for the white house, for congress? chuck schumer said it was worth while skipping the meeting last week. now it's worth while. he's been inviting back and he's going. thanks for joining us. i'm sarah sanders in for dana perino. here's shep. >> shepard: we're waiting for the white house briefing to begin on another busy news day. president trump set to make a major announcement on israel. controversial moves no doubt. the republican national committee supporting the gop senate candidate roy moore in alabama. the group previously pulled funds after a string of women accused moore of sexually abusing and harassing them as teens decades ago. john conyers calling it quits. resigning, he says, as former staffers accused him of

harassment. he calls it retiring. plus, what to make of the fbi agent yanked from the russia investigation after making his political views. and robert mueller has subpoena add bank on president trump's bank records. the latest record, that is wrong. the white house will explain. let's get to it. waiting to hear from the white house now. sarah sanders set to take questions from reporters at any moment. this comes as water hearing the special counsel leading the russia investigation is demanding information on president trump's business dealings from a german bank. that is according to the reporting of multiple news outlets, including a german newspaper where it began and now confirmed by the "wall street journal" with which fox news shares common ownership. that said, a source who is said to be familiar with the

investigation is disputing this report. that's according to the reporting of our own john roberts. so there's a lot in the mix here and we'll get to it. the journal is reporting, the "wall street journal," that robert mueller's office issued a subpoena to deutsche bank. they also requested information on people close to the president according to the "wall street journal." the bank reports they're cooperating with investigators. that's what deutsche bank says. the bank was donald trump's bank of last resort before he was president. it lent mr. trump $300 million for real estate dealings before he took office. the justice department fined deutsche $425 million for its part in dozens of banks failure to prevent a $10 billion russian money laundering scheme called global laundromat. they say the president's relationship with that bank,

deutsche bank, is a key part of the investigation into the trump team's ties to moscow. the president has warned that if robert mueller looks into his family's business practices and finances, that would cross for him a red line. though in reality, there's no red line for the investigation. reporters asked the president about that today during lunch with senate republicans. >> mr. president, has mueller crossed a red line with deutsche bank? >> thanks very much. thank you. >> shepard: so that's deutsche bank. we're hearing how much the mueller investigation has cost taxpayers. the special counsel's office has spent $7 million. the top democrat, dianne feinstein called the spending reasonable. the president called the investigation a costly witch

hunt even before we got today's numbers. the chief white house correspondent, john roberts, is live in the briefing room. so there's the "wall street journal" says this deutsche bank subpoena has been issued. you have a source that says otherwise. tell us. >> it's sharply contradictory information. this all started as you pointed out in germany earlier today. since then there's been what appears to be a lot of independent reporting and confirmation that a subpoena was sent from the special counsel's office to deutsche bank to ask about donald trump's dealings with deutsche bank. i was called an hour ago to say they did research into this and talked with people and found that there was no subpoena ever issued to deutsche bank from the special counsel's office. so it's difficult at this point to know which of these is correct. you'd assume that multiple independent news organizations have done their own separate

reporting and have gotten this from different sources and yes, indeed it would appear a subpoena had been sent. you have the other source swearing up and down no subpoena was sent. so more digging required on this. if robert mueller has, and this happened several weeks ago, now began delving into the personal finances of donald trump, this might cross the red line that the president talked about with special counsel's investigation was first implemented a number of months ago in which he said that robert mueller needed to stick to the facts, russian interference. shep? >> shepard: we're also waiting to hear from the white house on a controversial plan to move the united states embassy to jerusalem. we're hearing the president called mahmoud abbas. the white house has not confirmed. all told, a dozen countries have warned the president against

moving the embassy to jerusalem. that includes jordan and saudi arabia, both of which are crucial u.s. allies in the middle east. world leaders have warned that a decision to move the united states embassy to jerusalem could derail any attempts at peace talks. they say it actually could lead to violence in the region. the president apparently trying to make good on a campaign promise. yesterday his administration missed a deadline to sign a waiver that would keep the embassy in tel aviv. the white house says the president was still deciding on the next steps, which would include formally recognizing jerusalem as israel's capitol. to you, it's semantics. the rest of the world, it's not. another move that could trigger backlash and violence in the region. no country in the world has an embassy in jerusalem. international consensus has for decades been that the matter should be resolved by a peace deal with the palestinians. the president is set to announce

his decision tomorrow. john roberts at the white house. any insight on this? >> we're expecting to get more insight with sarah huckabee sanders. we understand she's going to make an announcement that the president will make some sort of speech or remarks tomorrow talking about moving the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. a little context, the jerusalem embassy act stipulated that it be move by 1999. president have signed a waiver to put that off. the president from the campaign trail said he wanted to move the embassy and now i'm told he's at the point that he wants to get that process underway. originally there was a four-year window to move the embassy and this is something that is not going to happen overnight. the president i'm told spoke with mahmoud abbas last night. abbas warned the president the grave consequences for the peace process, stability in the region.

he was told the same thing by king abdullah of jordan. saudi arabia saying this is a very bad idea. but privately saying the move would not affect the budding saudi relationship with israel. the two have been cooperating against a common enemy, which is iran. the president spoke with emanuel macron yesterday who told the president he didn't think it was a good idea and reaffirmed that the status of jerusalem must be resolved through peace negotiations. israel on the other hand likes the idea. they think it's been 22 years. it's in its time to do it. there's no question, shep, if the president announces tomorrow that he is moving the embassy, that is defacto declaring that the capitol of israel is jerusalem. >> shepard: so our experiences begin that the briefing begins somewhere around 15 minutes

after the scheduled start time, which is fine. and when it does begin, we'll take you there. a.b. stoddard is here from real clear politics. chuck collier used to say here years ago, your job is to keep all the balls in the air and recognize when there's one that doesn't belong in the air. every day now as we look at distractions and real things, we're trying to figure out what is a distraction and what is real thing. have you thought about today's news in that context? >> so interesting, shep. we're bombarded these days throughout 2017 with drama. the idea that he will not announce another six month waiver to put the embassy in jerusalem but announce that he will allow this to go forward is a controversial thing that could cause violence, perhaps endanger our troops in certain locations around the world, threaten

alliances with certain of our partners in the middle east. >> shepard: saudi arabia and jordan. >> its going to be a consequential move. it's certainly a promise he wanted to keep by why this month after continuing to sign the waivers? probably because there's a lot of really negative news out there. >> among the negative news, the reporting of the "wall street journal" and others. john roberts is well-sourced. we trust him at the white house. that said, the "wall street journal" with which we share common ownership, is very short about their reporting. it's on the front page of their website and said they have gone through the rigorous cycle of fact checking that is necessary there. i don't doubt them either. so the reporting is that the president's red line on getting into his finances has been crossed. if you're robert mueller, you have an open book. there's no red line. he can go anywhere he wants.

it's clear. >> it has nothing to do with what the president thinks about red lines. it was obvious the special counsel would get into his finances. why else would there be a reason for him to be compromised and perhaps not by the russian government? >> that's the crux of this. >> that's why he's going to make sure that all of his financial dealings have been clean and above board and exonerate him from any width of collusion. that was going to happen all along. trump knew that. for him to declare it's a red line is not material here. what really matters is republicans in the house and senate that i have spoken to about the prospect of what it would mean if president trump fired special counsel mueller to them. that's really -- that's really the consequence today. what are those members think something some have said it's an impeachable offense. some have said it will never happen. the people that said it will never happen have to start thinking what if it happens? >> shepard: a.b., i'm hoping we

get some clarity as the press briefing begins. a week ago before alabama's special senate session, some republicans -- let's go back. exactly a week to go before alabama's special election and now republicans are back on board with their party's candidate, roy moore. he lost support after women accused him of harassing and assaulting then when they were in their teenage years. he denies it. now both the party and the president are back on his side. >> we certainly don't want a liberal democrat that is controlled by nancy pelosi and controlled by chuck schumer. we don't want that for alabama. >> shepard: this new show of support as one accuser said she has new evidence of her relationship with roy moore. so there's a lot of news today. the ruled around her say we must hit a commercial break right now. should the white house news briefing begin, because it's a big day, we'll cancel the commercial and bring the white house live to you.

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>> shepard: a quarter pass the hour. waiting for sarah sanders to take the podium at any moment. the republican national committee throwing support to roy moore from alabama. the committee cut funding to moore last month after reports that he pursued relationships with teenage girls and touched some of them inappropriately decades ago when he was in his

30s and they in their teens. moore has repeatedly denied the claims and refused to drop out of the race. which brings us to yesterday when president trump endorsed roy moore on twitter writing that the republican party could not afford to lose that senate seat to a democrat puppet as he put it. the president echoed the sentiment this afternoon at the white house. the special election set for a week from today. jonathan serrie covers the southeast for us. he live from just south of mobile in fair hope, alabama where roy moore is set to hold a rally tonight. hel hello, jonathan. >> hi, shep. they're going to hold the rally here in this barn behind me. roy moore will be joined by steve bannon who talked about what he viewed as successful efforts to push back establishment republican attempts to discredit roy moore and his campaign. we're likely to hear more about that at this evening's rally. at this point in the campaign.

moore has been largely avoiding questions from the mainstream journalists while addressing the allegations against him at length with sympathetic commentators and outlets. here's what he said on american family radio. >> they're just making this up and the press is so involved in politics, they ought to be ashamed of themselves. i won't talk to them because i have no respect for them anymore. >> "the washington post" reports another woman by the name of debbie gibson has come forward with additional evidence that she says backs up her claim that when she was a 17-year-old high school student she had a romantic dating relationship with roy moore when he was 34 years old. among this evidence is a greeting card congradulatory

card from roy moore. >> shepard: shep, roy moore's democratic opponent is also campaigning today, right? >> yes. democrat doug jones delivered a major speech in birmingham, alabama where he said that electing roy moore to the senate would be a disaster for luring new businesses to the state of alabama. in a lighter moment, jones referenced an earlier roy moore campaign stop where he pulled out a pistol from his vest as evidence that he was a firm supporter of the second amendment. >> i'm a supporter of the second amendment. when you see me with a gun, folks, i'll be climbing in out of a deer stand or turkey blind, not prancing around on the stage in a cowboy suit. >> shepard: and here's sarah sanders at the white house. >> the president's plan to cut taxes and reform our broken tax code will help them thrive and build a better life and better

future for themselves and their children. this event was an important reminder that while washington focuses on the politics of the day, the president is focused on the forgotten men and women around our nation. these are the families that deserve a tax cut for cut. that's what we're going to deliver. the president will visit mississippi saturday where they're celebrating the state's bicentennial. the president will participate in the grand opening of the museum of mississippi history and the mississippi civil rights museum. tomorrow first lady melania trump and second lady karen pence will travel to texas to continue their efforts in assisting those affected by this year's devastating hurricane season. they will participate in a meet and greet with first responders in corpus christi and then travel to rock port to meet a family whose home was destroyed in the hurricane. mrs. trump and mrs. pence will visit a local school to talk to faculty and students about the

hurricane and they will meet with volunteers and sort boxes for delivery. finally, there's more questions about the president's decision on jerusalem. tomorrow the president will deliver marks on jerusalem. senior officials will have a background briefing to explain the president's decision. with that, i'll take your questions. major? >> sarah, one issue you may have seen this morning, is the white house at any level considering creating a global or regional spy network that would circumvent the u.s. intelligence an -- apparatus? >> i'm not aware of any plans for something of that definition or anything similar to that at this time. >> would the president be opposed to that? >> i haven't that conversation with him.

i'm not aware of plans like that. >> do you have if anybody has been briefed on that? >> i haven't done a full survey of every member of the administration. but i can tell you as of right now, that's not something that is currently being planned and not something that i'm aware is moving forward in any capacity. again, i'm not going to answer every hypothetical for every single member, did some random person come off the street and say something. i don't know, major. >> is it something the president might consider? >> again, i haven't asked him. it's not in the works. >> more world leaders have spoken out in the last 24 hours about the possible move of the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. mahmoud abbas said it would have great consequences for peace and stability in the region. king abdullah said the sale thing. saudi arabia saying the same thing. i'm told privately something different than that. french president macron said he thought it was a bad idea. in the face of that, would the

president ignore that advice from world leaders and go ahead and make the move at this time? >> i'm not going to get ahead of the president's remarks that he will make tomorrow. he did speak with a number of leaders this morning. he's going to continue to have conversations with relevant stakeholders. ultimately he will make what he feels is the best decision for the united states. >> is it safe to say other than israel that thinks this move is 22 years overdue, all of the feedback he's getting is overwhelmingly negative about this idea? >> no. again, he spoke with five leaders. that's hardly indicative of everybody across the globe. but certainly, you know, he's going to continue to have conversations with different leaders from across the world and we'll keep you posted as the calls take place and let you know when the president made a decision. >> yesterday the president said he felt very badly for general flynn. would he consider pardoning him? >> i'm not aware of that has

come up or any process or decision on that front. >> so you haven't talked to him about it or -- >> no. i haven't asked the president whether or not he would do that. i think before we start discussing the pardons for individuals, we should see, you know, what happens in specific cases. >> is it fair to say it's on the table? >> i said i haven't had the conversation with him because i don't feel it's necessary until you get further down the road and determine whether or not that is even something needed. steve? >> has the president made up his mind about the embassy or is the decision still in flux? >> the president is i'd say pretty solid in his thinking at this point. april? >> sarah, a couple questions. there are comments from people from the naacp from black ministers who are planning on protesting and boycotting this weekend for the president's visit to the civil rights museum. what say you?

>> i think that would be honestly very sad. i think this is something that should bring the country together, to celebrate the opening of this museum and highlighting civil rights movement and the progress that we've made and i would hope those individuals join in instead of protesting. jordan? >> he's coming as we've had issues of charlottesville. he didn't get his statement -- >> i think he's statement was very clear. he made it very clear. he's against violence and bigotry. >> does the president know that michael flynn lied to the fbi at the time that he fired him in february? >> the president knew that he lied to the vice president. that was the reason for his firing. matthew? >> i have a follow up. so your press secretary said

june 6, the president of the united states considered official statements by the president of the united states in regards to his tweets. does that still standard still fly for the president's tweets? >> it does. i know you're probably referencing the tweet that was written by the president's attorney. he's clarified that back to you the attorney's clarification. >> the white house said it's the accusations against roy moore were true, then moore should step aside. how did the president reach the conclusion that all of roy moore's accusers put forward evidence are lying? >> didn't say they were lying. the president's position hasn't changed. he still find it concerning. as we've also said, the president feels that he would rather have a person that supports his agenda versus somebody who opposes his agenda every step of the way.

until the rest of that process plays out, you have a process between two individuals and the president has chosen to support moore. >> even if that person supporting has -- >> again, we said the allegations are concerning. if true, he should step aside. we don't have a way to validate that. that's something for the people of alabama to decide. we maintain that. it will come down to the people of alabama to make that decision. david? >> can you tell me about the process and timing on how the president got to the potential jerusalem announcement tomorrow? you have a back story announcement on that? >> it was a very thoughtful interagency process in terms of specifics. that is something that will be addressed in greater detail this evening at the background briefing and further by the president in his remarks tomorrow. >> and how crucial is the faith advisory council? >> the president wanted to make

the decision. that was the best decision for the united states, and i'm not going to get ahead of anything beyond the events later today and tomorrow. john? >> thanks. i have a question for you about the special counsel's office. does the president believe that special counsel robert mueller or anybody on his staff is biased in any way against the president? >> we've seen reports that cause a great deal of concern. we hope that those are fully looked at and investigated. blake? >> a follow up. i think it was about five or six weeks ago that you indicated from that podium on a few occasions that you believed, the white house believes, that mr. mueller's investigation will be wrapping up shortly. since that time we've seen a very high level aide to the president, former aide to the president, former national security adviser has entered a plea deal with the special

counsel's office. do you still believe this investigation is wrapping up soon? >> i refer you to the comments made by ty cobb that he indicated as such the last few days. blake? >> two questions on so called red line. if robert mueller ends up looking into the president's finances or if he has already looked into the president's finances, does the president, does this white house believe that is a red line? >> look, i think it's important to note and hopefully you guys have seen the statement that jay, a member of the president's legal team put out in the last hour, that they confirmed that the news reports that the special counsel subpoenaed financial records related to the president are completely false. no subpoena has been issued or received. we confirmed this with the bank and other sources. this is another example of the media going too far too fast and we don't see it going in that direction. >> let me ask you a second red line. the white house has consistently

said there's two red lines on tax reform. middle class relief and the 20% corporate rate. the president over the weekend seems to suggest he would be amenable for a corporate rate up to 22%. why would he be willing to step over his own red line on that issue? >> the president said a couple hours ago that we're firm and we feel strongly about the 20%. we're very excited about the progress we made on that front and think we'll get there on both sides in the house and the senate. mike? >> two quick things. does the president believe as the lawyer said in court today that a baker could put a sign in his wedding that we don't bake cakes for gay weddings and that that would be legal. >> i'm sorry. >> the solicitor general said today in court, in supreme court, that it would be legal, possible for a baker to put a

sign in his window saying we don't bake cakes for gay weddings. does the president agree that that would be okay? >> the president certainly supports religious liberty. that's something that he talked habit during the campaign that has been upheld since taking office. i believe that would include that. >> one other questions on russia. not one that you would expect. what does the president think of the decision to ban russian athletes from the olympics in 2018? >> i haven't had the ability to speak with him about that decision since it was made here earlier today. but i'll certainly be happy to talk to him and follow up with you on that. katherine? >> there was >> [inaudible question]. >> it's a possibility but not something that we hope for. we have nancy pelosi and chuck

schumer coming in later this week and the president hopes to have conversations with them. >> the president doesn't think it's politically advantageous? >> that's not what we would like to see happen and we're going to have meetings to make sure it doesn't. >> when did the president know that mike flynn lied to the fbi? >> as i said earlier, i referred you back to john dowd's clarification. >> i'm asking you what day. >> i'm not aware of specifics. i referred you to john dowd for that specific question. >> you have weighed in on other special counsel matters before. what day did the president discover this lie issue. >> i'm telling you as a statement of fact, contact john dowd. >> you said the president would want somebody in the senate that supports his agenda versus

something that does not. i want to clarify. is it the white house's position here that it's worse to have a democrat in that senate seat than somebody that is accused of sexually abusing a teen girl? >> look, as i said, we find the allegations to be troubling -- >> then why did the president endorse? >> i think those are different things in terms of -- we aren't going to be the ones to determine that process. that's for the people of alabama to determine what those things come down on. he does want people that support his agenda. he's not going to obviously support a democrat. i think if that's our standard, then we need to look at a number of members of congress that have had allegations brought against them that are still in office. stephen? >> i want to nail something down with respect to john dowd. he's argued that the president cannot be charged with obstruction of justice because he's the chief law enforcement officer in the country. that's his opinion. does the white house share that

opinion? have they looked into that question and share that respect? >> i'm not going to get into a back and forth on legal theories. i can tell you as the president said, there's no collusion, there's no obstruction. we're confident the facts will show that when this is wrapped up. jim? >> what about obstruction of justice? it's been discussed. a lot of people talking about it. what do you think about it? >> i'm not an attorney. as far as i know, only john decker in the room is. if you want to ask him legal questions, you can. i don't know if he will answer them. that's as far as i'm going to go on it. >> i'm not an attorney either. let me ask you -- >> i know. that's why i didn't call you out. >> i appreciate that. this decision on jerusalem, is the president concerned that there could be violence as a result of recognizing jerusalem as the capitol of israel? has that been looked at by this white house? >> a number of things have been looked at, that have been weighed into the president's decision. as i said a few minutes ago, i'm not going to get ahead of his

remarks and we'll be happy to address them at a later time. >> very quickly, a couple questions. isn't there a moral decision you're making here? i'm sure you heard this talked about in the news the last couple days, if the president decided to endorse roy moore. this is somebody that has been accused of child abuse, of molesting children. how can that vote in the senate be that important that you would take a gamble on somebody that has been accused of molesting kids? >> i think -- >> somebody that is underage. >> that's something for the people of alabama to decide. that's up for them -- >> has he wrestled with that question? >> as i said we find the allegations very troubling. this is up to the people of alabama to make that decision. i'm not a voter in alabama and can't make that decision. >> thank you. the president has said the tax plan will hurt him individually.

will the president release his taxes to prove that? >> i'm not aware of any plan to do that. if it changes, i'll let you know. >> he can release it even if it's under audit. >> as he said, as long as it's under audit, he's not going to do that. i'm note aware of plans to change that at this time. john? >> thank you, sarah. a matter of procedure on the roy moore endorsement. did the president have any conversations with chairman mcdaniel of the rnc after he made his position known or did he talk to stated chairman latham in alabama or any of the players involved in the republican national committee before they decided to get back in the race and support roy moore? >> you know, there's been conversations between administration firms and the rnc and supported that move. legally i can't because of the hatch act go much further beyond that. >> you can't say who the

officials are? >> i know there were multiple conversations. i'm not sure if the president spoke with the chair woman. i know the administration supported the rnc's decision. however, i can't go further than that at this time. hunter? >> thank you. given the president's endorsement, does he agree like roy moore that muslims shouldn't serve in congress? >> i haven't asked about statements from roy moore. >> you're saying their agendas are in lock step -- >> i'm saying he supports the president's agenda. the president doesn't support everything of moore's agenda. >> does the president expect deutsche bank to cooperate with request for documents from u.s. law enforcement as they get them? >> as i said, a member of the president's legal team -- >> and if they get a request, should they supply with that? >> i'm not going to get into hypotheticals and try to project everything that could happen. we know that it hasn't happened

up until this point. the reports out were totally false. again, the media got ahead of their skis a little bit on driving that story that wasn't true. brian? >> just to follow up on roy moore a bit. are you saying -- you're saying let the people decide. this administration has endorsed roy moore. why endorse him? you're influencing the decision by endorsing him. secondly, are you saying that no matter who runs as a member of the gop, it's okay as long as you're in lock step with the president and vote the way he wants? >> i'm not going to get into every person that could and couldn't run for office down the line. >> this person. >> i'm going to finish answering the question if you allow me to. i'm not going to address you -- the end of your question is every person that runs for office. i don't know who may run for office. what i can say, the president made that decision, and he decided that it was better to have somebody that supports his

agenda than a democrat that doesn't. again, it's still up to the people of alabama to decide. they're the only ones that can vote in that election. see what happens. last question. dave? >> thank you, sarah. the administration reported today that illegal border crossings have dropped to a 45-year low. is that lessen the urgency as we're getting down to spending decisions about whether to go forward with building the wall in this budget? >> i think it shows probably the effectiveness of the trump presidency, and another success story as we wrap up the year. certainly something that could be looked at, but i think the need for the border wall and border security as well as responsible immigration reform stands. we still need to look at all the ways to protect our national security and still feel strongly that's one of them. thanks so much, guys. >> shepard: sarah sanders at the white house. a lot to get through there,

including reports on jerusalem. sarah sanders seemed pretty firm on the revelation that the president has made the decision and he stands by his decision on what to do about the embassy, which the united states embassy in israel is currently and has been a couple decades in tel aviv. the president campaigned on the idea of moving the embassy of jerusalem and now there's reports that he may do that or issued an order to to that as soon as tomorrow while still leaving it in tel aviv for what had been described as logistical reasons. john roberts is at the white house. this may be a matter of small detail for some americans, but for people over there, it's quite the opposite. >> oh, yeah. absolutely the opposite. by moving the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem, the president is declaring jerusalem to be the capitol of israel. who knows. he may say that tomorrow. we'll find out more in a briefing the administration will have at 5:30.

that sets in motion a lot of protests on the part of the palestinians if not others saying we're not going to determine the fate of jerusalem without a peace process. both the palestinians and israels declare jerusalem as the capitols of their homelands even though there's no official palestinian homeland. looks like the president is headed down that road despite he's heard from other leaders in the region. mahmoud abbas and president of france, emanuel macron and others. the president said he wants to do it and looks like tomorrow -- we wouldn't be having a background briefing if the president was just going to sign a waiver and continue the process of delaying moving the embassy. i've been cautioned this is

something that is not going to happen overnight. this is probably going to take years for it to eventually happen. shep, by the way on the other issue we talked about, that of reports of a subpoena being issued, robert mueller's office to deutsche bank asking for business records of donald trump, jay secculo, one of his attorneys, on the record saying to fox news saying that we have confirmed that the news reports that the special counsel had subpoenaed financial records are false. no subpoena has been issued or received. we have confirmed this with the bank and other sources. i'm also told that maybe there's fine language here about a subpoena and that maybe some other less than subpoena requests was made from robert mueller's i was. i was told there's no request of any kind made of deutsche bank but we'll continue to dig on this. clearly there's major contradiction between a lot of the independent reporting out there and what the president's legal team is saying.

>> shepard: no question. thanks, john roberts. i should report the "wall street journal" is continuing to report, the headline is, trump's deutsche bank records subpoenaed by mueller. the reporting is by jenny strasburg out of the london bureau who john bussey has been trying to make contact. the opening is deutsche bank received a subpoena related to the lender's business with president trump. according to a person briefed on the matter. the "wall street journal" is still reporting that. you heard john roberts say he had sources say it was inaccurate and you heard sarah sanders that the reporters have gotten ahead of their skis. these things take a little bit to develop. when we do, we'll report on it. rich edson on the matter of the moving of the embassy. what sort of reaction are we getting from around the world or there at the state department? >> there's been significant push back in international reception. president trump has been on the phone with his international

counter parts today. from the arab states, there's been push back, the change in the u.s. policy. we've been hearing from voices within the state department who have advised on this and their point in this is that jerusalem is already a dynamic issue in this. it's already something in an already tense situation between israelis, palestinians and the arab states. something that you shouldn't pour gasoline on at this time. that's the issue. and the secretary of state is overseas right now. we were asking in the press briefing today here at the state department what the secretary's advise to the president on this was. the state department refused to answer. said those conversations are private. the secretary of state gave his input and that's that. they won't tell us what it was. shep? >> shepard: thanks, rich. politics and the fbi. and the fbi investigator that ended up in human resources after a text to someone about

the current sitting president. judge andrew napolitano is in to weigh on this as "shepard smith reporting" continues in just a moment.

>> shepard: 13 minutes before the hour now. an fbi agent changed a key word or series of words in former fbi director james comey's statement on the hillary clinton e-mail investigation. that's what a source tells our chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge. the special counsel relocated the agent from his team for sending the text messages that were apparently critical of president trump. let's bring in fox news senior judicial analyst, judge andrew napolitano. the cry is the wording was changed and that changes everything. >> we're talking about the wording in a public statement that then fbi director james comey made about whether or not the fbi thought mrs. clinton should be charged with espionage. the statement was made in july

of 2015. the statement said that mrs. clinton was extremely careless in the manner in which she cared for the statement secrets. we learned through katherine and other colleagues that that language was suggested to james comey by this same fbi agent, peter strook. and he sent texts to his girlfriend? >> his girlfriend. not his wife. a lawyer that works for the fbi. in the texts he was critical of the president or praise worthy of mrs. clinton. i'm not sure. they haven't revealed the text. >> shepard: shouldn't that matter? >> no, it should not matter. >> shepard: should not matter. >> when a document is prepared like the one from which james comey read, which is of profound significance, a lot of people have their hands in there suggesting language to the director. the director of the fbi doesn't

release anything other than hello, good-bye without a number of people looking at it because it might be scrutinized by a court some day. if one fbi agent suggested this language and another suggests that language, it's james comey's responsibility or to whomever they're making the -- >> shepard: but he reassigned this agent from a chief investigator from a important position down to human resources. >> okay. bob mueller reassigned the agent. james comey didn't. he didn't see a problem with the agent's political views. maybe he didn't know about them at the time. this is the same agent that interviewed michael flynn in the interview in which flynn lied to the fbi. that interview, the transcript was scrutinized by a half dozen other fbi agents and by the 13 lawyers in bob mueller's office and they decided it was a lie. didn't matter who asked the question. the crime is lying to the fbi, not lying to mother theresa.

the fbi agents don't have to be clothed with perfection in order to do their jobs. >> shepard: so you're saying there's no there there at all. >> with respect to the political views of this fbi agent in my opinion, there's no there there. the people that work for the fbi have the same political type views as the rest of us. you show me an fbi agent that says he has no political views and i'll show you either a dope or a liar. i've been a lot of fbi agents. i've never met anyone that is a dope and a liar. >> shepard: so they all have their views and it's about whether you stick to the facts or not? and in this case they stuck to the facts. >> or whether your views so color what you're doing -- >> shepard: he moved him to another department. >> sometimes you want to deflect criticism before the criticism comes. we learned that he was moved two or three days ago. the move occurred two or three months ago. >> shepard: so this is not a thing? >> i don't think it is. the issue is what evidence does

bob mueller have of fill in the blank. a crime bring the president. impeachable offense by the president. collusion between the campaign and the russians or what doesn't he have? >> shepard: we'll know when we know. >> yes. >> shepard: judge, thank you. the news continues after this. patrick woke up with back pain.

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house executives want to finish it up after christmas. there's disagreement there. the senate democratic leader seems to be enjoying the uncertainty on the gop side. >> we hope the republican leadership can avert more of this unnecessary hostage taking like we saw in the house floor last night, which can only impede the serious ongoing bipartisan negotiations. >> bottom line, the house con selfives seem to realize they don't have a vote for a deal, so all indications that will go forward with a two-week government funding extension. shep? >> shepard: thanks, mike. "your world" with neil cavuto is coming up on fox news channel after this quick commercial break.

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