for now, i turn it to reverend al sharpton and operations. al sharpton and "politicsnation." >>> good evening and welcome to "politicsnation." tonight's lede, high alert in washington ahead of key developments in the mueller investigation into possible collusion between russia and the trump presidential campaign. while the white house insists that no shoes will drop, trump associates face dark eng legal pitches as just hours ago the mueller investigation filed a redacting sentencing memo for paul manafort, recommending not a specific sentence, but a range of 17 to 22 years in federal prison for the president's former campaign chair. in the memo, no illusion in any kind of conspiracy with russia, but meanwhile president trump's former lawyer michael cohen will testify three times in as many days next week. both before house and congress over his own dealings with russians while working for the president leading up to his election. all this as we just learned cohen has been providing more information to federal prosecutors, pertinent to the sou

. >>> now,ell-known civil rights leader reverend al sharpton reacted to the crisis in the commonwealthesterday, at an event at virginia union university. >> he commented on the future of attorney general mark herring. >> if the attorney general want to repent and grow, good. and the best example of that is to say, i am resigning. >> sharpton also says he believes governor northam should step down, as well. and the sexual allegations surrounding fairfax should be investigated.as >> a statementeleased calling for the govern every's recig nation. our aaron gilchrist spoke with some folks in richmond yesterday who have different opiniond on what shotually happen. >> i think he needs to step down. i know people did things in the past. b but a leader, he needs to step down. >> with northam, i feel like he shouldn't be reprimanded for in somehe did 30 years ago. >> others say this is a time of reflecon on how to deal with the issues in the community, once the dust settles at the capitol. >>ere is new trouble for another virginia leader this morning. state senator majority leader, tommy normen

eric bullheart brings us that perspective and an investigaadv civil rights, al sharpton. thank alln. of you for being he. michelle, your view of those facts, themi numbers, the comparison that we have here, what has happened today in washington? >> well, assuming that this happens, it's -- i actually think that sean hannity in a sense is right in that this in defeat for donald trump and humiliation. he might say at least the wall is started or pretend that the wall has started is getting 55 additional miles, but he got nothing out of the shutdown. he shut down the government and is t getting less than he would have gotten had he shot shnot sn the government. it not it's not a great deal for the democrats democrats. a lot would have like to have seen a cap on beds which would be prioritised barrier/slats? >> i think it depends on the district court. i imaginepe there are some democrats that are note going vote for it. i can imagine that democrats can sell this as enough of a pittance and democrats feel strongly, i think probably more strongly than republicans about the nec

you go that rout you can lose the case if you're not able to prove the hate crime. >> refverend sharptonhow do w recover from this. the country is so incredibly divided. what is your advice to those going forward laid out by the police department. >> my advice would be to tell the truth and i think that if he or anyone is in a situation where they fabricated something, you have to deal with who the victim or the alleged victim was. in the sense that if we are building and having an equal protection under the law, because you have to ask yourself why do people believe this in the first place, because they have been on the rise, because these things are not nothing that is not a reality in some of our communities, it's not like anyone wakes up and says i want to believe hoax today. we have to say why are people on one side, as you say, casy, having one view saying this is really believable and horrendous, and on the other side they say oh, it is a hoax. so we have to take a step back on all sides and say we need an equ equal criminal justice system. they had a case where they did not provi

the reverend al sharpton said it this way. there will be some that try and act like blackface is some cultural thing that we would do like some of us used to wear bell bottom pants. that is not what blackface is blackface is the instituting of the denigration of black people? >> >> and the conventional wisdom is that those who wear blackface now including on halloween or college parties know exactly what it implies. martha? >> martha: thank you, trace. david webb is host of the david webb show and fox news contributor. david, great to have you with us today. i want to get your thoughts on few of these things. first of all, al sharpton, you were shaking your head as he was talking, why? >> one of the most disgraceful human beings alive. i will just leave it at that this is a man who has no no crediblcredibility when it comeo speaking on issues of race. he has lied to the black community and lied to the world. and frankly he shouldn't even be in this conversation based on his actions whether it to ferguson failures, you name it.

now the reverend al sharpton is still a democrat power broker. as you know about as well history?emind. >> you ain't nothing! you a [bleep]! >> [indistinct] >> [indistinct] >> you all me want to be the only [bleep] on television! >> sean: i wonder if they hate trump media mob is going to ask kamala harris about her friend reverend al. remember, much like reverend al rush to judgment, remember, kamala harris did the same on the jussie smollett case, and on justice kavanaugh. after refusing to answer reporters about your risk of my questions about smollett's arrest, she later expressed that she was sad, frustrated, disappointing. we have a democratic party that rushes to judgment and eliminates due process, presumption of innocence, and doesn't wait for any facts. he democratic party pushing higher taxes, 70 plus percent, wealth confiscation. if you save a few cents. open borders, ending i.c.e. and living personally a life of access. why don't they donate their money? we have democratic party full of hypocrisy. display. we'll continue to give you a front row seat as our "hannity wat

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and reverend al sharpton, host of "politics nation" and president of the national action network. both of you for being here. i really appreciate it. i want to start with what we're hearing from lynn patton this morning. she wanted to speak out. she wanted to give her own perspective on what happened yesterday. i'll get your reaction on the other side. >> are you a propping token? >> what i'd like to ask the congresswoman from michigan is why does she take the word of a self-confessed purgerer and criminally convicted white man over a black female? to me, that would be my question. that's more racist. >> congresswoman lawrence, let me start with you and just have you react to what you heard from miss patton today. >> what i stated, the insult of bringing in a human prop, which we have never done in a congressional hearing, and to take one person out of our entire race as if validating her and elivaevating her voice as a black person to where her father was born to me is insulting. you can say -- any member can say i don't believe the president is a racist, but don't insult me by s

yesterday she was seen sitting down for soul food with reverend al sharpton.he reverend has dined at that restaurant with former president barack obama as well and presidential candidate bernie sanders before. sharpton says the pair spoke about criminal justice reform and voting rights. >>> it was a thrilling game last night in oakland for the warriors. there was also a little bit of comic relief from warriors coach don nelson. >> nelly, who now lives in hawaii was back at oracle and asked what he does now that he's retired. >> i've been smoking some pot, actually. >> it's legal now. >> yes, but i never smoked when i played or coached. >> all right, so notice the haircut, along with jason riffardson and stephen jackson, they were honored, the we believe warriors team last night. >>> a sale of a rare trading card, one of ten ever made, it is a metal card showing michael jordan from 1997, and get this, it sold this week for $350,000 on ebay. this is one of the highest prices ever for a basketball card but it's far from the most expensive sports trading card ever

> (pam) senator kamala harris and reverend al sharpton leaving sylvia's restaurant in harlem, new york, after having lunch today. as she left, senator harris ignored repeated questions shouted by reporters.. about actor and singer jussie smollett... she had previously voiced support for him and his claims.. ( pam) smollett... who is originally from santa rosa.... was arrested this morning on a felony charge of disorderly conduct for filing a false police report.. that's after claiming he was attacked last month by two men yelling racist and homophobic slurs. reporter omar jimenez has the very latest. superintendent eddie johnson, chicago police: i'm left hanging my head and asking why. why would anyone, especially an african american man, use the symbolism of a noose to make false accusations?jussie smollett is now facing a felony charge of disorderly conduct and it all stems from his own claims, that police now say are false. the black and gay star of the fox show "empire" alleges that in the early morning hours of january 29th, he was attacked by these men and claims they yelled raci

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yesterday, she went with al sharpton up into harlem to be meet with al sharpton i imagine to get hisport. al sharpton an interesting situation this repeople in many ways of brawley a white cop what they did -- he was alleged to have done to brawley which never happened. so she was asked about this. listen to what they don't say. >> can you tell us about jussie smollett? >> senator, could you comment on smollett? >> reverend, is this bad for the party? >> senator harris. >> what do you think about jussie smollett jump into the smoking gun defense? >> good work. >> what did you guys talk about? steve: that's when they exited from their 20-minute lunch according to one of the newspapers here in new york city. ainsley: 20 minutes? steve: a whole 20 minutes. obviously it was a photo opportunity because kamala harris did not say anything after all those questions, she felt obligated to put out a statement and she did. she said like most of you, i've seen the reports about jussie smollett and i'm sad, from us straighted and disappointed. at the same time we must speak the truth, hate crimes

out before we move on, joe, as you were in your feline analogy, off camera, the right reverend al sharpton a prayer for you. >> i did. >> joe and i pray together often, you just don't know it. >> they do. >> joe, you said he had a terrible november, right, 62 million votes cast for democrats, which means the democrats only need 4, 5, 6 million more votes to win in 2020, which means here's the rationa rationale. he had one play book. no one thought he could win in 2016 and he won. all he has to go on from now to 2020 is if i gin up the base, if i stir up conservative voters and whites who haven't graduated from high school, maybe i can draw an inside straight and win again. this is not his field. he did something unprecedented and what goes in his head when things are bad is he says i did this, no one thought i could, i'm just going to keep doing it and maybe it will work again because i don't know what else to do. >> so, john, this is actually -- i've said it time and again, the greatest danger for any president entering the white house on that first day, not just in president but every pr

i'm joined also right here with my panel by reverend al sharpton. i know you've been in touch with many virginia democrats today throughout the day, what are you hearing? >> i'm hearing everyone is saying he must resign. there is no justification for his remaining as governor and i think for him to in any way to attempt to act as though does not appear in the photos is a distinction without a difference. it does not matter. this was on his yearbook page. what do you put on your yearbook page, but what represents you as you go into your future. this is not on his scrapbook page. this is on his yearbook page. >> best personality, best smile. >> exact will you. even if you're saying it's a joke, who's laughing at a terrorist symbol of a robe and hat of the kkk. that's a terrorist symbol and you're going to govern a state that we just had charlottesville where they marched in the kind of mantras of neo-nazi? how can he go on? anything less than resigning would add insult to injury. >> the wife of a guy who went to medical school said that her husband's

sharpton> "blackface represents a deeper problem, where people felt they could dehumanize and humiliate people based on their inferiority.""in all instances, these acts of applying blackface and acting and mimicking lazy, shiftlass dumb black, were in support of white supremacy." "there are a lot of issues that are raised by what's been happening in virginia."the allegations against lieutenant governor fairfax come from stanford university fellow vanessa tyson.in a statement, she claims fairfax forced her to perform oral sex at his hotel room at the democratic convention in 2004.fairfax has denied the allegation, saying their encounter was consensual. all this is catnip to president trump.he tweeted today "democrats at the top are killing the great state of virginia" and predicted that voters there will turn back to the republican party. (ken) meanwhile a top virginia republican... senate majority leader tommy norment... served as managing editor for a college yearbook that includes ra