york, deweyof new has won his place among political leaders by his record of good government during the past six years. for the great statenew york with its population of 14 million, with its diversified arias ranging from sparsely settled rural districts to the number one metropolitan center, it's almost a nation in itself. governing it is second only to that of the job of the president of the united states. by running the state was such economy and efficiency, he was available to increase public services by -- while decreasing taxes. the people of new york returned him to albany for a second term by the largest majority in the state history. to a large degree, his ministry to success has been due to his ability to surround himself with capable advisers and to rely on teamwork and full give-and-take in solving the state's problems. i think we generally agreed on what the facts are and what the program ought to be. what i propose is this. ♪ >> the governor of the empire state has also shown that he can work successfully with the legislative body. during his six years in the state capital, this teamwork has produced many s

by running the state was such economy and efficiency, he returned to new york. ♪ , the people of new ned him to albany for a second term by the largest majority in the state history. to a large degree, his ministry to success has been due to his ability to surround himself with capable advisers and to rely on teamwork and full give-and-take in solving the state's problems. >> i think we generally agreed on what the facts are and what the program ought to be. what i propose is this. ♪ the governor of the empire state has also shown that he can work successfully with the legislative body. during his six years in the state capital, this teamwork has produced many sound and forward-looking laws. for veterans, a constructive program has been worked out providing convalescent centers, personal health, and housing for more than 60,000 persons. tom dewey has earned the respect of both labor and management and has helped establish a climate for industrial relations that has brought new york one of the lowest strike records of any industrial state. at cornell university, a state school of labor

the backlash against the very thing is growing as new york state to back its flavored cigarettes amid concerns over a nationwide outbreak. conditions. welcome to the program. saudi arabia has displayed evidence that it says proves that weekend's attacks on its oil facilities were undeniably sponsored by iran presenting satellite images of the remains of weapons the defense ministry spokesman told a press conference the attacks had been carried out by radio cruise missiles and drones u.s. secretary of state mike pompei was flown to saudi arabia following an early announcement that washington is to impose new and substantial sanctions against attack iran straits to washington that we join t.w. correspondent all of a sudden welcome all of us so how will this new evidence from riyadh affect washington's position or president trump 1st of all will see his position strengthened of course the u.s. administration has been in the opinion for days now that it's iran behind this attack carried out on a saudi arabian oil refinery they provided their evidence now there is evidence provided by saud

you can see the 22nd new york state national guard camping. also in the sketch is the susquehanna river. those would be the bridge abutments. on the left is the river running into downtown harrisburg. the state militia is going to take over many of the railroad buildings, including house near bridgeport, and they will convert it into block houses and try to protect the railroad as best they can. the new york state militia barely in the background. my co-author did this, you can barely see the train. the cumberland valley railroad still operational, at least in taking troops and refugees who can still make it into union held territory, they are still running trains for a little while. all of that is finished up in the battle of gettysburg is over. hermann hot appears on the scene. there are 31 railroad ridges that have been destroyed and -- in york county alone. gettysburg to hanover and hanover junction, many of those have been destroyed as well as the railroad bridges on the spur from york to wrightsville, and the longest railroad bridge in wr

sources tell nbc news the state of new york is looking into the possibility that the trump organizationalsifies business -- falsified business records in violation of state law. cohen has already pleaded guilty to federal charges. and again, this is a local new york district attorney. but they enforce the law too. the former lawyer is now an inmate serving three years in prison for among other crimes his role in procuring those payments to porn star stormy daniels, which constituted a campaign finance violation. let's not forget this. a case in which the president was an unindicted co-conspirator. back with us tonight, we're so fortunate to have chuck rosenberg, former u.s. attorney, former senior fbi official. happens to be the host of the msnbc podcast, as many of you already know, called "the oath," now in its second season as they cover season 3 of the trump white house. chuck, can michael cohen say no when prosecutors show up at the prison where he's incarcerated? >> theoretically, yes, he can say no. you see that sort of conduct in the movies. in real life people in prison or peop

where there's baby there's growing fear today india banned the sale of all electronic cigarettes new york state did the same to flavored they ping liquids. with millions of people using these products in a completely unregulated environment it seems that this was just a ticking time bomb ready to happen. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day with old unanswered questions and new threats connected to last weekend's attacks on oil facilities in saudi arabia today saudi arabia appeared to align itself with the u.s. over who could be responsible washington accused iran 4 days ago and has still presented no evidence today the saudi military presented what it calls unquestionable proof that iran sponsored the attack but it left an answer the question where did the missiles and drones come from well today iran again denied any involvement and it sent a warning to washington that any move by america against iran because of the saudi strikes will get an immediate reaction where you can add that threat to a list of others issued this week the iran

country, ver the including from all 50 states, you're on it's -- the border of arizona, like we are in arizona, or you're on the of canada, like my colleague is from new york -- by state -- usmcath is incredibly important to your economy. i'd like to hand he mic over to my friend, colleague, heather of the eading new york business organization. heather: thank you, glenn. donahue and m governor ducey, for including me important -- very on this issue. new york state is unbeknownst to a very large agricultural state, one of the largest in the ountry, and we do have quite a bit of manufacturing. currently, in our trade relationships with mexico and canada, we export over $18 billion worth of goods. it is reement, if ratified, and i certainly hope it will be shortly, will improve trading relationship with canada and actually result in and huge improvements, particularly with agricultural farmers. new york's we believe this is critically important. provides and hip supports over 100,000 in new york state. grow nk that number will once usmca is ratified. so he have with' urged -- so urged our congressional delegation, along with many other businesses across the t

you have been supportive of legalization of marijuana in this state in new york state. you try to push an agenda and legislation as such. so does the make you give pause at slowing down on possibly of legalizing marijuana in new york in. >> no on marijuana, we're not if favor of smoking marijuana. there are ways to get thc without smoking marijuana. and we don't encourage smoking period. >> i'm not say encourage it, you are encouraging legislation in your last campaign to legalize it. >> yes. and you can take thc in different compounds and substances without smoking it. >> as far as vape. but you do know, you have to admit that a lot of people are smoking it through vape pens? >> people are vaping thc. yes. >> that is true and we think that from a public health point of view, that is not something that we recommend and we think it's dangerous. >> all right. so does it give you pause. >> smoking of any kind -- smoking cigarettes is worse, vapeing is still dangerous. you can legalize marijuana and sell thc in compounds that do not require you to smoke the marijuana. and w

new york. would it be reasonable for other states to also go through other states? >> not involved. what they did in new york was ineffective because they don't have any compulsion ability. they have to accept whatever the companies say. that is a good example of what happened with mr. rose. i was fascinated to see what would happen when he made the claim. it was delays and excuses. in the end they said we don't know where the names came from. whomonths later, his mom was alive, they were not able to validate they were going to get compensated. the company's would have to publish that information. then we would get to the bottom of it. >> less emphasis on who is processing and more unchanging the process. >> establishing legal requirements and actual accountability. no one is supervising her. thee was a statement by insurance commissioner in new york. it wasn't working. >> thank you for your input. >> the supreme court in that 2003 ruling that the clinton administration supported for the commission preempted california effort to improve claims transparency. the dissent emphasized no

new york. then would it be reasonable for other states to also to go through other states under your recommendation? >> respectfully what they did in new york was effective because they don't have any compulsion ability to give the best of intentions they have to accept whatever the companies they invest a good example of what happened with mr. rose. i was fascinated to see rosekind to happen when he made his claim and you have the documents here. it was delays, delays delays and excuses in the end the ged put the put the names on the list in the first place that we do know where the names came from soy but later mr. rosen's mother was alive at the time and they were unable to validate her to get compensated for that. there are policies with their mothers and grandmothers names on it and if the law passed they publish that information we can get to the bottom of it. >> so less emphasis on whose processing and more on changing the process. >> of establishing legal requirements and accountability. will there be actual accountability? no one is supervising her because there was a statement by the insu

new york. then would be reasonable that brother state to also go through other states. your recommendation would be to. >> respectfully but they did in new york was an effective. they simply had to accept whatever the company say. that's a good example of what happened when mr. rose. i was fascinated to see what was going to happen when he may this claim. you've got the documents here in these books. it was delayed delays delays and excuses than at the end the gdp put the names of the list in the first place, said we don't know where the games came from. site months later, rose's mom was alive at the time, and was unable to validate to her that they were going to get compensated for that. but there were policies with the mothers and grandparents names on it in the companies if that law passed, the companies would have to publish that information and then we could get to the bottom of it. >> so it's who's processing and more emphasis on changing the process. >> of establishing legal requirements and accountability with there be actual accounting to be ability. no one is s

the ongoing new york state process as the best way to resolve those claims. the question before us today is whether the i check process and the ability to submit newly discovered claims to the new york state department of financial services works. some of the witnesses on our panel argues new legislation is necessary. i very much thank you for calling this hearing. it is an interesting issue and would be interesting to see what happens so thank you. >> i am glad i deferred to you. that makes perfect sense. thank you very much. >> senator scott. welcome to the committee and look forward to hearing from you. >> good morning chairman graham and chairwoman feinstein, thank you for holding this today. dave was born in 1928. dave is grateful to join us today. we can make sure holocaust survivor like yourself received the help you need and absolutely deserved. thank you for the entire panelists who appeared today, we do everything in our power to support the survivors and the families. the holocaust is more than a history lesson. it is a dark reminder that evil and h

india has just announced a ban on the sale of actual executor hats because of health concerns new york state has also outlawed flavored a cigarettes it's democratic governor called for emergency action in response to concerns about a nationwide outbreak of lung conditions but his decision has angered some business owners they promise to help tobacco products quit and stayed millions of american high schoolers are now on a cigarette and no one is quite sure how harmful they are doctors called a craze a ticking time bomb no new york state has moved to defuse it banning flavored versions names like bubble gum cotton candy captain crunch. which was my favorite. these are obviously targeted to young people. the people selling the e. cigarettes are fuming the have 2 weeks to offload vast quantities of their fruity stocks before the ban comes in. but when i heard about it it was late very troublesome it's going to affect a lot of business that's for sure and seconding all of my regular customers who are coming every day me of any disappointed with the news across the states the reeses on to crack d

new york. and we know this move after michigan's governor did something very similar. but this ban in new york state will take effect first. >> reporter: that's right, david. new york now becomes the first state to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes. th meteorologist ban goes into effect immediately and would cover all flavored e-cigarette with the exception of menthol and tobacco flavors. seven deaths across 36 states and 380 cases of lung illness reported. now, here in new york, stores will have two weeks to get those products off the shelves. today, new york's governor said the state is not waiting for the federal government to act. >> all right, we'll stay on this. linsey, thank you. >>> next tonight, the search for answers. that massive attack on oil facilities in saudi arabia. u.s. investigators are now on the ground there tonight, and what we're learning. here's abc's chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz now. >> reporter: tonight, a u.s. team on the ground in saudi arabia, gathering what a u.s. official calls compelling forensic evidence from the remnants of the some 20 drones

new york state has outlawed flavored e-cigarettes. ew york's governor calling for emergency action in response to concerns about a nationwide outbreak of deadly lung conditions. his decision has angered some business owners. >> they promised to help tobacco addicts quit. instead, millions of american high schoolers are hooked on e-cigarettes and no one is sure how harmful they are. doctors call the craze a ticking time bomb. now, new york state has moved to defuse it, planning -- banning flavored versions. >> flavors like bubblegum, cotton candy, cap'n crunch, which was my favorite. these are obviously targeted to young people. >> the people selling e-cigarettes are fumuming. they have two weeks to offload vast quantities of their stock before the ban comes in. >> when i heard about it, it was really troublesome. it is going to affect a lot of business, and secondly, all of my regular customers who are coming every day are really disappointed with the news. >> the race isis on to crack don on vaping, triggerered by deaths and illnesses

, including from all 50 states, and whether it's -- you're on the border of arizona, like we are in arizona, or you're on the border of canada, like my colleague is from new york -- by the way, my birth state -- usmca is incredibly important to your economy. and with that i'd like to hand the mic over to my friend, colleague, heather of the leading new york business organization. heather: thank you, glenn. thank you, tom donahue and governor ducey, for including me in this very, very important, on this issue. new york state is unbeknownst to many a very large agricultural state, one of the largest in the country, and we do have quite a bit of manufacturing. currently, in our trade relationships with mexico and canada, we export over $18 billion worth of goods. 15.5 billion of that is with canada. canada is our most important trading partner. this agreement, if it is ratified, and i certainly hope it will be shortly, will improve our trading relationship with canada and actually result in updating and huge improvements, particularly with agricultural trade for new york's farmers. we believe this is critically important. this relationship provides and supports o

the country including all 50 states, and whether you are on the border of arizona like we are in arizona or you are on the border of canada like my colleague from new york and my first state, usmca is important to your economy and with that, i would like to hand the mic over to my friend and colleague, heather, of the leading new york business organization. >> thank you and thank you, tom donohue and doug ducey for including me in this very important issue. new york state is, unbeknownst to many a large agricultural state, one of the largest in the country and we have quite a bit of manufacturing. currently in our trade relationships with mexico and canada we export $18 billion, $14 billion of that. this agreement is ratified and i hope it will be shortly. it will improve the trading relationship and updating huge improvements particularly with agricultural trade for new york farmers. we believe this is incredibly important. this relationship provides and supports 100,000 jobs in new york state, we think that number will grow once usmca is ratified. we have urged our congressional delegation along with a number of other businesses many other businesses

new york process with the statefa of new york. then would it be reasonable then for other states to also, to go through other states, or your recommendation -- >> not at all. i mean, respectfully, what they did in new york is ineffective because they don't have any compulsion ability. given the best of intentions, they simply have to accept whatever the companies say, and that's a good example of what happened with mr. rose. i was w really fascinated to see what was going to happen when he made this claim. and you've got the documents here in these books. it was delays, delays, delays and excuses. and in the end, the gbd said we don't know where the names came from. and so eight months later mr. roses mom, f who was alive t the time, you know, was unable to validate to her that they were going to get compensated for that. but there were t policies with s mother's and grandparents' names on it, and the company -- you know, if the haw passed, the companies would have to publish that information, and then we could get to the bottom of it. >> so less evidence on who's processing and more emphasis on changing the process. >> of establishing le

states has announced an antitrust investigation into facebook the new york state attorney general says the aim is to find out whether the social media platform stifle competition and puts. use us and risk by endangering their data the justice department also say it's it was conduct a competition review off online platforms to the disposable fashion industry is highly controversial ass a to tends to exploit workers and developing countries the collapse of the run up last a factory in bangladesh 6 years ago shock to consume as and europe and a prompted a change of attitude today germany launched the so-called green button initiative a labeling system that aims to help consume us make informed choices about the clothes they buy well lip production whole so modern machinery and happy workers this is the new image for bangladesh's textile industry this factory in the capital dhaka our producers polo shirts for the western market the manager says who they're doing everything to comply with the green button criteria and hopes they'll be certified the company has made a massive investment yet

the four states were new york, new jersey, connecticut, maryland. t guest has helped resident of blue states, high tax, sell their homes and relocate to red states, low taxed, like texas. paul chabot, founder there of, is with me now. give me some idea how your business has grown please, paul? >> thanks, stuart. last time i was on your network, first time was two years ago. we had two agents, part of our new company. we have 250 agents working in 40 states. on average we get 10,000 inquiries asking for assistance every year and numbers, we really can't keep up with. you look at polling data, see what is happening in new york, new jersey, illinois, for that matter, for most part middle mie class families are looking for the best place to raise their kids so they're looking at the red states. stuart: is that your direct pitch? you get out in new yorks, new jerseys, californias, you make the pitch we can take you and put you someplace better financially? is that the overt pitch you make? >> it is absolutely. if we look at places like california, my nati

i'm wondering if you could talk about ferc's recent decision to approve the pipeline in new york state. the state was trying to block that approval using section 403 water permit issues. the decision was unanimous, i thing informed by court order. but i would love to hear your thoughts on that and what that means for the future of constitution or whether that's presidential for other states. guest: obviously, i can't speak to specific merits, but i can say in the right of -- in arriving at the unanimous decision we did, we based it on the court's holding and i'm reluctant to speak beyond that because of the implications for that and other matters. host: question here in the front. this gentleman. hi, tom with steel and m ining. hardball for the chairman, who i've known for a long time. not a hardball. your serving in a fairly polarizing moment in american history. and as you mentioned, climate is one of the biggest issues we're all debating. can you speak, particularly for people younger than me, about the value of public service and your work in the commission? is it worth it? [laught

seven deaths across 36 states and 380 cases of lung illness reported. now, here in new york, stores will have two weeks to get those products off the shelves. today, new york's governor said the state is not waiting for the federal government to act. >> all right, we'll stay on this. linsey, thank you. >>> next tonight, the search for answers. that massive attack on oil facilities in saudi arabia. u.s. investigators are now on the ground there tonight, and what we're learning. here's abc's chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz now. >> reporter: tonight, a u.s. team on the ground in saudi arabia, gathering what a u.s. official calls compelling forensic evidence from the remnants of the some 20 drones and nearly a dozen cruise missiles. an official says they have recovered a nearly fully intact cruise missile, and they're closely examining this image from saudi social media. it appears to be missile wreckage. >> they'll take things like flight control services and match them to known iranian pictures of the cruise missiles they build. they'll look at the circuit bo

new york farmers. we believe this is critically important. this relationship provides and supports over 100,000 jobs in new york state. we think that number will grow once it's ratified. were have urged our congressionl delegation along with a number of other businesses and many other businesses across the state to show their support for usmca so can actually take affect. thank you. >> we will turn over the floor to questions florida questions i was just asked the u.s. and apply yourself and your news organization. >> hi marilee international trade today. this will be for governor ducey or glenn or both. you noted five of your delegation in the house have not yet publicly supported usmca. when you talk to these congresspeople what did they say are the barriers to getting them on board and did you hear anything from ambassador lighthizer on meeting those issues? >> first i want to say i'm grateful for the folks that have gotten him lord. like i said senator summit and senator mcsally and this could discussions i've had with other congresspeople who have not come out yet publicly in the affirmative is that they need to

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united states at the democratic convention and campaigned across the country and certainly in new york state and succeeded in once he became governor of new york he thought smith would take it from here and he had legislation and roosevelt wasn't that kind of guy and he was going to be his own man. that was the beginning of the fracture of thstructure of the p and ironically it led to al smith abandoning his own and endorsing when they ran against franklin eleanor roosevelt for the reelection campaign. and it was kind of a black mark on al smith. nonetheless, franklin eleanor roosevelt kept up the friendship and it's an interesting friendship and alliance and also incredible social history about the working conditions for the working men and women. al smith at the time of his careeprime of hiscareer was a ge and clearly was a preamble to franklin d-delta roosevelt's new deal in the progressive tradition. great, great political history and well-done. and finally, a book i want to highlight a there's a lot of people who get the history wrong about franklin eleanor roosevelt during the nazi per

new york state moves to ban flavored e cigarettes.nd raising the age from 18 to 21 years old and to stop what he calls deceptive marketing. >> vaping is better than smoking. technically yes. but so what? smoking is terrible. so i'm not relying or waiting for the federal government. i don't expect them to do anything responsibly, to act responsibly because i have never seen them act responsibly. so our destiny is in our own hands and we are taking action. >> the executive order could go into effect as soon as two weeks from now. tens of thousands of workers at gm plants nationwide are expected to go on strike at the stroke of midnight. the united auto workers voted for it. >> this will be the first nationwide strike in 12 years in the auto industry. the international brotherhood of teamsters tells fox news, if general motors doesn't work out a deal, a thousand of their workers will refuse to transport vehicles to dealerships. as they fight for higher wages, affordable healthcare and better job security. >> for every auto job, there are

and new york state complaints that it collects data on children under 13 without their parents' consent google parent company of a made more than $30000000000.00 in profit last year. german exports to the u.k. dropped by a whopping 21 percent in the 2nd quarter that's the biggest quarterly drop since the financial crisis. a decade ago germany is britain's largest source of imports down to 4 and 15 percent. indian prime minister narendra modi has arrived in the far is the russian city of that evil stock or eastern economic forum what was received by russian president vladimir putin before they departed by boat for the talks they are expected to discuss the 2 countries deepening cooperation in the oil and natural gas and. everyone knows that keeping a straight face is a port and when doing business in china you'll be able to pay for your shopping with your facial features soon the company's embrace of facial payment technology is spied for. shoppers strike a pose in front of a camera and smiling to the point of sale machine the image links to a digital payment system or a bank account pay

business stories making news google's video site you tube will pay $170000000.00 to settle us in new york state complaints that it collected data on children under 13 without their parents' consent but critics doubt the penalty is harsh enough parent company alphabet made more than $30000000000.00 in profit last year. the u.s. department of justice officials monitoring the carmaker have found no fresh violations of the compliance requirements u.s. authorities have been monitoring the carmaker closely since admitted installing emission cheat devices on vehicles in 2017. german exports to the u.k. dropped by a whopping 21 percent in the 2nd quarter that's the biggest quarterly drop since the financial crisis a decade ago germany is britain's largest source of imports accounting for around 15 percent. indian prime minister narendra modi arrived in the far eastern russian city of la for the 3 day eastern economic forum was greeted by russian president vladimir putin before the pair departed by boat for further talks they're expected to discuss their 2 countries deepening cooperation in the oil and

states has announced an antitrust investigation into facebook the new york state attorney general says the aim is to find out whether the social media platform stifle competition and put users at risk by endangering their data the justice department also say it it would conduct a competition review of online platforms. the disposable fashion industry is highly controversial as it tends to exploit workers in developing countries the collapse of the rana plaza factory in bangladesh 6 years ago shocked consumers in europe and it prompted a change of attitude today germany launched the so-called green button initiative a labeling system that aims to help consumers make informed choices about the clothes they buy. well lit production halls and modern machinery and happy workers this is a new image for bangladesh's textile industry this factory in the capital dhaka produces polo shirts for the western market the manager says they're doing everything to comply with the green button criteria and hopes they'll be certified the company has made a massive investment. yeah. it would. get picked up

plus the district of columbia announced an antitrust probe into the social media company the new york state attorney general lateesha james said in a tweet that the aim was to find out whether facebook quote endangered consumer data reduced the quality of consumers choices or increase the price of advertising this follows an announcement from the justice department that it would also be conducting a competition review of online platforms. joins us now from wall street if this probe finds that facebook did indeed behave and had it if they what could happen to facebook then could it be broken up. well this is really tough to say at this point we haven't seen a case like this in those proportions since a similar case against the microsoft about 2 decades ago and big then it took years before we had an outcome overall there is this discussion quite often and openly if facebook became too powerful especially with the acquisition of instagram and but microsoft for example big then they have to change some of their business practices so i'm not quite certain if the company really will be broken up

google's a video site you tube will pay $170000000.00 to settle us in new york state complaints that it collected data on children under 13 without their parents' consent but critics doubt the penalty is harsh enough to go parent company alphabet made more than $30000000000.00 in profit last year. japanese car sales in south korea plummeted 57 percent in august from a year earlier hit by a consumer boycott of japanese vehicles amid a worsening diplomatic route between the countries to you with a south korean sales fell 59 percent while under motors sales tumbled 81 percent according to industry data. u.s. department of justice officials of monitoring the carmaker have found no fresh violations of the compliance requirement u.s. authorities have been monitoring the carmaker closely and admitted installing emission cheap devices on vehicles and 2017. german exports to the u.k. drop by a whopping 21 percent in the 2nd quarter that's the biggest quarterly drop since the financial crisis a decade ago germany is britain's largest source of imports accounting for round 15 per cent. the 28th

states has announced an anti trust investigation into the social media giant the new york state attorney general says the aims to find out whether the facebook stifled competition input uses that risk by endangering that data is follows an announcement from the justice department that it will also be conducting competition review of online platforms. and russia's state communications watchdog says u.s. tech giants google and facebook allowed political advertisement so on their platforms during sunday's regional elections despite being asked not to russian laws as election advertisement should not be pro cost on the day of elections the watchdog claims that google and facebook did nothing to stop the ads being run saying that amounts to interference in russia's internal affairs google has responded by saying it supports responsible political ads that comply with the goal but it did not deny the russian claims. let's go over to comrade boobs in al correspondent at the frankfurt stock exchange conrad this is pretty ironic isn't it. spend it is this it's not the americans complaining about r

new york. >> the big difference here is that cy vance is the local prosecutor.th he is the state prosecutor in or new york county.e so he is not concerned with federal crimes. he's concerned with state crimes.ce but i think we have a continuous theme here that pervades all of this. and it's simply that all roads lead to donald trump's tax returns. to make this a serious crime and a serious felony falsifying business records is usually associated with falsifying numbers so that they falsify in turn the tax returns. >> interesting. >> so in this particular case it could very well be that they are looking at the false state tax returns that have been filed by the trump organization, filed by donald trump, and there could be all kinds of people who could have criminal liability here. if it's just donald trump, obviously, the problem there is indicting a sitting president, although the manhattan da's office is not under the same stickture as the department of justice.e that could indict a sitting president. secondly, there are lots of people around donald trump who could be indicted for aiding and

he's investigating new york state tax evasion by the sitting president of the united states and thatitical witch hunt? >> laura: i want to get back to what ari talked about. the idea that the president sitting in the oval office cannot have a conversation with the foreign leader without pretty much knowing that someone is recording this with the threat of releasing it, with the threat of distorting or taking it out of context or using it as some type of political weapon. that is terrifying. >> it is terrifying. and it is really at the point -- maybe because we are in it every day we don't realize it, but they really are beginning to destroy our institutions. >> laura: look what they are doing to the court, going to kavanaugh again. >> great district attorney's office, there's no way -- when he did that job, the u.s. attorney who investigated cases. there would be no way they would have to do anything like this, this is a joke. this is a complete joke and the man is letting him be used as a political -- eight years of tax returns. that's ridiculous. he's got murder in new york, he's g