mike: we are getting a new look inside president trump's legal strategy in the russia investigation, a letter written by the president's attorney to robert mueller pushing back on the special counsel's request for a one-on-one interview. i'm mike emmanuel. this is the fox report. the letter dated january 29, shows the president's attorneys questioning whether mueller truly needs to sit down with the president. especially in light of the vast number of documents handed over by the transition team and the white house. the letter also argues the president did not obstruct justice in the cases of michael flynn and james comey. the president's attorneys write, quote, it remains our position that the president's actions here by virtue of his position as the chief law enforcement officer could neither

constitutionally nor legally constitute obstruction because that would amount to him obstructing himself, and that he could, if he wished, terminate the inquiry or even exercise his power to pardon, if he so desired. ellison barber has the latest from the white house. ellison, good evening. what are the arguments against a sit-down? >> the legal team for president trump has changed a little bit since january. but what you have here are two of his attorneys arguing and essentially pointing to case law and also documents and interviews to say he shouldn't sit down with robert mueller. they suggested an in person interview between mr. mueller and president trump is not necessary because the special counsel in their view already has the answers to the questions that they plan on asking. the letter says, quote, after reviewing the list of topics you presented, it is abundantly clear to the undersigned that all of the answers to your inquiries are contained in the exhibits and testimony that have already been voluntarily provided to you by the white

house and witnesses. it goes on to say, quote, in light of these voluntary offerings, your office clearly lacks the requisite need to personally interview the president, the information you seek is practically available from another source, and your office in fact has already been given that source. the attorneys argue that case law supports them here and if privileges will be waived quote the need for an exact content of a conversation involving high level white house advisors must be undeniable and the only source of that testimony are those persons participating in the conversations. recently, one of the president's lawyers giuliani said he would not agree to a sit-down without access to documents related to the fbi informant who had contact with members of the trump campaign. >> i'm not going to let my client testify, the president of the united states, even if he wants to, without those documents being produced and myself and other attorneys, we will go over it with a fine tooth comb, if and when we find

that this was handled appropriately, and there's some evidence on which they could base this phony investigation, we will have him testify. but if there's no evidence which i assume there's evidence, then i mean, he shouldn't testify, the whole thing should be squashed. i mean, it should be ended immediately. >> the january letter is very detailed and it's roughly 20 pages long. mike? mike: ellison, to another hot topic, president trump now says he will meet with kim jong-un of north korea on june 12th. should we expect more than one meeting? >> at this point, it seems anything is possible. the president did say the june 12th summit would be the start of what he called a process, suggesting there could be two or three meetings that follow afterwards. take a listen to a little bit of what he said to reporters yesterday. >> june 12th we will be in singapore. it will be a beginning. i've never said it happens in one meeting.

you are talking about years of hostility, years of problems, years of really hatred between so many different nations. >> president trump met with north korean vice chairman kim yong-chol for more than an hour yesterday. the president says they talked about many things including sanctions and denuclearization. mike, the president said that he explained that removal of sanctions would only happen if they were willing to denuclearize. at this point it is still incredibly unclear if that's something north korea would ever agree to. the president did say that he hopes eventually he can remove sanctions that are on north korea. mike? mike: ellison barber leading us off from the north lawn of the white house, ellison, many thanks. >> you bet. mike: one issue that won't be up for negotiation on june 12th is the number of american troops stationed in south korea. that's according to defense secretary mattis, who says the deployment is strictly between the u.s. and seoul. garrett tenney has more from washington. garrett? >> there's an important clarification that secretary mattis made today.

there are currently 28,000 american troops stationed in south korea and in previous negotiations the north has pushed for the u.s. to remove its forces from the korean peninsula. not even a month ago president trump appeared to be considering that idea as well when he ordered the pentagon to come up with options for reducing u.s. forces in south korea. today, though, secretary mattis said those options would only be considered down the road after north korea makes significant changes. >> -- we can reduce the threat, restore measures with something verifiable, then of course these kinds of issues could come up subsequently, that issue was not on the table here in singapore. >> secretary mattis also had some tough words for china today on the disputed south china sea. he promised there would be consequences. further complicating the u.s.

china relationship are the ongoing negotiations over trade and the looming trade war which has been put on hold. those issues are important because china is going to play a big role in any deal with north korea. on friday, president trump said the june 12th summit with kim jong-un is likely just the start of a much longer negotiation process, and china is expected to use its weight in those negotiations to affect policy else where. mike? mike: garrett tenney reporting from washington. thank you. >> you got it. mike: let's bring in contributing editor the free beacon and the weekly standard. daniel, great to see you. >> great to see you. mike: president trump meets with a top figure in north korean regime more than an hour now the singapore summit is back on. are you surprised? >> i don't think anything really surprises me at this point but just because it is back on i'd caution doesn't mean it is going to happen as it is now scheduled. there is a lot of time between now and june 12th. this thing sort of came up out

of nowhere very very quickly. it got cancelled quickly. it came back quickly. there's a lot of things that could happen between now and then, but obviously i think the meeting itself shows that both president trump and the north korean regime are very interested in this meeting at some point taking place and perhaps both see benefits and both see perhaps upside to having negotiations between the two countries. mike: president at camp david this weekend expected to be preparing for the summit ten days from now or sometime soon. do you get a sense that basically it is all about trying to set parameters for that meeting whenever it happens? >> i think so. i think you try to game it out, try to see where he's going to go, how far you would go. look, if you step back for a moment and you think about the trump presidency, obviously there's been a lot of noise and there will be a lot of noise, but this very issue, this summit could very well define the trump presidency in terms of international relations. i mean, you think of nixon, the

china moments, big presidential -- reagan tearing down the wall, this is the kind of moment that i think a president could see and really define his presidency on. i think that very thought is not at all from president trump who some of his aides have suggested should be up for a nobel prize. it is a very big deal and it is right of him to take it seriously. mike: there's moscow getting into the mix. president trump sounded off about that. take a listen. >> i didn't like the russian meeting yesterday. i said what's the purpose of that? but it could be a positive meeting. if it's a positive meeting, i love it. if it's a negative meeting, i'm not happy. it could very well be a positive meeting. mike: is the president wise to be concerned or even irritated? >> yeah, i think the conventional wisdom in washington up until this point has been look you are either going to get denuclearization of course the whole meeting is a huge success or we go back to the status quo and not much is lost. i think the russia meeting

suggests there's a whole range of outcomes that we can't necessarily conceive of at this point. it could be that north korea it comes out it is no longer the hermit nation but of course it sides with russia. it could mean a variety of things that we're not able to conceive of at this moment. i do think yeah he's right to be hey what is going on there and wonder is it good for the united states or not? mike: in fact, kim jong-un has complained about possibly the u.s. having too much power and reports say he told sergey lavrov that he hopes to boost cooperation with russia. how alarmed should u.s. officials be about that? >> i think, you know, you want to be alarmed in the sense that this could mean bad things going forward, but i don't think you want to panic. panic means you go into the singapore summit and you make a bad deal. president trump doesn't want to do that. i think you just take it easy, take it slow, see how things go, but don't get alarmed. just be aware that this could have different outcomes. that seems to me the most reasonable approach. you know, take it easy. nothing is going to happen in

the next few days. take it slow. mike: daniel from the weekly standard and free beacon. many thanks. >> thank you. mike: u.s. delegation back in beijing to talk trade as concerns of an all out trade war escalate. the negotiations coming after the white house moved to revive the threat of tariffs on chinese imports and slapped canada, mexico and eu with steep metal tariffs. we have more. >> commerce secretary ross is in beijing trying to substantially change the trade relationship between the united states and china. the commerce secretary is reportedly scheduled to have dinner with china's lead negotiator, vice premier tonight and then another meeting with him tomorrow. the trump administration says it wants china to dramatically reduce its 375 billion dollars trade surplus with the u.s. the president wants to cut that gap 200 billion dollars by 2020. the administration also wants china to allow american businesses greater access to its economy. earlier this week, the white

house said it is moving forward implementing tariffs later this month on up to 50 billion dollars in chinese imports and restricting certain chinese investments in the united states. china responded saying it doesn't want a trade war though it is prepared to fight one. the u.s. this week also imposed tariffs on steel and aluminium from canada, mexico, and the european union. beyond economic and trade differences, the u.s. and china are also at odds over china's military construction on a disputed area of the south china sea. speaking in singapore, defense secretary james mattis urged china to change its behavior. >> there are consequences that will continue to come home to roost, so to speak, with china if they do not find a way to work more collaboratively with all of the nations who have interests. >> last week the pentagon rescinded an invitation to china to participate in a multi-lateral naval exercise. mike? mike: rich edson reporting from the state department. thank you. despite growing fears over

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seven with intent to harm others at least the fourth fatal incident at a school in 2018. the call for tighter gun laws is growing across thecountry. bryan llenas joins me here on set. there were a few anti-gun rallies across the country today. >> there were. june is actually gun violence awareness month. and this weekend activists organized at least three rallies in san francisco, chicago, and right here the new york city. marchers marched across the golden gate bridge, in chicago, a peace tree was planted, people marched to stop gun violence there which has already led to 189 homicides in that city already this year. and in new york city, hundreds marched from brooklyn over the brooklyn bridge into downtown manhattan to bring attention not just to school shootings but every day gun violence that plagues communities of color in cities across the country. a parkland shooting survivor spoke passionately about her experience during the february

14th shooting which killed 17 people. >> no student should have to hide underneath their murdered classmate's body to survive but i was that student. no student should have to suffer from ptsd, but i am that student. no student should have to go to school fearing for their lives but we all are those students. >> this is about continuing momentum, keeping the debate about gun control front and center in people's minds ahead of the midterms. mike: shifting gears to santa fe high school outside houston, i can only imagine what the emotions were like at that graduation. >> bittersweet to say the least, a little over two weeks ago we had the 17-year-old student who walked into that high school, santa fe high school in texas, opening fire killing two substitute teachers and eight other students while wounding ten others. yesterday 328 seniors of santa fe high, they graduated with heavy hearts. there was a moment of silence

for those lost as well as a video montage honoring their lives. the 17-year-old shooter is now facing capital murder charges. earlier this week, texas governor greg abbott recommended more law enforcement on school campuses and more mental screenings for students. >> the result of the roundtables and the result of our discussions with the victims has led to this: the governor's school and firearm safety action plan. this document that we have created here in just the past few days is more than 40 pages offering 40 specific recommendations. >> and we shall see how that goes in the state of texas. and president trump of course visiting with the families of the victims of santa fe high school on thursday for over an hour privately. mike: brian llenas great to see you. thank you very much. an important escape route

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italian fighter jets painting the skies red white and green as the country celebrates 72 years since the founding of its republic. this is what it looked like in downtown rome. it was the first official outing of italy's new government following three months of political turmoil. authorities issuing a new warning in hawaii as a fresh eruption of lava inches closer to a pair of highways that families are using to evacuate. jeff paul is reporting from hawaii. jeff, good evening.

>> well, mike, we have just learned that lava is about 175 yards away from a critical and major intersection here on the big island. if that were to happen, it would likely isolate anyone in the area who hasn't evacuated yet. now, even though the flows of lava have slowed down, geologists say the volcano and its fissures are starting to expand in its path of destruction. in 24 hour period lava reached 10 more homes bringing the total to at least 87 houses destroyed. those who have evacuated are returning today and bracing for the reality that they may have lost everything. >> it's kind of scary, but it is thrilling at the same time. you know, but it's scary. she worries a lot about it. >> i've nevada been homeless, you know -- i've never been homeless, you know. >> yeah, neither one of us have ever been homeless >> the county has issued a mandatory evacuation order. what that means is if you are not supposed to be back in the lava zone, you could be fined or face arrest. if you own a home and haven't

left, authorities say they are not going to rip anyone from their house, but those who stay could find themselves on their own with no one to rescue them. >> if there's, you know, an incident where we got to do search and rescue and it is too hazardous for any of our respondents to go in there, we are not going to require them to go in there. >> the county estimates roughly 2500 people have evacuated. authorities are warning those folks who are staying by, should worry about the air quality, the toxic levels of gas remain high and those levels can change with the direction of the wind really without any warning. mike? mike: the images are simply breathtaking. jeff paul live on the big island, thanks a lot, jeff. wounded warriors gathering to compete for top honors at this year's games. more than 100 injured veterans participating in sports proving that nothing can hold them back. rob roth reports from

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exhibits and testimony that have already been voluntarily provided to you by the white house and witnesses all of which clearly show that there was no collusion with russia and that no fbi investigation was or could even -- or even could have been obstructed. let's bring back the contributing editor for the free beacon and weekly standard. daniel, are you surprised by the arguments made in this lengthy letter by the president's legal team? >> it is very fascinating and interesting but not particularly surprising. look, i think on the one hand, it does i think reveal that what we've kind of known, that president trump and the white house is not too worried about the collusion charges. that they suggest is not -- i mean, that of course is the basis of the mueller investigation, but that doesn't seem to be the real sticking point. what their concern is about this obstruction charge and what they are arguing about in this letter is that the president by virtue of him being the chief executive, the chief of the executive branch of the

government under which is the justice department cannot obstruct in an ongoing investigation; right? i think that's really fascinating. obviously i don't know the answer to that. we all don't know the answer to that, but we can presume should a subpoena be issued, that it will come to the supreme court and it will be a major, major constitutional question. mike: some democrats behind you there on capitol hill are reacting saying this letter suggests the president is arguing he is above the laws of this country and he could not have obstructed justice because he's the president. new jersey democrat congressman writing quote donald trump is now explicitly arguing that he is above the laws of this nation. if today's report is accurate, trump believes he could not have obstructed justice because he's the president. he contends that his pardon power gives him blanket discretion to kill criminal investigations at his whim. your reaction to that? >> look, this is what lawyers do. don't they argue that there's no basis for the charges and they can't even bring the charges?

i mean the idea that a lawyer -- i think we should separate this is president trump's lawyers and his legal team back in january who were making these arguments. it is not president trump himself. it is not a slightly different -- -- it is slightly different. i think that means something for instance. and i think president trump -- by the way they are arguing in the letter that we have been totally transparent that there's been unprecedented access throughout the white house by the mueller legal team and that there's no need for a sit-down interview. president trump we know really wants to give an interview. rudy giuliani has suggested that he would try to stop it. but i think that's kind of tough talk by rudy giuliani. i think ultimately this is president trump's decision. i think it is different than perhaps than what his lawyers are making -- or the case they made back in january. mike: daniel, i'm courses you for your take on this. -- i'm curious for your take on this. why did the letter get leaked? is it to put more pressure on mueller's team? >> perhaps, i think it is also to speed it up, give signal to

what's going on. it doesn't appear to have leaked from mueller's team. we don't really know what mueller's team is actually doing. these leaks appear to be coming from the white house, and they do suggest what is going on, what is happening, at least one side of that. i would caution, you know, that there's a lot we don't know here. mike: sure. >> although these letters and these kind of leaks do shed a certain amount of light. mike: h this is a january letter. who knows where they are at this stage. in your analysis, does the president ultimately sit down with mueller or is this a sign he's really unlikely to do so? >> it is a sign that his lawyers don't want him to do. whether he does or not, and i think that's consistent, rudy giuliani has suggested it up until now, i think that remains consistent. again, this is donald trump's decision whether or not to sit down. by the way, it is his own legal risk. this is a very big legal risk that he might be taking, but it's something that he wants to do, and whether somebody can stop him or whether somebody

should stop him, those are questions i can't answer and i just don't know. i think it would be slightly surprising if he did. you know, just because all this legal risk against him. mike: president trump has not been shy about expressing his frustration, even anger with his own attorney general and some folks at the justice department. do you get a sense the president is eager to see what the doj inspector general has to say and whether it embarrasses some folks at doj and the fbi? >> yeah, i do. i think the white house is really pinning a lot of hopes on that and thinks that will uncover another aspect of this letter, 20 pages, so forgive for me not getting to all of it, is that the whole collusion argument they suggest came from corruption at the justice department. so they are hoping i think that this ig report sheds some light on what that alleged corruption is and what happened. i'm not sure it will really touch jeff sessions. i don't know. i think it will go into jim comey and his actions. of course comey's been a real

big critic of president trump and been on tv a lot with the release of his book last month. mike: many thanks for your analysis. >> thank you. mike: mexico, canada and the european union pledging to retaliate after president trump hit three of america's biggest trading partners with steep tariffs on metal and aluminium. the eu calling it a dangerous game while canadian prime minister trudeau making his feelings known earlier this week. >> let me be clear. these tariffs are totally unacceptable. for 150 years, canada has been the united states' most steadfast ally. mike: kitty logan has more from london. >> the new tariffs have sparked anger amongst u.s. allies in europe, many calling on the u.s. to rethink the decision. the issue has overshadowed a meeting of g-7 finance ministers in canada. the six other countries attending the meeting alongside

the u.s. have voiced their, quote, concern and disappointment to u.s. treasury secretary mnuchin. mr. mnuchin says he will be passing those comments on to president trump. but he insists the u.s. is complying with international trade rules. on thursday, the trump administration imposed tariffs of 25% on steel imports and 10% on aluminium. the eu says these tariffs could be damaging to its industries. it's warning of possible retaliation with tariffs of its own on u.s. goods. >> it is pure protectionism. europeans feel aluminium exports to the united states cannot be seen as a threat to their internal security. it is unfortunate because this is further weakening the transatlantic relations. and it also increases the risk of severe turbulence in the markets globally. >> meanwhile, u.s. commerce secretary ross is in beijing on saturday for talks with chinese

couldn't parts on -- counterparts on trade. those talks could be further complicated by the war of words with traditional u.s. allies over trade. president trump is expected to address the issue of the new trade tariffs at a meeting of g-7 leaders in canada next week. he's already under pressure to reverse that decision. mike? mike: kitty logan, thank you. the u.s. is poised to become the world's largest oil producer and achieve the decade's old dream of energy independence. some industry analysts say many trump administration policies will only make things better. alicia acuna has more. >> with the price at the pump at 7 year high, some may question the president when he says -- >> we're very strong on energy. we're essentially now energy independent. >> analysts say the president is correct. good news is on the horizon. >> i think it is fair to say that the overall policies on deregulation by this administration have been constructive.

>> for decades the organization of petroleum exporting countries or opec controlled the price of oil prompting shortages and long lines at the pump with an embargo back in 73. a few years back, opec leader saudi arabia saturated the market driving down the price per barrel. some u.s. companies went bankrupt. but the industry adjusted becoming leaner and improving fracking technology. >> we lowered our break even price much faster than opec could lower its and so the bottom line was they blinked before we did. >> renewed sanctions on iran and unrest in oil producing countries are helping push up gas prices, but analysts say historically similar events would have shot the per gallon cost up by dollars instead of cents. >> because the u.s. are major producers now, they are creating a buffer, not just for the u.s. economy, but for the global economy. we're still on a path to be in the biggest oil producer in the

world, the biggest oil exporter and one of the biggest consumers. >> detractors say the president's pro fossil fuel policies will hurt the environment. >> it seems like we're going back in time almost 100 years now to where oil and gas are king. >> the trump administration believes the strategic petroleum reserve created after the 73 oil embargo is not as necessary now and is considering cutting the amount stored there for a rainy day by half. in denver, alicia acuna, fox news. mike: meantime, pope francis meeting with oil company executives at the vatican next week to discuss climate change. the pope is likely to give them a nudge to clean up their act on global warming. the conference is a follow-up to a papal letter three years ago calling on people to save the planet from climate change. pope francis has made the issue a major concern of his papacy. after we're done don't forget to tune into watters world tonight.

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searching for victims and clearing rubble. and the hundreds of thousands who may have been exposed to the toxic air, many of them suffering illness and death from 9/11 contaminants. >> for these individuals and their families, 9/11 is not past history. it is a present challenge they confront every day. >> the changes will come in the southwest corner of the plaza, called the memorial glade next to the survivor tree, featuring a path where the ramp into the pit once stood flanked by large stones the architect says will be worn but not beaten symbolizing strength and determination through adversity. comedian john stewart played a significant role in making the redesign a reality. >> we'll never be able to repay that debt. but the least we can do is provide them a place of comfort, solace and community on the memorial, with their brothers and sisters, with all those they saved and helped, that they know

is a testament to all they did for us and all they did for the city. >> as many as 400,000 people were exposed to the toxic air at ground zero, and more than 87,000 have enrolled in the world trade center health program, with the cdc reporting nearly 44,000 have at least one 9/11-related ailment. john field worked at the site for a demolition company until 8,000 pounds of steel fell on his foot. he's now an advocate who has been to 179 funerals. >> i can't celebrate this though because a year ago yesterday my best friend died from 9/11 cancer, and -- sorry -- i take this personal. >> this dedicated space will remind all who come here how the best of our human nature responded to the worst. how human dignity triumphed over human depravity >> they haven't actually broken ground yet, and it is not clear when the redesign will be finished. it could be months or perhaps sometime next year.

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mike: wildfire threatening a village in northern new mexico now doubling in size to more than 42 square miles has firefighters try to protect nearly 300 homes and a boy scout camp. fox news meteorologist adam

clock is joining us live. >> we have some good and bad news with this situation happening in the desert southwest. the elevated fire risk the red flag warnings have now expired which means the winds have calmed down, but as far as maybe getting this under control with any kind of precipitation, that just isn't going to happen. you still see light winds moving across the region and rainfall, that could help out a little bit, nowhere to be seen and nowhere in the immediate forecast. so it's going to continue to be dry, going to continue to be an issue for people out in the southwest dealing with all of those extreme conditions. temperatures back up into triple digits for a whole lot of those areas, 100 degrees in el paso. 104 degrees in phoenix. a lot of heat in that region, but really warm on the eastern side of the country, at least in areas as well. you are looking at temperatures getting up close to 90 degrees in memphis. that's an area we're paying attention to for severe weather happening now and going to continue here in the next couple of hours. really an area there across portions of arkansas stretching into mississippi and yes memphis as well, kind of a bull's-eye where we could see winds up to

60 miles-an-hour with some severe thunderstorms possibly hail and yes isolated tornadoes would also be possible with this system. it's dry in the west as we showed you, but this system moving right across the middle of the country is the one we need to pay attention to. just really beginning to see this fire up here in the last little bit. it is not a large system, but every one of those little cells could produce some of those severe thunderstorms i was talking about and some of the winds up to 60 miles-an-hour. it takes the daytime heating. pay attention to the time stamp. several more hours where severe weather could roll through the mississippi valley. once we get going here into early morning hours for tomorrow, so by 1:00 or 2:00 a.m., this should mostly have cleared off and will be clearing on the back side of this system. the other area to point out here across the country is going to be what's happening here along the east coast. folks in virginia, folks running up into maryland, the d.c. area, up towards philadelphia, it's just rained non-stop here the last several days. more rain currently moving through that area, throughout this evening and into the

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