Restrained themselves, they didnt call it goobergate. They called it peanutgate. Very seriously. Oh, my god, did they want it to be a big deal. The republicans in congress have been calling loudly for a special prosecutor to investigate the carter familys peanut business. Peanutgate, investigate the carter familys peanut business. Scandal. This was 1979. Peanutgate had a perfect name. In the end, though, substantively it did not exactly distinguish itself as a scandal. This was six months later. Good evening. Jimmy carter was cleared today of any wrongdoing in the handling of funds at his peanut warehouse during his campaign for the presidency. I believe its appropriate to state right here that there is no evidence to establish that president jimmy carter committed any crimes. No indictment can or should be brought against anyone. None will be filed. The answer is that no evidence whatsoever was discovered that any moneys were diverted from the warehouse into the campaign pf eve. Every
But what it actually went by at the time in all seriousness because it was supposed to be a very, very serious thing, they restrained themselves, they didnt call it goobergate. They called it peanutgate. Very seriously. Oh, my god, did they want it to be a big deal. The republicans in congress have been calling loudly for a special prosecutor to investigate the carter familys peanut business. Peanutgate, investigate the carter familys peanut business. Scandal. This was 1979. Peanutgate had a perfect name. In the end, though, substantively it did not exactly distinguish itself as a scandal. This was six months later. Good evening. Jimmy carter was cleared today of any wrongdoing in the handling of funds at his peanut warehouse during his campaign for the presidency. I believe its appropriate to state right here that there is no evidence to establish that president jimmy carter committed any crimes. No indictment can or should be brought against anyone. None will be filed. The answer is
Peanutgate, investigate the carter familys peanut business. Scandal. This was 1979. Peanutgate had a perfect name. In the end, though, substantively it did not exactly distinguish itself as a scandal. This was six months later. Good evening. Jimmy carter was cleared today of any wrongdoing in the handling of funds at his peanut warehouse during his campaign for the presidency. I believe its appropriate to state right here that there is no evidence to establish that president jimmy carter committed any crimes. No indictment can or should be brought against anyone. None will be filed. The answer is that no evidence whatsoever was discovered that any moneys were diverted from the warehouse into the campaign. Every nickel and every peanut have been traced into and out of the warehouse and no funds were every nickel and every peanut. They traced every single goober. Republicans in 1979 spent six months and they hired a special prosecutor. They went out of their way to make sure it was a Rep
Something to do with that statement donald trump jr. Made about the meeting with the russian lawyer. He certainly didnt dictate but, you know, he like i said, he weighed in, offered suggestion like any father would do. Not exactly like any father would do. A former d. C. Detective suing fox news, alleging they misquoted him about the death of a dnc employee and drops a bombshell claim about the white house. The president has reviewed this story and wants it out there. And 30 minutes from now, the opening bell on wall street. The dow at record highs and poised to strike 22,000. Our stock market has reached an alltime high today. Alltime high. Think of it, nobody ever talks about it. Mr. President , we talk about it every day and were going to begin with the administrations 180degree turn on whether or not the president had a role in drafting his sons russia statement. His lawyer said no now his press secretary says yes. Or at least, well, maybe. And still they say it is no big deal. You
Good evening once again from our nbc news het yarders here in new york. Im ali velshi in for brian williams. The president is escalating his attacks on the fbi as it becomes increasingly clear hes about to enter the new year with the russia investigation still casting a shadow over the white house. This morning the president sent out a tweet, spreading the latest theory discrediting the federal probe, saying alleged ties between his campaign and russia and linking it all back to Hillary Clinton. Wow, fox and friends, dossier is bogus. Clinton campaign, dnc funded dossier, fbi cannot after all this time verify claims in dossier of russiatrump collusion. Fbi tainted and they use this crooked pile of hillary garbage as the basis for going after the trump campaign. And the president also sent out a tweet specifically aimed at Deputy Director Andrew Mccabe including this one, how can fbi Deputy Director Andrew Mccabe, the man in charge along with leaking james comey of the phony Hillary Cli