tweeted about pardoning jack johnson. he writes that sylvester stallone called me with the story of jack johnson. his trials were great. his life complex and controversial. others have looked at this over the years. most thought it would be done, but yes, i am considering a full

i want to talk about jack johnson briefly, but in so fsof it relates to today. number one, i think we can all agree that this was a horrific heinous conviction, wrong conviction -- >> utterly terrible. based on racism because he was the first african-american heavyweight champion, and he richly deserves a pardon. >> however, let's talk about that, however, two things here, why hasn't he been pardoned, what is the complication with pardoning people posthumously, and number two, do you think that the president's sudden interest in this is only because of boxing? >> no, i think his interest in this has a lot to do with michael cohen and possibly other people that he might be considering pardoning in the future. i truly believe that his focus on pardons has something to do with that. the reason, by the way, that this case hasn't resulted in a pardon, by the way, even obama did not pardon him when he was, you know, senator mccain and others begged him to issue the pardon and he didn't. but obama and other presidents have said no to historic pardons because it takes u

management. >>> president trump tweeting is he considering granting a posthumous pardon to boxer jack johnsonn the advice of actor sylvester stallone. johnson, you should remember, was the first african-american heavyweight boxing champ, a myth while he was still alive. he was convicted more than a century ago of violating something called the man act, for transporting women across state lines for immoral purposes. it was a sham then. what will it mean now? joining us is chief legal analyst jeffrey toobin. people like you and me know the story of jack johnson, obviously. it was a political move on him at the time. the first woman they went after him for wound up being his wife and then they found another woman and wanted to go after him. he had to flee, went to canada, europe, came back, did some time. what do you make of this move legally? >> well, it was a racist move. >> sure. >> that -- >> jim crow written all over it. >> total racist, sham abuse of the legal system to have jack johnson prosecuted. what do i make of it? jack johnson is long dead, and most presidents have had policies agai

. >> talking about jack johnson? >> that is something that has been on the table for quite sometime. that call took place -- i'm trying to remember, probably close to a month ago. >> explain -- >> that tweet from the president another one in those dozens of tweets that we got from the president saying he had a phone call with sylvestor stallone about pardoning jack johnson who is no longer with us. the question is why would the president bring it up now and sarah sanders putting more of a question saying the call happened at least a month ago to her knowledge. the question is is the president sending a message by reminding people of pardoning people specifically to a message like michael cohen. of course, i should note that sarah sanders said she is not aware of the last time they spoke except after fbi agents raided his home, office, hotel room. the "new york times" later reported that michael cohen said he hadn't spoken to the president since then and was feeling isolated. >> chasing things for us at the white hous

this weekend about the deceased boxer jack johnson and read, yes, i'm considering a full pardon.t ten days ago you remember that scooter libby was officially pardoned by the president. white house press secretary sarah huckabee-sanders not refusing the possibility of a pardon for michael cohen as well. is there a wee -- a way the tweet on johnson and libby is a just a coincidence or do you see that as a precedent to those in trouble. >> i think the more important is the message that he offered when he spoke with michael cohen about a week and a half ago. i would like to know what that conversation is -- even a benign sentence of don't worry, this is going to be okay and after pardons, how would you interpret that if you are michael cohen. i think the story is bigger. if we see a move in the direction of a pardoning of michael cohen, what do you think if you are in the special counsel office and you're heading maybe toward further indictments of people in the white house, whether it is the president's son or the son-in-law, i think if you are the special counsel you say we better

on the jack johnson potential pardon.but a pardon issue would touch the issue of race relations perhaps today. we see that taking on the confederate statutes. you see a new effort to try and address our history of race and the president may be mindful of that? >> that is absolutely another reason he could be taking a look at the specific pardon going back to the speculation about why the president is doing this now. some people also say he could be trying to send a signal to michael cohen and other people involved in matters affiliated showing that the fee issue date, it would be the second pardon he would've issued in the last month. really flexing that most of the presidency and the bully pulpit. that's another potential reason he could do this as well. eric: is pardon sheriff r. pio -- even just floating this out right now, really a dog whistle is somewhat say about the pardon issue. >> as absolutely possible. one thing windows and president trump pitches in on an idea, he often moves very fast, acts very quickly. they

he referenced jack johnson's treatment of women as a mitigating factor.d been known for domestic abuse. do you think the president aware this is more complicated than meets the eye? >> i don't know. but that's why people present documents to the president, or to whatever process they want to use to give the facts so that somebody can study them and make a recommendation to the president. that's how i did it. >> victoria, i know you met with the president at one -- he told you about scooter libby. you met with him to talk about joining his legal team on the russia investigation. his personal attorney put out the press release about your husband, joe digenova joining the team. then it came out neither you, nor joe, were joining the team. some confusion there. but what was the bottom line? did you have any concern about the president's morality or his guilt? >> oh, my gosh. what a question. that really took me back. my goodness. as we said in the statements that we all made, there was an appearance of conflict. there really was not a real conflict at all, be

. >>> president trump says he's considering a full pardon for boxes legend jack johnson some 71 yearseath. johnson, the son of former slaves, made history in the 20th century as the first black man to gain the heavyweight champion in the world when boxing was a segregated sport. he was convicted of taking his white girlfriend across state lines for immoral purposes. the law he was convicted under was racist some say, and they sought a pardon for him for years. while the president now tweeting that it was none other than sylvester stallone who encouraged him to look at this case. he wrote of johnson, his trials and tribulations were great. his life complex and controversial. others have looked at this over the years. most thought it would be done, but yes, i'm considering a full pardon. i want to bring in cnn political commentator and new york times op-ed columnist, charles blow and dante stallwort. he famously said this about players kneeling during the anthem. >> wouldn't you love to see one of the nfl owners when somebody disrespects our flag. >> he has also attacked steph curry who

call me with the story of heavyweight boxing champion jack johnson could the trials and tribulations this over the year. i am considering a full pardon. johnson was convicted by an all-white jury in 1913 of transporting a white woman he was dating across state lines. that was the charge. many senators including john mccain has called for a rare pardon for the boxing legend. cheryl: another busy sunday in sports. baseball, golf, nba, nhl, i lost track. gerri: jerry max with -- jared maxey with everything. suffolk some bugs, wizards, raptors, pacers cavaliers all tied at two games apiece. jr smith nailing a 60 footer to end the first quarter yesterday. lebron james went wild. the bronze 32-point with cleveland winning in indiana by four. open the cavaliers win by a total of seven points. milwaukee won at home. breaking a tie with five seconds to go. the bucs win. game five and also beating the warriors. national predators have advanced to the second round of the stanley cup playoffs and so have penguins who won their ninth consecutive playoffs here. the stanley cup champs in the battle

jack johnson was the first african-american heavyweight boxing champion who, in 1913, was convicted ofaking his white girlfriend across state lines. which was a clear violation of the "black guy doing anything whatsoever act of 1889." but the timing of this tweet was odd because trump's call with sly happened "probably close to a month ago." so why is trump bringing up this pardon now? "hey, not for nothing, michael cohen, but see how easy it is for me to pardon people? keep your mouth shut and you'll be off the hook in a hundred years." ( laughter ) and how would a call between trump and stallone even go? (vague stallone sounds) (vague trump sounds) (vague stallone sounds) (vague trump sounds) (vague stallone sounds) (vague trump sounds) ( piano riff ) ( cheers and applause ) trump isn't the only baby in the news. prince william and kate middleton had their third royal baby, a boy! ( cheers and applause ) congratulations to kate, i'm sure it was exhausting, i hope you're staying in bed for some well-deserved-- oh my god! she's already left the hospital! how does she look that good? sh

. >> the president tweeted that he was considering a full pardon of boxing champ jack johnson.'s been dead for 70 years, many people on both sides of the aisle have called for his pardon, would it have a practical effect? >> it's symbolic. and it's -- i'm all for it. he should pardon him. if he does that, he should also pardon alice johnson who is a 60 something grandmother, convicted of a first time nonviolent narcotics offense, and is doing life in prison, that there needs to be a balance between symbolism and doing things that affect real people. the other thing about the jack johnson pardon, racism is something that's in the past, and now we've fixed it, along with other criminal justice issues, that's simply not true it's hard to do but there needs to be a broader approach. >> just because i know some of these people i've represented these people for pardon petitions, that are clemency -- and we saw president obama really take a concerted heartfelt effort to reach some of those folks through clemency, it didn't work very well, frankly. the sentencing commission found that

trump tweeting: sylvester stallone called me with a story of heavy weight boxing champion jack johnsonls and tribulations were great, his life complex and controversial. others have looked at this over the years. most thought it would be done but yes i'm considering a full pardon. >>> queen elizabeth the oldest monarch in british history today celebrating her birthday amid a very busy time for the royal family. kitty logan reports from london. >> the queen is celebrating her 92nd birthday -- birthday, and this year she has been much more public about it than usual. april 22nd is the queen's actual birthday. she has another official birthday in june. these are busy times for britain's royal family with a wedding coming up and a baby due. the queen's grandson prince harry was out with his fiance meghan markle earlier in the day. they attended an event ahead of the next invictus games to be held in usaustralia us a later this year. but first his focus is on his wedding in just four weeks from now. there is another important royal event coming up soon. a royal baby is due any day now. prin

♪ >> shannon: president trump was considering pardoning boxer jack johnson on the recommendation of actor stallone. johnson, the first black heavyweight champion, was >> donald trump considering pardoning boxer jack johnson on the recommendation of sylvester stallone. the first black heavyweight champion was convicted in 1913 for taking his white girlfriend across state lines for quotemac immoral purposes. he died in 1936. a bipartisan group petitioned pres. obama to grant him's pardon to know avail. donald trump now considering that. most trust and grateful you spend the evening with us, good night from washington. >> tuesday, april 24, 2017. this is "fox and friends first". terror not ruled out in the torrent of an attack that killed two people, police trying to find out what drove him to do it as big cities in the us go on hilar. >> backup. >> sparks flying, passenger caved on a plane, the epic takedown you have to see. one week after the passing of barbara bush former

jack johnson was the first heavyweight champion in the world, which at that time was the most importants personality in the world. he was charged, prosecuted and basically lost the championship on phony charges, the fact that he, under the map an act, he ha girlfriend, his career was ruined and he tried to make a comeback. his career was ruined because he was a black man. john mccain and i both thought here in 2008, especially, you have the first african-american president of the united states and the white man defeated by barack obama, both john and i passed the resolution calling on the president to give him a pardon, which he didn't do, which was really unfortunate. again, it's rectifying injustice and a way to bring the country together. to say this is a stain on the country and we are taking it away by jack johnson, it was a bad investigation with false charges against him. and it was targeted for being an african-american. >> have you spoken to president trump about this? >> no, haven't. apparently he spoke to sylvester stallone, he's a big boxing fan, so sylvester stallone raised

he's talking about jack johnson. scooter libby, sheriff arpaio. he likes to be known as a pardoner.hat's helpful to his situation, don't you think? this is "hardball" where the action is. ...a mythical castle... and a grand banquet hall. this is not just a yard. it's where memories are made. the john deere x350 select series with the exclusive one-touch mulchcontrol system. nothing runs like a deere® save 200 dollars on the x350 select series tractors at your john deere dealer today. jushis local miracle ear t at helped andrew hear more of the joy in her voice. just one hearing test is all it took for him to hear more of her laugh... and less of the background noise around him. for helen, just one visit to her local miracle-ear is all it took to learn how she can share more moments with her daughter. just one free hearing test could help you hear more... laughter...music...life... call now for your free hearing test from an industry leader: miracle-ear. no matter how much you clean, does your house still smell stuffy? that's because your home is filled with soft surfaces that trap o

jack johnson died in 1946.ustice with judge jeanine. >> so believe it or not, some people out there still think james comey is a truthful person. take a listen to none other than eric holder on this. >> i think he's a truthful person. i think he's a man of honor, a person of integrity. i think he's also a person who made some really serious mistakes. >> and that's just one of the most outrageous things i heard this week. here with reaction to that and more former secret service agent, what say you to eric holder? >> obama made a big mistake appointing eric holder who is the only attorney general in modern u.s. history to be held in contempt of congress. what a mistake that was. but getting back to comey, judge, listen, your opening statement was great. jim comey needs to be held to account. there are two jim comeys. there's the jim comey in front of congress that hid the fact that he was engaged in an illicit investigation against the president for eight months, eight months. i will put it up there -- and then

over the weekend he is considering a full pardon for boxer jack johnson thanks to a phone call from sylvester stallone, if you have that in your news bingo, you win. the president just pardoned scooter libby, the former bush administration official convicted of lying to investigators in the valerie plame affair. this afternoon the press secretary did not rule out a pardon for michael cohen. >> it was noticed by some that you didn't close the door one way or the other the president pardoning michael cohen. what is your -- what's your read on that right now? >> it's hard to close the door on something that hasn't taken place. i don't like to discuss or comment on hypothetical situations that may or may not ever happen. >> congresswoman maxine waters, a democrat of california joins me here tonight in new york city. it's nice to have you here in studio. >> good to be here. >> what is your read of the message the president is or is not sending to michael cohen? >> well, it's quite obvious that he is sending a message that he will pardon him. i understand that he treated him very badly. he had no r

that question came because, of course, the president was tweeting this weekend about pardoning jack johnson, that former champion boxer who is now dead. and she was asked if the president is sending a message to michael cohen by tweeting something like that, and even more interestingly here, kate, she said that phone call with sylvester stallone about pardoning jack johnson happened a month ago, which raises the question of why was the president tweeting about it this weekend if the call happened just so long ago, kate. >> suppose he was watching "rocky" over the weekend. let's talk about this now, joining me seth waxman, former federal prosecute, jackie kucinich here, and mark preston, cnn senior political analyst. great to see you. seth, first to you. on these two fronts, cohen and when it comes to mueller, the white house is basically -- they say there is nothing to see here. that is not necessarily what you gather when you look at president's tweets from over the weekend. how do you square it? >> sure, he seems worried about something, so if mr. cohen has put that pressure -- put on mr.

he writes that sylvester stallone called me with the story of jack johnson. his trials were great. his life complex and controversial. others have looked at this over the years. most thought it would be done, but yes, i am considering a full pardon. so jeremy, before you, kendall, you want to continue your thought on the whole notion of the pardoning powers exercised by the president in serious ways? >> yeah. he's putting his pardoning power in the news. there are a lot of potential cooperating witnesses out there that might be reading that news very, very closely. >> jeremy? >> you know, it's interesting. this is such a far-removed way of pardoning. the pardons the president has done so far, the justice department hasn't been involved. obviously in this case the president said he got a call and tweeted about it. well, we'll see now that he's only considering it if it's something the justice department looks at it. i remember this is something i think john mccain and harry reid, this is something they have actually been pushing for a few years now back when harry reid was in the se

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. >>> president trump considering pardon for boxer jack johnson. he was the first african-american heavyweight boxing champion. convicted in 1913 by an all-white jury for taking his white girl across state lines for immoral purposes. the idea to pardon johnson was suggested to the president by rocky. he talked to the president about this pardon. >>> let's get a check on "cnn money." stocks falling overnight after wall street finishes lower. dow dragged down by apple. sharesalysts predict lower iphone shares. the busiest week of the season with one-third of s&p to report. hasbro and whirlpool and alphabet expected to report earnings. >>> the guardian newspaper states that sean hannity received help from hud over real estate deals. hannity is lengtinked to shell companies buying properties for ten years. hud helped him get two mortgages worth $18 million. and insured national housing act program. in the e-mail to the newspaper, hannity's lawyer said most people keep personal financial issues private. fox news did not respond to a request for comment.

tweeting about his legal troubles and then shortly after he tweeted about a potential pardon for jack johnsonafter a phone call it is about a pardon. it is one the white house will have to canontinue to be presse on. >> you can see him when he says stupid question he sort of winces. what must be going through his mind that visiting the u.s. and multiple scandals playing this white house. sit a much more formal all of the reporters had to send in questions in advance. it is with that. i think it's part of an american democracy to have things that are a little bit noisy. and contentious. of course it's a serious question. he must look upon this as, you know, they are just being americans again. >> let me ask you about this. lisa jackson is the head of the epa during the obama administration. >> good for her. she was a democrat that was there then. but for the president not to bring his own person that's saying he wants to keep him, he wants the winning picture going back to that winning picture. he doesn't want contra voversy. he needs it to go well. he wants the winning picture. you know, for

. >>> new tonight, president trump says he is considering a pardon for jack johnson. mr.r sylvester stallone contacted him about the story. many said the conviction by an all-white jury was racially motivated. >>> amidst the controversy surrounding facebook, the company is launching a cybersecurity university. 33 members graduated from the program today. the students received a lot of hands on training. the program helps in a couple of ways. >> it's to help the veterans as well as help the system of cybersecurit cybersecurity. >> all veterans enrolled had to have some computer science or i.t. background. the goal is to get the graduates into the workforce. >>> now to an exclusive. a gunman opened fire at a florida school yesterday as students around the country marched against gun violence. a reporter spoke to that man in jail about why he targeted the campus. >> reporter: yesterday while students around the country rallied against gun violence and called for safer schools, this scene was unfolding in a california school shooting just four hours from parkland high. the al

. >>> so donald trump just found out who jack johnson is from sylvester stallone., sylvester stallone called me with the story of heavy weight boxing champion jack johnson. his trials and tribulations were great. his life complex and controversi controversial. yes, i am considering a full pardon exclamation point. johnson, of course, was the first african-american to win the heavy weight title. a black boxer in the jim crow era who fought and defeated white opponents. his relationship with white women made him a target. in 1913 johnson was convicted by an all white jury to transport white women across state lines for, kw0quote, immoral purposes. they've been advocating for a pardon for him. up next, changing cuba. stay with us. captivating exteriors dynamic lighting elevated comfort powerfully efficient and one more thing the world comes with it ♪you can go your own way... the 2019 jeep cherokee this time, it's his turn. you have 4.3 minutes to yourself. this calls for a taste of cheesecake. philadelphia cheesecake cups. rich, creamy cheesecake with real strawberri

he floated a pardon for jack johnson and it seemed like a random tweet, but it could be linked to the idea the president does have the power of a full pardon. that's something he's been dangling in recent week. >> and using with scooter libby last week. michael cohen has been unwaivering in his praise of president trump. let's listen. >> look, donald trump is presidential. i think he's wonderful man. he's actually a tremendous unifier. he's a man of great intellect. great intuition and great abilities. >> just a few examples of his loyalty and praise, but at what point does legal jeopardy outweigh loyalty? >> that's a great question. mr. cohen has to weigh a number of factors. he has to consider the financial causes. he has to determine if the evidence against him is strong. and if that will translate into a lengthy prison sentence and ultimately, he has to determine is it worth the risk of going to jail versus the likelihood that trump going to issue him a pardon. we saw as you just heard a few minutes ago, michael flynn weighed those factors an decided to plead guilty and cooperate.

the sentence and imprisonment destroyed jack johnson's boxing career.d in 1946. >>> colin kaepernick, the former quarterback for the san francisco 49ers is known for kneeling during the national anthem at nfl games to protest police brutality against black people. he won an award because of his exceptional courage and activism. >> my love for my people serves as a fuel that motivates me and fortifies me on my mission. is the people's unbroken love for themselves that motivates me even when faced with the humanizing norms of a system that can lead to the loss of one's life over simply being black. >>> in the past this award has gone to nelson mandela, alicia keys and several others. >>> people in puerto rico are waking up for a loss of power for the second time this week after a excavator hit a power line. >> the category four storm hit seven months ago but people are reluctant to go back. >> many seeking shelter moved to florida and moving from hotel-to-hotel to stop from wind up on the streets. ed lavandera has more. >> reporter: this is a pep talk for

. >>> president trump says he is considering a part for the legendary boxer jack johnson. sylvester stallone contacted him about johnson's story. and johnson is the first african-american world heavyweight champion convicted of violating the man act back in 1913, which prohibits a man from taking a woman across state lines for prostitution. but the woman who was his girlfriend and later married. many said the conviction by an all white jury was racially motivated. >> grounded at short and scooped up by simeon, it's a no-hitter. >> history at the coliseum, manaea no hits the hottest team in baseball, the red sox. they entered with a 17-2 record. first no-hitter this season in the major leagues. >> man, my heart was beating out of my chest and trying to do everything i could -- >> this is the first no-hitter by an a's pitcher since dallas bray den, a perfect game in 2010. >>> still doesn't have a job but colin kaepernick received an important new honor. amnesty international's top awards. the former teammate presentedkan inspiring contribution to helping human rights. protes

the only other person who could get away with that would be jack johnson, the boxer and of course he got jail time, but not father divine. one of the great churches that was established in the united states that still exists in 1808 is abyssinian baptist church. abyssinian is one of the names that you can look up, used for ethiopia or the kingdom abyssinia. and this very fair man in the back there is the pastor of the abyssinian baptist church, the reverend adam clayton powell sr. adam clayton powell sir and he will move abyssinian baptist church from church from its roughly midtown location where central park is in the 50s up to harlem and they will build a building in 1925. in fact, a building that all these children are standing in front of. adam clayton powell sr. was a traditional pastor. now, harlem had several large churches, all kinds of different churches, st. phillips episcopal, abyssinian and the list of churches could go on. a sizable roman catholic church. all black in this neighborhood but abyssinian had the stories history because it will become the storied history of

president trump considering a possible pardon for famous boxer jack johnson after actors of a-listersester stallone brought that story to his attention. in 1913 he was convicted of taking his white girlfriend across state lines and went to prison for a year. his career as a champion was destroyed by this criminal conviction. sadly he died in a car accident in 1946. his great grand niece along with senator john mccain and former senator majority leader harry reid have been pushing for him to be pardon for years. it's a story of triumph and tragedy but it's not over yet. president donald trump hopefully will pardon this fine american had put him back in the ranks where he belongs, one of boxing's greatest. >> jesse: may be stallone could get him to pardon cohen, right? >> juan: take a look at this picture. it's a throwback. democrats and republicans gathered as one. four generations of american presidents and their wives was taken, the photo was taken saturday at barbara bush's funeral. former president george president george w. bush, his son, his wife laura. the younger bush has his a

top of this, joey jackson, the president tweeted that he might pardon the great boxing champion jack johnson. but is that a message that he's talking about pardons and he did a full pardon for scooter libby and is that a message to michael cohen? >> you know, it is interesting, wolf, because it really makes you wonder whether it is. and here is my concern. listen, on the merits of the pardon, i don't question. first african-american boxer and conviction predicated on his association of having a white girlfriend. nonsense. and then i think the merits are strong. and we should note that -- look, members from both sides of the aisle have spoken about this pardon. you have certainly cory booker has been on board with this, you have john mccain on board with this. and so i think it has merit. now in terms of why he's doing it, i question the timing. you mentioned, wolf, scooter libby. why are we talking about pardons now and the second aspect of the time is general presidents do this in the latter part of the term. why you are discussing issues of pardons now and it raises the specter of remindin

last point, now this past weekend he's talking about jack johnson. merits -- the african-american boxer who very controversial and he is convicted as a result of having an association with a white woman. of course he should be pardoned. but look at the timing. he was convicted in 1913, work. who is talking about this issue now. and sow -- so you bring it up 105 years later and i get there is a bipartisan coalition even been after obama for this pardan. so i question the timing of all this. and if you want people not to ask you about pardon questions, stop pardoning people that -- it is just something that he brings up and so i think it is a legitimate question and it is fair game no matter how frustrated it may be to him. >> it was frustrated to him. everybody stick around. there is more news we're following. we'll be right back. anna and mark are heading into retirement... and a little nervous. but not so much about what market volatility may do to their retirement savings. that's because they have a shield annuity from brighthouse financial, which

and shortly after, he tweeted about a potential pardon for former heavywieght boxing champion jack johnson after a phone call with sylvester stallone a month ago. there's a question about the context of that tweet about a pardon. the president has openly speculated about pardoning his former national security adviser, michael flynn. this is a timely question, a valid question and one that the white house will be pressed on, even if the president thinks it's stupid. >> david, i wonder what you make of macron's face, when he winces. what is going through his mind, visiting the multiple scandals and the investigations plaguing this white house? >> i'm sure there's a part of him that is bemused, part of him is amazed. the french, going back to de gaulle, have formal relationships with the president. de gaulle had one press conference a year. and all of the reporters had to send him questions in advance. he controlled the press. i'm sure for macron, coming from a tradition like that, looks at all of this as the bedlam in the white house, as well. i think it's a part of american democracy, frank

side note, he should look at a lot of other cases like jack johnson. >> but it means -- you're not saying to do the raids? >> i think a prosecutor also plays game. -- games. they have trying to put pressure on them and the trump team hopefully is pushing back in a sophisticated way to put pressure on them. he is going the send messages back. >> mueller is not the one that raided the office. >> yeah. >> he referred something to new york and they are the ones that went -- >> and you can't do it without a high threshold for the likelihood of evidence. >> he referred it. it's considered to be part -- you don't think president trump has something to do with that there are signals that are being sent. there are a lot of things we say on face value. my belief, i'm not privy to this, but prosecutors and the people investigated are sending signals to each other. that's happening. >> the president tweeted he didn't think michael cohen would flip. the president did not tweet there was nothing for michael cohen to flip on. >> thanks earn. we'll be right back. more news ahead. let's take it back from

and jack johnson out of the blue. >> i don't think the president does anything about thinking it throughhe president is trying to send a message. >> there's a game being played between mueller and his team. and raiding cohen's office is part of that game. you take it on face value, there's a lot of news, let's report that it was raided. behind the scenes, these teams are having a chess game back and forth. the mueller team is trying to get him to set down. the president is saying don't cross the lines. we're going to force you to cooperate. and there's sort of messages being sent like a cold war sending messages to each other. and i see some of this being a part of the message. he should pardon jack jackson and look at a lot of other cases like his. >> to say that a game, that means that a judge -- you're not saying that there's not potential reason to do those raids. a judge signed off on it. >> i think a prosecutor also plays games. i think, of course, we don't know they're just following the law and investigating people. when people are indicted and make a big show, they probably did

>> in a general way, that's right. >> jack kennedy never liked lyndon johnson.d lyndon johnson. they were like dogs with the hair standing up on the back of their neck. >> joe kennedy didn't feel that way. he was looking in strategic terms at the map and realized that his son needed texas. >> so the two brothers tapped lyndon johnson to be jack's vice presidential running mate. and they did that for one reason. they were going to do anything it took to get jack elected president. >> first kennedy must beat one of the most experienced politicians in america, republican nominee and sitting vice president richard nixon. you can't judge sugar looking at the cane, you can't judge a woman looking at her man. you can't judge a daughter by looking at the mother. you can't judge a book by looking at the cover. taking one look. try to read me like a book but i leave 'em all shook 'cuz you can't judge a book by its cover. you can't judge a book by looking at the cover [x2] pssst. what? i switched to geico and got more. more savings on car insurance? a-ha. and an award-winn

. ♪ >> shannon: president trump was considering pardoning boxer jack johnson on the recommendation ofone. johnson, the first black heavyweight champion, was convicted in 1913 for taking his white girlfriend across state lines for "immoral purposes." johnson was stripped of his title and jailed for a year. he died in 1946. a bipartisan group in congress perdition president obama to grant johnson a posthumous pardon to no avail. president trump now considering just that. most watch, most trusted, most grateful you spent the evening with us. good night from washington, for "fox news @ night," i'm shannon bream. ♪ >> tucker: we start with the fox news alert. a rented van plows into a crowd in canada, killing nine people, injuring more than a dozen. a suspect has been captured tonight. good evening and welcome to "tucker carlson tonight." beliefs are looking for a motive behind this deadly attack. dan bongino and mark steyn with us in just a moment. first we go to jeff harrington life for us in toronto. >> the suspect at this point has been identified as 25-year-old alex minassian. he is f

sylvester stallone called me with a story of jack johnson. his trials and tribulations were great. his life complex and controversial. others have looked at this over the years, most thought it would be done, but yes, i am considering a full pardon. now, other presidents have considered doing the same, but keeping them honest, given that the president has already gone outside the normal channels to pardon two others, scooter libbi and joe arpaio, the question is, was this really about a message from mr. stallone or a message to mr. cohen and others? some other tweets from saturday contained further hits. quoting here, the new york times and a third rate reporter known as a cooked h flun can i who i don't speak to and have nothing to do with are going out of their way to destroy michael cohen and his relationship with me in the hope he will flip. they use nonexistence sources and a drunk drugged up loser who hates michael, a fine person with a wonderful family. michael is a businessman for his own account, lawyer who i have always liked and respected. most people will flip if the go

come out with a tweet about jack johnson, the heavy weight champ in the beginning of the 20th century he might pardon him for his crimes. >> there is no tweet trump puts out without a reason. they're sending a signal to michael cohen. the reason they're so worried is because they do know what is in those files. they wouldn't be so -- >> they can't be sure. >> they're worried. they wouldn't be so worried if they believed that the president didn't have some damaging things in the files. and that's the bottom line. we wouldn't talk about whether michael cohen is going to be flipping if there wasn't some notion of guilt there. >> this is a tipping point. before, i think donald trump tried to fight off the russian investigation. because it was an obstruction to him being a successful president. to be able to get his name on mt. rushmore. now, this could be the end of the presidency. this is a man who has convention and norms his entire life and business career. it's hard to imagine that in his complicated financial history there are not some places where lines have been crossed. imagine th

quoting silver stallone, who i admit, i did not have my presidential bingo guard, is suggesting that jack johnson, a former heavyweight boxer might be due a pardon. this is the same thing that happened a few weeks back, when there was suggestion that maybe it was a paufl manafort signal. that the president likes to put out there, hey, there's a pardon potentially in the offing. and it seems like this signal is directed at michael cohen. there's great concern what cohen knows and what he could say. >> we have some breaking news. the wafflehouse suspect is now in custody. nbc news, our own tom winter has confirmed that. we're going to get more on that story in just a moment. let's stick with the topic at hand. we're talking about the president and michael cohen and who the president might think is a bigger threat, michael cohen or robert mueller down the line. that's our big question for today. phil rucker, he is tweeting over the weekend about robert mueller being appointed on a false premise. that these comey memos were illegally leaked, because he was unable to declassify memos, even though he c

he called me with the story about jack johnson. his trials and tribulations great.e controversial. othershave looked at this over the years. most thought it would be done. yes i'm considering a full pardon. many think he was wrongly convicted for having a consensual relationship with a white woman. >>> tributes burning in this morning over verne troyer, the actor best known for playing mini-me in austin powers' movies. >> i shall call him mini-me. >> who does not remember that. troyer's team remembering the star as extremely caring, an inspiration to others. mike myers calling his costar a consummate professional. quote, he will be greatly missed. and actor dean cain showing this picture on twitter. he was 49 years old. no cause yet given for his death. >>> all right. well to another sad story, the two sheriff's deputies shot and killed in an ambush on thursday hailed as men of integrity. >> i know noelle and taylor personally. men of integrity, men of loyalty. men that want to do the right thing. i could not say enough good thing about those two individuals to do t

he, of course, pardoned scooter libby and he also announced he is inclined to pardon jack johnson, the first african-american heavyweight champion of the world who many, many years ago was sentenced to jail for having an affair with a white woman. >> jon karl, thanks very much. robin. >> all right, george. >>> now to new developments in that facebook privacy scandal. two key figures are preparing to testify including the researcher, accused of improperly giving facebook data about tens of millions of americans to a research firm. that was later connected to the trump campaign. we're going to speak to him live in a moment. but first, our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis has the latest. >> reporter: he's the scientist at the heart of the facebook privacy scandal, aleksandr kogan, a researcher at the university of cambridge who lawfully ran a personality test on facebook in 2014 to collect the data of millions of americans. but according to facebook, he broke company policy when he shared that information with political consultancy cambridge analytica. >> so, i mean, at the tim

jack johnson was america's first african-american heavyweight champion.ing a white woman across state lines for quote unquote immoral purposes. johnson died in 1946 and president trump says that after sylvester stallone brought his story to his attention, he is considering a full pardon. >>> virgin america is on its way out. >> they want you to know about the other airline taking over the company. >>> not your average little group of pedestrian spotted on the bay bridge. check out this feathered family caught on camera by the chp. >>> here's something you may not know about earth day. one of the people credited for coming up with the idea, late was continent -- wisconsin senator gaylord nelson. it's gonna be a good day. because at ross, you got the trends everyone wants... for a fraction of what you'd pay elsewhere. ross has all the latest looks for so much less, but you can get the styles you love and still save big. so to get more trend for less spend, you know what to do- you've gotta go to ross. visit our newest stores in fruitvale and in serramonte c

sylvester stallone told me the story of heavyweight boxing champion jack johnson. and tribulations were great. it's a complex and controversial. others have looked at this over the years that most thought it would be done, but i am considering a full part. >> this was an egregious, racist face prosecution. he was prosecuted for taking his girlfriend over in a state lines >> his girlfriend was way. it eventually ruined his career. this is the type of race-based government that we have in the era of world war i fostered by woodrow wilson and the justice department there should be eradicated at every opportunity. nature the president on for this. i don't know why his predecessors didn't do it. it sends a signal to the world that when we uncover race-based prosecution and we will undo them. we will see you later. were we going to open? of about 45 points. a lot of nice things to say about our president. could he be america's new best friend in europe? more "varney" after this. we just got married. we're all under one roof now. congratulations. thank you. how many kids?

johnson is waiting on the plane. >> jackie goes back to what had been her and jack's bedroom on air force one and splaed on the bed feet up on it is this big texan lyndon johnson. that made appearent to her that he would resent johnson that he had already taken over and that jackie was yesterday's first lady. >> eager to be sworn in, lbj calls attorney general bobby kennedy for the precise wording of the oath of office. >> he wants to seize the reigns of power and show the world that he's in charge. to bobby, this is hasty to the point of obscene. >> bobby kennedy as the blood is still cooling in his brother's veins begins to recite those words he heard last on january 20, 1961. >> i do solemnly r swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. >> bobby's voice breaks down. it's too much for him. >> here is a picture of the swearing in of the 36th president of the united states lyndon b. johnson. >> president johnson wants jackie to stand next to him for his inauguration. she insists on wearing her bloodstained clothes. >> by putting jacqueline kennedy in that e photo, he's showin

jack valente. years andthere for 38 for president johnson. there is an issue with betamax. does anybody remember that? the issue had to do with recording movies and selling them on devices we would look as antique today. he testified and said the betamax is the jack the ripper of the movie industry. it will destroy it. what happened was it actually saved it. through the dvds. the wave consumers wanted to see their entertainment. dvds got expensive and easy to pirate them. the monetization became a problem. now we have streaming and cable and people like the convenience and the cost of this new model. it doesn't mean they won't have movie houses or theaters, but it does mean they move beyond the traditional models. that's been a revolution in the entertainment industry and fought by that industry for a long time. some of these trends are happening in the food industry as well. we should figure out how it affects consumers particularly poor consumers that might not have the access others have. the third change has to do with nutrition. i have thought for some time the relatio

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