michael cohen, look, i'm certainly, like you, second to michael cohen or far behind on psychoanalyzingutable psyche of donald trump. what he says makes some sense, but of course, that might have made sense in 2016 too, when we're told he ran really just as a brand enhancement exercise. who the heck knows? the dangers, however, whether he runs or not, because it is all fueled by the big lie, are exactly what charlie sykes and donna edwards have been saying for the last 10, 15 minutes and, of course, 10, 15 months. he's a extreme danger because of his propagation of the big lie, whether he ultimately throws his hat in or steps back at the last second. and yes, between now and then, no doubt about it, his coffers will be growing bigger and bigger and bigger. that's his only business success. all indications are that trump brand does terribly in the market but it does well as a matter of political fund-raising. >> i mean, charlie, harry's right. i mean, this is -- and this is depressing about where our country is. trump raised $56 million during the first six months of 2021, peddling the l

you need someone to turn tale like michael cohen did. >> take that inspiration for trump's legal critics, you want it to be one way, but it is the other way. >> but it is the other way. and it keeps being the other way. and it is not just in new york state with trump, it is inside the beltway with merrick garland, slow walking a bunch of stuff. two weeks since steve bannon ignored congress. still haven't seen any charges for him. the wheels of justice turn slowly. and there are good reasons. prosecutors don't make charges they don't think will stick. and there's good reason to do that. only thing worse than not charging trump is charging him, having him walk away scott free as if he was tried in the senate again. so there are good reasons for this to be taking a long time. i keep waiting for the news that suggests that the pieces on the board moved in some way. honestly, i'm still shocked. maybe it is just me. i am still shocked that allen weisselberg is keeping his mouth shut. i thought that would be the guy that told the truth. at this

one of the people with insight is his former personal attorney and fixer michael cohen. cohen, who pled guilty to charges including arranging hush money payments to porn star stormy daniels ended his time in prison last week. he's written a memoir called "disloyal." he joins me now. mr. cohen, welcome to "meet the press," sir. >> nice to see you, chuck. >> let me start with what you know about the manhattan d.a. we're not far from the end of the calendar year. he's termed out. we know this. we know the d.a. hasn't been read into the investigation yet since he's not been sworn in. should we expect to see actual indictments before the new year? >> you know, i generally try not to talk about the d.a., which now also includes the attorneys general civil case in the same exact matter. i really try not to talk about it because it's their investigation, dmor i nor do i want to tip off trump or the trump organizations people about what is actually happening. so, you know, i would rather just not answer that specific question other than to say that you can bet your bottom dollar t

michael cohen says they are talking to others.e's been given some immunity in order to hand over. and he said he did participate in some of these things that were part of the criminal, um, issues that the trump organization's accused of here. so, we'll see what happens, but there is a ticking clock here at the end of the calendar year because the prosecutor, the chief d.a. there didn't run for re-election and his term expires then. does he issue indictments before he leaves office? >> the clock is ticking indeed. chuck todd, always appreciate your insight. thank you for that this morning. and we hope you join chuck for this morning's "meet the press." as mentioned he'll have dr. anthony fauci and exclusive interviews with mississippi governor tate reeves and former attorney to president trump michael cohen. tune into "meet the press," it's at 8:00 a.m. right after this newscast. >>> happening tomorrow, hunt for deals continues on cyber monday. some companies already are giving customers a sneak peek of deals to come including amaz

reached out to michael cohen. he is considering whether to appeal this ruling. >> kara scannell with two decisions or happenstances that are good for former president trump. >>> i want to bring in preet brara who was fired by president trump. so much to talk about. >> we do. >> first, obviously, the big story, trump's former adviser steve bannon was indicted for criminal contempt of congress. he's expected to turn himself in on monday. what is your reaction? >> so i have been predicting it. a lot of people have been predicting it. it's a very unusual thing as people have been pointing out in the last hour or two and before. this is the first time the doj has charged someone with criminal contempt of congress in 38 years. you rarely have a situation where someone has been so defiant of a congressional subpoena that where their claims to privilege were some other reason for not being able to testify are so weak. so i think it was expected. people were losing patience a little bit. it's been 22 days to bring any kind

routers reports michael cohen, donald trump's former attorney completed his three-year prison term.walked out a free man. sentenced in 2018 after pleading guilty to several crimes. cohen spent more than a year in prison before serving 18 months in home confinement in his home apartment. he said he would continue to cooperate with law enforcement. >>> a report there is a call for action against groups of thieves who ransacked high-end stores and marijuana stores and pharmacies. the groups consisted of dozens of people armed with hammers and crow bars swarmed storz. in some cases, thieves used gun fire to storm their way into stores. the governor promised stronger police presence. >> you will see substantially more starting today in and around areas highly trafficked coming into the holiday season, black friday and shopping malls. >> the thefts are believed to be part of a sophisticated criminal network that recruits mainly young people to steal merchandize. >>> and nba suspends lebron james one game for striking another player. he elbowed isaiah stewart in the face.bld came pouring f

that said, i would just caution everyone that of course michael cohen while techy he is a laurks he is not a criminal defense attorney and is not the prosecutor in this case. he is not somebody who is going to be making ultimately those decisions. so less hold our breath and wait and see exactly what comes of this. >> maybe wait and let it actually play out to see what happens. and harry, here in d.c., the january 6th committee has subpoenaed more than 40 people at this point. what does that signify to you? and you talk about time as well. they don't have a ton of time to get this work done because the midterms are coming. does it signify to you that they are moving quickly and what does it tell you about who they have subpoenaed? >> yeah, i think that the who is as important as the number. because they are now, these last two rounds, are people who were not directly involved but rather looked to have been involved in the coordination, the financing, the organization that is one big point. and second at least for some of them were directly in contact with trump and his inner circle inc

congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez focused on exactly that issue when former trump lawyer, michael cohen, testified to the house oversight committee two years ago. >> to your knowledge did the president ever provide inflated assets to an insurance company? >> yes. >> who else knows the president did this. >> alan weisselberg, rob leiberman. >> do you think we need to review his financial statements and his tax returns in order to compare them? >> yes. we funded it through trump org. >> and that is something a grand jury would know how to do. "the washington post" reports that the second grand jury was expected to hear evidence for the very first time today. the first manhattan grand jury investigating donald trump and his business returned indictments of tax fraud against donald trump's company and his chief financial officer, alan weisselberg. we'll have more on the new grand jury investigation, which will be led by the newly elected manhattan district attorney later in this hour. we begin tonight with the most absurd federal court hearing in history on the issue of presidential executi

trump's former personal attorney and mixer michael cohen was released from prison and house arrest today. in 2018 cope was sentenced to three years in prison for a series of financial crimes stemming from his hush money payments to stormy daniels and karen mcdougal, two women who say they have had affairs with donald trump while he was married to melania. cohen vowed to expose all that he knows. >> today i will not cease my economiment to law enforcement. i will continue to provide information, testimony, documents and my full cooperation on all ongoing investigations to ensure that others are held responsible for their dirty deeds and that no one is ever believed to be above the law. >> as of this morning, michael cohen is a free man and he is stopping by our newsroom set for his very first interview. while serving his sentence, he woke the book "disloyal" and the host of the mea culpa podcast and joins us now. great to see you. >> it is great to be here. i've been waiting for this day for a long time. >> how are you feeling? >> i feel tiredp i had to get up very early and i went to the

take a listen to michael cohen just yesterday. >> every statement that i make, i'm backed up with documentlly wanted and be successful. >> andeli, he said he give investigators thousands of documents and spoke to them for over 400 hours and they could indict tomorrow and what do you think. >> i disrespectfully disagree michael cohen. the number of documents, the amount of hours, isn't really what it is about, how precise and reliable could information provide to investigators. it is one thing to say donald trump was crooked and he knew everything that happened and it is another thing and what prosecutors need is proof that, okay, this transaction right here, donald trump was involved and it was a fraud and he knew it and here is how we could prove it. if if he hasn't done that, they won't indict. >> we have breaking news on the the january 6th committee and that investigation. ryan nobles is with. what could you tell us? >> reporter: and this falls in line with the conversation you're having right now. the committee just announcing that they plan to meet on wednesday night to formally vote

former trump lawyer michael cohen has completed his three-year prison term. today cohen left manhattan federal court after signing documents and speaking with authorities about his three-year term of supervised release. he also read a statement telling reporters he will continue to cooperate with law enforcement investigations. cohen pleaded guilty back in 2018 to campaign finance charges and to lying to congress among other crimes. >>> with the thanksgiving holiday just days away and covid cases rapidly rising, top health officials are urging all adults to get boosters as soon as possible. increased travel, indoor gatherings, and the colder weather are driving worries of a fifth covid surge. nbc's alice barr has the latest from washington. >> reporter: a surge in holiday travel this week slamming airports cross the country with more than 2 million passengers expected each day just as covid cases are once again on the rise. >> we've been traveling. we're all vaccinated. i feel perfectly safe. >> reporter: health officials urging everyone to bring one thing to

and it -- it basically sfrang out of michael cohen.er ions ago in 2018 and 2019, michael cohen said i work for the trump organization, they committed all sorts of problematic things. but one of the things was that they exaggerated or manipulated the values of their assets to fool their lenders, to fool their insurers, and to fool property tax authorities. that launched this investigation by the da, a separate one, a civil one by the new york attorney general that got hung up in court fights over trump's taxes, they lasted for a long time. and then only in 2020, two years after they began -- sorry, 2021, three years after they began was anybody indicted. there's no guarantee anybody else will. this shows it will continue for quite a while. >> to get specific, i believe that you and your team at the "post" are reporting three days a week over the next six months is the expectation? >> yeah. they're expected -- they started on friday, they're expected to hear evidence this afternoon in lower manhattan, and they're supposed to be three day

vicki liviakis kron 4 a former president trump's attorney michael cohen is out of prison and promising to cooperate with investigators monday marked the end of his three-year sentence for tax fraud. >> lied to congress and other federal crimes. >> today. no donald j trump. >> cohen spent the last 18 months under house arrest in new york after he was released from federal prison due to covid concerns. cohen says he plans to continue to work with law enforcement to quote, ensure that others are held responsible for their dirty deeds. coming up next on the kron 4 morning news, dozens of guns. >> we covered in san francisco. how social media helped police find them. >> now to the south bay where elizabeth holmes is back on the witness stand monday. the embattled there in focused on what she called positive early test results for the company's blood-testing technology. prosecutors claim she misled bold investigators, investors and patients into believing she had invented a breakthrough in technology. the homes are due today. she generally believe results and that she was not intentionally t

there, of course, to allegations of a secret meeting between trump's former possible attorney michael cohen with russian officials in prague. again, a claim that was debunked by the robot pro by the f b i. but again persisted. now today the saga has turned another page with the rest of the dungeon, cook another arrest. it's part of this investigation into the or the proven to donald trump with mud slinging. i mean, the thing was really dragged through the, the several years as you, as you mentioned, and everybody wants to know why that happened if nothing sort of wrong doing occurred. so where are we at with this new probe? well this, this probably was begun by donald trump during his time and office special counsel john durham, was appointed to leave this investigation to see if there was any wrong doing any malicious intent and practice in that original probe into those jason's of collusion. we do know dancing go is a russian born analyst living and working in the u. s. has been taken into custody by the federal agents. he has been charged with 5 counts of making false statements to inves

them referring now of course, to the alleged secret meeting, the 2 former donald trump attorney michael cohen with russian government officials in prague. a claim debunk to later again by the july and by bill mueller probe into the trump conspiracy. now as we say today, this has turned another corner, the new york times with a story that eagle dungeon co, a russian born national, living in the united states. and analysts has been taken into custody today by federal agents and latest news coming in just moments ago, he has been charged with 5 counts of are giving full testimony to federal agency will appear in court later to date. now this is of course, part of the john barron probe. what we mentioned earlier, an investigation into an investigation. this probe was ordered by donald trump for special counsel, john durham to look into the original russia probe and see if there was any wrong doing any ill in st. any malicious intent. and this is significant, of course, because this is the 3rd indictment of individuals linked to that pro with the previous one in september being a cybersecurity ana

is one of them are still referring, of course, that to allegations of a secret meeting between michael cohen, trump's former possible attorney and russian officials in prague, a meeting which was later prove totally false by the prob, and once again the arrest of dancing, the key contributor, adding a new plot to this tale. yeah, that trump, russia collusion investigation turned out to be. but it was much ado about nothing, which of course begs the question, so what, how did it get so far? why did becomes such a big deal and that's now being probed itself. understandably where we are with that. well. busy as we say, this is a new page in miss collusion book this rest of dancing go as part of a probe the a pro boarded by donald trump by john durham. i special counsel to investigate if there was any wrong doing any malicious intent, any ellen tend to not original probes so as of a say, a prob, to look into a probe. the latest news coming in as you go, has been charged with 5 counts of misleading making, federal full statements to investigate as regarding the source of information. he got this

donald trump former fixer michael cohen will walk out a federal court in manhattan after completing ahree-year prison sentence for tax fraud, bank fraud, violations of campaign finance laws, and lying to congress. cohen has built a business around his formal -- around his former boss, now writing a book and hosting a podcast. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm laura wright. this is bloomberg. >> every day the fed is faced with facts that undermine the thesis of inflation. that is where the political judgment comes in, and that is the judgment that president biden needs to make. this is a sick can moment for the federal reserve -- a significant moment for the federal reserve. tom: mohamed el-erian talking about the theories for the fed. we need to talk about the shift to tuesday. it is quoted from multiple sources that we will see the fed announcement coming up today, some suggesting it could be within an hour or two. we will really have to fold over to a study of the federal

that related referred to former trump lawyer michael cohen.cial counsel robert mueller couldn't find anything to support that claim, and cohen denied it, it was totally made up. terms indictment today makes it even more clear that the fbi knew the dossier was a scam. according to today's indictment, june 2017, fbi agents interviewed danchenko in virginia. agents asked danchenko about his contacts with the clinton aides charles dolan. danchenko lied and said he did not talk to dolan. the fbi agent documented at the time he knew it was a lie. but nothing happened. the fbi did not prosecute danchenko. robert mueller didn't even mention any of this in his report until today, until john durham's indictment. no one in the government did a thing. now danchenko faces five federal charges, including lying to the fbi to hide his conversations with dolan. and this could just be the beginning. we are learning a lot about the collusion hoax very quickly. weeks ago, john durham indicted dnc lawyer michael sussmann for lying to the fbi about a secret channel

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we've got some news from his ex-fixer and jurassic park lawyer about to get stepped on by a t-rex, michael cohen house arrest just yesterday, and his first stop was cnn. >> i do want to make this promise to you and all of your viewers, that i may have been prosecuted-- and right now i am the only one, but i will not be the only one at the end of the-- >> for this crime? >> for this crime and for others. >> who else was involved? >> well, there were quite a few people involved. eric trump was involved, >> stephen: (as eric) "help me, dad. dad, help! i'm too pretty for jail. it'll destroy mom. also second mom, third mom, and porn star mom. she's the only one who still calls me." but it looks like-- ( applause ) thank you. ( cheers and applause ) ♪ ♪ ♪ thank you, thank you. cohen already has some job prospects. even while he was still on house arrest, cohen was seen sitting down with a very masked kanye west, making kanye the cohen cohen client with the second-least-believable human face. cohen addressed the meeting: >> you were seen recently meeting with kanye west, also known as ye. he's changed

. >> michael cohen says it feels great to be a free man the former trump lawyer served three years fore and tax violations for most of it he was confined to his park avenue apartment. >>> plus in oregon are showing what they call an epic amount of marijuana discovered in five warehouse. the estimated value, $500 million. more than 100 people were living on the site. they were interviewed and then released tyler, back to you. >> rahel, thank you very much. >>> ahead on "power lunch," out of stock i guess marijuana was not out of stock there. for the holiday season, what might be out of stock? with store selves bare, the ceo of tanger outlets tells us what his tenants are telling him. we'll be right back. the best things america makes are the things america makes out here. the history she writes in her clear blue skies. the legends she births on hometown fields. and the future she promises. when we made grand wagoneer, proudly assembled in america, we knew no object would ever rank with the best things in this country. but we believed we could make something worthy of their spirit. small

michael cohen clearly is cooperating with that investigation in new york.d it's been reported, that he's met with investigators and prosecutors many, many times, so clearly he must have some insight based upon the kinds of questions he's being asked. but other things to remember are he never got any kind of formal cooperation agreement with my office in new york that prosecuted him. they didn't put out a report as to why that is so, but maybe they found him not to be a fully forthcoming witness. he is a pragmatic witness. he has taken a guilty plea for other things, lying to congress. the former cfo of the company is not the whole ball of wax. that may be so. maybe cohen is claiming that mantel for himself, but he is going to be a person that is so central and important to a prosecution that we don't care about the cfo. but all of the actions of the manhattan d.a.'s office in connection with trying to pressure the cfo to cooperate and flip on donald trump, there were reports of that. and separate from reports of that, you just know the playbook of prosecuto

a new york judge granted trump a motion to dismiss michael cohen through the trump organization. cohen occurred fines in lawsuits. trump also avoided strong sit for a deposition in a defamation lawsuit filed by a former cont contestant. she decided to drop her lawsuit against him for sexually assaulting her. >>> still ahead, vice president kamala harris just wrapped up a trip to harris, hoping to mend a relationship with one of the united states' most crucial allies. >>> plus, surging prices everywhere right as the holidays are approaching. what's behind the rising inflation, and what products are being affected the most? ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom ♪ ♪ for me and you ♪ ♪ and i think to myself ♪ ♪ what a wonderful world ♪ a rich life is about more than just money. that's why at vanguard, you're more than just an investor, you're an owner so you can build a future for those you love. vanguard. become an owner. new projects means new project managers. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. when you sponsor a job, you immediately get your s

the second involves a lawsuit filed by his former personal attorney, michael cohen. looks like he won't be getting those now. >> this legal drama will continue to play out. appreciate you. thanks. >> so let's dig deeper on steve bannon's indictment with s shan wu. this indictment revuld new details about what the committee wants from steve bannon, documents and communications that fall into 17 different categories. help us understand what role the criminal case might have in the committee's fight to get that information. >> well, the most important part as we discussed is that it sends a message to other witnesses that there's accountability, that being subpoenaed by the united states congress means something. many people were impatient, worried the justice department would take a pass or delay it for too long and they have stood up now and do the right thing to prosecute it. it is an open and shut case, boris. he is a no show personally and no show in documents. that's what the contempt prosecution is focused on. they're not a wing of the select committee to get doc

even his former lawyer, michael cohen, thinks he won't. which i find difficult to believe.think he's desperate for attention and needs to be president to get it. right now, he's not allowed on facebook, he's not allowed to tweet, he calls into these right wing cable news channels and that's really it. for five years, he monopolized every moment of our lives and i don't know, i'm not interested in that anymore. in fact, from now on, if i feel i have no choice but to show a new clip of donald trump blabbering about this or that, from now on, the emperor will appear, with no clothes. >> it's a book that shows you the beauty of the united states of america. >> the many beautiful photographs here. there you are examining the wall. with xi, with netanyahu, with other world leaders, putin. this is a very positive, really wholesome book for the holidays. it's been a great honor. >> thank you very much. >> god bless. >> jimmy: wow, he's tanning all over. [ laughter and applause ] last night was another disappointing one for the qanon crowd. the 200 craziest people in america gathere

remember when michael cohen testified, you know the way trump talks, he talks like a mob boss, the wink-winkhis phone conversation with the attorney general where he's like, people are going to hate you, you might not win re-election, you need to find those votes. at one point he says, you need to have people on your team who want to find the right answers, or the answers. very racketeering mob boss-type language. that's why the acts matter and linking it to what was already in the public record which was big barr himself on december 1st of 2020 saying we can't find any evidence. >> maya, appreciate your breakdown of that. it also speaks to the stakes in the future. this is all out there. if nobody in power punishes this through the facts, through the evidence, then that's the new floor for anyone with donald trump's ethics or morals. some officials don't try to steal elections. we interview them. i've met people in both parties that don't try to do it. for those who do and don't have morals, this is a new floor. of course you can call the secretary of state and try to shake them down becaus

someone like michael cohen may say, okay, i didn't take notes but i recorded it.or tribe, if the judge rules against trump, this could be a pivotal moment. what is the authority of a former president? what is the authority of the house's right to investigate? what is the historic precedence that this ruling could have? >> it could make absolutely clear, as many of us have argued all along, that it is the current president who has to weigh the importance of confidentiality and advice to the president against public need to know. it is also going to establish firmly that congress doesn't have to draft its statutes in advance of getting the information. one of the things that was amazing today was the idea that mr. clark was saying, we don't know what laws they'll pass. of course they don't. they haven't gotten the evidence yet. he also was suggesting that claims of privilege can drag out for years because every single document has to be reviewed individually by the judge, and she wasn't having any of it. she said, we're not going to drag this out. i'm going to rule

trump attorney michael cohen is a free man tonight after his house arrest officially ended. >> cohene pledged to continue to work with law enforcement to help assist and other investigations of criminal activity. he also took a swipe at the former president. >> my released today in no and for the donald j trump. what it also does not negate the behavior of the justice department bill barr, the southern district of new york frost to judge william self my initial in parts or ration and prosecution. >> cohen was convicted of several charges including tax and bank fraud. lying to congress and campaign finance law violations. closing arguments began today in the ahmaud arbery murder trial. after weeks of testimony, the defense and the prosecution laid out their cases before handing things over to the jury. evan lambert reports. >> he for the police and they did not see the kind that you must admit day. because want to see he's right down the street in closing arguments monday the prosecutor painted father and son gregory and travis mcmichael and their neighbor. william bryan as vigilantes

for the kind of deals not found online and it appeared a few shoppers left regard would be that michael cohenething 70. but the that's the that's one thing we bought something at 90's that that we have get the next good. >> kron 4 news. >> tomorrow is small business saturday and a number of local stores might see large crowds of shoppers. according to a survey by lendingtree nearly half of americans are planning to shop at small businesses this weekend. they'll spend an average of $300.63. 1% of consumers say the pandemic has actually strengthened their loyalty to small businesses. experts estimate more than 20 billion dollars to be spent this saturday. climate activists target amazon locations across the u k on black friday. members of the group extinction rebellion released a video today showing activists blocking a road leaeing to an amazon depot near london. it's part of a global effort to pressure the e-commerce giant to end business practices that hurt the environment and improve working conditions. the group also staged protests at amazon locations in germany and the netherlands extinc

michael cohen served most of it in home confinement after admitting he broke campaign finance laws andd to congress. he said he will continue cooperating with investigations related to mr. trump. another major investigation has concluded that former new york governor andrew cuomo sexually harassed multiple women. the findings -- by a state assembly panel -- reinforce those by the new york state attorney general. this was the deadline for the federal work force to be vaccinated at president biden's directive. white house officials announced this afternoon that the vast majority of federal workers complied. >> the federal government has achieved 95% compliance. and 90% of the 3.5 million federal workers are already vaccinated. so we are successfully implementing vaccination requirements for the largest workforce in the united states, with federal employees in every part of the nation and around the world. stephanie:eanwhile. a nationwide lockdown took effect in austria to slow a spike in infections. other parts of europare facing violent protests over new covid restrictions. we'll return

fraud >> it just an important point, because michael cohen testified about this when he was before the house, you know. several years ago. it's ugly saying, he called it essentially, a routine practice, that we would change the evaluation of prop parties, obviously you want to volume them low for text purposes, and high for insurance purposes. and, you can't move that around, right? so i think that rachael has done a reporting on. this is public records that indicate that they were doing precisely this. so i don't even think it's that disputed with the actual behavior was. but to your point about the intent making it a difficult case to make. it's clarifying because i have been watching this. watching all these reports and saying, that it seems like you can do it, but to turn into something, criminal that intense, key and it sounds like it's not necessarily easy to establish it in a -- >> yes, they're essentially three obstacles to proving, this first of all, he dealt with. lawyers he dealt with appraisers. so if the source and appraisers tell him to do something, he can say, hey, i wa

ex trump attorney michael cohen is a free man after his house arrest officially ended. >> cohen left a new york courtroom today where he pledged to continue to work with law enforcement to expose others. dirty deeds. took a swipe at the former president. >> my released today. no and for the what it also does not negate the behavior of the justice department bill barr, the southern district of new york frost to judge william h self. we my parts are and prosecution. >> cohen was convicted of several charges including tax and bank fraud lying to congress and campaign finest finance lot violations. >> next, another cannabis dispensaries targeted. this time in san leandro. what kept the criminals from getting away with any luke plus tips from the experts how to keep yourself and your loved ones safe. if you happen to find yourself in the middle, a smash and grab. now at 9.30, concerns of a possible repeat performance from a large group that targeted the walnut creek nordstrom store saturday night have violent burglary prompted a number of stores in broadway plaza closed early that night.

his company was first brought to public attention in congressional testimony from trump lawyer michael cohenclaimed that trump inflated and deflated these values wildly and, importantly, purposely to deceive banks and insurance companies and tax authorities, which if it was done purposely, intentionally for that purpose, that would be criminal fraud. well, now we have new reporting from david fahrenthold and his colleagues at "the washington post" about just how serious the ongoing investigations into that potential fraud are. we've known a state prosecutor in manhattan, the manhattan district attorney, had convened a new grand jury recently to hear evidence about the trump organization, to consider charges along this front. we also knew that new york's attorney general, tish james, has her ongoing civil investigation into matters related to this stuff as well. but today's "post" reporting adds new details into how they're going about digging into trump's finances. for instance, a.g. tish james has apparently gone after records from trump's california golf club saying this even though that's

trump was named in a case for which michael cohen went to jail.that, and so i think we're setting a precedent that continues the past four years, which says the president of the united states is above the law, and i think that's a very dangerous precedent especially if that gentleman comes back in 2024 and sees this as a free pass. >> i guess do you know of any specific crimes committed by specific people surrounding the president? >> specific crimes in terms of -- well, i mean, this attempt to storm the capitol didn't come out of nowhere. the president said, there were meetings that took place, the president incited it on his twitter account. the president went to a rally and said go and send a message to congress. people around him helped bus people into this thing. people around him, roger stone, other kinds of people, met with the oathkeepers and other groups. i think we need to know what these people did, but i think the whole panaplea of trump and those close to him, goes back to 2016 and the mueller report needs to be addressed or we are a

. -- it happened with michael cohen claiming that trump inflated and deflated these values purposelybanks and insurance companies and tax authorities. if it was done purposely, intentionally for that purpose, that would be criminal fraud. now we have new reporting from david fern hold his colleagues at the washington post about just how me -- into the potential fraud is. manhattan district attorney had a new grand jury recently to hear charges along this front. they also knew that new york -- tish james has been ongoing report on this as well. the post reporting out details about how they're going into digging into -- records from trump's california golf club saying that's on california and she is the new york a.g. and her office has jurisdiction because trump was a new york resident at the time he was submitting different evaluations for that property. the office also asked for hundreds of pages of documents including on geology the rock reports layers under trump's under trump's golf golf court, because course. the value was affected by a history of landslides. talking about diggin

claims, a potential smoking gun for collusion, allegations of prague by trump's personal attorney michael cohen >> have you ever been to prague? >> speaking to ceo still remarkably going to prison. >> since he's told every story, why wouldn't he admit to this? >> because i think it is so incriminating and demeaning and the other reason is he might be scared of the consequences. >> the fbi had prior trust in steele's reputation from working with him in a high-profile corruption case. it was raw init will jens and a series of reports from a credible person with a reliable track record and a known experienced and source network in russia, and so it was something to be taken seriously, but his work on thes do yeah did not hold out to official scrutiny. they worked on the dossier spread sheets in order to have a record of what the fbi learned. >> we should be clear that cnn has not confirmed the content of the calls. >> in february 2017 cnn reported that investigators were able to confirm the time, place and people involved in some of the conversations between foreign nationals. two years later the

look, michael cohen knows donald trump far better than i ever will.s you mentioned, was his fixer and his lawyer. but i have a hard time believing that donald trump is simply going to exit stage right and go play golf peacefully for the rest of his life. despite what many people might hope. i think the pull is going to be far too strong for him to want to avenge his loss. and i think he will do everything he can to drive himself to the nomination, to drive others away from it. i think the challenge is going to be whether it is what we talked about earlier around him picking clumsily primary candidates that may not fare well in general elections in these off-year campaigns, but i think there are a number of challenges too. republicans don't want and don't think you're going to win campaigns in 2022 or 2024 if your message is centered in 2020. >> gentlemen, thank you very much for coming on and for taking our questions tonight. learned a lot in this discussion. robert gibbs and tim miller as far out west as you can get and still be in the united states.

meanwhile, former president trump's attorney michael cohen is out of prison and promising to cooperatetoday marked the end of his 3 year sentence for tax fraud lying to congress and other federal crimes. >> my released today give no way. negates the act donald j trump. >> cohen has spent the last 18 months under house arrest in new york after he was released from federal prison because of covid concerns. cohen says he plans to continue to work with law enforcement to quote, ensure that others are held responsible for their dirty deeds. new at 10 justice may have come too late for them. but the families of 4 black teenagers wrongly accused of sexually assaulting a young white girl. 72 years ago. finally have some closure of florida judge has exonerated the so-called groveland 4 who were convicted of the girl in 1949 even though there was no physical evidence against them all. the men have since passed away. one was executed. all of them were pardoned 2 years ago. relatives of the 4 say they hope something good comes from their story. 2 members of an american missionary group kidnapped i