the justice department. howie: when you say uphold the rule of law, you are prejudging the notion that there isn t any circumstance under which a special prosecutor should be warranted. leslie: if the facts are there.
big deal. jared curb they are has forgotten to disclose certain things on his form. his lawyer said it didn t seem relevant to the investigation. i think it s both a big deal and nitpicky thing. but that s what happens in investigations. you only hear one tidbit at a time. at the end someone will put this together in a big package to tell us what they mean. howie: the house passed the tax reform, a big win for the president. but does it have an impact on the debate when the washington post and other outlets say this would raise taxes for many middle class families. this is a huge win for the senate and republicans who said in one loud voice, if we don t
and might i add, at least jimmy carter only had lust in his heart. howie: the famous 1976 ploy boy interview. kristen gillibrand who holds hillary s seat saying he should have resigned. michelle goldberg said i believe juanita broaddrick. people say it s easy to could -o that now because bill clinton is out of politics. i think this is one issue where president trump s both sides argument might hold some water. both sides are equally guilty in standing up for their own. what rear learning is believing credible stories is the right way to go. i don t think i think there
washington post. there was a robocall, we don t know who was behind it, in alabama where somebody pretended to be a washington post reporter. i m a reporter for the washington post, i m trying to find out if anyone at this house can make damaging remarks about roy moore can receive a reward between $5,000 and $7,000. howie: what does that tell us? francesca: it s exploitive of the position that this is the media s fault that this is happening to him or that the media is taking to take down roy moore which wasn t the case. they happened to stumble across