having all the analysis. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are the political commentatorjane merrick, and ben riley—smith daily telegraph. stay with us for all that. in america, president trump has been accused of trying to shut down an fbi investigation into the links between his former national security adviser and russia. the white house denies the allegation, but there are calls for all records of a meeting between the president and the former fbi directorjames comey, who was sacked by mr trump, to be released to congress. 0ur north america correspondent aleem maqbool reports. it seems his presidency has lurched from one controversy to the next. with this scandal, donald trump may be the shakiest ground yet. in his first appearance since the story broke he has been as defiant as ever. no politician in history, and i say this with great assurety, has been treated worse, or more unfairly. you can't let them get you down. you can't let the critics and the naysayers get in the way of your dreams. adversity makes you stronger. don't give in, don't back down, and never stop doing what you know is right. he