Trump news on Youtube Dec 15 2018

Trump says he hopes John Kasich runs against him Kasich adviser wards

be careful an advisor for Ohio gov John Kasich reportedly cautioned president

Trump Thursday after the president said he welcomed a 2020 challenge from his

former political adversary be careful what you wish for John Weaver a chief

political strategist told CNBC after the president said he welcomed a rung by

either a Kasich or outgoing GOP Arizona Senator Jeff Flake Trump's comments came

during an exclusive interview with Fox News harris faulkner on Thursday so you

mentioned Ohio so I'm going to bring up John Kasich and I'm going to bring up

Arizona Senator Jeff Flake because they say they may run against you in 2020

Falkner said I hope so Trump replied Kasich is open-minded

about potentially campaigning as an independent versus within the GOP Weaver

also told CNBC before noting that Kasich is a Republican representatives for

Kasich did not immediately return Fox News requests for comment the Ohio

Governor has recently discussed a possible White House run telling ABC's

this week with George Stephanopoulos earlier this month that we're seriously

thinking about it we are seriously talking about it with family and friends

and political allies who have come to me about this

Kasich said

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Democrats Try To Nail Trump For Hush Money, But Obama Is The One Panicking - Duration: 6:37.

For more infomation >> Democrats Try To Nail Trump For Hush Money, But Obama Is The One Panicking - Duration: 6:37.

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Trump Ruins Spoiled Reporters' Holidays by Nixing WH Christmas Party They Love So Much - Duration: 2:15.

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Chuck Schumer Just Picked A Fight With Trump That He Will Live To Regret - Duration: 3:41.

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Rep. Adam Schiff Demands Rule Change To Get Trump For Imaginary Crimes - Duration: 5:02.

For more infomation >> Rep. Adam Schiff Demands Rule Change To Get Trump For Imaginary Crimes - Duration: 5:02.

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Video Shows Schumer, Hillary, Obama All Agreeing With Trump on Border Security - Duration: 4:45.

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Recent Court Rulings Allow Emoluments Clause Suits Against Trump To Proceed - Duration: 1:38.

And finally, tonight, some good news.

While President Trump is obviously the subject of numerous investigations and lawsuits at

the moment, one of the most important cases against the president has flown largely under

the radar and that would be the lawsuit against the president for violating the emoluments

clause of the US Constitution.

Now, according to the emoluments clause, the President of the United States is not allowed

to accept any gifts or money from foreign officials in any form.

Since Trump has not divested from his companies and still receive the profits, any foreign

official staying on one of his properties is essentially paying the president an emolument.

Thanks to a slew of recent rulings by district judges, the suits against the president for

violating the emoluments clause can proceed.

And in the weeks since this announcement, hundreds of subpoenas have been issued to

Trump properties demanding information about the president's finances and his business

profits.

If the president is found to have violated the emoluments clause that he stands very

little chance of facing any actual punishment.

But what could happen instead is that he would be forced to fully divest from his properties,

stop recieving any and all profits from the Trump organization, and he could no longer

profit off being the President of the United States, which is exactly what needs to happen.

The president has clearly been using his office for personal gain, but if these suits are

successful, he may finally have to choose between the money that he loves so much and

the country that he claims to love so much.

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DONALD TRUMP BLEW THE WHISTLE ON ROBERT MUELLER'S WORST CRIME - Duration: 13:10.

DONALD TRUMP BLEW THE WHISTLE ON ROBERT MUELLER'S WORST CRIME

Robert Mueller was appointed as the special counsel in the Russia investigation for one

reason only.

And that was to dig up something – anything – the swamp could use to impeach the President.

But Trump is fighting back and blew the whistle on Mueller's worst crime with two tweets.

Bloomberg politics recently broke a story that a source familiar with the investigation

revealed Mueller was going to speed up his investigation into Russian collusion and could

produce indictments by the fall.

Bloomberg reported:

"Special Counsel Robert Mueller is preparing to accelerate his probe into possible collusion

between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russians who sought to interfere in the

2016 election, according to a person familiar with the investigation."

The article listed 13 former and current Trump officials that Mueller may haul in on charges.

Currently, Mueller is preparing for trials in Virginia and Washington, D.C. against former

Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort for financial crimes that predated his work for

President Trump.

But President Trump threw a flag on Mueller's investigation when he tweeted:

"When is Bob Mueller going to list his Conflicts of Interest?

Why has it taken so long?

Will they be listed at the top of his $22,000,000 Report…And what about the 13 Angry Democrats,

will they list their conflicts with Crooked H?

How many people will be sent to jail and……

….persecuted on old and/or totally unrelated charges (there was no collusion and there

was no obstruction of the no collusion)…And what is going on in the FBI & DOJ with Crooked

Hillary, the DNC and all of the lies?

A disgraceful situation!"

The number of conflict of interests on Mueller's team is outrageous.

One of the prosecutors – Andrew Weissman – attended Hillary Clinton's 2016 Election

Night victory party.

Another Mueller investigator – Jeannie Rhee – did legal work for the Clinton Foundation.

Rhee also has forked over $16,000 in campaign contributions since 2008, including $5,400

– the legal maximum allowed – to Hillary Clinton's Presidential campaign.

James Quarles has donated $33,000 to political candidates, with the overwhelming majority

being lavished on Democrats.

Mueller team member Kyle Freeny is a former Justice Department official who defended Obama's

illegal executive amnesty in court.

And Mueller himself is a walking conflict of interest.

When James Comey was Deputy Attorney General, he formed a bond with Mueller who was then

the FBI Director.

The two were described as "brothers in arms."

Now Mueller is tasked with making a criminal case out of his friend being fired.

It's an outrageous conflict of interest and an abuse of prosecutorial power.

Trump is correct to blow the whistle on this nonsense investigation.

Critics are wondering what Mueller has been doing for the last year.

Investigating Russian election interference was his mandate.

If his investigation has not produced any results for over a year, why is it still going

on?

And given the rampant conflicts of interest on the Mueller team, fair-minded Americans

would just dismiss his findings as nothing more than partisan hackery.

Do you agree?

Let us know

your

thoughts

in the comment section.

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The GOP Doesn't Care if Their "Law and Order" President Breaks the Law | The Daily Show - Duration: 6:26.

Michael Cohen,

Trump's former attorney and world's droopiest man,

was sentenced to three years in prison

for arranging payments to cover up Trump's affairs.

And no wonder this guy looks so sad.

He's going to jail and his arm has no bones in it.

(laughter)

(laughing): It's just like that.

And-and can I just say, can I just say,

I don't get why Trump and his people paid women

to keep quiet about his affairs; it's a waste of money.

We all know the guy has affairs.

If anything, the women should be paying Trump hush money.

They should be like, "Hey, Donald, let's just keep this

"between us and your cheese doodle, yeah?

Don't tell anybody."

And now, and, look, I know that it seems like every day

there's a new bombshell in the Trump story,

but this update, this update could actually be major.

TV REPORTER: Another friend of the president

is now cooperating.

Prosecutors say the publisher of The National Enquirer agreed

to talk about paying hush money to cover up

an alleged sexual affair for the president.

TV REPORTER: Prosecutors revealed yesterday

they struck a deal not to charge

the Enquirer's parent company, AMI, for its involvement.

In exchange, AMI admitted that its principal purpose

in making the payment was to suppress the woman's story

to prevent it from influencing the election.

Okay, now this is massive.

The National Enquirer has agreed

to testify against Donald Trump.

And I know you're wondering,

"Oh, what could a gossip magazine

possibly tell prosecutors?"

Yeah. What, are they just gonna be like,

"I'll right, I'll tell you everything I know.

"Here are five celebs who look fat on vacation.

I'll tell you, and you won't believe number four."

But in this case, it's a big deal, right?

Because The National Enquirer

has been tight with Trump for decades. So tight, in fact,

that if anybody had a scandalous story about Trump,

The National Enquirer would pay for that story,

and literally lock it away in a safe.

And now, now that they're cooperating with the Feds,

we may get to see what's in that safe.

Which means Chuck Schumer can put his favorite cat suits away.

Yeah.

Yeah, you can change out of that Chuck, we're good.

Although, if there is a safe filled with Trump secrets,

I just assume whoever enters it immediately gets HPV.

It's just like blech, blech.

Now look, now look,

paying people hush money is not a crime; remember this.

But if it turns out that a presidential candidate

secretly used campaign funds to hide damaging information

from voters, that is a felony.

And today, it's being reported

that Donald Trump was actually in the room

when the whole plan was hatched.

Which is a big deal.

'Cause, remember, he wasn't even in the room

when his own son was hatched. Yeah.

And that's right, I said it.

Eric is part bird. It's one of the stories

the National Enquirer locked away, people.

So, the president is implicated in a criminal conspiracy.

And most people agree

that this looks really bad for President Trump,

but according to many top Republicans, no, it doesn't.

If Schiff is taking this beyond to go forward

and say there's an impeachable offense

because of a campaign finance problem,

there's a lot of members in Congress

who would have to leave for that same place.

If we're gonna prosecute people and put them in jail

for campaign finance violations,

-we're gonna become a banana republic. -Let me ask you...

Like, where they have every president gets prosecuted,

and everybody gets thrown in jail

when they're done with office.

Okay, hold up, hold up.

Did he just say that upholding the law

will turn America into a banana republic?

Is that what he just said? This is mind-blowing.

How are lawmakers going on TV complaining about the law

when they make the law?

They're out there like, "These laws are crazy."

You make the law.

This would be like God

complaining to us about the Commandments.

"Oh, I mean, what do you mean, thou shalt not covet?

"Have you seen Greg's wife? Have you seen her?

"Have you seen her Instagram?

"She's been posting thirst traps, guys.

I can't... I can't control myself."

Seriously, his argument

is that politicians shouldn't be held accountable

for campaign finance violation laws.

But if campaign finance laws aren't for politicians,

then who the (bleep) are they for?

(laughter)

It's like...

(cheering and applause)

But at least...

at least those politicians, at least those Republicans

pretended that they had a reason.

For Orrin Hatch, he just told us the truth.

(laughter)

Really? You think he's doing a good job as president?

Orrin Hatch, you need to get your imaginary glasses checked,

my friend. That's what you need to do.

You need to get them checked, okay?

(cheering and applause)

And, also... and, also,

doing a good job doesn't absolve you

of previous crimes.

All right? The Hamburglar did a good job

of volunteering for Doctors Without Borders,

but that doesn't change the fact that he stole all those Big Macs

and exposed himself to Grimace.

It's still a crime. And, look, I understand.

I understand the Republicans' desire

to protect their party's president. I get that.

But they're pivoting so far just to defend him

that they're moving away from what they said

the Republican party stands for in the first place:

law and order.

No one is above the law.

The American people have a right to know the answers

and to know what was going on here.

We should treat people fairly.

No one should be above the rules,

and no one should be above the law.

We are enforcing the laws as they exist on the books.

I can say that it is very biblical

to enforce the law.

That is actually repeated a number of times

throughout the Bible.

We must maintain law and order at the highest level,

or we will cease to have a country.

100%.

I am...

the law and order candidate.

"That's right, folks.

"I am the law and order candidate,

as in, I will break the law in order to become president."

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Melania Trump Accuses Media Outlets Of Using The Trump Name To Further Their Careers - Duration: 4:39.

Earlier this week, Melania Trump gave an interview to Fox News, Sean Hannity, where she talked

about the fact that she's angry at the media, much like her husband, because there are a

bunch of opportunists.

In fact, she's mad that they are using the name Trump, whether it's Donald, Melania,

Ivanka, Don Jr, or little Eric.

They're using the Trump name to further their own career to further their own cause.

They're piggybacking off that name, Trump, just to get a little more exposure because

they believe they can get something out of using that name.

Now, this may have been one of the most tone deaf interviews Sean Hannity has ever conducted

because if there's anybody who's using the Trump name to further themselves, it's Melania.

I mean, look right now we have ample evidence.

Your husband's even admitted that he's just cheats on you constantly, constantly, and

you're just totally cool with that.

Why?

Because you want that last name because you want that money and I hate to have to even

say that about you, but you're a horrible human being.

So really, I don't feel any remorse for having to say it because let's not forget that Melania

Trump, along with her husband many years ago, was avidly pushing the birther conspiracy

against Barack Obama.

Melania Trump may seem nice when she sits and does these interviews, but she is not.

She is absolutely a rancid, horrible human being.

And if her husband wasn't sitting on probably a couple billion dollars, she wouldn't have

put up with all the bullshit that he's pulled and bullshit that he is actually admitted

to.

Now we know he had these affairs and if he had these, the likelihood of him having even

more is incredibly high.

She knows about it.

She just doesn't care.

It's the same woman that recoils whenever he touches her.

We've all seen video of that.

She doesn't like him at all, but she stays there because having that Trump name at the

end of her first name is hugely beneficial to her and whatever the hell her current career

may be.

She is the opportunist.

She is the one who is cashing in on the Trump name.

And if you're mad about the media talking about the president of the United States,

then you're also a complete moron because that is what the media is supposed to do.

Do you think Obama got a free pass from anybody in George W dot Bush did or Bill Clinton?

No.

That's what the press does because it's their job.

And as for the comedians talking about your husband, oh dear comedians making jokes about

the power structures in Washington DC.

This must be the first time that's ever happened ever.

Right?

Hell, even Gallagher used to make jokes about the president's back in the eighties and seventies

cub on.

You got comb with a little bit more evidence than that.

But I think what really happened during your interview with Sean Hannity is that you let

a little truth slip out.

You are disgusted by the people who are trying to use the Trump name to further their careers,

but the person you're most disgusted with

is yourself.

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Trump Halts Research Into Cure for HIV: Dec 14 Debrief - Duration: 3:01.

The Trump administration just blocked research into a possible cure for HIV.

Officials in Bermuda and Brazil are seeking new ways to prevent LGBTQ equality, but there's

good news on the horizon in Botswana and Taiwan.

And as the year comes to a close, we're looking ahead to LGBTQ advances and red flags

in 2019.

We'll have the week's top LGBTQ news & how it affects you on Weekly Debrief.

Weekly Debrief is made possible by everyone who pledges a dollar or more a month on Patreon.

Head over to patreon.com/mattbaume or click the link in the description to check out the

rewards available to backers.

Researchers in Montana have identified a way that HIV might be prevented from taking hold

in the body.

They were due to begin trials of a new antibody this fall -- but it's just come to light

that the Department of Health and Human services has put an end to that research, because it

involved embryo tissue.

Even though the tissue was obtained legally through abortions, that's apparently too

much for this administration, and used that as justification for shutting the study down.

HHS claims that this is just a "pause" in the research.

But you can't just freeze medical studies like this and then pick up exactly where you

left off.

Even if the study was allowed to go ahead, it would take at least a year to get back

to where it was when the administration stopped it.

And in the meantime, more people will suffer, waiting for a cure.

In Brazil, newly installed fascist president Jair Bolsonaro is shutting down the country's

human rights ministry.

In its place will be a new office, run by a national religious figure, that will monitor

minorities and LGBTQ folks.

And the government of Bermuda is pursuing a last-ditch effort to block marriage equality.

It's likely to fail, but it means more months of delays before citizens can get equal rights.

Botswana has set a date for a hearing to end the country's criminalization of homosexuality.

Mark your calendar for March of 2019 for that.

Also in March, Taiwan is expected to introduce a marriage equality bill at long last.

Although voters there rejected equal rights for LGBTQ citizens, legislators are forging

ahead with reforms that would make Taiwan the first country in Asia with the freedom

to marry.

And finally, civil rights groups are looking ahead to likely LGBTQ legislation in the US

in 2019.

New York, Ohio, Virginia, and Florida are likely to see debate on non-discrimination

measures.

And lawmakers in Georgia and Texas will probably introduce turn-away-the-gays and bathroom

bills.

Again.

Among the groups monitoring possible legislation is Freedom for All Americans.

This week's action item is to connect with them at FreedomForAllAmericans.org.

There's a litigation tracker there to keep you informed, and you can sign up for crucial

updates.

As always, let me know about stories that need covering @mattbaume on Twitter and in

the YouTube comments.

Thanks to everyone who makes Weekly Debrief possible with a pledge of a dollar or more

a month on Patreon.

Head over to Patreon.com/mattbaume or click the link in the description to check out rewards

for backers.

And I'll have an announcement soon about some changes for Weekly Debrief in 2019.

But for now, I'll debrief you next week.

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Rudy Giuliani Says Trump's Crimes Are OK Because "Nobody Got Killed" - Duration: 6:59.

Well, we knew it was only a matter of time before Republicans came out and said, the

Donald Trump's crimes really aren't that big of a deal.

People have been predicting this for months, and Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's personal

lawyer.

No, not the one who just got three years in prison.

The current lawyer for Donald Trump said this week to the daily beast that Donald Trump's

crimes are no big deal.

In fact, this is his exact quote, a nobody got killed.

Nobody got robbed.

This was not a big crime.

So according to this man that allegedly went to law school and allegedly has passed the

bar, if you don't kill somebody and you don't rob somebody not, not a crime, is that.

Is that really the argument you're trying to make here, Rudy Giuliani, because if it

is, there are thousands upon thousands upon thousands of inmates in the United States

who would also like to use that defense to get released from prison.

Not to mention the fact that would also mean we need to go ahead and open up the doors

and your little migrant detention facilities because those people haven't killed anybody.

They didn't rob anybody in.

Technically they only committed misdemeanors if they crossed the border illegally.

Trump committed a felony and you're trying to write that off.

Hell, we need to rework the entire criminal justice system based on Rudy Giuliani's reasoning

here.

So if you're in prison right now and you didn't kill somebody and you didn't rob somebody

in the eyes of Giuliani, you're free to go.

That's what he's telling us right now.

Now here's the thing again, everybody predicted this was going to happen, but it signifies

what's happening with Donald Trump's defense right now.

They can no longer argue that the man did not commit a crime.

That's important.

That is the most important thing right now.

So instead they're trying to downplay and say that that crime wasn't that bad.

It's not like each chop somebody's head off, right?

I mean, come on.

There is much worse crimes out there.

Then campaign finance violations and multiple campaign finance violations and obstruction

of justice and possible conspiracy to a subvert campaign.

Finance laws, right?

That's not murder.

No.

Giuliani listened and listened.

Well, okay.

There's more than two laws in the United States.

There's not just a law saying you can't kill somebody in a law that says you can't rob

somebody.

We have a very complex criminal justice system here in the United States and to an extent

it is very much broken, but when it comes to the law that your client broke, it is black

and white.

He knew it, he broke it, he didn't care, and it's your job to defend him and if you want

to walk into that courtroom one day and say that, come on, Jerry, he didn't kill a man.

Let's all get out of here.

Yeah, that's not gonna.

Go over very well.

Certainly not with the jury, not with the judge, and probably not even with your client.

And also, quick reminder here, you don't have to say anything because all of these little

excerpts that you give to the media, all your tweets, all your interviews that can be used

by prosecutors in a courtroom to signal that you knew your client committed a crime.

So my best advice is that you just kind of need to shut your mouth if you want to be

able to actually help your client.

Now, personally, I don't want you to be able to help your client and I don't think you

can help your client.

I don't think if you had kept your mouth shut this entire time, you'd be helping your client

because you're that bad app, the law, but for the love of God, you are really making

things so much worse for this man.

And I can't imagine what is going to happen to you and your reputation when you personally

send

this

defense

down

the drain.

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It's Trump's Party & He'll Cancel If He Wants To - Duration: 4:09.

n LET'S GET RIGHT INTO IT.

OF COURSE WE ARE DEEP INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON WHICH MEANS

PEOPLE ARE SELL BRAILTING AND GETTING TOGETHER.

BUT ACCORDING TO A RECENT REPORT DONALD TRUMP HAS DECIDED TO

CANCEL THE TRADITIONAL WHITE HOUSE HOLIDAY PARTY HELD FOR THE

PRESS.

NOW HE HAS CANCELLED IT.

NOW DOES IT TECHNICALLY COUNT AS CAN KEL CASH-- CANCELING IF

NOBODY RSVP'S.

BUT DID HE IT, TRUMP CANCELED THE CHRISTMAS PARTY.

EVEN EBENEZER SCROOGE IS LIKE DUDE, THIS SEEMS EXCESSIVE.

YOU DON'T-- BUT TRUMP ACTUALLY HAD A GOOD EXCUSE.

HE WAS LIKE WHY WOULD I HOST A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WITHOUT CAN'T

STAND ME AND WANT ME OUT OF OFFICE.

IF I WANTED TO DO THAT I WOULD SPEND THE EVENING WITH MELANIA.

IN OTHER TRUMP NEWS THE SUPERMARKET TABLOID NATIONAL

ENQUIRER JUST ADMITTED THAT THEY COORDINATED WITH DONALD TRUMP'S

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN TO PAY HUSH MONEY TO ONE OF TRUMP'S

MISTRESSES.

NOW THIS STORY IS SO UNBELIEVABLE IT IS THE KIND OF

THING YOU WOULD SEE ON THE FRONT PAGE OF "THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER."

(LAUGHTER) NOW THE PUBLICATION USED THE

TACTIC CALLED CATCH AND KILL WHERE IT BOUGHT THE RIGHTS TO

THE WOMAN'S STORY BUT NEVER PUBLISHED IT.

YEAH, CAMP & KILL FRK THEY ACTUALLY HAD RUN THE STORY ABOUT

TRUMP'S AFFAIR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN KNOWN AS READS AND VOMIT.

(LAUGHTER) BUT SERIOUSLY, IT'S CRAZY THAT A

PUBLICATION WOULD COVER UP A STORY ABOUT A PRESIDENTIAL

CANDIDATE EVEN MORE SHOCKING "THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER" ALSO

COVERED UP THE STORY THE TABLOID LEGEND BAT BOY EVENTUALLY GREW

UP UP TO BE RUDY GIULIANI.

THEY NEVER RAN T THEY NEVER PUBLISHED IT.

(APPLAUSE) MOVING ON.

APPLE JUST ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL BE BUILDING A BRAND NEW $1

BILLION CAMPUS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.

THE PROJECT IS PART OF APPLE'S PLAN TO CREATE 20,000 NEW JOBS.

NOW THAT'S GREAT.

MAYBE ONE OF THOSE 20,000 NEW EMPLOYEES CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO

MAKE IT SO iTUNES DOESN'T ASK ME TO UPDATE IT EVERY TWO HOURS.

(LAUGHTER) WE WOULD ALL APPRECIATE THAT,

APPLE.

(APPLAUSE) BUT IT IS GOING TO BE

IMPRESSIVE.

BY THE WAY, IF YOU THOUGHT IPHONES WERE BIG BEFORE, GET

READY FOR THE ALL NEW TEXAS EDITION.

(LAUGHTER) AND HERE'S SOME NEWS FROM RIGHT

HERE IN CALIFORNIA.

THE STATE IS CONSIDERING A PLAN TO POSSIBLY TAX RESIDENTS FOR

SENDING TEXT MESSAGES.

YEAH.

DO WE NEED THIS?

>> NO!

>> IF ANYTHING, PUT A GIANT TAX ON PEOPLE WHO LEAVE VOICE MAIL

MESSAGES.

(LAUGHTER) ISN'T THAT-- WHO STILL DOES

THIS?

WHEN CALIFORNIA HEARD ABOUT THIS PROPOSED TAX THEY WERE LIKE

SORRY, WHAT WAS THAT?

I WAS TEXTING.

AND FINALLY, WE HAD TO SHOW YOU THIS.

RECENTLY AN ADVANCED HUMANOID ROBOT WAS FEATURED ON RUSSIAN

TELEVISION AS AN EXAMPLE OF THEIR STATE OF THE ART

TECHNOLOGY.

IT LOOKED REALLY AMAZING.

TACK A LACK AT IT HERE.

NOW IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE.

UNTIL SOME PEOPLE NOTICE THAT FROM ANOTHER AGE EL YOU COULD

ACTUALLY SEE IT WAS A MAN IN A ROBOT SUIT.

YOU CAN SEE THE GUY'S SKIN RIGHT THERE.

NOT ONLY DO RUSSIANS NOT HAVE ADVANCED ROBOT TECHNOLOGY,

APPARENTLY THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE ACCESS TO A TURTLE NECK.

(LAUGHTER) PEOPLE STARTED TO GET SUSPICIOUS

WHEN THE ROBOT KEPT SAYING I AM A ROBOT.

DO NOT REMOVE MY HELMET.

ALSO WHERE IS THE NEAREST BATHROOM.

BY THE WAY, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE RUSSIANS HAVE ATTEMPTED

TO FOOL EVERYONE BY PUTTING A MAN IN A SUIT.

WE'VE GOT A PICTURE OF THE FIRST, HERE.

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Seth's Favorite Jokes of the Week: Trump's Smocking Gun, Virtual Trash - Duration: 1:50.

-Hey, everybody. That's Natalie. I'm Seth.

These are our favorite jokes of the week.

A judge has ordered that adult film star Stormy Daniels

must pay President Trump almost $300,000

in attorney's fees

after her defamation lawsuit was dismissed.

Wow! To come up with that kind of money,

she's gonna have to sleep with him 2 1/2 more times.

Former NFL star Tiki Barber has announced he will be joining

the cast of the Broadway musical "Kinky Boots," and in exchange,

Nathan Lane is gonna play quarterback for the Jets.

President Trump today quoted Fox News while defending himself

from the Russia investigation, saying,

"Democrats can't find a smocking gun tying the Trump campaign

to Russia after James Comey's testimony.

No smocking gun, no collusion."

Now, I know what you're gonna say.

Are you gonna mock him just for a typo?

No.

I'm gonna moke him.

[ Laughter ]

Also, that's not a typo.

Once is a typo.

Twice means you think that's how it's spelled.

[ Laughter ]

And if that's the case, I'm gonna pock fun at you.

According to a new report,

the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food

is looking to hire a cannabis program manager

to oversee marijuana regulations.

A cannabis program manager,

or as it's more commonly known, an R.A.

Developers have created a new game

where people sort virtual trash.

It's called Tinder.

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Trump Speaks Out After Cohen Sentencing: A Closer Look - Duration: 8:38.

-President Trump did an interview today

where he desperately tried to rebut allegations

that he broke campaign finance laws.

For more on this, it's time for "A Closer Look."

[ Cheers and applause ]

It's easy to grow numb

to all the chaos surrounding President Trump.

He has a way of wearing you down,

like the guy in a romantic comedy

who keeps pushing and pushing until, finally,

he's standing outside your house,

trenchcoated with a boom box, and you think,

"Yeah, I mean, I guess this is normal."

But yesterday was a truly remarkable day in politics.

The President's ex-fixer Michael Cohen

was sentenced to three years in prison

for committing crimes

he says the President told him to commit.

And Cohen was clear that he now considers himself

free to tell the full story of what Trump did.

-Michael Cohen said today, "I take full responsibility

for each act that I pled guilty to.

The personal ones to me and those involving

the President of the United States of America."

-He said exactly that, today, no matter what sentence he got,

would be a day of freedom,

because he was no longer in the personal and mental prison

that he was in working for Donald Trump.

-Wow. You know you're hard to work for

when going to prison is a relief.

[ Laughter ]

If Andy Dufresne had worked for Trump,

he would have pulled a reverse Shawshank

and tunneled back into his cell.

[ Laughter ]

But it really -- [ Applause ]

It really is a little bittersweet.

This is an incredible fall from grace for these two.

It was only a few years ago

that Trump was a reality-TV star,

a New York City blowhard who would occasionally

flirt with running for president just for the attention.

And Cohen was right by his side, enjoying the limelight.

He was the Ed McMahon to Trump's Johnny Carson,

the Dean Martin to Trump's Jerry Lewis,

the Salacious Crumb to Trump's Jabba the Hutt.

[ Laughter ]

In fact, here's an interview from 2011

where Cohen clearly enjoys being Trump's right-hand man

and bragging about all the attention Trump was getting.

Although he used an unfortunate and prescient analogy

to describe Trump's political influence.

-We're pleased to be joined by Michael Cohen,

who's a top lawyer and right-hand man

for Donald Trump.

And, Michael, the big question I got on Twitter,

a lot of people want know, what is Donald Trump up to?

Is he running, is he not running?

Is he gonna play king-maker? Is he gonna endorse?

What is the Trump game plan when it comes to 2012?

-Well, first of all, hi, Rick. Hi, Amy.

How are you? Good to see you again.

Donald Trump is definitely a playmaker.

I actually used a statement yesterday --

he is now the godfather of politics.

-I'm sorry. It sounds great,

but Trump is not the godfather of politics.

If he were the godfather, he'd be much better

at getting away with the stuff he's been doing.

[ Laughter ]

He's more like the naked drunk dude

running down the street on an episode of "Cops" of politics.

[ Laughter and applause ]

Today, Trump did an interview with Fox News,

where he furiously denied the allegations.

Now, prosecutors and Cohen are alleging that Trump

used "The National Enquirer" to cover up an affair

by getting them to pay for the rights of the story

and then burying it.

Late today, NBC News reported that Trump was in the room

during the hush-money discussions

with the tabloid publisher.

Trump was asked about that and claimed it didn't happen,

but he didn't seem 100% sure about it.

-"The New York Times" is saying that a tabloid publisher's deal

to hush money is now endangering Trump even more.

I'm paraphrasing a little bit.

You know, as you look at this,

what do you want the nation to know about

your former attorney being sentenced yesterday?

-Well, let me just tell you about the tabloid.

I don't think -- and I have to go check --

I don't think they even paid any money to that tabloid.

-I love how he says he'd have to check.

[ Laughter ]

That makes it sound like he has a ledger somewhere

listing all of his illegal payments.

"Let's see, Mafia, Mafia, not Putin, Mafia...

I got nothin'.

I don't see anything about a hush payment to a porn star --

Oh, wait! Yep, never mind.

It says right here, 'fun stuff.'"

[ Laughter and applause ]

"It was the fun stuff. It was fun.

We had fun." [ Laughter ]

Trump also keeps insisting that the payments were totally legal

and did not violate campaign finance law

despite the fact the prosecutors in his own Justice Department

and independent legal experts say they did.

And to prove it, he brought along some printouts.

-And then you have the other situation, and every lawyer --

Look -- "Trump didn't violate campaign finance laws,

and neither did the President."

These people writing stories that Trump did nothing wrong.

-Oh [bleep] somebody taught grandpa how to print.

[ Laughter ]

"Grandpa, what are you doing?"

"I'm printing!"

[ Laughter and applause ]

"Printing.

I like to read my Facebook in bed."

[ Laughter ]

Fundamentally, for Trump,

this all comes down to his relationship with Cohen,

who prosecutors say was the key figure

in a criminal scheme to defraud the American people.

Trump was asked why he had hired a guy

he now says is a criminal and a liar,

and he basically shrugged.

-This was someone who surreptitiously recorded you.

-Terrible.

-Is now known as a criminal liar.

Yet this was someone who was in your inner circle.

-Yeah. Well, it happens.

I mean, look, it happens.

-No. It doesn't just happen.

It only happens to you.

No one else accidentally hires a criminal liar

who pays hush money to cover up an affair.

Trump's like a guy who accidentally admits to something

super embarrassing, thinking it happens to everyone,

and then tries to cover it up.

"One time, you know, I did that thing

where I got drunk at karaoke, vomited,

slipped on my own vomit,

and then my pants split open in front of them all.

We've all done it, right?"

[ Laughter ]

"Who hasn't been there, right?

Slipped on vomit, butt open.

Co-workers there. You've been there.

You're shaking your head no. Okay."

So, today, Trump decided to go on offense with a TV interview,

but what was he doing yesterday?

Well, his ex-fixer and one-time friend

was in federal court, saying the president

directed him to commit a crime.

Trump is doing what you'd expect

the most powerful man in the world to be doing --

blowing off work and watching TV.

-I have to say, we just checked.

The President isn't in the West Wing yet.

There's no Marine guard outside.

So, he's had all morning to watch TV

and watch these unfolding developments in the residence.

-The President has moved from the residence to the West Wing.

He arrived here at about noon.

-That's right. Trump was watching TV

all morning and didn't get into work until noon.

It's like when you know you're about to get fired,

so you stop caring if you're bad at your job.

[ Laughter ]

Soon, Mike Pence is gonna catch Trump

smoking weed out back by the dumpster.

"Hey, Donald, buddy, you're still on the clock."

"Whatever, man.

I'm moving to California and opening a dispensary."

[ Laughter ]

But you can't blame Trump for wanting to hide this one out.

Every day, as his legal problems grow,

Trump is freaking out because Democrats

are about to take control of the House.

Trump has enjoyed two years

of total Republican control of the government.

So this is the first time he's seeing

what real opposition is like.

It's like he's been playing tee-ball this whole time,

and now he has to face Randy Johnson.

Although, in reality,

Trump isn't batting against Randy Johnson.

he's just the bird flying by.

I know, I know, I know that's from 2001,

but I didn't have a show then.

[ Laughter ]

And the bird's fine.

[ Laughter ]

The bird -- They live together now.

[ Laughter ]

Randy just chucks seeds. [ Laughter ]

Oh, he's a lefty.

In fact, Republicans are so scared of Democrats

having power in Congress,

when they met in the Oval Office on Tuesday,

Vice President Mike Pence just went totally silent.

In fact, even after that meeting,

Pence was supposed to meet with Republicans

but was mostly quiet.

According to "The Wall Street Journal,"

"Pence, who looked on silently

during the public portion of the Oval Office discussion,

later met with Senate Republicans

at their weekly lunch Tuesday but said little."

I think I know what's going on here.

Pence wants to be President,

but doesn't want to associate himself with any of this mess,

so he's just hunkered down, waiting for Trump to resign.

Look at his body language in that meeting.

[ Laughter ]

That's what I do when the guy next to me on the subway

is loudly watching porn on his phone.

[ Laughter ]

It looks like Pence is trying to go full chameleon.

[ Laughter ]

Trump is facing --

[ Cheers and applause ]

Trump right now is facing actual opposition from Congress

for the first time in his presidency,

and he's clearly rattled.

Every day, his legal problems get worse.

If the feds ever knock on his door and ask him, point blank,

if he committed a crime, he'd probably say...

-I have to go check.

-This has been "A Closer Look."

[ Cheers and applause ]

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Trump Has TOTAL Meltdown, Cancels Christmas Party For Reporters - Duration: 3:47.

Well, the war on Christmas is well underway at this point, but it turns out the people

actually waging the war on Christmas might be the current occupants of the White House.

Donald trump has decided that he is not going to throw the annual Christmas party for members

of the media this year.

It had been a long standing tradition at the White House throwing a Christmas party for

members of the press showing a little bit of goodwill and then moving on.

Donald trump can't even muster enough goodwill to be in the same room as these people or

God forbid, let them enjoy themselves for a little bit and he decided to cancel Christmas

for the White House press corps.

Well, I can't even say he canceled Christmas for the White House press corps because apparently

he is still going to do a Christmas party for certain members of the press.

Just it's only going to include the ones that are favorable to him, which includes most

of the people on Fox News and Fox.

Fox News are the folks who reported that there is going to be a separate little smaller Christmas

party.

Some of us are going to it, so that's actually what's happening right now.

Donald trump didn't do this because they didn't have the resources or because he hates all

the media.

He did it because he is a petty and spiteful human being that did not want to give that

kind of honor or pleasure to members of the press who go out there and accurately report

on his administration every single day.

Never in my lifetime have I seen a president this hostile towards the media.

I mean George W dot Bush got ripped by these people all the time, but he is still had enough

courage to go to the White House correspondence dinner to sit there and be mocked and ridiculed

and roasted and he laughed about it.

Same thing with Obama.

He even did interviews on Fox News who hated him, but Donald Trump can't even muster the

courage to throw these people a holiday party.

Now tell me, does that sound like the people who are trying to preserve Christmas or do

they just want to make it about themselves and all their little buddies over at Fox News?

So maybe this year there actually is a war on Christmas.

It's just that in an m night Shyamalan kind of twist.

It's coming from the Republicans themselves.