is absolutely fine to be. for example, i threw away all the clothes i was wearing during that shoot. that may have been in abundance of caution. i have been there three times. i'm sure i will go there a fourth and a fifth. >> i would hold up. erin burnett outfront starts right now. >> outfront next, breaking news, the president in a new interview says he doesn't need congressional approval when it comes to iran. kamala harris, the prosecutor now is laying out trump's rap sheet and vowing to go after him. now trump speaking out about a new accuser who says he sexually assaulted her in a department store. his response. let's go outfront. i'm erin burnett. the breaking news. president trump saying he can go it alone and take on iran without congressional approval.

>> i like the idea of keeping congress abreast, but i wouldn't have to do that. >> nancy pelosi said you must have congressional approval. you disagree with her on that? >> i disagree. i think most people seem to disagree. i do like keeping them -- they are intelligent people. they will come up with some thoughts. i actually learned a couple of things the other day when we had our meeting with congress which i think were helpful to me. i do like keeping them abreast, but i don't have to do it legally. >> that's a big claim. we will speak to congresswoman jackie spear about that in a moment. it comes as the president anoubsed what he calls hard hitting sanctions, a move the president claims will force iran's hand into submission. >> these measures represent a strong and proportionate response to iran's increasingly provocative actions. we will continue to increase pressure on tehran until the regime aband aened dangerous

activities. >> the president talking about how effective the sanctions are. his treasury secretary steve mnuchin echoing his boss. >> we locked out tens of billions of dollars. these sanctions will come along with additional entities. these sanctions are highly effective. >> highly effective or are they? take for example iran's supreme leader. no one really knows where his money is to lock it up. plus our fred plieken tells us tonight that the sanctions have no wider impact on iran's military or political leadership than the ones already in place. sanctions are hurting the average iranian, causing prices to surge. of course, keep in mind iran's largest trade provider is china.

what is trump's end game with iran? the president repeatedly said he doesn't want war. >> i'm not looking for war. and if there is, it will be obliteration like you have never seen before. i'm not looking to do that. >> throw the word obliteration around without saying what you want is a problem because right now america is at economic war with iran. military tensions are escalating and tonight iran's naval chief is threatening to shoot down more american drones. the white house owes american people real answers and specifics like what exactly today's new sanctions were retaliation for. >> interest ts this the u.s. re iranians shooting down the drone? >> you can probably add that to it. this is basically something that was going to happen anyway. >> so going to happen anyway. or strong and proportionate

response to the drone and other aggression. kaitlan collins is out front at the white house. is the president and his team offering any clarity at all on the sanctions, what specifically they are going to do. >> reporter: you'll remember last thursday when the president called off the strike. he said new sanctions had been imposed leading to confusion because the treasury department hadn't made announcements. they are targeting iran's supreme leader barring him from using the international banking system as well as going after several of their military commanders though that is raising questions about how many of them have financial assets in banking systems and what the impact is going to be. one notable thing that the treasury secretary said was at the end he said that the president had personally instructed him to add the nation's top diplomat later this week. that's unusual because he wasn't in the treasury list that they

later released talking about the people that they are adding to the sanctions list. they are saying they are not going to put the sanctions on until later this week. that essentially breaks a long-standing protocol that you don't telegraph sanctions because it gives the individual a chance to invade the worst impacts of the sanctions. essentially, what we will see is a waiting game coming out of the white house to see whether or not iran buckles to the pressure, the economic pressure that they are going to be feeling from the sanctions or whether or not they continue to try to provoke the united states and if the president listens to his national security advisers or if he does like he did last week and follows the outside council of people talking to him outside of the west wing. >> thank you. outfront tonight democratic congresswoman jackie spear. she sits on the house, intelligence and armed services committee. you would know as much as there is to know about what is going on right now.

do you know exactly what the new sanctions are? >> you are assuming a fact not in evidence because the administration does not necessarily talk directly with us particularly in the intelligence committee about steps they are taking. it is cregrettable that they are so compartmentalized. i will say that the president appears to be deaf because it is clear that what the iranians are doing is signaling to us that they want to negotiate. and rather than de-escalation, the president is escalating. and that means trouble. that spells trouble for us and for our men and women in service around the world. >> so the president today laid out his reasons of why he thinks imposing new sanctions is the right thing to do. here he is. >> he shot down the drone. i guess everyone saw that one and many other things. these measures represent a

strong and proportionate response to iran's increasingly provocative actions. >> do you support new sanctions being added right now at all? or is what you are saying they want to negotiate let's hold back and wait? >> i want us to negotiate with our allies. once again, the president is going it alone. and that is a proipescription f disaster. first and foremost, we need to go to the negotiating table. by imposing more sanctions, all he is doing is creatic yet another obstacle that we have to overcome. we have to remember that the iranian population is mostly very high percentage or young. they like americans. they have a high unemployment rate right now in iran. they have seen their gross domestic product actually decline. all of those are signaling that they are in an economic crisis. yet, what are we doing?

we are putting more oil on to the fire and making it even worse. >> i have to say, one of my memories was how nice everyone was at the rally as they were chanting death to america knowing we were americans. it was an interesting moment that i have never forgotten. the hill tv did an interview with the president in which he said he does not congressional approval to do anything when it comes to iran. is that your interpretation? >> no. it's absolutely false. once again, the president is acting as if congress does not exist. and congress will not exist if we don't speak up. there is a resolution led by congresswoman barbara lee and others to make it crystal clear to the president that he cannot engage in any kind of military force against iran without our approval. congress has the authority to wage war a, to donateinitiate a

>> today, a senior official with secretary of state monopoly traveling with him in the middle east said he mike pompeo did not raise the issue of jamal khashoggi with saudi arabia. he said he wasn't sure if he raised it with the crown prince. and this came after trump was asked in an interview whether he talked to the crown prince about the murder. trump blatantly said he did not bring it up. and then this exchange happened. >> the united nations said they would like the united states to order the fbi to investigate jamal khashoggi's death and possibly -- >> i think it has been heavily investigated. >> by who? >> by everybody. >> what about the fbi?

>> so many different reports, of course, is not true. why do you think, congresswoman, that the president of the united states continues to take the side of the crown prince of saudi arabia and takes a stand against the cia? >> so i have my questions, one of which is, and we will not know the answer until we can get the president's tax return and the tax return of mr. kushner, as well r. there financial reasons why he is so interested in cozying up to saudi arabia and to the crown prince? the u.n. has come out with a very comprehensive study that's very specific and says that the united states should investigate further. it is very clear to me that this president does not want to take the side of a person who is working as a resident in the united states, working for the "washington post," who was murdered in the most egregious

manner. and we sit silent. i am circulating a resolution right now to draw attention to the fact that this is an incredibly heinous act and one that we should all be speaking out about. >> i appreciate your time. thank you so much. >> thank you. and outfront next, a wide ranging exclusive interview. trump talks about joe biden not getting an endorsement from barack obama. we have the reporters who just spoke to the president and they are out front next. a fierce battle brewing be2015 bernie sanders and elizabeth warren. can he stop her momentum? and a writer standing by her accusation that she was assaulted by then businessman donald trump in what would amount to rape. the president responding moments ago. even he knows that. thanks, captain obvious. don't hate-like their trip, book yours with hotels.com and get rewarded basically everywhere.

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not to endorse me. he was trying to get the endorsement. it could be that president obama knows something. there is something going on in that brain of his. >> then the reporters following it up. what exactly is going on in that brain of biden's trump continues i think he is off. he is different. i have seen him for a long time. frankly, he looks different, sounds different and thinks different. other than that, i hope he does very well. chief washington correspondent and host of hill tv and white house correspondent for the hill. you obviously talked to the president about a lot of things. let's start with the exchange about joe biden. the president seems fixated on biden not getting obama's endorsement. >> it's part of the effort by the president to raise doubts about the health and mental capacity of joe biden. he has taken repeated shots at

biden sometimes against the advice of his aides to try to knock him down a peg from being the democratic a front runner. he seems to be wanting to do that more and more as the first debates are approaching. >> it seems like he wanted to go on and on about it. >> he feels very strongly about joe biden being weak in this debate. he said it was joe biden's debate to lose. he focussed a lot on the relationship with president obama. >> to your point, as he slams biden for not getting obama's endorsement. he actually as you point out, he won't endorse his own vice president. here he is in the past couple days. >> well, it's far -- i love mike. we are running again. you are talking about a long time. you can't put me in that position. >> it's so far out. it's so far out.

that would be the only reason. now, what happens in 2024? i don't know that mike is going to run. i don't know who is running or anything else. >> does he sense any hippypocrh? >> i mean, we followed up with him many times on some stances that seem to be hypocrit 8:ical one was the supreme court. he said he would fill the seat. he would do it three days before the election even though he supported mitch mcconnell's position to block a vote on obama's nominee. >> i want to ask you about the new accusations of sexual assault from magazine writer e. jean carol. she talks about what would be rape in a dressing room of a new york department store. you asked trump about it. he said she was totally lying and continues to say, quote, this is how he answered the

question about whether this happened. i will say it with great respect. number one, she is not my type. number two, it never happened. what was the look on his face or response when his answer to you was number one, she's type? >> the president was very angry about this. he said emphatically he believes she was lying. he went into great detail. there were a lot of people around. it's impossible that anybody wouldn't have seen to think that something like this could have gone on within the dressing room. he was animated. i think he has watched her on shows. >> jordan, what was your response? were you surprised when his first response was number one she's not my type? >> it was certainly surprising. we had been given a word of warning beforehand that he might be riled up about the subject. it was surprising to hear him go

that far. he said something that stuck with me, which is i want you to be very strong on this. he seems to be rationing up the rhetoric that he wants to stamp out this allegation even though he has tried this sort of thing in the past. all these women are still standing by their stories. >> they certainly are. if you are accused of rape, the first response being she's not my type is frankly quite disturbing to me. you asked president trump about whether he would nominate someone to the supreme court up until election day. let me play that exchange. >> will you put forward a nominee between now and the election? >> would i do that? of course. you have any recommendations? >> skm thoand that was the hypo when it came to what mitch mcconnell did under barack

obama. >> he said the reason they did that is because they didn't control the senate. he told us later on in a later print interview that he would do it even three days before the election and hope he would be able to do that. >> what stood out to you from your extensive conversation with the president tonight? >> i think he is definitely in a fighting mood. i think he is doing a string of interviews with the launch of his campaign last week. yet he is still commenting on pretty much anything you throw at him. i mean, we asked him about the federal reserve and he almost went as far as saying he has the power to fire jerome powell as fed chair. that was something surprising and something that could move markets. he doesn't seem abode by any perceived critics around him. >> and before we go, also saying he doesn't need congressional approval to do anything with iran y. played your sound byte

to congresswoman jackie spear who said absolutely not. i would imagine there are many republicans and democrats who would be very frustrated with what he said. >> i said specifically the house speaker says you need congressional approval to go forward with this strike. he yds do not agree with that but he is happy to keep congress abreast. he is very firm in his ability to strike iran without congressional approval. >> lots of headlines there. thank you both very much. next bernie sanders trying to one up elizabeth warren with a new plan to help people who have student debt. but will it actually help some of the people that sanders likes to rail against. >> at the end of the day, the very, very wealthy get richer and almost everybody else is getting poorer. kamala harris making a name for herself by going after witnesses in the senate. why are her skills as a former prosecutor helping her climb up in the polls?

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bernie sanders trying to beat elizabeth warren at her own game. sanders unveiling a plan to make all colleges and universities tuition free and debt free and wants a one-time cancellation of student debt. that is a heck of a price tag and twice as expensive as warren's tuition plan. twice as expensive means more people who benefit. up front now joan walsh and democratic strategist who served as white house counselor to president clinton. elizabeth warren was the first to come up with the idea of school forgiveness. her plan was much more based on income levels and it wasn't just like we get a one-day wonder for everybody. and yet she has been rising in the polls. so is bernie sanders looking at elizabeth warren and going i can do better and it will help me? >> i think bernie gets a lot of credit for opening the door to big ideas like medicare for all,

tuition-free college. but i think where he has fallen short is a little bit of implement az. he hasn't always had the funding mechanism. he is saying this is a grand plan. it's everybody. i like the ambition of it. i like the value of it that we settled this two generations of having this kind of debt. i'm forgiving all of it. here is a plan to do it. >> it is for everybody in the future. >> it goes along with in the future tuition free college and community college. >> paid by transaction taxes, trading financial services. critics of both plans say that it would actually benefit people who already are among the most, you know, lucky in american society. former obama treasury official tells the washington post warren's proposal would benefit the top 30% of earners because i

suppose those are the people who are going to go to the schools and benefit from the debt forgiveness plan. and sanders' plan would probably be higher. what do you say, paul, is this realistic? >> you can do it, but i think there is a problem with disproportional impact. 60% of americans do not have a two or four-year education. so they wouldn't benefit. maybe in the future the zero cost tuition would help them. i do think that democrats do better the way i think barack obama and bill clinton did where they talked about service and exchange for earned benefits. serve your country and then get something. pete buttigieg has talked about that in the past when he was in congress. beto o'rourke has talked about that. that is a different model. i think there is peril when democrats look like they are for free stuff for smarty pants rich

kids. >> the fact that this would help people at the higher end of the income scale is not what you hear from elizabeth warren and bernie sanders and here they both are. >> we have a government that works great. it works fabulously. it works terrifically for the rich and the powerful. >> at the end of the day, the very, very wealthy get richer and almost everybody else is getting poorer. >> well, the fact that those comments are somewhat inconsistent with this plan hurt or not? >> i don't think it hurts. i think one thing that can actually help warren today is the fact that her plan is now in the middle. you have bernie's plan which forgives everybody. it makes hers look a little more moderate. >> she is seen as less progressive. >> she is seen as being less out there and maybe more thoughtful about the unintended consequences of forgiving so

many rich kids to put not too fine a point on it. castro has a forgiveness program but his is less generous still. >> which is interesting and could help. we are far from doing this. on some level i'm thinking government will set the price and the really elite schools will get more and more expensive and end up with another problem with elite education. again, i don't want to get too many details right now. the reality of it is that sanders has been afraid of warren rising in the polls. here is what he has been saying about it. >> senator warren will run her campaign. i think what the evidence will show is that i am, in fact, the strongest candidate to defeat trump. i have known elizabeth for many, many years. one of the reasons that so many americans are disspirited about the political process is that they hear candidates come forward and say i want to do

this and that and that, but nothing happens. >> it's getting a little nasty out there. >> yeah, you know, it could be worse. these are two people who are friends. i don't expect it to get supernasty. i'm one of those people who is a little bit sad about our cityup because i would love to see elizabeth warren and bernie sanders take each other on on this. i love to see warren against biden on the debate stage talking about bankruptcy. there is plenty to talk about. the other good thing for bernie today is that he is out there with alexandria ocasio-cortez. she has not endorsed yet. he would like her endorsement. so would warren. he is out there. those progressive women that he really wants to be associated with their energy and so does elizabeth warren, he is with them today. so in terms of day to day politics it's a good day for

him. >> what's the smarter move? to go far left and own that lane or be seen as more moderate and perhaps by some as more electable in the general? >> setting my views aside, that is what the data indicate. the percentage of democrats who want their party to be more moderate rather than more liberal is over 50% and rising since donald trump became president. by contrast, the vast majority of republicans want their party more conservative. they are becoming an extremest party. democrats won their largest landslide since women got the right to vote with the most diverse and moderate. it's a wonderful thing to see them competing on ideas. this is not donald trump insulting some of these hand size. this is what politics ought to be. >> thank you both. next, senator kamala harris gearing up for her first primary debate. what does she need to do to

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the latest charter school scandals are piling up. leaders of one san diego charter network? indicted for conspiracy and grand theft. thankfully, the governor's charter school policy task force just made important recommendations for reform: more accountability on charter school spending. and giving local school districts more control over the authorization of charter schools. reforms we need to pass now. so call your state senator. ask them to support ab 1505 and ab 1507. tonight senator kamala harris, her prosecutorial skills have made her stand out on the hill. how has the response been among

the ultimate jury? >> drumming up support in south carolina ahead of this week's democratic debates. kamala harris used the words of the courtroom to tout her record as a prosecutor. >> so let's see that rap sheet. he said what do you have to lose? we know civil rights investigations are down, hate crimes are up. we had a lot to lose. >> reporter: her argument on why she is best positioned to make the case against the president. >> let's talk about looking at that rap sheet where he has embraced dictators like kim jong-un and putin and taken their word over the american intelligence community. let's prosecute the case. i think today was a good preview of what to expect. you can tell there was fire in her spirit. >> reporter: a retired teacher first noticed harris during

senate hearings. can you think of any laws that give government the power to make decisions about the male body? >> i'm happy to answer a more specific question. >> male versus female. >> reporter: that handling of powerful washington players also swayed brandy brooks. >> when i saw the kavanaugh haergs, i thought she was amazing. >> reporter: from supreme court nominees to former attorney general jeff sessions. >> i'm not able to be rushed this fast. it makes me nervous. >> reporter: to most recently the current attorney general william barr. >> has the president or anyone at the white house asked or suggested you open an investigation of anyone? yes or no, please, sir. >> the president or anybody else. >> seems you would remember something like that and be able to tell us. >> reporter: viral cable moments racking up millions of views

online. but there is another narrative about harris's prosecutor past that as a district attorney and then california's attorney general she was more cop than reformer. harris has pushed back on the trail and in interviews. >> for whatever reason they think a black person should never lock up black and brown people. >> are you saying if a child is molested, if a woman is raped or somebody is shot down and killed -- >> they should go to jail. >> reporter: in the days leading up to the democratic debate, harris is determined to showcase that career as a top credential. >> i know how to get that job done. we need somebody on our stage when it comes time for that general election who knows how to recognize a rap sheet when they see it and prosecute the case. >> she no nonsense. sometimes people play games with you or attempt to do so. she makes it clear, you don't try that with kamala harris, because i'm well prepared and i

can handle it. >> now, ms. friarson who first was impressed by the courtroom skills expects her to deliver in the first democratic debate. harris will be on stage with joe biden and bernie sanders, two older white men who currently lead her in the polls. her campaign tonight says that she is in miami for last minute debate preps. >> i want to go now to democratic strategist. washington post columnist wrote when harris entered the race it seemed the senator from california might be the one who had it all, experience, charisma and exciting potential to make history as the first african-american and asian woman to sit in the oval office. and then spoke to a voter who said she is intrigued by harris but thinks harris needs to soften up a little bit and let people in a little bit. she is all business. if she would show personal side

i think she would be amazing. is this relevant to the fact that she has been sort of flat lining in the polls? >> i don't know. i think the voters get to decide whatever issue they want to determine whether this candidate is acceptable for them. in this case, i wonder if this is not some sort of gender issue because the same issue i remember when hillary clinton ran they felt she was too strong. >> the word soft is a flag. >> exactly. >> it happened in 2008 and 2016 when she decided to run as a grandmother for hillary clinton. if you look at kamala harris's record as a prosecutor she scares. jeff sessions said she made him nervous. donald trump called her nasty. she tripped up kavanaugh and pompeo. >> she is really good in those moments. >> i think that can be a good thing and a bad thing for her. it is good for the general election. it can also hurt her in the

primary process when she has to face people who criticize her being too harsh. >> she is in miami for last-minute debate prep. what does she need to do? >> i believe the first thing she needs to do is introduce herself. look at the great announcement she had back in february. she hasn't really been able to take off from that point. i think part of it is that people say that they are intrigued by her but don't know enough information. >> she needs to introduce herself which sometimes starting with the basics is the way to go. next president trump's new defense saying the woman accusing him of sexual assault in a dressing room is not his type. plus jeanne moos on president trump and whether he read the mueller report. he has now told us two very different things. even he knows that. thanks, captain obvious. don't hate-like their trip, book yours with hotels.com and get rewarded basically everywhere. hotels.com. be there.

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number two, it never happened, it never happened, okay. when asked if she was lying he said quote totally lying. the columnist is telling the story of what she says happened for the first time. >> described what happened. >> reporter: author and columnist is standing firmly by her claim that donald trump sexually assaulted her in a department store dressing room. >> the minute he closed that door i was banged up against the wall. >> he slammed you against the wall. >> hit my head really hard. >> carol is detailing the alleged attack for the first time in her new book. the now 75-year-old columnist says she had a chance encounter with trump in the 1990s. but she says what began as a light hearted exchange turned violent when they ended up in a dressing room. >> he pulled down my tights. it was a fight.

i want women to know that i did not stand there. i did not freeze. i fought. and it was over very quickly. it was against my will 100%. and i ran away. >> reporter: carol goes into more graphic detail in her book, writing he opens the overcoat, unzips his pants and forces his fingers around my private area and thrusts his penis inside me. >> don't want to be seen as a victim because i quickly went past it. it was a very, very brief episode in my life. very brief. i am not faced with sexual violence every day like many women around the world. so i'm very careful with that word. >> reporter: on saturday, president trump denied the allegations. >> i have no idea who she is. what she did is terrible. so it's a total false accusation

and i don't know anything about her. >> reporter: yet a photo shows them chatting at a party in the 1980s. >> there is some picture where we are shaking hands it looks like at some kind of event. >> reporter: while trump dismissed the account as a publicity stunt, today she suggested it wasn't an attempt to sell books. on amazon you don't see it. >> during the presidential campaign, an ""access hollywood" tape from 2005 surfaced showing trump bragging about sexual assaulting women. >> and when you're a star, they let you do it. you can do anything. grab them by the p, you can do anything. >> reporter: he's been charged from sexual assault and more. he's denied all of their claims. >> now, carol said she told two friends about the alleged attack some 20 years ago.

i spoke to both friends and both said they remembered her telling them about this incident and that she seemed like she was in shock at the time. erin? >> all right, sarah, thank you very much. significant that sarah was able to speak to both friends. outfront now dana bash. president trump is responding by saying he denies anything about carol, right and okay, they were in a picture together but he didn't know who she is. tonight, he says i'll say with great respect number one, she's not my type. number two, it never happened. so his first response is she's not my type. which is been keeping with the responses that we heard from him after the multiple allegations back in 2016 that sarah was just reminding of us about her report, you know, what we are used to with when you hear and see a person who is accused who denies it, the first thing that they say is i would never do that.

how can you say i would do something like that? i would never do that. not she's not my type and it never happened. having said that, when it comes to donald trump, as i mentioned, this is his kind of classic response to something as he firmly denies it as he did again tonight. >> yes, this morning in that interview on cnn, carol had an emotional reaction to the president's patterns of denial that you're referring to. here it is. >> he denies it. he turns it around. he attacks and he threatens. that is -- and then everybody forgets it and then the next woman comes along and i am sick of it. i am -- alison, i am sick of it. think how many women have come forward, nothing happens. >> and she of course you heard her layout yes, i'm writing a book but i didn't mention him et cetera but he's using that why now? why when there is a book? are americans numb to this?

i asked this in the context to another election we may learn more stories. are they numb, dana? >> it's a good question. we don't know the answer to that. i'll tell you talking to people inside the president's reelection campaign, they believe and are banking on yes, it's baked in at this point when it comes to voters, that's a quote from a senior aid. earlier today having said that, we just don't know if there is a difference between what people tolerated in 2016 when they knew he was a celebrity. they knew he was somebody who was, you know, different from every other politician and now when he's the president of the united states, even though the allegation is from before he was president, well before. >> all right. dana, thank you very much. and she will be back with anderson in the next hour on cnn. next, jeannie on trump's mueller report.

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the mueller report? is jeannie. >> did president trump read the entire mueller report? pick an answer was it what he told george stephanopoulos on abc. >> the report said no collusion. >> did you read the report? >> yes, i did and you should read it, too. you should read it, too. >> or was it what he told chuck todd on nbc. >> let me tell you, i read it. >> and after all those time they badgered george. >> conspiracy. >> read every page. and just read it. >> he himself read just the conclusion but if the mueller report was 400 pages is a bit too much, there is an

alternative coming that is half the size and this one is illustrated by shannon wheeler, a cartoonest who draws for the new yorker and published a book called [ bleep ] my president says, the illustrated tweets of donald j. trump, the graphic novel version of the mueller report is being written by a journalist. due out next year, it's sort of like cliff notes or an idiot's guide but withdrawings. wheeler says it reminds him of dick tracy. >> tip off that two crooks mumbles are making counter fit money. >> look at the characters. look at manafort. there is mumbles and flat top. it's straight out of a dick tracy gallery and mueller is dick tracy. >> i'll take the crooks off your hand. >> the goal of the graphic novel approach is to have people read the mueller report and we know a certain someone who prefers briefings illustrated so maybe he'll finally get around to

reading it. jeanne moos, cnn. >> i read the conclusion. >> new york. >> thanks for joining us. anderson starts now. good evening. she's not my type. that is what the president of the united states has just said about the woman who says he sexual assaulted her. she's not my type. which is what one says when a tre friend tries to fix you up, she's not my type but what accused of what amounts to rape. not my type. that's precisely what president trump said not for the first time, either, she's not my type. he said this about his 15th and latest accuser and we begin with her account of the alleged sexual assault she endured she says at his hands and that alone should be compelling enough. at any other time it would be and today it's a larger and more troubling story of indifference. somehow we'll explore the reasons why the fact the president is accused 14 other