mr. grimm said the charges are part of "a politically driven vendetta." he said mr. grimm is innocent, he will be vindicated. he said "mr. grimm will continue to serve his constituents until he is vindicated." there was no talk of him resigning from congress, despite the pending indictment. and the news today of the congressman's pending indictment on, the one hand, honestly, it feels like not that big of a deal. after all, he is a new york politician, and new york politicians are always getting indicted. usually, though, that is new york politicians in albany. in the state capitol, who are usually the ones getting indicted. michael grimm is an actual member of congress. he works in washington. and members of congress don't end up getting indicted and going to prison all that often. to be fair, actually, maybe that depends on the meaning of the phrase "all that often." former congressman jesse jackson jr. is in prison right now. the illinois democrat is serving 2.5 years for using campaign mone

a lawyer for mr. grimm said it is part of a politically driven vendetta. he said mr. grimm will continue to serve his constituents until he is vindicated. there's no chance he's going to resign. it doesn't feel that big of a i deal because he is a new york politicians and new york politicians are always getting indicted. usually that is new york politicians in albany, in the state capitol who are the ones getting indicted. michael fwrim is an actual member of congress, he works in washington. members of congress don't end up getting indicted and going to prison all that often. to be fair, actually, maybe that depends on the phrase all that often. former congressman jesse jackson jr. is in jail right now. he bought himself awesome stuff like, for example, one of michael jackson's old fedora's. william jefferson also a democrat is serving 13 years $1 for accepting half a million in bribes. they found some of that money in the back of his freezer wrapped in aluminum foil. republican rick renzy of arizona, he got sentenced to three years in prison on corruption. he's out o

, and highlighting the fact that the leadership gave campaign contributions to mr. grimm isolated and you mentioned two others, but you have steve stockman, and kathy mcmorris rodgers, and others who are facing some ethical inquiry by the house ethics committee. >> well, the democrats have not been immune from it, and when it is a sex scandal, and involving the kissing congressman, and people are interested and it is bigger headlines and when anthony weiner confessed to sexting, it went on for weeks, and so is there a double standard when you are comparing infidelity and sexting versus criminal charges here. >> well, se gshgs sills, and the media is representative of that and the headlines makes people want to watch when it is a lay shouse, but i sure don't think that doug is suggesting that the republicans have cornered the market on ethical improprieties. >> no, but there seems to be a double standard. >> we saw a month ago five different democratic elected officials were facing indictments, and it is unfair to say that the republicans have done nothing, but speaker boe

. >> an amazing turn in the story for mr. grimm. what's your reaction? fin any his company was called healthalicious. because he's left his party feeling really ill now. he had difficulty going into this. now he's basically stuck on the ballot. there's no practical way to get rid of him in november. so that's going to -- makes it likely the republicans lose that seat in new york. and also -- >> it is a swing district. because they can't replace him on the ballot and it's not a solid red district. >> exactly. he was vulnerable to losing anyway. he was sort of swept in with the tide in 2010 as a lot of people were. now you have the congressman who's out because he bought cocaine here in washington. you've got the kizing congressman. you have this, now it begins to make some trouble for the republican colleagues. >> kendall today, the congressman denied any wrongdoing. and claimed he was being targeted in a witch hunt. watch this. >> since day one, the press has been giving all kinds of innuendos to support a political witch hunt. this was designed to do a

mr. grimmk in the news today because he's facing charges over allegedly shady business dealings. evan perez is breaking the story for us. this is part of a two-year investigation. what are these allegations against grimm? >> the fbi has been looking into grimm for a few years now. we're told by sources that as soon as next week they are expected to bring charges related to a business that he owned in manhattan, a restaurant called healthalicious. now, a lot of moving parts have been going on with this. two of his former fund-raisers have already faced charges in this case so we expect that this is a lot more is yet to come on this. jake? >> so focus on the 2010 campaign donors, tell me about that. >> well, the fbi was asking questions because at least one of his donors allegedly structured some of the donations to grimm's campaign. she was reimbursing some people who were providing donations to him and she's now facing charges. he's a former girlfriend of his. by the way, we have a statement fr

mr. grimmhat he will not resign but he in fact says he will run for re-election, while he's under indictment on 20 federal charges. the really sticky wicket with him is the republican party may not be able to get their indicted congressman off the ballot in november even if they want to try to. what is most amazing about this story is who the republicans might put up against him for that seat. seriously, this is unbelievable, and that story is coming up. >>> early this morning, president obama was in manila in the philippines giving a press conference and the fox news channel got in the last question for the president and they got a rise out of the president in so doing. watch. >> as you end this trip, i don't think i have to remind you there have been a lot of unflattering portraits of your foreign policy right now. rather than get into the all the details of red lines, et cetera, i'd like to give you a chance to lay out what your vision is more than five years into office, what you think the

mr. grimm is under indictment.gned from his committee assignment and i think he made the right decision. >> you're not ruling out backing someone else. >> i think he made the right decision. >> joining me now is washington bureau chief for buzzfeed, john stanton. it is an awkward position for speaker john boehner. is there anything the gop leadership can do about this guy at this point? >> no, i don't think so. there's a pretty well established pattern on both side, frankly. nancy pelosi has done this. speaker boehner has done this in the past. if you do something that involves taking your pants off, you get in trouble for that. you have to resign. if you do something that involves money or criminal allegations, generally speaking as long as you keep your head down, resign from a committee, you can stay around until you get found guilty of something. it's become essentially the rule of thumb in the house and in the senate, you know, sexual allegations are one thing. you can sort of slide over another allegation. >>

. >> mr. grimmvery sophisticated background, very sophisticated knowledge of financial instruments and financial obligations, and as i said before, it makes it all the sadder that very shortly after leaving the fbi, where he did have a very successful career, he chose to turn his become on all of that and start lying and cheating and evading taxes. >> if convicted, congress felony grimm could face up to 20 years in prison, shep. >> thank you very much. it must seem like the world is crashing down around the owner of the los angeles clippers basketball team. first he made absolutely unthinkable statements that were recorded, and then players started coming down on him, advertisers are bailing, they're asking whether he should be allowed to own an nba team. have you heard this recordingsing? you will after this break. >>> new video shows the moment the south korean ferry captain abandoned his own ship even as passengers were dying. a coast guard official says crew members did nod identify themselves t

after mr. grimm was put on the ballot in november.as investigating for two years. >> exactly. so they waited until two weeks after the deadline has passed which is pretty conspicuous. >> it's outrageous. >> given the extensive nature of the indictment. they already had the goods on him. >> this lynch. she is saying there is no merit to this allegation it's important to examine the timing of it because there is no other republican candidate can go forward. >> right. the guy is on the ballot. is he going to be on the ballot and going to lose. >> democrats going to win. >> do you think there is no politics to this? >> two weeks is suspicious because they. >> it is suspicious. >> investigating him since. >> new yorker, born in manhattan. >> you are so fiscal. >> this is so new york. >> so obvious. >> this is the way they do it here. democratic machine said you know what? we will wait until he gets his name on the ballot. >> now, that's not sticking up for grim, if he did what they say he did. >> it looks bad for grim. it looks grim for gr

mr. grimmat he will not resign but he in fact says he will run for re-election, while he's under indictment on 20 federal charges. the really sticky wick it with him is the republican party may not be able to get their indicted congressman off the ballot in november even if they want to try to. what is most amazing about this story is who the republicans might put up against him for that seat. seriously, this is unbelievable, and that story is coming up. the day we rescued riley was a truly amazing day. he was a matted mess in a small cage. so that was our first task, was getting him to wellness. without angie's list, i don't know if we could have found all the services we needed for our riley. from contractors and doctors to dog sitters and landscapers, you can find it all on angie's list. we found riley at the shelter, and found everything he needed at angie's list. join today at angieslist.com my guests are "nathan, which dish is better?". now i say you can have it all with our new seafood t

now mr. grimms he is the victim of a political witch-h t witch-hunt. >> he's pleaded not guilty to charge including mail fraud and hiring undocumented workers. chief u.s. congressional correspondent, dana bash, has our report. >>> down in front! >> reporter: a far-reaching 20-count federal indictment against a two-term new york congressman and former fbi agent, and harsh words from the u.s. attorney. >> michael grimm made the choice to go from upholding the law to breaking it. and in so doing, he turned his back on every oath he had ever taken. >> reporter: the heart of the allegations -- tax fraud and more. paying employees off the books at a restaurant he owned and operated, underreporting sales and wage to the tune of $1 million, and then laying to investigators. >> when it came to his restaurant, michael grimm never met a tax he didn't lie to evade. >> reporter: grimm, taken into custody monday morning, was released on a $400,000 bond after pleading not guilty. he held a press conference of his

mr. grimm that he will not resign but he in fact says he will run for re-election, while he's under indictment on 20 federal charges. the really sticky wicket with him is the republican party may not be able to get their indicted congressman off the ballot in november even if they want to try to. what is most amazing about this story is who the republicans might put up against him for that seat. seriously, this is unbelievable, and that story is coming up. some things you have to squeeze to make sure they're soft. other things, you don't. [ female announcer ] charmin ultra soft is so soft you can actually see the softness with our comfort cushions. plus you can use up to four times less. enjoy the go with charmin ultra soft. i'm saving a ton of time by posting them to my wall. oh, i like that one. it's so quick! it's just like my car insurance. i saved 15% in just 15 minutes. i saved more than that in half the time. i unfriend you. that's not how it works. that's not how any of this works. [ ma

mr. fossella has been saying that republicans nosing around about whether or not he would be willing to take on michael grimm. so the congressman who once threatened to throw a reporter off a balcony and break him like a little boy is now facing 20 federal felony counts, has a willing replacement in the guy who would not call a cab and did not hold his count of families to one. god bless you, staten island, for whatever you've done wrong in your life. you never did anything to deserve congressional representation like this. i'm sorry. that does it for us tonight. now it's time for "the last word." thanks for being with us. >>> today the l.a. clippers lost some of their sponsors. tomorrow they might be headed toward losing their owner. >> shocking racial comments allegedly by an nba owner shake the entire league. >> the racist comments allegedly made. >> racist remarks allegedly caught on tape. >> by los angeles clippers owner donald sterling. >> people call you and tell you that i have black people on my instagram, and it bothers you? >> yeah, it bothers me a lot. >> those comments are not surprising. >> thi

mr. john harris. >> good morning, willie. >> let's talk about congressman michael grimm from right here in new york city over in staten islande-election this fall. he's facing 20 criminal counts for allegedly failing to account more than a million bucks in sales and wages at a manhattan restaurant he once managed. what does the future look like for congressman grimm. >> well, it is a little grim if you let me apologize for overworking that pun, which has been used many times for michael grimm, but the situation is really bad. politicians when they get in trouble seem to go through these stages of grief where they feel they can work their way out of their problems. every once in a while they do. sometimes somebody gets really sick and they get better. usually they get sick and they die. in michael grimm's stages of grief, he's setting up meetings with house gop leaders in which he's clearly looking for a sign of support. hey, are you with me? >> the question eventually becomes why would you stay? how can you be effective? every once in a while the voters decide this in the politicians' favor. we have to realize usually when t

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grimm's part. him spoke to the press. that is what we have so far. emma dumaine, thank you for your time. mr. mcallister said he will serve out the remainder of his term. the married father of five children had been in the office fewer than six months. he is from louisiana. the headline in the times-picayune has a picture of the congressman. the video showed him kissing a married staffer. there are a couple of other pieces in the paper related to this. here's one from jonathan weisman " taking aw york times look at how the party response to ethics violations, criminal allegations, despite ethics pledge. the response of the gop ve varies depending on the circumstances. that and the papers this morning about members of congress that emma the news dumaine talked about. what you think of president obama's agenda? used in the office for five years. what you think of his foreign-policy? , thecomes as a president white house announced another round of sanctions on russia. the eu is backing the sanctions. here's another tweet from someone on further. -- on twitter. we have a democratic caller. arlene