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The Rachel Maddow Show : MSNBCW : January 25, 2018 9:00pm-10:00pm PST
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past tense there. this is not the president ordering the firing of special counsel robert mueller tonight. this is a report tonight from the "times" that says the president tried to fire him this past summer. went so far as ordering it, but it didn't happen. essentially, the glitch appears to have been that the president was not interested in doing the firing himself. he told the white house counsel to do it for him. the white house counsel said no and that stopped it. that's the rest of the headline. trump ordered mueller fired but backed off when white house counsel threatened to quit. the sourcing here is four people, four people told of the matter so here is how they start. according to four people told of the matter last june president trump ordered the firing of mueller. the special counsel overseeing the russia investigation. the president ultimately backed down, though, after the white house counsel threatened to resign rather than carry out the directive. this west wing confrontation marks the first time mr. trump is known to have fired -- excuse me, the first time mr. trump is k
past tense there. this is not the president ordering the firing of special counsel robert mueller tonight. this is a report tonight from the "times" that says the president tried to fire him this past summer. went so far as ordering it, but it didn't happen. essentially, the glitch appears to have been that the president was not interested in doing the firing himself. he told the white house counsel to do it for him. the white house counsel said no and that stopped it. that's the...
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Inside Politics : CNNW : January 26, 2018 9:00am-10:00am PST
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mcgahn refused to, threatening to quit if he did so. >> did you try to fire robert mueller? >> fake news, folks, fake news. >> did you try to fire robert mueller?
New Day : CNNW : January 26, 2018 2:59am-4:00am PST
we have the latest as the president wanted to fire special counsel robert mueller and live coverage from davos tomorrow. no, on monday. it's friday. i almost forgot. it's friday. i almost forgot. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "new day". it is is friday, january 26th, 6:00 here in new york. chris is off. john berman joins me. another day, another bombshell. >> new developments just in. >> we sure do. we begin with breaking news for you. president trump is denying the bombshell reports that he tried to fire special counsel robert mueller last june. sources say the president backed off that demand after white house counsel don mcgann threatened to resign over it. it could be a key piece of evidence for robert mueller as he investigates crimes, including obstruction of justice. >> what is not debatable is if the reports are true and cnn has confirmed them, the white house and the president lied about whether he considered firing bob mueller. they lied and lied repeatedly. the president is growing increa
we have the latest as the president wanted to fire special counsel robert mueller and live coverage from davos tomorrow. no, on monday. it's friday. i almost forgot. it's friday. i almost forgot. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "new day". it is is friday, january 26th, 6:00 here in new york. chris is off. john berman joins me. another day, another bombshell. >> new developments just...
The 11th Hour With Brian Williams : MSNBCW : January 26, 2018 1:00am-2:00am PST
firing of robert mueller until his white house lawyer said, if he goes, i go, too. tonight what it means that it apparently came to close to happening. how will fellow republicans react, and is the president really looking forward to sitting down with mueller under oath? this also makes for another huge story here while the president is over there. hours from now he starts his day in davos against the backdrop of big news from back home. "the 11th hour" on a thursday night begins now. >>> and good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 371 of the trump administration and we have breaking news tonight first reported by the "new york times," later confirmed here by our own kristen welker, and it involves the president and special counsel robert mueller. the "times" broke the story that the president ordered robert mueller fired and then backed off. it was reported by michael schmidt and dan haberman. michael is standing by. it says, quote, president trump ordered the firing last june of robert mueller but ultimately backed down when the white house counsel
firing of robert mueller until his white house lawyer said, if he goes, i go, too. tonight what it means that it apparently came to close to happening. how will fellow republicans react, and is the president really looking forward to sitting down with mueller under oath? this also makes for another huge story here while the president is over there. hours from now he starts his day in davos against the backdrop of big news from back home. "the 11th hour" on a thursday night begins...
Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer : CNNW : January 24, 2018 3:00pm-4:00pm PST
also asked him about robert mueller. special counsel. what he plans to do with the special counsel and being interviewed. he says he wants to sit down and be interviewed by robert mueller. that he's totally open to it and he said, wolf, he would do it under oath. he said he would be happy to speak to robert mueller in person under oath, but first he would have to go with the advice of his lawyers. we asked if he thinks robert mueller will be b fair to him and he said we'll have to wait and see. several headline frs the president at the white house today. >> very important stuff. the i take it this was just an informal gathering with white house cory spontss, were there cameras inside? was this prearranged? how did it unfold? i ask because we anticipate sooner rather than later he's going to be asked by robert mueller, the spebl counsel, to sit down and answer questions. >> that's right. there weren't any cameras there. the reporters there were in a meeting learning about the immigration plan that the white house plans to unveil next week. once the president is back from davos and a
also asked him about robert mueller. special counsel. what he plans to do with the special counsel and being interviewed. he says he wants to sit down and be interviewed by robert mueller. that he's totally open to it and he said, wolf, he would do it under oath. he said he would be happy to speak to robert mueller in person under oath, but first he would have to go with the advice of his lawyers. we asked if he thinks robert mueller will be b fair to him and he said we'll have to wait and...
Anderson Cooper 360 : CNNW : January 25, 2018 9:00pm-10:00pm PST
to fire robert mueller, mcgann protested and threatened to quit if he was ordered to go through with this. the president ultimately backed down. this is the first time that we know of, anderson of the president actually engaging in this and doing what had been seen as an option he was keeping open, and he was very consciously keeping it open last july in an interview with the "times". he has said i'm not thinking of firing robert mueller. obviously, it would have created a massive earthquake had he done so. >> let's just repeat this. this is really huge. this is june of this past year, 2017. >> caller: yep, that is correct. >> and he went through and asked don mcgann, the white house counsel to do that. >> caller: he ordered the firing of him, and mcgann said if this happens i will quit. and that is how it ultimately went away. mcgann is not the first person to quit to impact the president's behavior. john kelly, a few times in his tenure as chief of staff. >> it's hard to remember back in june, because it's six months or so ago it feels like ages ago, what else was happening ar
to fire robert mueller, mcgann protested and threatened to quit if he was ordered to go through with this. the president ultimately backed down. this is the first time that we know of, anderson of the president actually engaging in this and doing what had been seen as an option he was keeping open, and he was very consciously keeping it open last july in an interview with the "times". he has said i'm not thinking of firing robert mueller. obviously, it would have created a massive...
All In With Chris Hayes : MSNBCW : January 27, 2018 12:00am-1:00am PST
, did you seek to fire robert mueller. >> fake news, folks. >> the plot to fire mueller. >> typical "new york times" fake stories. >> tonight new concerns the threat to the special counsel hasn't passed. and yet, one republican is backing off his plan to protect robert mueller and what all this means for the russia investigation. >> i haven't given it any thought. >> then. >> yeah, maybe donald trump wanted to fire the special counsel for conflict. does he not have the right to raise those questions. >> can trump tv sustain the president through his latest crisis. >> the president says it's fake news. what do you think? do you even care? >> the finance chief for the republican party faces new allegations of sexual misconduct. >> steve has always got advice. >> when all-in starts right now. >> his advice i like to listen to. >> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. the president just landed back in washington from his trip to davos. he returns to yet more questions about his actions toward special counsel robert mueller's investigation. the president was attending the world ec
, did you seek to fire robert mueller. >> fake news, folks. >> the plot to fire mueller. >> typical "new york times" fake stories. >> tonight new concerns the threat to the special counsel hasn't passed. and yet, one republican is backing off his plan to protect robert mueller and what all this means for the russia investigation. >> i haven't given it any thought. >> then. >> yeah, maybe donald trump wanted to fire the special counsel for...
Wolf : CNNW : January 26, 2018 10:00am-11:00am PST
. donald trump tried to have special counsel robert mueller fired. why his plan didn't work. >>> plus, a growing divide between he and his white house chief of staff john kelly. >>> angering members of both parties with the daca plan. >>> a source confirms to cnn that back in june president trump ordered his special counsel robert mueller to be fired. the only reason he wasn't, the white house counsel don mcgahn, threatened to resign. today president trump denies this bombshell reporting. here's what he said before leaving davos to come back to washington. >> did you seek to fire robert mueller? >> fake news, folks, fake news. >> mr. trump. >> let's go to our justice correspondent jessica schneider who is working the story for us. jessica, take us behind the scenes of the white house last june. >> well, wolf, we know there was tension inside the white house that threatened to boil over in june when the president called for special counsel robert mueller's ouster. at that point mueller had only been appointed a few weeks prior. so a source tells us it was white house counsel don mcgahn
. donald trump tried to have special counsel robert mueller fired. why his plan didn't work. >>> plus, a growing divide between he and his white house chief of staff john kelly. >>> angering members of both parties with the daca plan. >>> a source confirms to cnn that back in june president trump ordered his special counsel robert mueller to be fired. the only reason he wasn't, the white house counsel don mcgahn, threatened to resign. today president trump denies this...
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Washington Week : KQED : January 26, 2018 7:30pm-8:01pm PST
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trump's handling of robert mueller's russia probe once again front and center. all as he makes his sales pitch to the world, tonight on "washington week." president trump: very excited. robert: president trump's debut at a global summit is overshadowed by bombshell reports that he demanded the firing of special counsel robert mueller. president trump: fake news, folks. robert: one of the president's confidante's, news max c.e.o. chris ruddy, told the "pbs newshour" last june, that mr. trump was actively considering firing mueller. >> i think he's considering perhaps terminating the special counsel. i think he's weighing that option. robert: and there are new reports that at least 20 current and former white house staffers have spoken with mueller's team. it all comes as the senate intelligence committee prepares to release transcripts of interviews with donald trump jr. and jared kushner. some republican critics of the russia probe are raising questions about the integrity of the f.b.i. the democratic response to reports of a secret club of anti-trump agents -- >> paranoia, delusio
trump's handling of robert mueller's russia probe once again front and center. all as he makes his sales pitch to the world, tonight on "washington week." president trump: very excited. robert: president trump's debut at a global summit is overshadowed by bombshell reports that he demanded the firing of special counsel robert mueller. president trump: fake news, folks. robert: one of the president's confidante's, news max c.e.o. chris ruddy, told the "pbs newshour" last...
MSNBC Live With Alex Witt : MSNBCW : January 27, 2018 6:00am-7:00am PST
-- new reaction to the report that president trump wanted to fire robert mueller, with the white house pushing back. >> did you want to fire robert mueller? >> fake news, folks, fake news. typical "new york times" fake story. >> the president's common proclamation, how might the latest reported episode fit into the big picture of the russia investigation? >> it adds up to a continuous pattern of interference, obstruction of justice. >> saving mueller, democrats want to make sure the president can never fire the special counsel. might republicans join them in that effort? plus nikki haley having to answer a question she probably never imagined she would get as u.s. ambassador to the united nations. details, next. >>> so new this morning, democrats launching efforts to protect special counsel robert mueller in the wake of reports that the president ordered his white house counsel to fire muler in june. "the new york times" and "washington post" reports senate democrats plan to include that legislation as part of continuing budget negotiations, with republican senator lindsey graham co-sp
-- new reaction to the report that president trump wanted to fire robert mueller, with the white house pushing back. >> did you want to fire robert mueller? >> fake news, folks, fake news. typical "new york times" fake story. >> the president's common proclamation, how might the latest reported episode fit into the big picture of the russia investigation? >> it adds up to a continuous pattern of interference, obstruction of justice. >> saving mueller,...
The 11th Hour With Brian Williams : MSNBCW : January 25, 2018 8:00pm-9:00pm PST
welker, and it involves the president and special counsel robert mueller. the "times" broke the story that the president ordered robert mueller fired and then backed off. it was reported by michael schmidt and dan haberman. michael is standing by. it says, quote, president trump ordered the firing last june of robert mueller but ultimately backed down when the white house counsel threatened to resign rather than carry out the directive. the west wing confrontation notes the first time president trump has tried to fire the special counsel. mr. mueller learned about the episode in recent months as his investigators interviewed current and former senior white house officials and his inquiry into whether the president obstructed justice. after receiving the president's order to fire mr. mueller, the white house counsel, donald mcghan refused to ask the justice department to dismiss the special counsel, saying he would quit instead. mr. mcghan disagreed with the case. he also told white house officials that firing mr. mueller would have a catastrophic effect on mr. trump's presidency
welker, and it involves the president and special counsel robert mueller. the "times" broke the story that the president ordered robert mueller fired and then backed off. it was reported by michael schmidt and dan haberman. michael is standing by. it says, quote, president trump ordered the firing last june of robert mueller but ultimately backed down when the white house counsel threatened to resign rather than carry out the directive. the west wing confrontation notes the first...
Outnumbered Overtime With Harris Faulkner : FOXNEWSW : January 26, 2018 10:00am-11:00am PST
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counsel robert mueller are simply not true. the president is denying allegations he ordered the firing of a special council last june. he called "the new york times" reporting fake news. and there is this. several other media outlets have now confirmed president trump floated the idea of getting rid of mueller but white house counsel and other aids convinced him not to. anthony scaramucci says the story is irrelevant because it never happened. >> this is what i really believed happened, he said there is absolutely no collusion here, why do we need this unnecessary distraction of a special prosecutor? and they probably told him look, you can't fire him because it will be a disaster for you. and the president said hey, no problem. >> harris: democratic senator jeff merkley says reports that the president wanted mueller gone point to a larger problem in his presidency. >> it really reflects the fact that the president has been obstructing justice all throughout his first year in office. he took on manipulation of three fbi directors, now he we find t that he ordered his special counsel to
counsel robert mueller are simply not true. the president is denying allegations he ordered the firing of a special council last june. he called "the new york times" reporting fake news. and there is this. several other media outlets have now confirmed president trump floated the idea of getting rid of mueller but white house counsel and other aids convinced him not to. anthony scaramucci says the story is irrelevant because it never happened. >> this is what i really believed...
Hardball With Chris Matthews : MSNBCW : January 29, 2018 4:00pm-5:00pm PST
robert mueller, but was rebuffed. based on this series of events, "new york times" columnist david linhart writes the president has in fact obstructed justice. the question that faces us now, he writes, can a president use the power of his office to hold himself above the law? as the evidence mounts, we've seen trump and his defenders step up their efforts to discredit the fbi, to hamstring the justice department and ultimately end the mueller probe itself. it's against that backdrop that the republican-led house intelligence committee voted late today to release a secret memo drafted by the president's chief defender chairman devin nunes. according to "the washington post," the memo calls into question actions taken by deputy attorney general rod rosenstein, the only person who has ultimate authority over the special counsel's probe. moreover, quote, the pat has told close advisers that the memo could provide him, the president, with grounds for firing or forcing rosenstein to leave, according to one person familiar with his remarks. well, flanked by his democratic colleagues, int
robert mueller, but was rebuffed. based on this series of events, "new york times" columnist david linhart writes the president has in fact obstructed justice. the question that faces us now, he writes, can a president use the power of his office to hold himself above the law? as the evidence mounts, we've seen trump and his defenders step up their efforts to discredit the fbi, to hamstring the justice department and ultimately end the mueller probe itself. it's against that backdrop...
MSNBC Live With Katy Tur : MSNBCW : January 23, 2018 11:00am-12:00pm PST
. number one, that jeff sessions was interviewed by special counsel robert mueller and number two, that there are reports out there that jeff sessions and the administration was pressuring fbi director christopher wray to remove a number of people in the fbi, including acting or including deputy director andrew mccabe. there is also a report from axios that christopher wray was going to resign over that if the pressure continued. nbc news has not confirmed that reporting. right now, we are rewinding a little bit in order to get the president's response. once we are done rewinding we will bring it to you in a moment. spoiler alert, he says he's not concerned about what jeff sessions told the fbi. he also says christopher wray did not threaten to resign. let's go right to kristen welker, in the white house. kristen, the president is trying to push back on this, obviously, but these two stories are pretty big. jeff sessions, a member of his cabinet, being interviewed by the special counsel. jeff sessions, who the president did not want to recuse himself, being interviewed by the special co
. number one, that jeff sessions was interviewed by special counsel robert mueller and number two, that there are reports out there that jeff sessions and the administration was pressuring fbi director christopher wray to remove a number of people in the fbi, including acting or including deputy director andrew mccabe. there is also a report from axios that christopher wray was going to resign over that if the pressure continued. nbc news has not confirmed that reporting. right now, we are...
The Rachel Maddow Show : MSNBCW : January 3, 2018 6:00pm-7:00pm PST
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republicans who support the president succeeded in dismantling the robert mueller special counsel investigation, conceivably any evidence that robert mueller turned up with criminal implications for trump or the family businesses in manhattan, that evidence would redo you understand to prosecutors in the relevant jurisdictions like manhattan, now led by rudy giuliani's law partner. or to the eastern district of new york, brooklyn. that u.s. attorney has reportedly subpoenaed banking records related to jared kushner in recent weeks already. that office just got a new purpose in charge, new interim u.s. attorney appointed by the trump administration. down to the wire, last minute, 300 days are up interim appointments that happened today are potentially very important. we'll have more on that coming up over the course of the show tonight. in terms of the mueller investigation directly, cnn was first to report today that president's lawyers have met with robert mueller and his investigators. we don't know what happened at long-awaited meeting between the president's and special counse
republicans who support the president succeeded in dismantling the robert mueller special counsel investigation, conceivably any evidence that robert mueller turned up with criminal implications for trump or the family businesses in manhattan, that evidence would redo you understand to prosecutors in the relevant jurisdictions like manhattan, now led by rudy giuliani's law partner. or to the eastern district of new york, brooklyn. that u.s. attorney has reportedly subpoenaed banking records...
, because this is exactly what robert mueller could be considering. we show you the timeline of what some may call -- the list is certainly long and exhausting, item one, january 27 of last year, fbi director james comey had dinner with the president. the president first asked him if he wanted to stay on as fbi director, then he said loyalty, i expect loyalty. >> and you have never had any of those requests before from anyone else you've worked with in the government? >> no, and at that point i'm director of the fbi, the reason they created a 10-year term, so that they don't feel like they political politically owe anyone. >> was that on the president's mind when he demanded loyalty from director comey? february 13, national security advisor michael flynn is forced out. at the time it was for lying about ties to russia, that of course was not true, he has since pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. in a meeting in the oval office, the president sends everyone out of the room except for director comey, then comey says the president tells him this about flynn, he's a good guy and has been thr
, because this is exactly what robert mueller could be considering. we show you the timeline of what some may call -- the list is certainly long and exhausting, item one, january 27 of last year, fbi director james comey had dinner with the president. the president first asked him if he wanted to stay on as fbi director, then he said loyalty, i expect loyalty. >> and you have never had any of those requests before from anyone else you've worked with in the government? >> no, and at...
Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace : FOXNEWSW : January 28, 2018 11:00pm-12:00am PST
investigation closes in. ♪ >> you want to fire robert mueller? fake news, folks. chris: the president bushes back from davos where he makes his case for america first. >> america is open for business and we are competitive once again. but america first does not mean america alone. chris: we will get a preview of the president's plan from year two from white house director legislative affairs mark short. then -- >> no collusion whatsoever. chris: will the president really sit down with an interview with special counsel robert mueller? we will discus that. the republican ls secret memo about fbi misconduct and those probe clinton text messages with house oversight chair trey gowdy only on fox news sunday. ♪ ♪ plus president trump offers to help the dreamers. we will ask the sunday panel about the president's new immigration plan, is it the basis for a compromise? and our power player of the week, those in iraq and afghanistan who risk their lives and u.s. troops. hello again from fox news in washington. tuesday night president trump will lay out his vision for 2018 in his state of t
investigation closes in. ♪ >> you want to fire robert mueller? fake news, folks. chris: the president bushes back from davos where he makes his case for america first. >> america is open for business and we are competitive once again. but america first does not mean america alone. chris: we will get a preview of the president's plan from year two from white house director legislative affairs mark short. then -- >> no collusion whatsoever. chris: will the president really...
the evidence that they used in the indictment. what robert mueller and his team put in their search warrant. what materials paul manafort's spokesman was forced to turn over to the counsel while they were building their case against paul manafort. it's all there. we don't know exactly what all of these notes mean. search warrants, paul manafort being paid through the ukrainian black ledger. we don't know what all of their notes mean. they're clearly some sort of internal work product that wasn't meant for the public, but we can tell this is not the right attachment. this is not something that was supposed to be filed with the court today, let alone shown to everybody. so that happened tonight as well. and, you know, hey, lawyers make mistakes. and that brings us to the almost unbelievable third development in this story today. we're going to have more on this coming up a little later in the show. but a sharp-eyed legal affairs correspondent at cnn appears to have spotted a big new development related to the defense lawyers for the trump campaign personnel in this scandal. it's a dev
the evidence that they used in the indictment. what robert mueller and his team put in their search warrant. what materials paul manafort's spokesman was forced to turn over to the counsel while they were building their case against paul manafort. it's all there. we don't know exactly what all of these notes mean. search warrants, paul manafort being paid through the ukrainian black ledger. we don't know what all of their notes mean. they're clearly some sort of internal work product that...
The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell : MSNBCW : January 25, 2018 10:00pm-11:00pm PST
president was considering firing special prosecutor robert mueller. and now, seven months later, the "new york times" is confirming april ryan's report and adding that the president actually ordered the firing of the special prosecutor in the stunning lead of its breaking news the russia investigation, according to four people told of the matter. but ultimately backed down after the white house counsel threatened to fire instead of carrying out the order. and it says robert mueller learned about it in recent months as his team interviewed current and former white house officials in his inquiry about whether the president obstructed justice. so robert mueller knows. robert mueller knows that the president tried to fire him. robert mueller wants to interview the president in his investigation into possible obstruction of justice by the president, and he knows that one of the pieces of evidence of obstruction of justice is that the president tried to fire him. the president's firing of fbi director james comey provoked the appointment of the special prosecutor, who is investigating the
president was considering firing special prosecutor robert mueller. and now, seven months later, the "new york times" is confirming april ryan's report and adding that the president actually ordered the firing of the special prosecutor in the stunning lead of its breaking news the russia investigation, according to four people told of the matter. but ultimately backed down after the white house counsel threatened to fire instead of carrying out the order. and it says robert mueller...
Erin Burnett OutFront : CNNW : January 26, 2018 4:00pm-5:00pm PST
not dismissing anybody. >> the president is not discussing firing robert mueller. >> are you? >> no. >> are you setting the stage? >> no. >> there is no way he will fire him? >> no conversation. >> i don't have any reason to believe the president will do that. >> no, i'm not. >> those denials now look to be faulsz. pamela brown is outfront tonight at the white house. the president about to return to the white house from european trip. what is the thinking on the story as he comes home? i imagine not the home come that he wanted? >> reporter: no certainly diverted attention away from his trip. air force one just landed. reporters lined up. whether he takes the questions still unclear. but basically the white house is letting the words speak for t m themselves on this latest bombshell that he ordered don mcgahn to fire robert mueller and mcgahn threatened to quick, fake news, calling the russia probe a hoax. but i can tell you at the white house while the president was in davos, sense of surprise. they knew june was a tense time. it was anxiety filled. it was touch and go for a lot of
not dismissing anybody. >> the president is not discussing firing robert mueller. >> are you? >> no. >> are you setting the stage? >> no. >> there is no way he will fire him? >> no conversation. >> i don't have any reason to believe the president will do that. >> no, i'm not. >> those denials now look to be faulsz. pamela brown is outfront tonight at the white house. the president about to return to the white house from european trip....
closing in. the russia probe closes in on the inner circle of robert mueller is seeking to talk to the president in the coming weeks. this as cnn learned he's met with the attorney general jeff sessions and the fired fbi director jim comey stflt russia investigation now heating up? >>> threatening to quit. president trump deny that's his hand picked fbi director christopher wray threatened to quit because of pressure from the attorney general. as the fbi comes under renewed. and taking the border wall off the table as the white house declares a bipartisan immigration deal dead on arrival. what does that mean for immigrations? >>> and stormy warning. a reported payment to porn star stormy daniels to keep quiet about an alleged sexual relationship with president trump costly that payment be an illegal campaign contribution? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> there are several stunning developments, receiving all the way into the oval office. tonight the white house, the wash post agent saying the special counsel is poised to question the president himself after intervi
closing in. the russia probe closes in on the inner circle of robert mueller is seeking to talk to the president in the coming weeks. this as cnn learned he's met with the attorney general jeff sessions and the fired fbi director jim comey stflt russia investigation now heating up? >>> threatening to quit. president trump deny that's his hand picked fbi director christopher wray threatened to quit because of pressure from the attorney general. as the fbi comes under renewed. and...
The Lead With Jake Tapper : CNNW : January 26, 2018 1:00pm-2:00pm PST
robert mueller as soon as next week, perhaps his attempt to fire mueller reignites burning questions about possible obstruction of justice. is the white house immigration proposal already dead on arrival? it's no surprise democrats are ripping it apart but many clf conservatives are also furious. >> u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley is not only denying baseless rumors of a white house affair, she's also talking at length about what is behind them. you'll find out why. good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we begin with our politics lead. the special counsel for the russia investigation is talking to the president's team about trying to conduct an interview with president trump soon, one for which the president said he would sit. but now we know president trump has tried to prevent that interview from ever happening by trying to fire robert mueller as special counsel. in june of last year an informed source tells cnn that president trump ordered the firing of the counsel and was only stymied when chief white house counsel don mcgahn threaten
robert mueller as soon as next week, perhaps his attempt to fire mueller reignites burning questions about possible obstruction of justice. is the white house immigration proposal already dead on arrival? it's no surprise democrats are ripping it apart but many clf conservatives are also furious. >> u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley is not only denying baseless rumors of a white house affair, she's also talking at length about what is behind them. you'll find out why....
The 11th Hour With Brian Williams : MSNBCW : January 26, 2018 11:00pm-12:00am PST
trip to davos but ignoring questions on robert mueller in light of that bombshell story he had ordered hip to be fired. >>> the next big event in the russia investigation. steve bannon reportedly scheduled to be the next big interview for team mueller. >>> and is it getting more difficult for the trump legal team or the trump west wing team to carry out the task of protecting the president from himself? "the 11th hour" on a friday night begins now. >>> well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters. day 372 of the trump administration. president back at the white house tonight after his trip to davos. he had a busier than usual week ahead. it includes formally unveiling his latest immigration proposal delivering the first state of the union address as president and attending a retreat with house and senate republicans. all of it now against this backdrop of the latest big story, the white house has been forced to react to. "the new york times" exclusive last night that the president ordered the firing of robert mueller but for his white house counsel who said if h
trip to davos but ignoring questions on robert mueller in light of that bombshell story he had ordered hip to be fired. >>> the next big event in the russia investigation. steve bannon reportedly scheduled to be the next big interview for team mueller. >>> and is it getting more difficult for the trump legal team or the trump west wing team to carry out the task of protecting the president from himself? "the 11th hour" on a friday night begins now. >>>...
said about that important story today. >> mr. president why did you fire robert mueller? why did you want to fire robert mueller? >> fake news, folks. "new york times" fake story. >> in the nixon era that's what they called a nondenial denial. joining us with his first reaction to the public reaction is the author of the best selling book in the world right now, michael wolff, the author of the "new york times" best-seller "fire and fury," inside the trump white house. thank you for coming back. >> thank you for having me. >> your book is filled with versions of the president complaining about the special prosecutor, making references to wanting to fire the special prosecutor. the special prosecutor has talked to reince priebus, the special prosecutor is going to talk to steve bannon, who you spent a lot of time talking to. the special prosecutor has been talking to many of your sources in this book. has the special prosecutor reached out to you to talk to you about either the firing of the special prosecutor or any other elements of this story? >> he has not. >> and if the special p
said about that important story today. >> mr. president why did you fire robert mueller? why did you want to fire robert mueller? >> fake news, folks. "new york times" fake story. >> in the nixon era that's what they called a nondenial denial. joining us with his first reaction to the public reaction is the author of the best selling book in the world right now, michael wolff, the author of the "new york times" best-seller "fire and fury," inside...
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report says special prosecutor robert mueller knows about it. is it evidence of obstruction of justice? >>> investigating clinton. sources tell cnn that the fbi and federal prosecutors are now actively investigating bill and hillary clinton's charitable foundation. is it a legitimate criminal probe or political payback? >>> and putting up his dukes. secretary of state rex tillerson talks candidly about north korea's nuclear program and what it would take to open up talks between the kim jong-un regime and the trump administration. did president trump's troubling tweet about his nuclear button complicated situation? >>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." president trump is lashing out in an explosive new book and its author who not only claims the president is mentally unfit for office but also says everyone around the president agrees. the journalist michael wolff is strongly defending his work which he says was based on extensive time spent inside the white house with the president and his team. mr. trump denies that, saying wolff has zero access to him and call
report says special prosecutor robert mueller knows about it. is it evidence of obstruction of justice? >>> investigating clinton. sources tell cnn that the fbi and federal prosecutors are now actively investigating bill and hillary clinton's charitable foundation. is it a legitimate criminal probe or political payback? >>> and putting up his dukes. secretary of state rex tillerson talks candidly about north korea's nuclear program and what it would take to open up talks...
" reporting that president trump ordered the firing last june of robert s. mueller but ultimately backed down after the white house counsel threatened to resign rather than carry out the directive. according to "the new york times," "mr. mueller learned about the episode in recent months as his investigators interviewed current and senior former white house officials. before heading home from davos this morning, president trump disputed the report. >> mr. president, why did you fire robert mueller? why would you want to fire robert mueller? >> fake news, folks, fake news. typical "new york times" fake story. >> the report has been confirmed by nbc news, "the washington post," cnn, "the wall street journal," even fox news. it does raise troubling questions. is it obstruction or at least part of a pattern of obstruction to do what he did and where are republicans? hasn't the president crossed a line here? >> will trump try to do it again. if he was willing to before, why not now when it appears the investigation is sniffing close e er and closer to trump. then there's the question o
" reporting that president trump ordered the firing last june of robert s. mueller but ultimately backed down after the white house counsel threatened to resign rather than carry out the directive. according to "the new york times," "mr. mueller learned about the episode in recent months as his investigators interviewed current and senior former white house officials. before heading home from davos this morning, president trump disputed the report. >> mr. president,...
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"the new york times" calling the ordering of robert mueller as fake news. this is the biggest non-story ever being hyped by the liberal media that we all know hates president trump. the reason the brain-dead partisan press is breathlessly spreading the fake news in their echo chamber is because they want to create a distraction. they do not want you, the american people, to know with the biggest story in their life times that involve real evidence of wrongdoings and crimes they have missed. it's been a huge week of revelations about corruptions at the highest levels of the fbi and doj and tonight we have even more. new text messages. we'll share with you from the trump-bashing fbi lovers, peter strzok and lisa page and it will prove we've been on the right page. and fox news found the memo detailing major fisa abuses against the trump campaign, that will be released likely next week and tonight a stunning report hillary clinton protected a senior adviser on her 2008 campaign accused of sexually harassing a young staffer. a lot to get to. we start with friday's breaking news and op
"the new york times" calling the ordering of robert mueller as fake news. this is the biggest non-story ever being hyped by the liberal media that we all know hates president trump. the reason the brain-dead partisan press is breathlessly spreading the fake news in their echo chamber is because they want to create a distraction. they do not want you, the american people, to know with the biggest story in their life times that involve real evidence of wrongdoings and crimes they have...
warnings and making a new push for legislation to protect robert mueller. >> growing evidence. experts say the attempt to fire mueller following the fire of fbi chief james comey is growing evidence for case of obstruction of justice. what's mueller's next move? >> dead on arrival? the new white house immigration framework with offer a path to citizenship for nearly 2 million immigrants but it comes with a $25 billion price tag to build a border wall in mexico. is it dead on arrival? >> and melania skipped out on her husband's trip to davos and flew to florida instead. her jet is on the tarmac in west palm beach as her office pushes back on what it calls salacious reporting. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news. tonight furious lawmakers are warning of red lines and seeking to protect the special counsel robert mueller as a source confirms that president trump tried to have him fired last june. the move stalled when a top white house official objected. this comes after the president said he was prepared to face mueller
warnings and making a new push for legislation to protect robert mueller. >> growing evidence. experts say the attempt to fire mueller following the fire of fbi chief james comey is growing evidence for case of obstruction of justice. what's mueller's next move? >> dead on arrival? the new white house immigration framework with offer a path to citizenship for nearly 2 million immigrants but it comes with a $25 billion price tag to build a border wall in mexico. is it dead on...
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. president trump tried to fire special counsel robert mueller back in june, but was forced to back down when his own lawyer threatened to quit. the president now pushing back this morning with a very predictable retort. >> fake news. >> what's your message today? >> typical "new york times" fake story. >> oh, heavens. and the cloud of the russia probe hanging over the president's marquee speech in davos. where moments ago he delivered his closing argument to the global summit. >> america first does not mean america alone. >> plus, one step forward, two big steps back. the white house proposes a pathway to scitizenship for 1.8 million dreamers but with a very steep price. a new report this morning that says this proposal is dead on arrival. >>> all right. just moments ago, president trump took off in marine 1 on his way to the airport in zurich for his return flight home. we're going to have more on his speech coming up with my colleague ali velshi who is there in davos. we begin today here with the president trying to dismiss reports that he was so intent on making the russia inves
. president trump tried to fire special counsel robert mueller back in june, but was forced to back down when his own lawyer threatened to quit. the president now pushing back this morning with a very predictable retort. >> fake news. >> what's your message today? >> typical "new york times" fake story. >> oh, heavens. and the cloud of the russia probe hanging over the president's marquee speech in davos. where moments ago he delivered his closing argument to...
lawsuit challenging the authority of special counsel robert mueller, saying the charges have nothing to do with the 2016 campaign. >>> and size matters. as president trump takes heat for tweeting that his nuclear button is bigger than kim jong-un's, the white house says americans should be concerned with the north korean leader's mental fitness, not the mental health of the president. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> breaking news. president trump is now at war with his former chief strategist and top adviser steve bannon. bannon sharply attacks the president and his family in passages from a new book. in the most explosive portion, bannon labels as treasonous the 2016 trump tower meeting with donald trump jr., presidential son-in-law jared kushner and campaign chairman paul manafort when they sat down with several russians, ostensibly to get dirt on hillary clinton. the book is called "fire and fury: inside the trump white house" by michael wolff. excerpts released by "the guardian" and "new york" magazine are full of insul
lawsuit challenging the authority of special counsel robert mueller, saying the charges have nothing to do with the 2016 campaign. >>> and size matters. as president trump takes heat for tweeting that his nuclear button is bigger than kim jong-un's, the white house says americans should be concerned with the north korean leader's mental fitness, not the mental health of the president. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news....
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new york times" that shortly after robert mueller was named special counsel in may, trump ordered white house counsel don mcgahn to fire him. mcgann refused. trump attorney ty cobb declined to comment to nbc. out of respect for the office of the special counsel, but as is often the case, president trump did have something to say. >> mr. president, why did you fire robert mueller? why did you want to fire robert mueller? >> fake news, folks. fake news. typical "new york times," fake story. >> so fake news to the president, maybe. but to be clear, this is a story confirmed by a wide swath of organizations with many sources, including nbc. as you can see from the headlines that are there. what's more, it's one more piece of a puzzle that could indicate the special counsel may be pursuing a potential obstruction of justice charge. joining me, ken dilanian, intelligence and national security reporter. ken, tell us more about this report and how it could fit into a potential obstruction of justice charge. >> good afternoon, chris. a source with firsthand knowledge confirmed to nbc news
new york times" that shortly after robert mueller was named special counsel in may, trump ordered white house counsel don mcgahn to fire him. mcgann refused. trump attorney ty cobb declined to comment to nbc. out of respect for the office of the special counsel, but as is often the case, president trump did have something to say. >> mr. president, why did you fire robert mueller? why did you want to fire robert mueller? >> fake news, folks. fake news. typical "new york...
>>> happening now, breaking news. state of disunion. president trump is getting ready to address the nation, promising the message of unity as they discredit the russian investigation, fuel partisan theory and distrust. is he still considering the firing of the special counsel? >> we are learning the president wants to release the secret gop memo on the fbi. how soon will it happen after his speech? >> unsanctioned. is mr. trump snubbing the lawmakers by refusing to carry out new sanctions against russia that passed congress with broad bipartisan support. tonight, new concerns that the administration's response was cut and run. >> we want to welcome our viewers to our special coverage. i'm anderson cooper. >> i'm wolf blitzer and you are in the "situation room." >>> we are following breaking news. president trump at the white house, preparing to deliver his first state of the union address as the russia investigation cast a long shadow over speech and administration. tonight, a source tells cnn, it is a possibility mr. trump may fire robert mueller despite warnings from members of his own party that it would spell the end of his presidency. we'll hear from the president less than three hours from now. i'll interview richard blumenthal in the russia investigation. first, let's go to jim acosta. what are you learning? >> while the president is not expected to address the russian investigation in the state of the union address, he has grown increasingly impatient with the special counsel office. a source close to the white house says it is possible the president could fire robert mueller. the source told cnn, and we can put it on the screen. here is a quote, anybody who knows trump best knows that's a possibility. this guy is a street fighter and thinks the mueller investigation is bs. as for the memo from devin nunes, alleging abuses in the white house probe, aides to the president are reviewing the memo and mr. trump favors releasing it. it will happen after the state of the union speech. we should note sarah sanders says, at the moment there are no current plans to release the memo. we'll see if that changes. the president will have tough tack for north korea tonight. a source familiar with the speech says it will likely generate headlines and you can show this quote from the source, it will be eye opening, in the words of the source. eye opening about what the president says about north korea. cia director, mike pompeo made comments saying they could have nuclear weapons that could strike the u.s. within a handful of months. the president is expected to make a pitch for a $1.7 trillion infrastructure plan and proposal to grant citizenship to 1 million undocumented immigrants, including the so-called d.r.e.a.m.ers. the president has been telling supporters he would use his proposal calling for the wall and other changes a generous. keep in mind, we are a keek and a day or two away from another government funding deadline. the government could run out of money and have a shutdown. we are learning it is likely the white house and congress would need another continuing resolution, short-term spending bill to keep the government open. they don't think they have enough time to hammer out a lasting budget agreement. >> a week from thursday. jim acosta, thank you very much. let's talk more about the russia investigation and the breaking developments and the cloud over the president's speech. we are joined by jim shooto. jim, we are getting lots of information. this cloud is very, very real. >> he would like it to go away. as you mentioned earlier, the president does not want to mention it in the speech but the news goes on. we learned steve bannon, the president's former chief strategist was scheduled to come before the house intelligence committee tomorrow. it's not going to happen now. it will be rescheduled. last time, he didn't answer questions, citing a claim of executive privilege. that's still to be worked out. we are getting news that the republican chairman, richard bur will not attend tonight's state of the union speech. a number of democrats are not attending out of protest. this is not the case with senator burr. he has a family matter to attend to. he doesn't have too many actions with the white house as he leads the russia investigation. a topic we talk about frequently is this memo alleging wrong doing by the fbi in terms of foreign surveillance warrants. it is now in the hands of the white house. it is up to the white house to decide if the president wants to declassify this. we do not expect a decision on that. >> amist all of this, the white house is refusing to implement new sanctions against russia, sanctions that were overwhelmingly passed by the house and senate last summer. the deadline was yesterday. basically, they list the richest guys in russia that didn't decide what they are going to do about it. >> the list appeared in "forbes" magazine. i spoke to an official today who made the case that the law does not require the administration to impose new sanctions on this date, just to come out with a list of potential targets and that possibility with the administration, if it sees cause will seek sanctions as they see fit. it can happen anytime. that's not an argument the democrats are buying. i spoke to adam schiff today. he says this is an administration that is not fulfilling its duty. republicans and democrats overwhelmingly pass the legislation and both houses of congress to acquire the steps from the president and meddling in the russia election. there's a timing issue here because a very interesting story went out on russian media today. the task news service saying the head of russia's equivalent of the cia was visiting washington last week and met with the head, mike pompeo. a spoke with a number of officials and they would not confirm pompeo's schedule, but the director of the cia meets with russian counter parts because they have information to share. they pointed me to previous comments. i will also say this because it's notable the head of the cia is currently under sanction by u.s. law. here is a response on the record from the spokesperson for the office of the director of national intelligence. while we do not discuss the schedules, rest assured interaction with foreign intelligence agencies would have been conducted in accordance with the agencies, basically making the point if the head of the cia wanted to meet with the head of a russian intelligence service under sanction, they would get all the necessary approvals while acknowledging the law is in place. it's a nondenial comment you hear in washington. at the same time, they made the case of why it would be useful for the head of the cia to meet. >> interesting, indeed. thank you very, very much. >>> joining us now, a leading democrat, senator richard blumenthal, a member of the judiciary committee. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> the president hasn't ruled out the firing, possibility of firing special counsel, robert mueller. what will it take for republicans to support legislation protecting robert mueller? >> i think this continued flow of indication that special counsel investigation is at risk, creates a lot of momentum and i have talked to a number of my republican colleagues over the last few days there, deeply troubled and the president has said he's going to fight back. he's entitled to a defense to make the argument that the facts don't warrant any sort of charges, but he's not entitled to threaten the investigation itself, which he has done repeatedly. >> when robert mueller finishes his investigation that he presents it to the deputy attorney general, rob rosenstein, he will decide what action to take with that information. are you concerned, senator, that the memo might target rosenstein? is rosenstein safe in his role? >> that is exactly one of the concerns that we have. that the so-called nunez memo, a four-page memo that threatens extremely classified information and endangers sources could be used against rod rosenstein. it alleged that information was used in the warrant process in the fisa court, a process that then rod rosenstein renewed and perhaps could be used to threaten him. that is very, very troubling because it could be used as a pretext for firing rosenstein, then robert mueller. that kind of chain of events directly threatens the rule of law. >> if the fbi director, khr christopher wray has question, why not speak publicly against the release? >> there were members that spoke directly. stephen who has responibility and a trump appointed, it would be reckless, his words, extraordinarily reckless to release this memo. there are procedures, by the way, to challenge a warrant if incorrect or defective information is used in them. in fact, i helped to write those before the fisa court, the surveillance court, if a warrant is defective. the committee, in effect, is running proper procedure and endangering the intelligence sources that produce the information going into that warrant. >> do your republican colleagues have a responsibility to speak out against the release of this memo? >> i just went to the floor of the senate, wolf, directly on that point and urged my republican colleagues to break their silence. we have a responsibility, at this moment, and it is an extraordinarily historic and threatening moment to our democracy, comparable to the days of joseph mccarthy, because this memo is an example of the kind of gutter partisan politics that should be denounced by my republican colleagues. it is a misuse of the process and responsibility that i hope my republican colleagues clear up. >> it is a complex issue. explain to the viewers why this is important, from your perspective, why it is significant. >> it comes back to russia. russia attacked our democracy. there is not a sen till la of doubt in the intelligence community about russia interference in the election nor is there doubt it will happen again. in fact, today, cia director, mike pompeo said the russians were continuing to meddle and would in the 2018 elections. so, the question is, will we stand-up and impose sanctions as president trump refused to do today? will there be a valid and thorough investigation of previous russian meddling and possible collusion by the trump campaign with it and obstruction of justice of that investigation. it is a matter of national security because the russians are going to do it again, unless they pay a price for it and it will distort and demean and degrade our democracy, the integrity of our elections are at stake. they have to pay a price for it and so do anyone, whether it is the trump campaign or anyone who aided. that's why the mueller investigation is so critically, why the integrity has to be maintained. >> we are told the president won't mention the russia investigation in the state of the union because he doesn't want to dignify the whole hoax of an investigation, so he won't talk about what russia did during the presidential election back in 2016. on the other hand, should there be more transparency, senator, in the foreign intelligence surveillance act, the fisa process, how it works, to make sure americans can trust the process and make sure the u.s. government isn't monitoring american citizen s, illegally. >> that's a very important point, wolf. i have worked for more transparency. it was part of the reforms we sought both this time in the fisa reauthorization and last time and it's part of the reason a process raising doubts or corrections that need to be made in the warrant process is so important. one more point, the warrants that are sought for surveillance have to be thoroughly documented. in this instance, they were. we know carter page, who was under surveillance was a suspected spy well before 2016 in the latest elections. in fact, had been identified by foreign governments as a possible russian informant or aide or agent well before these past elections. so, there is a lot of facts and material that justify this particular warrant that has been made known. the issue of transparency is important in the foreign intelligence surveillance process. >> as far as i know, carter page hasn't been charged in any criminal wrong doing, at least of now, right? >> that's correct. >> you are saying he is a suspected spy for russia? >> that was the basis for the warrant that the fbi sought as part of the factual basis. this attack in the nunes memo and the kinds of assaults, really an all-out assault by my republican colleagues on the fbi's part of a different tactic that the president's defenders and surrogates are using to undermine and discredit the fbi and the special counsel investigation. it is part and parcel of an effort to, in effect, create doubt, to sew this kind of lack of credibility or challenge of credibility before the investigation is concluded. >> senator blumenthal, thanks so much for 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( ♪ ) (grunting) today is your day. crush it. angie's boom chicka pop whole grain popcorn. boom! >>> we are counting down president trump's address. it's a possibility he might decide to fire special counsel robert mueller. let's take that to the panel. would that be a wise move for the president? >> not at all and i don't think the president is going to do that. hopefully this investigation is going to get wrapped up quickly here and move on. i think it's kind of an unfortunate sign at this stage we have an important state of the union address and it's easy to have the rumor. it's a big night, but the president may fire him. i think, at a certain point, we need to push back. unless someone is going to put their name on it, don't give it that much ox gin. >> the russia story is the scandal that is eating the trump administration. this is one part. this is the best part for the president. he needs to tell our country how we are doing and where we are going. he is feeding this and his colleagues and friends and allies on the hill are feeding this, with this nonsense on the hill with the memo. the republican memo and wait a week for the democrats rebuttal. all that is building toward making a case for firing mueller. chris christie, former governor of new jersey said the president shouldn't testify before mueller. then the president is above the law. they are laying the groundwork here. put it together, i hope jason is right but i think he is wrong. lindsey graham said it's the end of his presidency if he does. >> he's backed up by others, as well. the president wanted to fire mueller in june. went to mcgahn and said don't do it. >> it was under his other attorney, who wanted to push back on everything. it's possible they say to get rid of mueller and do it now and the president may listen to him, talked to don mcgahn and he said it's dumb, i'm not going to do it. four unknown sources were not in the room, but heard this may have happened. i just don't understand why that's such a big story. i tell you what is a huge story, the fact that unemployment, right now, is at a 17-year row and african-american unemployment is the lowest. the spanish unemployment is one of the lowest in history. those are real issues. people are better off today than a year ago. the economy is growing. the other thing is, if you think about the businesses that held their money in november and december, suddenly, they are going to make a big investment. >> smoke in mirrors. >> one at a time. >> i'm sorry -- anyway, here is the deal, jack. when you talk about unemployment going down, there's a trend. it's a trend that started over a year ago. but, here's the devil that's in the details. you are saying it's great, it's great. there's still great hurt. the african-american unemployment rate that the president tweeted about to jay-z after the van jones sbrintervie the president saying did he see the unemployment rate, 6%. the president is talking about the numbers, not an approach. there is a problem there. don't tell me -- >> no, no. number one, it is a significant drop, which was a far bigger drop than his predecessor. >> that's not true. that's not true. >> is there a way to go? absolutely. that's why he's talking less regulation on business so more mom and pop businesses can be created. take yes for an answer. this is good. can you do better? >> let's go back to the mueller -- >> we are talking a constitutional problem here. i wish we only had to talk about whether president obama or president trump is better. >> let me say this, those of us -- i think it would be a mistake to fire him. those of us who have the opportunity to talk to people in the administration and i talk to a heck of a lot of members of congress, they are not upset with the russia thing. i always hear from people not involved, this eats up all the time in the white house. >> these are unnamed people you are talking about. >> i can name them all. i can name a lot. let me say this -- >> if you have been watching this the last year, anybody who has been working on this russian investigation, it began a year ago. he got rid of sally yates, comey, mccabe, not rosenstein. it is obvious. is there anybody in this room that thinks donald trump is not capable of waking up all wound up one morning and firing and making sure this firing is able to take place? that being on the table, republicans need to pass the bill to forgive -- >> target is on rosenstein. the president has been fuming about him lately, thinking of firing him. if you look at what the white house was saying after they fired the fbi director, james comey, the day after sarah sanders put out statements because if you remember correctly, they hung their hat saying they dismissed comey because of the recommendation of the attorney general. when they were saying that, giving him credit, rosenstein was the gold standard, a respected man with a career there for 30 years. in may, he was a great, respected person at the department of justice, now the president only has problems with the people at the very top. >> paul ryan said rosenstein was appointed by president trump. >> a year ago. less than a year ago. >> this is a trump appointee. to go back to chris christie this morning and perhaps chris christie doesn't think the president should sit for an interview, my ears perked up. our recent poll shows 80% of americans, majority of republicans across party lines, it's the only thing on the russian investigation that unites people is the fact that if he is asked to testify by robert mueller, the president should do so. so, they are laying the groundwork for him not to talk to robert mueller, that is going to be a big, dramatic development in opposition of the country. >> it's worth noting that president trump himself has -- he's done it. he's been appointed to the job and praised him. to bring everyone together, let me unite. i can do that. let us acknowledge that the economy is doing very well. that is a big story. let's move it out of the way. let us acknowledge that this russian investigation, you know, two other people are under indictment and then, of course, you have this black cloud over the trump presidency right now. jack, i have to disagree with you, people are consumed with it, not just in the media, but in the white house and in congress. you talk to members of congress. we all talk to members of congress. they will alltel you, you need to get this over with, whatever the results are. but, i'm sure we all agree, talking about the economy is the approach the president should take. >> that's true. >> it is americans who are right, jack, say they feel better than a year ago. >> they will talk about that all night long as any strategist will tell him to do. >> isis is absolutely, positively on the run. america military is being rebuilt. i had the honor of representing military. there hasn't been money to keep up with the foreign countries. it is a real threat. it's on the land, the air, cyber. this president is making a huge commitment. i believe the national security is bipartisan. >> why is he so tough on isis and such a wimp on russia? >> he's not a wimp on russia. he dropped bombs in syria. >> the president's not going to talk about mueller and the investigation tonight. he's going to talk about what he accomplished the first year. he's going to get into the restored feeling of american patriotism. april, you said how the rest of the world is watching and the actual state of the union. the president and his supporters very much believe that we can be proud to stand-up and lead from the front. we don't have to lead from the back. this is a time to be proud to be americans, we are standing strong on the international stage. our economy is good. we have almost crushed isis. we are back. there's a strong, powerful feeling that the president is going to convey this evening. >> i think you are right. he's going to make some statements. i beg to differ with you on the economy a little bit. this most recent trip to davos is a sell as the world is saying, wait a minute, looking with us at a side eye on issues of national security and the economy. china is above us now when it comes to the economy. the president went to davos trying to sell america first. look, this is what we have. this was a sales trip. that's a piece of the economy. on the infrastructure, going back to that, if he gets into the weeds from transportation to bridges and roads, it takes people. i will tell you one group that really benefited during the obama years it was the hispanic community. their unemployment numbers rose. this infrastructure, if he's talking unemployment this could really help. >> one of the thing that is will come out this evening, a couple nuggets. for example, we talk infrastructure. rhoades and bridges are huge priority. they are going to talk about things like making sure we have all lead out of drinking water over the next ten years. we talk about the crisis in flint, which president obama started on, but wasn't able to get it done, i think we are going to see president trump charter course on a whole national rebuilding on this front. it's little things like that. >> will he talk about it in the speech? >> there are a lot of things, good things as part of the infrastructure bill. >> let's take a quick break. the president may drop surprises in the state of the union. he'll make eye-opening remarks on north korea. keep her receipts tidy,'s foundo even when nothing else is. brand vo: snap and sort your expenses with quickbooks and find, on average, $4,340 in tax savings. quickbooks. backing you. with the extra third rowr... of seats. they think it's theirs. look at them, they have no idea! it's not theirs. it's mine. mine. mine. mine. the new lexus rx 350l with three rows for seven passengers. are you excited about your baby sister coming? experience space for the unexpected with the rx l, part of the rx family. experience 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north korea, of late. it has been more subdued and the rhetoric calmed down from what we saw over the summer. i would be curious to see if eye opening means returning to more belligerent or more boastful rhetoric. >> i think to jack's point, or jason, has a story to tell on isis. you can say a lot started with obama but he's continued and there's a lot of victories. the president is sending thousands more troops to afghanistan and the picture is more mixed. >> the whole idea of eye opening can go either way, whether it's belligerent or it can go the other way where it becomes very diplomatic very quickly. i'm hedging toward the side of diplomatic quickly because we are coming up on the olympics and we are seeing the thaws of relations between north and south korea. but it's very unpredictable. >> anderson, we are getting excerpts from the president's state of the union address. i want to go to chief white house correspondent, jim acosta. you are reading through these excerpts, update our viewers. >> you were at the lunch earlier today with the other anchors meeting with the president at the white house and he emphasized he wants to touch on the theme of unifying the country and bipartisanship. that was released in an excerpt. the president will say tonight, this is our new american moment. there has never been a better time to live the american dream. tonight, i want to talk about the future we are going to leave, what kind of nation we are going to be. all of us, together, as one team, one people and one american family. americans love their country and deserve a government that shows them the same love and loyalty in return for the last year we sought to -- obviously, a couple things people want to note in those comments, when the president talks about americans deserve a government that shows them the same love and loyalty and return. obviously, that is a unifying theme that is not felt by a lot of americans out there who felt, over the last 12 or so months, the president has not been a unifying force. one other thing, wolf, we should point out the president is going to make a pitch for immigration, immigration deal for democrats and republicans to help protect those undocumented dreamers from deportation. that is reflected. struggling communities, especially immigrant communities will be helped by immigration policy that is focus on the best interest of american workers and families. here is a key quote. tonight, i'm extending an open hand to work with members of both parties, democrats and republicans to protect citizens of every background, color and creed. that's an excellent excerpt given that the president, advisers and allies were doing a touchdown dance. they were spiking football in chuck schumers face when it came to the shutdown. the president trying to change his tone and be more unifying. when people hear the president talking about every background color and creed in this country, that also appears to be an attempt, wolf, to heal the divisions he inflamed over the last 12 months. of course we could run through those, but we don't have time to do that at this moment. >> this is our new american moment. there's never been a better time to start living the american dream. i know you are going through other excerpts. is there another point you want to make? >> reporter: one more point we should make, our cnn team at the white house confirmed that the agriculture secretary will be the designated survivor. he will not be at the president's speech in case of a catastrophic event. that is a custom we go through every year with the state of the union speech. the president of the united states designates someone to be that. >> thanks very much. anderson, back to you. >>> democrats hear this message coming out of the white house. i can imagine what a lot of them think, this president is not the person to be spreading this message. maybe it's in one speech. will they follow up? it's the point you were making showing your favorite hometown newspaper, "the washington post." there's not a lot of build up or follow through, necessarily on the initiatives the president or the white house has. >> the president spends, i don't know, most of his waking time attacking democrats. he's partisan, that's fine. now he wants to, for an hour, pretend he's a unified hitter. the phrase acosta had, bonds of trust. this president, at his stage in his presidency, all-time historic low for a president. he ruptured those bonds. in fact, a large number of people who voted for him, 1 in 5, have now disapproved. they quit on him. he started with 46. that's low but he's down to 36 or 40. he's ruptured those bonds. every journalist that fact checked him, "washington post," for example, says he's lied 2,000 times in public. the trust is ruptured. i might like the policy, but the messenger is not credible. >> this is where democrats are in a pickle. they tick to the talking points, the fact of the matter is the president is going to lay down a plan to come up with a daca fix and pathway for dreamers. this is huge. this is something that multiple presidents, in a row, have not been able to get done. here, president trump is doing something very unorthodox. that's going to put democrats in a box. >> there's no trust. >> one of the things that i know, that we had to do as republican house members during president obama and president clinton is find things to agree on. the american people don't want you to be the perpetual res resistance. that's what embraced the democrats. we are the resistant movement. if we are not criticizing donald trump, we are a bad democrat or american, whatever. most voters get tired of that. >> wasn't that deja vu? >> when we did it too much, we lost out. the time to do it is not -- >> this time, he might get boos from the right when he talks about immigration. a lot of people on the right don't like it. here is the thing, yes, there's a good economic story and national security. despite that, he has the lowest numbers there are. why? because people don't like him. because people don't trust him. because people think he's a racist. because he pardons joe arpaio. those things matter. tone matters. he's had a year and he failed. >> they get a paycheck and see their 401(k)s and they are excited. >> doesn't matter. >> we have to take a break. house speaker paul ryan is urging people not to oversell the memo. has the damage already been done? why wait months for your next vacation when you can squeeze one in between friday and monday at hilton? there's a vacation at the end of every week. whatever type of weekender you are, don't let another weekend pass you by. get the lowest price when you book at hilton.com >>> we are back with breaking news. source telling cnn that it's still a possibility that president trump might decide to fire the special counsel robert mueller despite consequences. let's go to dana bash on capitol hill tonight. what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, you talked about the news that we are hearing from white house reporters about robert mueller. of course, the russia investigation and everything in and near it is looming extremely large on capitol hill. it is what people are buzzing about here much more at least ahead of the time than what the president is talking about. and on that note, i can tell you according to a source familiar with the house speakers remarks today in private to his members, he said about that memo that we are waiting to see if it comes out, he said that he wants his members to be careful not to overstate the facts in the memo and not to over sell it. and he said that the rank and file have to be careful when they talk to us reporters that they try to separate the whole notion of what is in this memo from the mueller investigation. now, he said that publicly as well. but the idea that he made this case to his members in private is very interesting. and note worthy because it is state of the union tonight. cameras, reporters, asking a whole host of issues. and members of congress are talking about it, talking about this memo in a big way, wolf. and he wasn't that successful even after he made this plea to his members to just be cautious and conservative in how they talk about this memo. one of his example rank and file members went on and said it's an example of how the mueller investigation is tainted. so we are going to see a lot of kind of to and from on this. but i have to also say, wolf, the fact that he made this plea and he personally said very clearly that he believes the mueller investigation is credible and should go on, it is a perfect example of kind of pretzel he and other house republicans are in by saying they want mueller to go on but being fully in on this republican house memo being released to the public. >> very interesting. dana we'll get back to you soon. dana bash up on capitol hill here for us tonight. we'll have much more on the breaking news right after this. 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>>> happening now, breaking news. state of disunion. president trump is getting ready to address the nation, promising the message of unity as they discredit the russian investigation, fuel partisan theory and distrust. is he still considering the firing of the special counsel? >> we are learning the president wants to release the secret gop memo on the fbi. how soon will it happen after his speech? >> unsanctioned. is mr. trump snubbing the lawmakers by refusing to carry...
the special counsel, robert mueller, or his team. mr. trump telling reporters it's unlikely he'd even have to give testimony, because he says there's no collusion, a familiar but unproven claim he's made over and over again. this after mr. trump made a potentially troubling request, tweeting that republicans should, quote, finally take control of the russia investigation. he didn't explain what he meant by that. but tonight, the republican chairman of the senate judiciary committee tells cnn he hopes the president does not try to tell him how to run his russia investigation. also breaking, the president says any deal on immigration reform must include funding for his border wall with mexico. it was a new attempt to clear up confusion after he repeatedly contradicted himself during bipartisan talks with lawmakers. mr. trump declaring the unusual on-camera negotiations were in his words one of the greatest meetings ever witnessed. there's added uncertainty surrounding any immigration deal tonight, after a federal judge temporarily blocked the administration's efforts to end protect
the special counsel, robert mueller, or his team. mr. trump telling reporters it's unlikely he'd even have to give testimony, because he says there's no collusion, a familiar but unproven claim he's made over and over again. this after mr. trump made a potentially troubling request, tweeting that republicans should, quote, finally take control of the russia investigation. he didn't explain what he meant by that. but tonight, the republican chairman of the senate judiciary committee tells cnn...
trump dismissing the bombshell reports he tried to fire special counsel robert mueller last june but then backed off. a source tells cnn that white house counsel don mcgann refused that order. it could be a key piece of evidence for special counsel as they try to decide whether or not they're looking at obstruction of justice. >> there is a legal debate how significant this might be to the investigation. but there is no debate that if the story is true, and cnn has confirmed them, the white house and the president lied about whether the president ever considered firing bob mueller. they lied repeatedly. in the midst of all of this, cnn learned the president is growing increasingly frustrated with chief of staff john kelly who did not travel with the president to davos. he's not there. in about an hour, the president will address leaders at the world economic forum. we will bring you that when it happens. jeff he zelly live in davos with breaking news >> reporter: john, good morning. there are new questions about inquiries about the president and the russia probe. remember in the week
trump dismissing the bombshell reports he tried to fire special counsel robert mueller last june but then backed off. a source tells cnn that white house counsel don mcgann refused that order. it could be a key piece of evidence for special counsel as they try to decide whether or not they're looking at obstruction of justice. >> there is a legal debate how significant this might be to the investigation. but there is no debate that if the story is true, and cnn has confirmed them, the...
. president trump ordered the firing last you know of robert mueller iii the special counsel overseeing the russia investigation according to four people told of the matter but ultimately backed down after the white house counsel threatened to resign rather than carry out the directive. this is last june. the west wing confrontation marks the first time mr. trump is known to have tried to fire the special counsel. mr. mueller learned about the episode in recent months as his investigators interviewed current and forrer senior white house officials in his inquiry into whether the president obstructed justice. barbara mcquaid is a former u.s. attorney from michigan and msnbc legal contributor. i know you have seen this a few seconds ago as i have now. your reaction? >> well, it's really extraordinary whenever i hear talk about the president firing robert mueller, i think about the saturday night massacre which was really the tipping point for richard nixon's demise. so i always think it would be an incredibly politically dangerous thing for president trump to do, certainly ther
. president trump ordered the firing last you know of robert mueller iii the special counsel overseeing the russia investigation according to four people told of the matter but ultimately backed down after the white house counsel threatened to resign rather than carry out the directive. this is last june. the west wing confrontation marks the first time mr. trump is known to have tried to fire the special counsel. mr. mueller learned about the episode in recent months as his investigators...
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the latest on robert mueller's investigation. justice correspondent pamela brown. pamela, good evening to you. what are your sources telling you tonight about an interview between the president and special counsel mueller? >> well, the interview request as inevitable. they're discussing internally how to define the parameters of any such interview. sources are insisting, don, there have been no substantive discussions or active negotiations about this matter between the president's lawyers and the special counsel. but the expectation here is that those discussions will happen when they meet again. but you know, don, no one things mueller will wrap up his investigation particularly the obstruction of justice probe without an interview with the president. it's still unclear what that might look like. >> can we talk more about the parameters here, because the president's lawyers what can they ask for not under oath or limit the topics? >> ultimately it's up to mueller in large part. they're looking at how previous administrations have handled requests like this in the past, whethe
the latest on robert mueller's investigation. justice correspondent pamela brown. pamela, good evening to you. what are your sources telling you tonight about an interview between the president and special counsel mueller? >> well, the interview request as inevitable. they're discussing internally how to define the parameters of any such interview. sources are insisting, don, there have been no substantive discussions or active negotiations about this matter between the president's...
mike pompeo talked to the special counsel's team in the russia probe. and robert mueller will soon interview steve bannon. loyalty test. the white house isn't denying reports that the president tried to ask the top fbi official who he voted for. was it a loyalty test or a getting aquainted time? >> and starting all over again on immigration. can they reach a deal? and growing storm costly the special counsel look into the reported hush money payment to porn star stormy daniels following her alleged sexual relationship with donald trump? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> robert mueller's team has interviewed mike pompeo and will soon interview the chief strategist steve bannon about the firings of michael flynn and fbi director james comey as the russia investigation closes in on the oval office. our correspondents and specialists are standing by with full coverage. >>> this took place last year. the focus. questions were told by one source it is on the president's conversations with him to make a public statement that the president was not under investigation fo
mike pompeo talked to the special counsel's team in the russia probe. and robert mueller will soon interview steve bannon. loyalty test. the white house isn't denying reports that the president tried to ask the top fbi official who he voted for. was it a loyalty test or a getting aquainted time? >> and starting all over again on immigration. can they reach a deal? and growing storm costly the special counsel look into the reported hush money payment to porn star stormy daniels following...
post." and what's telling this hour is what robert mueller wants to talk about him about it. a source close to the investigation saying is mueller is seeking to determine whether there is a pattern of behavior by the president. first we knee mueller wants to talk about the firing of the former fbi director comey. according to the post, remember the white house said he was dismissed because of the email. but now we know it was because of the russia investigation. >> do you believe the russia investigation played a role? >> in why i was fired? >> yes. >> yes. because i've seen the president say so. >> okay. he did say the president say sochlt because the president of the united states in his own words explained that the reason he fired comey was bausz comey wouldn't bow to his pressure about russia. >> regardless of recommendation, i was going to fire comey, knowing there was no good time to do it. in fact when i decided today do it, i said to myself, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made up story. it's an excuse by the democrats for strg lost an election that they
post." and what's telling this hour is what robert mueller wants to talk about him about it. a source close to the investigation saying is mueller is seeking to determine whether there is a pattern of behavior by the president. first we knee mueller wants to talk about the firing of the former fbi director comey. according to the post, remember the white house said he was dismissed because of the email. but now we know it was because of the russia investigation. >> do you believe...
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reporting about the possible interview of president trump by robert mueller, sources telling cnn the president's lawyers expect he'll be asked to talk to the special counsel before the investigation wraps up. that as the president himself takes to the field tonight for the anthem at the college football playoff national championship game in atlanta. remember how he just could not stop talking about and blasting the nfl's anthem protest just a few months back? well, take a look at this. the president singing along tonight, sort of. ♪ at the twilights last gleaming ♪ ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight ♪ ♪ ♪ for the ramparts we watch." >>> but first the latest on robert mueller's investigation. justice correspondent pamela brown. pamela, good evening to you. what are your sources telling you tonight about an interview between the president and special counsel mueller? >> look, the president trump's lawyers view an interview request for the president from special counsel mueller as invetable. they're preparing for that. they're discussing inter
reporting about the possible interview of president trump by robert mueller, sources telling cnn the president's lawyers expect he'll be asked to talk to the special counsel before the investigation wraps up. that as the president himself takes to the field tonight for the anthem at the college football playoff national championship game in atlanta. remember how he just could not stop talking about and blasting the nfl's anthem protest just a few months back? well, take a look at this. the...
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special counsel robert mueller last summer. >> fake news, folks. fake news. >> as mueller now looks to question the president. >> i would love to do that. i would like to do it as soon as possible. >> will he really testify under oath? and does the president's talk of firing mueller point to obstruction of justice? we'll ask republican senator lindsey graham. >> lindsey used to be a great enemy of mine. now he's a great friend. >> and former independent counsel ken starr. >>> plus, our journey on the southern border. we're just across the border now from mexico. traveling roughly 700 miles through california, arizona, new mexico, and texas. getting a firsthand look at the immigration debate. the president unveiling a new proposal. expanding the number of d.r.e.a.m.ers who could become citizens, while demanding $25 billion for a border wall and more security in exchange. we talk to all sides of the debate. including republicans breaking with trump. you do not believe in a big -- >> no, no, no. >> -- $25 billion wall. from the white house to your house, the facts that matter this week
special counsel robert mueller last summer. >> fake news, folks. fake news. >> as mueller now looks to question the president. >> i would love to do that. i would like to do it as soon as possible. >> will he really testify under oath? and does the president's talk of firing mueller point to obstruction of justice? we'll ask republican senator lindsey graham. >> lindsey used to be a great enemy of mine. now he's a great friend. >> and former independent...
president trump about the danger of the firing of robert mueller. we're learning that's what he tried to do last june. demanding that he let the russia probe play out or face grave consequences. i'll talk with a democratic congressman and -- who knows what it's like to be b fired by the president. our analysts are standing by. first, to jessica schneider. this is raising even more questions about possible obstruction of justice. >> yeah, that's right, wolf. the president's push to fire the special counsel, it only adds to the list of actions and comments from the president that mueller's team maybe evaluating art as part of that portion of the probe and tonight, new details about the tension inside the white house over the summer when the white house counsel forcibly pushed back on the president's call the to remove mueller. after months of denying the president was considering firing special counsel robert mueller -- >> are you considering firing robert mule snellemueller? >> tonight, they're refusing to comment on reporting the president tried toot just that. cnn learned president t
president trump about the danger of the firing of robert mueller. we're learning that's what he tried to do last june. demanding that he let the russia probe play out or face grave consequences. i'll talk with a democratic congressman and -- who knows what it's like to be b fired by the president. our analysts are standing by. first, to jessica schneider. this is raising even more questions about possible obstruction of justice. >> yeah, that's right, wolf. the president's push to fire...