Byron York on Manafort Plea: ‘Mueller Has Not Alleged or Charged Anyone’ with Russian Collusion

MACCALLUM There is a ░░░░░░░░ new bombshell from Bob ░░░░░░░░ s controversial new book ░░░░░░░░ is great news for ░░░░░░░░ president Despite all of ░░░░░░░░ interviews with the Washington ░░░░░░░░ he could not find ░░░░░░░░ shred of evidence he ░░░░░░░░ connecting the president to ░░░░░░░░ Russian collusion Listen to ░░░░░░░░ Did you Bob Woodward ░░░░░░░░ anything in your research ░░░░░░░░ your interviews that sounded ░░░░░░░░ espionage or collusion I ░░░░░░░░ not And of course ░░░░░░░░ looked for it I ░░░░░░░░ for it hard Martha ░░░░░░░░ now Byron York Washington ░░░░░░░░ chief political correspondent And ░░░░░░░░ Fox News contributor Good ░░░░░░░░ see you tonight Bob ░░░░░░░░ you have written an ░░░░░░░░ about his sources He ░░░░░░░░ asked point blank did ░░░░░░░░ after your research find ░░░░░░░░ collusion and he said ░░░░░░░░ Byron He looked into ░░░░░░░░ like other people looked ░░░░░░░░ this and they have ░░░░░░░░ to the same conclusion ░░░░░░░░ book is about the ░░░░░░░░ s alleged impulliveness or ░░░░░░░░ or volatility and it ░░░░░░░░ refueled criticism existing along ░░░░░░░░ lines but it s ░░░░░░░░ about any sort of ░░░░░░░░ between President Trump and ░░░░░░░░ MACCALLUM That we learned ░░░░░░░░ Paul Manafort flipping that ░░░░░░░░ been discussed today A ░░░░░░░░ of jubilation from some ░░░░░░░░ about this Put up ░░░░░░░░ of what is online ░░░░░░░░ Kathy griffin saying what ░░░░░░░░ great Friday More to ░░░░░░░░ I hope so And ░░░░░░░░ Reiner saying checkmate and ░░░░░░░░ the fat lady is ░░░░░░░░ He is convinced that ░░░░░░░░ flipping of Paul Manafort ░░░░░░░░ that the president will ░░░░░░░░ impeached I guess How ░░░░░░░░ you characterize their jubilation ░░░░░░░░ placed YORK I don ░░░░░░░░ see it that way ░░░░░░░░ think all of this ░░░░░░░░ of talk that Manafort ░░░░░░░░ the big one Now ░░░░░░░░ are going to see ░░░░░░░░ and Trump or other ░░░░░░░░ will be charged with ░░░░░░░░ with Russia I think ░░░░░░░░ all of that is ░░░░░░░░ on an assumption a ░░░░░░░░ that there is some ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy between Trump and ░░░░░░░░ that only Paul Manafort ░░░░░░░░ reveal But remember Robert ░░░░░░░░ has had the cooperation ░░░░░░░░ Paul Manafort s closest ░░░░░░░░ Rick Gates for months ░░░░░░░░ He has had the ░░░░░░░░ of Michael Flynn who ░░░░░░░░ President Trump s national ░░░░░░░░ adviser during the campaign ░░░░░░░░ has had the cooperation ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ haven t been charged ░░░░░░░░ anything who were participants ░░░░░░░░ they willingly interviewed and ░░░░░░░░ over documents to Mueller ░░░░░░░░ in all of this ░░░░░░░░ has not alleged or ░░░░░░░░ anyone with having any ░░░░░░░░ in a conspiracy to ░░░░░░░░ with Russia to fix ░░░░░░░░ election So it seems ░░░░░░░░ that Manafort alone holds ░░░░░░░░ key MACCALLUM Well one ░░░░░░░░ the sort of counter ░░░░░░░░ to that is Paul ░░░░░░░░ was in the Trump ░░░░░░░░ meeting Rick Gates was ░░░░░░░░ This is something that ░░░░░░░░ hit on several times ░░░░░░░░ in the discussion of ░░░░░░░░ And that that is ░░░░░░░░ what do you think ░░░░░░░░ Trump Tower meeting is ░░░░░░░░ the one thing that ░░░░░░░░ public knows abmore than ░░░░░░░░ other aspect because the ░░░░░░░░ judiciary interviewed I think ░░░░░░░░ participants in the meeting ░░░░░░░░ released the transcripts to ░░░░░░░░ public So we have ░░░░░░░░ Trump jr s account ░░░░░░░░ what went in there ░░░░░░░░ have rob goldstone the ░░░░░░░░ who s e mail ░░░░░░░░ it all The Russians ░░░░░░░░ the translator s account ░░░░░░░░ would have had Manafort ░░░░░░░░ account but he got ░░░░░░░░ ped he couldn t ░░░░░░░░ charged and he couldn ░░░░░░░░ interview with the Senate ░░░░░░░░ there a story that ░░░░░░░░ from the accounts we ░░░░░░░░ been given by the ░░░░░░░░ in the meeting Maybe ░░░░░░░░ it seems unlikely MACCALLUM ░░░░░░░░ when you take a ░░░░░░░░ back and look at ░░░░░░░░ so now Paul Manafort ░░░░░░░░ cooperating It got him ░░░░░░░░ better deal than he ░░░░░░░░ have gotten otherwise Now ░░░░░░░░ doesn t have to ░░░░░░░░ through a unlick public ░░░░░░░░ And it s not ░░░░░░░░ news for Trump because ░░░░░░░░ doesn t have the ░░░░░░░░ in the news as ░░░░░░░░ head to midterms So ░░░░░░░░ terms of the time ░░░░░░░░ do you think that ░░░░░░░░ is getting closer now ░░░░░░░░ he has Manafort flipped ░░░░░░░░ to speak YORK I ░░░░░░░░ so You should men ░░░░░░░░ it has benefits for ░░░░░░░░ Mueller He doesn t ░░░░░░░░ to go to trial ░░░░░░░░ present Rick Gates as ░░░░░░░░ witness again We was ░░░░░░░░ disastrously bad witness in ░░░░░░░░ MACCALLUM Good point YORK ░░░░░░░░ this obviously gets Mueller ░░░░░░░░ to where he wants ░░░░░░░░ be having talked to ░░░░░░░░ the participants in this ░░░░░░░░ We will see The ░░░░░░░░ goes on Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much Good see you ░░░░░░░░ Thank you.”