mr. mueller gave mr. cohen credit for cooperation. the southern district has a different -- >> don't you see that in the sentencing? you know, you are not seeing robert mueller go after him. if robert mueller hadn't been so positive, the fate of michael cohen would be significantly worse than 36 months. >> you know, i don't know if this is the last question but it's a great ending. what we received today, we meaning my friend michael cohen, was the middle between the least and the worst. and i consider it to be at least i was relieved that the credit that i think mr. mueller gave to michael allowed this result to be somewhere in the middle rather than the maximum which i said in my public statement today i questioned the proportionally judgments and today's result i think is -- i was relieved that it was somewhere in the middle. >> lanny, thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> we look forward to talking to you when chapter two as you describe it comes around. >> thank you both. >> he's leaving that position to advise him on a more p

mr. mueller is careful with his words. and he also mentioned that mr. cohen provided information regarding the moscow trump tower and that he was contacted by a senior government official and press secretary to vladimir putin there's a lot in the mueller memo that tells you how forthcoming for 70 hours and seven meetings michael cohen was with mr. mueller. >> brennan: prosecutor's office said he provided information concerning contacts with persons connected to the white house during 2017-2018. can you tell us who he was in contact with? >> again, i can't tell you, i'll wait for mr. mueller to tell y you. just think about it. he publishes ahead of time, which mr. mueller politicized him for the testimony that was a lie about moscow trump tower. he calls the white house and the president knows from the publi published testimony that he is about to lie. not one person from the white house i can tell you this, ever said, don't lie. >> brennan: did he need to be told that? >> well, guess he did need to be told that because he ended up lying he was regretted

mr. mueller has, neither do you. i'm just saying i haven't met mr. mueller. i think he's a smart guy and a good prosecutor. and i was asked whether i think he's going to prosecute the president on this, and i said no, i don't. i don't think -- i think he's too smart as a prosecutor to prosecute the president, if his main evidence is mr. cohen, and he's got to prove mens rea or intent after the john edwards trial. that was what i answered -- how i answered your question. >> i want to make sure i understand. because when you're saying his main source is mr. cohen, if mr. cohen has text messages or tapes, what they're referring to, consistent with other evidence, that isn't taking michael cohen at his word. they're not doing that at all. are you saying if it happened, to ignore it? >> no. i didn't say that either. maybe i'm not making myself clear. i don't know what other evidence mr. mueller has. frankly, nor do you. none of us do. this is all speculation. i'm just saying that if mr. cohen is a critical part of his case, and he's got to prove intent or mens rea

mr. mueller. i don't think mr. mueller should be fired. like he's getting close to the end of his investigation. i hope he files a report soon and i'm going to fight like hell to make sure the report is public. i also think, if a bill passes, the president is going to veto it. but having said all that, jeff wants to make a point here, and he has every right to make that point. if he wants to hold up all the nominations, i don't agree with him, but he has the right to do that. >> but i do think it is interesting that you would support the idea of a vote. >> i'm okay with a vote. i think -- look, i think we don't get to vote enough on tough issues around here. >> so, senator, you seem so confident that president trump doesn't want to fire the special counsel robert mueller or wants to allow this investigation to continue. and it's curious that you have such confidence when the president tells us what he's thinking like all the time about the mueller investigation. this is just one of the most recent things he's written. he is quoting roger s

mr. mueller was very harsh about mr.cizing those lies, and consulting with the white house, and nobody at the white house told him not to lie. >> so cohen was open with the white house about the fact that his testimony -- about the fact of his testimony, that it was going to be testimony that was a lie and the white house didn't say, don't do it in >> correct. and mr. mueller is the one who said those words, when he said premeditated, and he publicized the remarks to congress that were lies about the moscow -- the timing of the communication with high officials -- >> the president knew that cohen was going to say it -- >> he released his testimony according to mr. mueller before he gave it, at the same time he was talking to the white house. and nobody in the white house said that's not true, don't lie. >> coverup off worse than the crime. lanny davis who, until today, was a lawyer associated with michael cohen, has left the legal team but continues to speak with mr. cohen. i imagine will be involved as a spokesman role

mr. mueller as that i was counsel, among three advisers to donald , underhe candidate surveillance by the previous administration. , no, thisause i ask has been to in a half years of hell. not only was i understood them and in 2016, but i also know that mr. mueller and his strikeforce have examined every life, my personal life, my family life, my social life,i life, my political my sex life. fbi agents have been seen garbage. through my my cleaning lady was interviewed by the federal bureau of investigation. yet, i ask this question, what does any of that have to do with russian collusion? we are at a point now that i have elected to invoke my fifth amendment rights when it comes to the witchhunts being conducted by the senate intelligence and the senate judiciary committees. just for the record, i informed, through my attorneys, both of those committees, that i would not be turning over three tractor-trailer rows of documents for them to root for. i will not testify and less i am allowed to testify in public so the american people can hear every word. i insist upon this because i do not

mr. mueller and his strikeforce have examined every aspect of my life. my personal life, my family life, my social life, my business life, my political life, my sex life. fbi agents have been seen rummaging through my garbage. my cleaning lady was interviewed by the federal bureau of investigation. yet, i ask this question. what does any of that have to do with russian collusion? we are at the point now where i am sure many of you heard yesterday that i have elected to invoke my fifth amendment rights when it comes to the witchhunt being conducted by the senate intelligence and senate judiciary committees. just for the record, i informed through my attorneys, both of those committees that i would not be turning over three tractor-trailer loads of documents for them to root for, and i will not testify unless i am allowed to testify in public so the american people can hear every word. [applause] i insist upon this because i do not want to see a replay of my testimony before the house intelligence committee. i wanted that testimony to be in public, a right

mr. mueller uses the expression "core" mr. ngs. there was a stutter step in the first meeting that mr. mueller noted but the core word is about the heart of mr. mueller's assignment on collusion. >> does he have more to tell mr. mueller? >> i don't know beyond the 70 hours but i suspect that there is always more details that can be filled in by mr. mueller. >> lanny, it does come down to credibility and you know what the president and his supportersry r say isupporters are saying the president is saying he's weak and a liar. >> to have president trump use the word lie when he was on air force one to deny make anything payments only to have rudy giuliani say yes he did is somewhat obvious to people that that's not a strong defense by mr. trump. i think michael has a chore to challenge, to convince people that he's credible. now there's cooperating testimony with the ami and i would remind everyone that it's about facts, not believing someone, and those facts have to be corroborated? >> lanny davis, thank you very much for joinin

mr. mueller has. we know the way the trump organization ran. we know people who are now cooperating with the investigation. we don't know all the information they have shared with the special counsel. but i know one thing for certain. when this investigation is done, and mr. mueller delivers his report, we'll have all of the facts and we'll be able to make the right judgments at that point. >> congressman cicilline, thank you so much for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >>> more breaking news just ahead. the former fbi director, james comey, urging republican lawmakers to stand up to president trump. will they heed his call. >>> and straight ahead, disturbing new details emerging right now of russian meddling in american politics, broader than previously known, and continuing right now. >>> stunning new reports out from the senate intelligence committee, now warning of active and ongoing efforts by russia to meddle in american politics through social media. let's go to our senior investigative correspondent, drew griffin, working the story

mr. mueller's findings but then i believe mr.ill have an opportunity before probably a congressional committee to answer every question and to tell the full story about what he knows about mr. trump. >> so speaking of that, you told me yesterday that same thing. michael cohen, you compared him to john dean. he will go and tell all before a congressional committee. has any member of congress contacted you? >> no. >> or contacted michael cohen? >> nochlt quickly, hallie, the comparison to john dean is only in one respect. the facts are much different. john dean pled guilty to serious crimes, as admitted in a book called "blind ambition," that he was obstructing justice, tampering with witnesses, authorizing hush money payments, helping richard nixon and people doubted his word. in history he has been looked upon favorably because he ultimately told the truth. >> how is michael cohen's state of mind today? what kind of spirits is he in? what is he thinking the day after being sentenced to three years in prison? >> i watched his deme

mr. mueller's job from interference of any kind. i call on the senate once again to take a vote on the special counsel independent and integrity act. mr. president, i would yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. i withdraw that motion. the presiding officer: duly noted. the senator from kansas. mr. moran: i ask unanimous consent the vote scheduled for 1:45 occur now. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the question is on the confirmation of the nomination. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or to change their vote? if not, the yeas are 50. the nays are 49. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately be notified of the senate's action. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i move to

mr. mueller, which is full cooperation with mr. mueller, who complimented him on the core issues facing mr. mueller and the country, which is whether in country was compromised by the president of the united states with the russians, i called it a lack of proportionality and poor judgment. but he owned up and pled guilty. >> it is a fascinating part of this case. we'll stay on it and mr. lanny davis, with a lot of experience in this field, i appreciate you coming on "the beat." >> thank you, ari. >>> up ahead, a former national enquirer editor predicted that david pecker would turn on trump and he joins me in just 30 seconds. >>> it's not a crime. it's not a crime, george. paying $130,000 to stormy whatever and paying $150,000 to the other one is not a crime. >> that's rudy giuliani "not a crime" defense, but he is on his own island, because federal prosecutors, and the national n enquirer's own company says there was a crime. my next guest, jerry george, served 2 years for the bureau kre chief for the "national enquirer." >> this w

mr. mueller will prosecute on the basis of that. i don't. i think mr. is a smart guy and a good prosecutor and i think he would have to base, based on what i have seen, a large part of the prosecution on mr. cohen's credibility, which is doubtful, at best. he would have to prove mens ray yeah and intent and somehow get around to john edwards case, so i doubt he will prosecute. >> i hear you. i understand what you are saying. but since you think that a campaign finance violation is, as you said, is a serious thing, what do you think the responsibility of donald trump should be? >> well, somebody first has to file a claim or a charge, if you will, with the sec or mr. mueller would have to indict him. most campaign finance act violations are civil. to prove a felony, you have got to prove mens rea or intent, and that's difficult to do. the president has already said that for him it was a private business transaction. you can choose to believe that or not. >> do you believe that? >> i have no way of assessing that, no. >> i guess my question, senator, isn't

mr. mueller deleted the text messages on their cell phones which is a crime for which mr. fired immediately. >> will have this document which will have some salacious charges and it, many of which i'm sure will not be proven by the document itself. then it will be released according to adam schiff. even if there are attempts by the trump administration to keep it under wraps we have to be honest there are going to be leaks. whoever gets their hands on it will find a way to leak it. >> i have no doubt it will be leaks. i'm in favor of disclosing all of it and then disclose the remodel on the transcripts of witness interviews. disclose at all. particularly all of the documents. >> david: i think you're right. it's great to see you. >> thank you. up next, nancy pelosi accusing president trump of using scare tactics on immigration. has she seen the latest report from ice? will sit down with tom homan. stay with us ♪ carla is living with metastatic breast cancer, which is breast cancer that has spread to other parts of her body. she's also taking prescription ibrance with an ar

mr. mueller.ng to be time for further cooperation. >> there was a bit of news he gave to the country today. the judge and michael flynn and michael flynn's lawyers, they all told us that claims from the president and some of the president's supporters that michael flynn was ambushed are simply not true. they all said no. >> that's right. michael flynn -- the judge explicitly gave him an opportunity to withdraw his plea, and in effect argue that he was ambushed or perjury trap, something like that. he did not do so. i think that does underline the fact he was a general in the army, he was in the white house to argue that somehow he didn't know that he wasn't supposed to tell the truth to the fbi just doesn't pass the straight-face test. >> senator angus king, thank you for being with us. thank you also for mentioning the red sox. i couldn't help but smile. >> thanks, john. >>> more now on the tax story. breaking news. on the legal ploefgs underlying it it goes back nearly a century in this 1924 pro

mr. mueller, but based on minimizing the important of a meeting. range from, i didn't have the meeting, to the meeting wasn't that important. >> julie: i want to pull up some sound from alan dershowitz talking about the president dangling pardons in the face of some. i want your reaction. >> people complain all the time that president trump may have dangled pardons in front of people. think of what the government does every day, what prosecutors do every day. they literally bribe witnesses by their freedom, sometimes their life an their money. >> julie: what do you make of that? >> i agree with mr. dershowitz. the president has complete pardon power under the u.s. constitution. he can say he's going to pardon someone and really there's not much anyone can do about it. he has that absolute right. >> julie: he certainly does. when he has a right, people love to attack the fact that he is just pushing through his powers as president of the united states, unfortunately. >> absolutely. you know, julie, sometimes we forget in the mueller investigation th

mr. mueller -- more of these tweets from president trump about the investigation from esther mueller's investigation, is that a sign that it is wrapping up? mr. comey: i don't know. on the investigators know that, and we will see. >> there was the report related to the senate intelligence investigation. did that come as surprising, the findings? mr. comey: i have not had a chance to see it so i cannot comment. >> do you anticipate whwen democrats take control of the hill, again answering some of these questions in public again? >> i love the idea of coming back as great as you are, but i respect to this institution. is is why i'm here cooperating with republicans. i'm not going to thumb my nose at them or the democrats. >> are the substantive changes initiative money from what you were here a year ago and you would want to have another public testimony at all? changing in your view of it that needs to be clarified? mr. comey: if you read the transcript, you will see i am boringly consistent. >> do you have confidence in him? mr. comey: no comment. nice to see you all. thank you. do you have confiden

mr. mueller's probe should continue and move forward unimpeded. both of the findings will be there for the american public and move on from there and see what needs to be done. >> brennan: we also learned that former national security michael flynn was cooperating on at least three investigations. does that concern you? >> ultimately the fact that he's cooperating with prosecutors, i think -- >> brennan: on multiple investigations now. that was new information, new development. >> i'm interested in the truth. i want to know what happened. someone didn't do anything wrong here we don't want to be unfair and unjust. if someone did something wrong here it is important in the interest of the country and the rule of law that those people be held to account that's what i've always been in favor of. the truth. finding out everything that happened, making sure we're not out there accusing people, those are ongoing probes and some of it will see pieces of it information. mr. mueller probably ha has more information than the general public does. >> brennan:

earlier this month, mr mueller said mr flynn provided assistance to the enquiry with first—hand detailsn the president's transition team and russian government officials. as a result, the special council has said michael flynn should not go to jail are lying to federal investigators. he could get up to six months. we will have more on that story later, and send us your comments as mentioned. pro—government forces in yemen say as ceasefire in the red sea port of hodeidah has been broken minutes after he came into effect midnight local time. rebels and the saudi— backed government agree to halt that fighting last week in sweden. but government officials say there have been renewed fighting almost immediately to the east of hodeidah, which serves as a vital gateway for the delivery of humanitarian aid to millions of yemeni in danger of starving. cbs reporter liz palmer sent this report from a clinic where dozens sent this report from a clinic where d oze ns of sent this report from a clinic where dozens of malnourished children and their mothers are being treated. this child is to and weig

mr. mueller's investigation. is this a sign of the white house [indiscernible] know.mey: i don't no do you. because it has been done professionally. i do not know whether it is done. only the investigators know that. we will see. reporter: there is a report related to the senate intelligence investigation. did that come as a surprise, the russian threat train the election? mr. comey: i can't comment. reporter: please said you wanted the hearings to be public. do you think the democrats answering some of these questions in public again? iporter: -- mr. comey: respect to this institution. it is why i am here cooperating with the republicans. i wanted it in public and they will not do it. reporter: are there substantive changes in your testimony when you were here a year ago then you had wanted to have another public testimony at all? do you feel there is anything that has changed in the investigation or view that needs to be clarified? mr. comey: if you read the transcript, you will see i am boringly consistent. re

mr. mueller and mr.cohen and his team spent 70 hours at seven different sessions all about president trump and collusion and the core issues as mr. mueller said in his sentencing memo, the core issues of the investigation. i doubt there is anything that was held back about those core issues or mr. mueller wouldn't have been as complimentary as he was. >> bill: on the mueller matter rudy giuliani said our strategy is to do everything to convince mueller to wrap the damn thing up. your client made some bad decisions. you no longer represent him in a legal sense. the president had nothing to do with tax evasion with regard to michael cohen. he had nothing to do with making false statements with regard to michael cohen. so as you look at this, what was the president's connection? >> well, not anything to what michael said yesterday in court, which is to 100% take responsibility, not blame anyone. and it was a quite moving statement to me knowing him. my not representing him as a lawyer is because the case is

mr. mueller has put me under.ording to "the new york times" i was under surveillance by the obama administration in 2016. they wrote that on january 20, 2017. today there is still no evidence whatsoever of russian collusion between the russian state and the trump campaign involving wikileaks or not involving wikileaks. >> you say no evidence. i just want to put up, we knew that mueller has talked to about a dozen of your associates. we know he's asked president trump about your contacts. we want to show some of the evidence that's just come out and have respond to it. july 25, 2016, an e-mail from you to jerome corsi where you say get to assange. at the ecuadorian embassy. get the pending wikileaks e-mail. another july 31st e-mail to corsi where you talk about a british man named ted malloch. you say malloch should go see assange. corsi e-mails back to you, word is our friend in the embassy -- that must be assange -- plans two more dumps. one shortly after i'm back, second in october. impact planned to be very dam

mr. mueller has destroyed evidence. all of that is obstruction of justice and affects the flynn and manafort prosecutions. they destroyed evidence of those cell phones and laptops. that has got to be held to account for that. >> yeah, and he gave immunity to five of clinton aides in exchange for nothing. i've never heard of that before. >> exactly. >> exchange for zip. unbelievable. all right. madison, sydney, thank you both. coming up, kristen fisher gives us the latest out of washington, d.c. and a miraculous story about our vets. you're not going to want to miss this one. >> and welcome back to this special edition of "hannity: trump versus the swamp." let's turn now to our nation's capitol where the swamp resides but also kristen fisher is there, standing by with the latest on the looming government shutdown and the health scare with ruth bader ginsburg. >> the shutdown is going to happen. both the house and senate have adjourned for the night with no deal in sight. the sticking point is funding for the border wall.

mr. mueller uses in the filing concerning mr.ohen indicates a conspiracy, conspiracy in terms of those payments that went to both stormy daniels, porn actress and also karen mcdoogle, indicates to me mr. mueller is zeroing in on that as possible crimes committed by the president prior to becoming president. eric: but you're talking about a conspiracy with those two women to hush up the money because the campaign but not conspiracy so far that we know of with the russians? >> that's exactly right. we haven't seen anything like that, nothing in there that indicates despite what mr. cohen indicates that the president knew about any of those conversations, mr. cohen says that, eric, but at the same time, you know, i don't think that robert mueller will base entire case on what it is that mr. cohen says, he's not a good witness, he's admit today lying and, you know, you have seen enough television legal dramas to know that defense lawyer will say to a person who has been admitted lier, if you were lying now, if you were lying then are

mr. mueller? >> for michael flynn to get that substantial assistance as is determined by the government in their sole discretion, worthy enough to give that 5k1 motion, substantial assistance, which is the most powerful downward movement on a sentence, michael flynn had to be completely forthcoming. he had to bear his soul. but what concerned me about what the judge said today is, number one, a probation only sentence, both parties were on board with this. part two, looking at michael flynn's sentencing guidelines, even without cooperation, he was at the lowest possible level of the sentencing guidelines. zero to six months. with that cooperation, with substantial assistance, he should have been an easy probation sentence. so when the judge intimated in not too subtle words he probably not get a probation sentence, he would be incarcerated, that was a clear signal something abnormal was going on. most similarly situated defendants will get a straight probation sentence. >> frank, obviously, you've

mr. cohen cut that plea deal with robert mueller. he made false statements to congress about that potential trump organizationproject in russia. that big trump tower in moscow. what does this mean? for more on the plea and what that could mean for the probe and the president. here's our legal panel. fred burns , mercedes cohen. doug, let me start with you. first of all, michael faces like five years in prison for his lawyers want time served. he doesn't serve any time. you think a judge will go for that? >> you also have the sentencing guidelines. i looked quickly at a filing and the pointers it came out to somewhere in the vicinity of - - and the defense is arguing it's more like 45-55. that's the starting point. they are not binding. to answer your question, i don't think judge - - will necessarily give him no time. >>eric: what happens when the defense is no jail time, he's cooperating? >> it will be interesting because if there's something that comes from the prosecutor's office where they have a plea to the judge to have lenienc

mr. mueller. and i've known mr. e years, that to interfere or be in front of him on any issue is just inappropriate. and michael, from the very beginning, said, even the southern district of new york were much more hostile to him. >> would you describe his cooperation with the special counsel as without limit? >> yes. >> okay. >> now, in the beginning, he had a stutter-step or a mistaken answer that was ambiguous and they weren't sure that he was telling them the truth. he went back, cleared it up, and from that point on, you read what will mueller said about him. and read the issue, core issues. mr. mueller said that michael cohen has provided information that addresses the core issues of -- i'm paraphrasing, of this investigation. and you can be sure that those core issues does involve the issue of russia and the issue of influencing our election by russians. >> and you address what that issue was, where there was some ambiguity, or not? >> i can't. even if i knew, and i'm not sure i knew everything myself, i can't

mr. mueller deciding to ask the president and his lawyers for further answers, based on whatever mr. has said. >> would that then indicate that perhaps robert mueller didn't see the things the same way as the president's attorneys did? >> you could see mueller prod the timeline more, ask about that summer of 2016. what was mr. trump as a candidate aware of in terms of cohen's engagements, not just a paragraph answer. mr. mueller may want a three or four-page answer about the full context of the president's behavior at that time. >> laura, your take on this, the timing of the written questions and then the guilty plea? >> it must be terrifying for trump. his lawyers called the written statements a perjury trap. he could either admit to wrongdoing or lie and pray that cohen upheld the same lie. now cohen is fully cooperating and that puts trump potentially in a lot of hot water. laura basset and robert costa, thanks for weighing in. >> thank you. >>> as we continue to reflect on the life of president george h.w. bush, we look at what might be his biggest accomplishment in office. (roger

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mr. mueller and that will be the way that he will participate in this probe, which he continues to call a and mr. giuliani particularly denigrated over the weekend on talk shows. it looks like it will be a bit of a showdown between mr. mueller and the white house in terms of what information -- what further information the white house is willing to give over to the probe. got it. thank you for joining us. our senior international editor in hong kong. jodi schneider covering the continuing saga of the trump white house. let's turn back to markets. we are asking the question on the mliv blog, what assets are most likely to move if president trump's legal woes worsen or improve? the cio of global equities at the global investors is still with us. question means, how does this relate to the markets, president trump's troubles. which assets the think are most likely to move most on u.s. political turmoil, lucy? jodi: so far, it has been a bit of a sideshow. spanning back, looking at what trump has done for the markets, the overall impact is been positive for tax reform. this year the impact ha

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mr. mueller has done a very good job of basically keeping tight lid on what's happening so as to not bringhat might be unfairly tainted by the investigation. i think he's doing a professional job. let's let him finish it. >> thank you so much for your time. >> thank you. >>> a new report says cbs has been making payments since the '90s to a woman that accused 60 minutes producer don hewitt of sexual assault. details straight ahead. (male speaker) remember when christmas was magical? when the mailman delivered to the north pole? and we all had a front-row, shoulder-top seat at the parade? let's get back there. santa's wonderland at bass pro shops and now cabela's has what we've all been missing. with all kinds of crafts and activities your kids will always remember. even a picture with santa and it's all free. that's right-- free. time passes. hold onto christmas. i can do more to lower my a1c. because my body can still make its own insulin. i take trulicity once a week to activate my body to release its own insulin, like it's supposed to. trulicity is not insulin. it works 24/7. it comes i

mr. mueller reveals that mr.addition to or maybe probably coincidental or along with the trump tower moscow project was seeking what mr. mueller calls political synergy with a trusted person in the russian federation. that is collusion. by the way, it was collusion when donald trump stood up in front of god and everyone in july of 2016 and said, russia, if you are listening, i want hillary's e-mails. you will be rewarded by the press. that's collusion. it is collusion if mr. manafort talked to this guy who is associated with the russian intelligence agency, the gru that in fact hacked the democratic party and hillary clinton's campaign chair. it is just not allowed. it is just not true anywhere. >> it doesn't mean it is a crime. it doesn't mean it's a crime. but that's the point. >> i'll leave that to the judge and jury. >> that's part of amy's point. i'm just saying as a service to the audience, i try to keep it straight. and just the way it would be unfair to say the president is going to jail, and i know there

mr. mueller before making judgment on this. we're getting pretty close to the end of this investigation. >> that's the mueller investigation. this, as you know, is coming out of the southern district of new york. they have already sent somebody to jail. >> i understand that. but i think that the major filings will be in the mueller investigation. and i'm protecting these investigations. i want to make sure mr. mueller can complete his investigation without interference. he can make his report to the congress and he'll be able to do that. we will always consider all the information. i listened to mr. cohen this morning in his interview. it was a powerful interview. and obviously that's going to have an impact. >> as you know on another topic, we have a shut down deadline coming up. the president appears to be digging his heels in, in fact, saying he's willing to own a shut down to get the money he wants for a wall. are you willing to allow the government to shut down to deny the president the $5 billion he wants? is that a big o

mr. mueller. m sure america is feeling a lot safer tonight now that lieutenant general flynn pled guilty to lying to the fbi when the fbi never thought he lied. now, later this week, by friday, mueller is expected to file new memos on michael cohen and paul manafort who have also been accused of violating their plea deal. still the only thing in common with flynn, manafort and cohen is that their cases similarly have absolutely nothing to do with trump-russia collusion, period. we are dealing with taxi medallions and loan applications and taxes from back in 2007. we'll have a lot more later on the show with that but, first, with the details from his breaking news report is the hill's john solomon. all right. let's start at the beginning here. because we have talked a lot about these issues but tonight's news is different. because we have now discovered a long email chain. is that a proper way to characterize it. >> that's how it's been described to me that's correct, sean. >> sean: just to get it s

mr. mueller be permitted to complete his investigation and report to the congress and to the american peopleyou, you mentioned it. the tweet that the president put out about roger stone, saying that he has guts for saying he's not going to testify. that he would never testify against the president. there are quite a few folks who see that as witness tampering. the former acting solicitor general said it looks that way, just this morning. do you think tweets amount to witness tampering? do you think the president of the united states is going to be brought down by a tweet like that? >> well, i think we should remember one thing. tweets are statements of the president of the united states. i think sometimes when we just describe them as a tweet, it tends to maybe diminish their importance. the white house said early on in this administration, these are official statements of the president of the united states. and any attempt to interfere with this investigation, discourage witnesses from coming forward and telling the truth or to cheer on people who seem to be quiet and refusing to cooperatio

mr. mueller, but the judge was an independent party who interposed his decision.he decided to delay the sentencing, as you know, and i think it could be an important development, because i think it gives michael flynn a longer period of time to cooperate. >> kenneth starr noted michael flynn didn't want it to go this way, but also for robert mueller's team. they had suggested no jail time. they had suggested it be over today. >> i wasn't in the courtroom today, but just seeing the reports of the judge's mood, it certainly would be an encouragement, if you will, to michael flynn to be entirely forth coming, so that mr. mueller will renew his proposal for no jail time when the sentencing comes up. you've got to remember, and i said last week there was all this ado about -- i think the filings in michael flynn's case are enormously significant. there's a lot redacted, and he's had 19 meetings with robert mueller they weren't talking about the weather or the red sox. they were talking about a significant development in relationship to this case. now there's going to b

mr. mueller for $350 million. stay tuned for dr. corsi here. and another "trish regan primetime" exclusive. socialist venezuela on the verge of collapse. nick lapse maduro my sources tell me may only have days left as president of the country. the man venezuela owes the most of money to is here. bernie sanders and alexandria ocasio-cortez listen up. breaking night. president trump picking budget hawk mick mulvaney as acting chief of staff. good timing considering the government shutdown is looming. you want somebody who understands the economy? chad pergram joins us with the fast-moving developments. fill us in, chad. reporter: he's a former south carolina congressman who came to washington in the tea party wave of 2010. he declared if usual a lobbyist who never gave us money i didn't talk to you. if you are a lobbyist who gave us money i might talk to you. he insisted the gop leaders defund obamacare in order to fund the government. mulvaney opposed a 2013 budget compromise authored by paul ryan. he also opposed other government funding effort

mr. mueller is highly conflicted. in fact, comey is like his best friend.uld go into conflict after conflict. but sadly, mr. mueller is conflicted. >> i haven't spoken to mike anyway long time. >> is he still your lawyer? >> no, he's not my lawyer, not anymore. >> your personal lawyer? >> i always liked michael. he's a good person. he's a weak person. being weak, unlike other people that you watch, he's a weak person. what he's trying to do is get a reduced sentence. with my hepatitis c, i felt i couldn't be at my best for my family. in only 8 weeks with mavyret, i was cured and left those doubts behind. i faced reminders of my hep c every day. but in only 8 weeks with mavyret, i was cured. even hanging with friends i worried about my hep c. but in only 8 weeks with mavyret, i was cured. mavyret is the only 8-week cure for all common types of hep c. before starting mavyret your doctor will test if you've had hepatitis b which may flare up and cause serious liver problems during and after treatment. tell your doctor if you've had hepatitis b, a liver or kidn

mr. cohen of collusion, and that's started the mueller investigation to begin with. >> reporter: it's been a complicated relationship. mr. trump just last year aising his trusted attorney. >> michael cohen is a very talented lawyer. he's a good lawyer in my firm. >> reporter: but days ago, mocking cohen. >> he's a weak person and not a very smart person. >> reporter: hen'sadviser, lanny davis -- >> the next chapter is for min,ael cohen mr. mueller is finished doing his work, to tell all the truth and all the facts about donald trump, probably in front of a coressional committee. en reporter: including coh e account of those hush money payments to stormy danis and karen mcdougal. the president's explanations evolving. first pleading ignorance. >> did you know about the $130,000 payment to daniels? >> no. >> reporter: then this last summer. >> did you know about t payments? >> later on i knew. later on. >> reporter: this describing the money as a simple privat transaction. as for any political peril facing the president, president trump said he wasn't concerned that he could bebe impeached u

mr. cohen of collusion, and that's what started the mueller investigation begin with. >> reporter: it's been a complicated relationship. mr. trump just last year praising his trusted attorney. c >>el cohen is a very talented lawyer, he's a good lawyer in my firm -- >> reporter: days ago mocking cohen. >> he's a weak person, and not a very smart person. >> reporter: cohen's adviser, vi lanny das, tonight. >> the next chapter is for michael cohen, when mr. mueller is finished doing his work, to e all the truth and all the facts about donald trump, probably in front of a congressional committee. or >> rr: including cohen's account of hush money payments to stormy daniels and karen mcdougal. the president's explanations evolving.t fieading ignorance. >> did you know about the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels? >> no. >> reporter: then this last summer. >> did you know about the payments? >> later on, i knew. later on. reporter: this week describing the money as a simple private transaction. as for any politicaleril facing the president, overnight president trump said he wasn't concerned that he