‘Bigger Than Watergate’? Both Sides Say Yes, but for Different Reasons
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President Trump at Capitol Hill on Tuesday at the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service.CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times
By Peter Baker
May 17, 2018
WASHINGTON — President Trump and his critics actually agree on something. If a column he read in a magazine is correct, he wrote on Twitter on Thursday, “this is bigger than Watergate!”
Never mind that he was thinking of something different than his adversaries when they use the same phrase. Mr. Trump was referring to what he deems a deep-state conspiracy to get him. His detractors are referring to the various scandals swirling around Mr. Trump.
Michael Cohen just dropped a collusion bombshell in the Russia investigation
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Chris Cillizza
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large
Updated 11:13 PM ET, Thu July 26, 2018 Cohen claims Trump knew of Trump Tower meeting
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Trump himself has been absolutely conclusive that he did not have any foreknowledge of the meeting. "No, I didn't know anything about the meeting," he told The New York Times during an interview in July 2017 .. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/19/us/politics/trump-interview-transcript.html . "It must have been a very important -- must have been a very unimportant meeting. ... No, nobody told me. I didn't know noth-- It's a very unimportant -- sounded like a very unimportant meeting. Because I never even heard about it."
Trump Jr. said much the same during a behind-closed-doors meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee. "No, I wouldn't have wasted his time with it," Trump Jr. said when asked whether his father knew about the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting in advance. (The testimony was released publicly.)
So. Someone is not telling the truth here. If Cohen can make good on his allegation that Trump knew about the meeting prior to it happening -- and perhaps provide corroborating witnesses to that effect -- it would not only prove the denials by the President and his son wrong, but it would be the biggest step to date in proving (or at least suggesting) real collusion between the Trump team and the Russians. If Cohen is bluffing or can't deliver what he claims, then this is the political equivalent of Al Capone's vault -- much ado about nothing.
Trump Denies Bombshell Claim That He Approved Trump Tower Meeting | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC
"Senate Decided In 3 Mins To Rebuke President Donald Trump | Last Word | MSNBC"
MSNBC Published on Jul 27, 2018
Trump denies the bombshell claim by Michael Cohen, that he knew about the Trump Tower meeting with Russia in advance. Conservative opinion writer Jennifer Rubin tells Ari Melber that if Cohen’s claim is true, it could “explain a lot of behavior that seemed odd” but now “can just be seen as a direct cover up”.
President Donald Trump Targets Key Witnesses In Mueller Probe | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC
MSNBC Published on Jul 23, 2018
The White House announces Trump is looking to revoke the security clearances of former officials former CIA Director John Brennan, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, former FBI Director James Comey, former national security adviser Susan Rice, former deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe and former National Security Agency Director Michael Hayden. Ari Melber breaks down how these former officials are also likely to be key witnesses in Special Counsel Mueller’s Russian investigation, while former RNC Chair Michael Steele tells “The Beat” President Trump is also "pissed because these folks are out there talking smack about what he's doing at the White House".
Bad News For Paul Manafort Seen In Naming Of New Witnesses | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
MSNBC Published on Jul 23, 2018 Rachel Maddow reports on the latest developments in the prosecution of former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, including the revelation witnesses being granted immunity to testify.
After Campaign Exit, Manafort Borrowed From Businesses With Trump Ties
Paul Manafort’s transactions raise a number of questions, including whether his decision to turn to lenders connected to Donald J. Trump was related to his role in the campaign.CreditDamon Winter/The New York Times
Republican Lawmakers Rip President Donald Trump's Farm Bailout | Hardball | MSNBC
MSNBC Published on Jul 25, 2018 The Trump administration announced a $12 billion dollar bailout to farmers harmed as a result of Trump's ongoing trade war. It didn't sit well with some Republicans.
Trump Fmr. Lawyer On Finance Chief Subpoena: He Knows Everything | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC
MSNBC Published on Jul 26, 2018 Trump’s lawyer before Michael Cohen, Jay Goldberg, joins Ari Melber to discuss the Grand Jury subpoena of Trump’s finance chief Allen Weisselberg. Goldberg tells ’The Beat’ that “no one is closer” to Donald Trump than Weisselberg and that he “knows everything” and “will tell the truth”.
Judge Rejects President Donald Trump's Effort To Halt Emoluments Lawsuit | Morning Joe | MSNBC
MSNBC Published on Jul 27, 2018
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that an emoluments lawsuit against Trump can proceed. The Washington Post's David Fahrenthold and Ari Melber join Morning Joe to discuss. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT14PwoBCcg
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