Trump Considering Pardon For Paul Manafort, Fox News’ Ainsley Earhardt Says

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Hannity Joining ░░░░░░░░ now with reaction our ░░░░░░░░ story of the night ░░░░░░░░ from her exclusive interview ░░░░░░░░ the president today she ░░░░░░░░ fox and friends cohost ░░░░░░░░ earhardt What s going ░░░░░░░░ Congratulations Big interview There ░░░░░░░░ a lot there Let ░░░░░░░░ first start to the ░░░░░░░░ from yesterday He talked ░░░░░░░░ lot about Michael Cohen ░░░░░░░░ just heard part of ░░░░░░░░ Paul Manafort Tell us ░░░░░░░░ you see EARHARDT When ░░░░░░░░ sat down with him ░░░░░░░░ questions were Michael Cohen ░░░░░░░░ changed Originally he said ░░░░░░░░ I paid off women ░░░░░░░░ president didn t know ░░░░░░░░ it and then all ░░░░░░░░ a sudden his story ░░░░░░░░ and then he s ░░░░░░░░ pleading guilty to eight ░░░░░░░░ counts so do we ░░░░░░░░ him That was the ░░░░░░░░ this morning This is ░░░░░░░░ guy that has lied ░░░░░░░░ returns fraud and now ░░░░░░░░ s changing his story ░░░░░░░░ the president so when ░░░░░░░░ sat down with the ░░░░░░░░ I set my number ░░░░░░░░ question I wanted to ░░░░░░░░ him is what happened ░░░░░░░░ you know did he ░░░░░░░░ off these women did ░░░░░░░░ know about it He ░░░░░░░░ I didn t at ░░░░░░░░ and now I know ░░░░░░░░ it and I said ░░░░░░░░ it wasn t illegal ░░░░░░░░ we ve had several ░░░░░░░░ that have been on ░░░░░░░░ morning show saying it ░░░░░░░░ not illegal to do ░░░░░░░░ so if it s ░░░░░░░░ illegal then how did ░░░░░░░░ get a plea bargain ░░░░░░░░ was facing 65 years ░░░░░░░░ bars in prison How ░░░░░░░░ he go from 65 ░░░░░░░░ possibly max to 3 ░░░░░░░░ years If it wasn ░░░░░░░░ illegal why are they ░░░░░░░░ that He said because ░░░░░░░░ there something negative that ░░░░░░░░ can say about me ░░░░░░░░ will use that and ░░░░░░░░ will lessen their sentence ░░░░░░░░ extreme number just because ░░░░░░░░ hate me Keep in ░░░░░░░░ this is the Mueller ░░░░░░░░ The Mueller investigation was ░░░░░░░░ into Manafort s past ░░░░░░░░ into Cohen s past ░░░░░░░░ that led them to ░░░░░░░░ of these tax fraud ░░░░░░░░ has nothing to do ░░░░░░░░ Russia Hannity Is he ░░░░░░░░ mad at Michael because ░░░░░░░░ the tape then Paul ░░░░░░░░ I noticed in his ░░░░░░░░ yesterday he mentioned Manafort ░░░░░░░░ not Michael EARHARDT He ░░░░░░░░ pardoning Manafort and you ░░░░░░░░ Michael Cohen s attorneys ░░░░░░░░ said he considered that ░░░░░░░░ feels I think I ░░░░░░░░ he feels bad for ░░░░░░░░ They were friends he ░░░░░░░░ t work for him ░░░░░░░░ very long Worked for ░░░░░░░░ for basically 100 days ░░░░░░░░ president didn t know ░░░░░░░░ all of the tax ░░░░░░░░ He wouldn t know ░░░░░░░░ that And he did ░░░░░░░░ he said keep in ░░░░░░░░ who worked for Reagan ░░░░░░░░ a long time Hannity ░░░░░░░░ worked for a lot ░░░░░░░░ people EARHARDT Just because ░░░░░░░░ is associated with me ░░░░░░░░ they hate me so ░░░░░░░░ Hannity What I m ░░░░░░░░ out and I believe ░░░░░░░░ I talked about this ░░░░░░░░ a long time is ░░░░░░░░ there are these forces ░░░░░░░░ the president I talk ░░░░░░░░ five of them I ░░░░░░░░ believe with the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ they are telegraphing it ░░░░░░░░ days from now there ░░░░░░░░ going to be an ░░░░░░░░ I believe and I ░░░░░░░░ been saying on the ░░░░░░░░ that they would want ░░░░░░░░ impeach him With all ░░░░░░░░ hysteria in the media ░░░░░░░░ that but all EARHARDT ░░░░░░░░ asked him that question ░░░░░░░░ said at the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ them in terms their ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ impeach because there s ░░░░░░░░ rush or collusion at ░░░░░░░░ so far So what ░░░░░░░░ the next step if ░░░░░░░░ hate you so much ░░░░░░░░ are they going to ░░░░░░░░ And he agreed that ░░░░░░░░ are going to try ░░░░░░░░ impeach and he says ░░░░░░░░ basically expects that Hannity ░░░░░░░░ so many key players ░░░░░░░░ and there is such ░░░░░░░░ double standard We know ░░░░░░░░ lot We know Hillary ░░░░░░░░ for Russian propaganda to ░░░░░░░░ the American people which ░░░░░░░░ kind of cheating because ░░░░░░░░ was never verified or ░░░░░░░░ These were lies that ░░░░░░░░ paid for funneled money ░░░░░░░░ is another issue we ░░░░░░░░ pointed out But then ░░░░░░░░ ve got the FISA ░░░░░░░░ abuse Nobody s getting ░░░░░░░░ in those cases A ░░░░░░░░ of this goes back ░░░░░░░░ Jeff Sessions And did ░░░░░░░░ talk about either Jeff ░░░░░░░░ rod or Mueller EARHARDT ░░░░░░░░ did I can t ░░░░░░░░ you about what he ░░░░░░░░ about that but I ░░░░░░░░ ask him I ve ░░░░░░░░ to save it for ░░░░░░░░ morning show I did ░░░░░░░░ them I said are ░░░░░░░░ going to fire Jeff ░░░░░░░░ There are rumors he ░░░░░░░░ fire him rumors he ░░░░░░░░ fire Rosenstein and what ░░░░░░░░ you thinking I m ░░░░░░░░ going to tell you ░░░░░░░░ got to watch the ░░░░░░░░ show because I can ░░░░░░░░ give it all the ░░░░░░░░ here but he did ░░░░░░░░ he did say that ░░░░░░░░ s such a double ░░░░░░░░ beyond a double standard ░░░░░░░░ happened with Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ how she got off ░░░░░░░░ s going to break ░░░░░░░░ Hannity What he said ░░░░░░░░ sessions and Rosenstein and ░░░░░░░░ EARHARDT Absolutely Hannity Wow ░░░░░░░░ else can you tell ░░░░░░░░ EARHARDT There was so ░░░░░░░░ more We asked him ░░░░░░░░ Mollie Tibbetts and ice ░░░░░░░░ how he has doubled ░░░░░░░░ So many people are ░░░░░░░░ abolish ice abolish ice ░░░░░░░░ he doubled down He ░░░░░░░░ ice to the White ░░░░░░░░ and honors them Hannity ░░░░░░░░ lot of news here ░░░░░░░░ people want to see ░░░░░░░░ the morning.