a yeah, corey lewandowski and other people come back, you will see more people peeling away from that? >> why do we say president trump has an issue with his communications team? it is president trump himself who undercuts the message, whether it's sending his team out, talking about why he let james comey go or to megan's point about germany, gary cohn talked down the president's claims about germany last week and then there he is, right back in there, about nato. i mean whether he talks about nato or trade, it shows that the president is ill informed about these issues. we don't have a one singular trade agreement with germany and by the way, steve mnuchin said last week we're not going to have a border adjustment tax and would you like to know tens of thousands of german cars that are manufactured here in the united states -- >> stephanie it's fascinating to me there's a lot of messenger shooting going on in this white house when the guy at the top keeps shooting himself in the foot about this. it was extraordinary over memorial day weekend that chancellor of germany spoke more to

he is eyeing some of his former campaign officials, for example, corey lewandowski. dave bossy, who were spotted at the white house yesterday. i am told probably more likely you would see him bring dave bossy back into the fold. he is, of course, the former deputy campaign manager. corey lewandowski has a lot of tensions with his family, as you know, hallie, from your time covering the campaign. this could be the start of a big shakeup. it is certainly significant, hallie, this is the communications director issuing his letter of resignation after three months on the job. >> kristen, you talked about dave bossy, somebody who may rejoin the team here at the white house. i am going to throw the control room for a loop because i'd like to bring up what bossy said on fox talking about this. take a listen. >> they've talked to, you know, many people, including me. >> david, is that a yes? have you been asked? >> no. i am not going to say that there is a -- something sitting on the table for me to pick. i think that's -- there -- it's an ongoing conversation. and i think t

corey lewandowski has tensions with some of the trump family members. so very unlikely you'd see him come back into the fold in the white house. but could he take on a broader role in terms of counseling the president, advising him outside of the white house? that's a possibility, steph. that's one of the things they're eyeing moving forward. >> i want to share a bit more on the tension. it is not just tension between corey lewandowski and the -- some of the trump family members, it's about what this means. bringing back a corey lewandowski and a david bossie, if they were to join the administration, a source inside the white house told me that other staffers could actually leave. why? not because of ego or personality, who is in charge, but because there are people inside the administration who are not part of the campaign, who joined because they said, we want to focus on policy. they have concerns that if we get back to this campaign-style, if the president goes out and conducts raies, he surrounded by the team he was and, granted, he did win with th

corey lewandowski agreed to be his campaign manager. he didn't get trump to the finish line, he got them to the nomination though. now rumors are swirling that he wants to bring him back to the white house as part of a special crisis management team. are the rumors true? corey lewandowski joins us tonight to confirm or deny. cory, are you going back to the white house? >> tucker, the only time i go to the white house is as a guest. you know that. just as a visitor. i like to bring my family sometimes, that's about it. >> tucker: you wouldn't consider going back to work as a crisis manager in this investigation proceeds? >> let me be very clear, and i think everyone knows this, my loyalty is to the president and to make sure that his agenda which he ran on witches jobs, homeland security, building a wall, making sure people are back to work, cutting taxes of the american middle class is moving forward. and if that means i can help the president by doing that, of course, it would be a privilege. let me be clear, of what a great life. i lo

joining me is corey lewandowski, trump's former campaign manager.s he able to get this through the house with one vote to spare. there was criticism about millions of people will lose their coverage and some people will die. do you think the coverage has been fair? >> you know the coverage hasn't been fair. they said he couldn't win the primary, then he couldn't win the presidency. then he couldn't get the healthcare done. it made itthrough the house and the media doesn't want to give him the credit. of course, it's not fair. howie: why doesn't the media want to give him the credit? >> because they are a bunch of liberal individuals who wanted to see hillary clinton win. 89% of the media coverage was negative. they look at nbc, abc, cbs. 1,900 minutes of coverage. of that 89% was negative. of that, 11% was neutral or positive. grace under fire. but that's how great they treated obama. howie: since this bill does face a rough road in in the senate, t about the criticism that they were spiking the football in the rose garden ceremony. >> why don't we

. >>> plus is corey lewandowski coming back? >>> going alone.german chancellor announces a gigantic shift that europe can no longer depend on the united states. fallout from the president's trip this morning. another test of north korean missile. another test of america's patience. >> a conflict in north korea would be probably the worst kind of fighting in most people's lifetimes. >> begin today with the president's son-in-law and top aide jared kushner laying low after one of two punch media report. first bombshell he's under scrutiny, not investigation, by the fbi. the second that he tried to set up a secret back channel communications line with moscow before trump even took office. we are in luck. have a great team here to break it all down this morning taking you first to nbc's kristen welker at the white house. give us an update. >> reporter: good morning to you. president returned from first foreign trip and bracing for battle after "the washington post" reported over the weekend son-in-law jared kushner tried to set up a back channel to

the question is whether or not corey lou d corey lewandowski takes a position at the white house. that would be something that would need to be passed by the president's family. you'll recall during the campaign he was fired by the campaign and first among the people inside the president's inner circle who were concerned about corey lewandowski were the president's it daughter ivanka trump and the son-in-law jared kushner. of course jared kushner is keeping his head down is the way sources close to him describe it because of the russia news that cropped up with respect to him last week, but he's summer still a very influential adviser to the president. >> lots of questions coming up for sean spicer. his briefing is scheduled to begin with less than an from now. we'll of course have live coverage. jim acosta, thanks very much. jim sciutto stay with us. joining us gloria borger and dana bash. the news about michael cohen, the president's long time personal attorney from the trump organization now being requested to do an interview to answer questions for members of congress. he poli

corey lewandowski joins us tonight to confirm or deny. going back to u e white house? >> tucker, the only time i go tc the white house is as a guest. you know that. just as a visitor. i like to bring my family sometimes, that's about it. >> tucker: you wouldn't consider going back to work as a crisis manager as this investigation asproceeds? >> let me be very clear, and i think everyone knows this, my loyalty is to the president and to make sure that his agenda, which he ran on witches jobs, homeland security, building a wall, making sure people are back to work, cutting taxes to the american middle class isngco moving forward. and if that means i can help the president by doing that, of , privilege.uld be a let me be clear, i've got a great life. i love doing what i'm doing. if i can help the president from the outside, i can be very, very helpful from the outside may be much more so than even on the inside. >> tucker: if you went inside, what would you do? what does crisis management meaning of situation like this? >> honestly, i don't

join us at 8:00 eas trump campaign manager, corey lewandowski will be here. york right no now. >> hello everyone, i'm jesse watters, welcome to the five on another night of breaking news. the justice department announced this evening that a special counsel has been appointed to investigate the allegations that the russian government attempted to influence the 2016 presidential election. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein appointed fbi director robert mulder to oversee the probe. president trump quickly reacted saying "a thorough investigation will confirm what we already know. there was no collusion between my campaign in any foreign entity." joining us now is fox news chief national correspondent ed henry.

corey lewandowski was moved out. paul manafort was moved out.yanne conway really understood president trump's love for data, and came into the white house that was unstable. now you're looking at so many different fronts, fred, and the notion of changing whoever is speaking at the podium can sort of stabilize things in the notion that jared kushner's role could be adjusted this way, or reince priebus that way, it goes against the seriousness, and the nature of the fact that there are these investigations under way by robert mueller and by congress, you know that just quick fixes are not going to solve. but just to reinforce, keep in mind, fred, again, this is a real tactic of donald trump and has been for years, the notion that somehow a shake-up will solve everything. >> and so alice, if there is a shake-up and of course i guess it depends on the positions being shaken up, does this mean a white house that is in chaos? or would that exhibit more control over trying to quiet the chaos? >> well, change-up in any white house is not unusual. and lo

hello, add. >> corey lewandowski in that interview, showing us exactly why president trump likes him.sharp elbows, suggesting right there that may be some people inside this white house don't know the president that well and aren't serving him that well, particularly in the communications operation. the president also seems to like at least a little bit of tension among his advisors. some of those advisors are telling me that he also wants to get that kind of lewandowski toughness inside that white house war room we have been reporting on, that would fight back against all the democratic attacks over russia. however, lewandowski's combativeness, remember he was ousted from a campaign after that altercation with a female reporter, is a reason why others in the administration seem upset about him getting a senior role. one white house official telling "the daily beast" today, "it would be another train wreck. i am dreading that it could even happen, though he'll probably be kept outside the white house, it's looking like." except lewandowski kim was previously suggested he would prefer

and corey lewandowski on the president's wins on healthcare.id you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's over 6 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 250 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. howie: senators grilled james comey about why he revealed the hillary clinton investigation in the final days of the campaign. >> this is terrible. it makes me mildly nauseous that we could have had some impact on the election. >> is that the new standard for the f.b.i. director, mildly nauseous? >> 20 days before the election, that's a hard argument to make. howie: i would say the press was mildly nauseous over comey's defendant money. but getting it from both sides. james comey not a very popular guy in the media these days. gayle: from the conservative or mainstream media, some people woul

kellyanne conway did but if any of the inner circle, corey lewandowski, who was pushed out early on, newt gingrich and rudy giuliani, very close to this thing from the very beginning, did not end up in the white house. what do you think they should do now? >> i think the president obviously now has a better feel for this environment and for the job. but he recognizes now is that coming in, the democrats, the media, that the swamp, they are fighting him and not only fighting his agenda, the agenda appears to be clear for many of them. they not only want to stop the agenda but they want to destroy donald trump personally. he is going to get in place a great communications team to recognize the different shape of the challenge that is facing him today. he also i think recognizes, yes, he asked about those relationships of congress, but to get his agenda through, to get the tax cuts through, health care reform, border security and these kinds of things, he is going to have to go to the american people, which maybe is going to require a slightly different set of skills than what he had co

neither campaign manager corey lewandowski nor paul manafort made it to election day before being fired. we asked chief of staff reince priebus weeks ago is he worried about his job. >> there are wondering if there are mov don't thik about . it's ridiculousfor us. if how ell the besident is doing,he work getting done, th jobs created. lo athuñ5 the market and the tax bill. you look at he bill that have today the president saying a search for a replacement is underway. >> moving rapidly. >> and spicer deflecting 4estions about who may be making the shortlist. how quickly it will beput together and how the vetting he was rushed to the hospital to reverse the overdose. he is expected to make a full recovery. jonathan: do you wonder hat suitcase olook like? we saw it check it out. winner. so bore you your share of 1.5 million dollars in prizes and free slot play.lm take tse last few seconds there is no word what started it. agents with the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives joined in the investigation to figure it out. michelle: president trump revised travel ban went bef

. >> corey lewandowski pushing their a narrative. >> guilty before you have anything and that is whateam media has tried to do. nothing took place. >> the former trump campaign manager says the president has nothing to worry about. ♪ you know how painful heartburn can be. for fast-acting, long-lasting relief, try doctor recommended gaviscon. it quickly neutralizes stomach acid and helps keep acid down for hours. relieve heartburn with fast- acting, long-lasting gaviscon. >> rob: beautiful sky. heather: like a painting. rob: all those colors. halfway through the hour. heather: thank you for joining us. donald trump blasting the russia collusion investigation as a scavenger hunt for democrats. good morning. the man in charge is in robert mueller. alleged russian ties to the trump campaign. as it is not a finding that crimes have been committed but some an independent for the normal chain of command, off guard with little notice. the president responding with a statement saying, quote, as i stated many times an investigation will confirm what we already know. i look forward to this matte

we know this president values loyalty above all else. >> is corey lewandowski make a comeback?wouldn't be entirely surprising if you look at who he's filled out with the people who understand how to deal with president trump and who understand what that kind of responsibility means, and i think that donald trump, more than anything, likes to bring in people who he knows he can trust and i think corey lewandowski is a person that not only knows how to deal with him and who he knows how to deal with, but brought him to the primary victory. >> but also brought him drama. >> do you remember the reporter confrontation. >> look at the rest of the people. those are people who don't tend to shy away from drama either, and it's wantnot a surprising ce to bring in people that he feels he can trust. >> ron brownstein engaging in domestic policy and while fending off the russian investigation and the budget getting released over the last 24 hours and you note in the atlantic that some of the provisions here, some of the spending cuts, frankly, they affect trump voters in states that won fo

we are joined by corey lewandowski. thanks for coming on. what do you make of this?> i think exactly what the president's statement said. two things are important. i think the removal of james comey is important because i hope what happens that any investigation that takes place does not take place on the front page of the newspaper every day. but we have seen, director comey had an agenda which was to inform the public of everything he was doing. it's not helpful if you're trying to conduct an investigation. you have someone moving forward with credibility. i can tell you firsthand because i was on the campaign. never, ever, ever did i ever see anybody have contact with any agent of any foreign government. russia or anybody else grade i've never seen the president or candidate trump direct anybody to have conversations with anybody from a foreign government or foreign agency. it never took place that i'm aware of. if somebody from the campaign had something to do with impacting the election, that person should be held accountable but it didn't come from the presiden

we are joined by corey lewandowski. thanks for coming on. what do you make of this?> i think exactly what the president's statement said. two things are important. i think the removal of james comey is important because i hope what happens that any investigation that takes place does not take place on the front page of the newspaper every day. but we have seen, director comey had an agenda which was to inform the public of everything he was doing. it's not helpful if you're trying to conduct an investigation. you have someone moving forward with credibility. i can tell you firsthand because i was on the campaign. never, ever, ever did i ever see anybody have contact with any agent of any foreign government. russia or anybody else grade i've never seen the president or candidate trump direct anybody to have conversations with anybody from a foreign government or foreign agency. it never took place that i'm aware of. if somebody from the campaign had something to do with impacting the election, that person should be held accountable but it didn't come from the presiden

this is why the names that you hear are people like corey lewandowski. corey has nothing to lose. slavishly loyal to donald trump. nobody in the white house trusts him or likes him besides donald trump, steve bannon, maybe keith schiller at a stretch. he's widely regarded as one of the most dishonest people in politics. >> and he's been talked about as a comeback kid. howard, you're laughing because it's ludicrous. >> i'm not laughing. i think skbrjohn's absolutely r. i think part of it is there are three brancheof government and they're all inside the white house, crammed in there. there's three. there's the nationalists, the new york money people, and then there's the republican regulars, who are priebus and sean and so on. if you go in, you've got to know which faction you're working for because the other two factions are going to be against you. >> how do you blame -- >> that's what i was going to say. the problem the white house has is not with its staff. the problem it has is with its president. it doesn't matter who comes and who goes. yes, there are different competing voi

sources tell cnn that former trump campaign manager, corey lewandowski is going to possibly come on as. trump fired lewandowski last year and in the meantime republicans keep getting questions like this. >> does it concern you that he was asked to leave and then he asked the fbi director jim comey to let flynn go? >> yeah, so i don't know the r voracity of these things. that's why we have an investigation. what i'm not going to do is comment on things that are under ongoing review. we've got three investigations going on right now. we have a house intelligence committee investigation, the senate intelligence committee investigation and a special counsel ran by bob mueller. he's a highly credible person. >> cnn chief political correspondent dana bash and white house reporter is joining me right now. all of this is happening as we see this new poll out and it shows that most americans think that president trump has abused his power and his approval rating is really not good. >> it's not good. just to be fair and for context, this particular poll tends to skew a little lower for donald tr

we are seeing names like corey lewandowski showing up at the white house again.nald trump is work working hard to surround himself with people who he thinks are loyal to him. and flynn was one of those guys. >> that story mentioned him and a couple others who re-entered the circle. >> it's almost like a security blanket in some ways bringing back the old characters from earlier in the campaign. but it's not a good idea, many around trump, will say, to bring someone like corey lewandowski who was so much trouble during the campaign back into the picture. but we know donald trump likes to be in touch with these old hands, you know, according to reports he still talks on the phone with roger stone. so there are these characters who are a little unseemly who maybe aren't the healthiest for him toe still in contact with. but he likes -- he likes being in touch with them. as we know he sort of does what he wants. >> matthew are you going on the trip? >> i am not. two of my colleagues are. i'm going to get some rest. >> i don't know if that means you are the lucky one o

there's a bit of corey lewandowski where there was some similar behavior. there were a lot of red flags about that guy. he was a campaign manager. he was arrested or charges filed against him for man handling a reporter, he was ultimately fired. even after fired, the president still stayed in touch with him so there's some precedent here. do you have a theory for what it is about flynn and why the president continues to defend him despite all the things we know and why he hired him in the first place? >> those are all good questions, but, first of all, if you look at not just corey lewandowski, look at roger stone, trump does have a habit of sticking with guys he likes, guys who he's fond of even after he's fired them there's a habit of that. i don't know. i do know that if you go back to -- you know, there's a lot about flynn's conduct that's being scrutinized here. the turkish business, the rt payments, but also just go back to what it was that got flynn fired in the first place. those meetings with -- the conversation with kislyak december 29th, the day

if you look at the history and the campaign trail we saw corey lewandowski manafort and neither one of them made it to the finish line. we have more coming up at 6:00. >> the judge deciding if the revise travel ban is legal. ninth circuit court of appeals in seattle heard arguments from both sides. the executive order that bans travel from other muslim nations never took effect as the courts block it. next at 4:00, global cyber chaos is spreading. people and companies booting up the computers. just how bad ransom wear is getting and what you need to do to protect yourself. alison: it's probably the center of your morning routine or afternoon for us. coffee. up next, the "7 on your side" team has a reason to say no to the cup of joe. >> spectacular sunshine. gusty breezes. temperatures in the low to mid-70's but the mid-summer heat and the humidity on the way this week. i have timing still to come at "abc7 news at 4:00". ready or not, here i come.ek.) ♪ anyone can dream. making it a reality is the hard part. northrop grumman command and control systems