Bombshell: Trump pushed for ally to take over federal probe
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A bombshell New York Times report details Trump's extreme and potentially illegal efforts to thwart federal investigators. Ari Melber breaks down how the report alleges Trump tried to override Justice Department policy to install an ally to take over a Federal probe in New York looking into Trump's own payments to women, and tried to get Republicans in Congress to attack or undermine Mueller.Feb. 20, 2019
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