quote, in the days after president trump fired james b. comey as fbi director, law enforcement officials became so concerned by the president's behavior that they began investigating whether he had been working on behalf of russia against american interests. that is according to former law enforcement officials and others familiar with the investigation. the story continues, the inquiry carried explosive implications. counterintelligence investigators had to consider whether the president's own actions constituted a possible threat to national security. agents also sought to determine whether mr. trump was knowingly working for russia or had unwittingly fallen under moscow's influence. agents and senior fbi officials had grown suspicious of mr. trump's ties to russia during the 2016 campaign. but held off on opening an investigation into him, the people said, in part because they were uncertain how to proceed with an inquiry of such sensitivity and magnitude. but the president's activities before and after mr. comey's firing in may of 2017, part

quote, in the days after president trump fired james b. com comey, law enforcement officials became so concerned by the president's behavior, they began investigating whether he had been working on behalf of russia against american interest. that's according to former officials. the story. >>> co-- continues. counter intelligence incest g investigatiors had to consider whether the president's own actions constituted a possible threat to national security. agents sought to determine whether mr. trump was knowingly working for russia or fallen under moscow's agents. fbi officials became suspicious with ties to russia during the 2016 campaign but held off on opening an investigation because they were uncertain how to proceed with such sensitivity and magnitude. the president's activities before and after mr. comey's firing in may of 2017, particularly two instances in which mr. trump tied the comey dismissal to the russia investigation. helped prompt the counter intelligence as speblpect of th inquiry. one of these instances was a letter written by tru

in the days after president trump fired james b. comeyfbi director, law enforcement officials became so concerned, they began investigating whether he had been working on behalf of russia according to former law enforcement officials and others familiar with the investigation. who are these law enforce. officials? at what level are they operating? who gave them the approval to do so in because this is the president of the united states, with what conclusion? et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. am i wrong to be suspicious of the story than it did content? >> there absolutely are a lot of questions, as i went through it, i had many, many questions as well. i think one thing that's important at the outset is there are usually two sides, there is the criminal side. you see on the tv, fbi, freeze, are you under arrest. that's the i'd i work with primarily. but there also is an intelligent side. i remember robert mueller, when he was director, came to speak to us. he explained to us when 9/11 happened, the fbi shifted resources to the cyber securi

he and his colleagues say in the day after president trump fired james b. comey as fbi director, law enforcement officials became so concerned they began investigating whether he'd be working on behalf of russia against american interests, according to former law enforcement officials and others familiar with the investigation.rs the inquiry carried explosive implications. counterintelligence investigations had to consider whether the president's own io actions constituted a possible threat to national security. agents also sought to determine whether mr. trump was knowingly working for russia or had unwittingly fallen under moscow's influence. it goes on to describe the agent's thinking at this time and we quote, agents and senior fbi officials had grown suspicious of mr. trump's ties to russia during the 2016 campaign but held off on opening investigation into him, the people said. in part because they were uncertain how to proceed with an inquiry of such sensitivity and magnitude. the president's activities before and after mr. comey's firing, may 2017, partic

in the dayafter president trump fired james b. comeydirector, law enfot officials became so concerned by the president's behavior, that they began investigating whether he had been working on behalf of russ against american interests.h: >> sow, the fbi was investigating whether trump was working for the russians. t mean, what tipped them off? was it trump's seceting with the russians in the oval office? his son's secret meeting with p russians at trwer? his lawyer's secret deal to build a trump tower in moscow? jeff seesions' swiret meeting the russian ambassador? jared kushner's secret backchannel with the kremlin? michael flynn's secret backchanl with the kremlin? erik prince's secret backchannel with the kremlin? paul manafort sharing secret polling data with the russians? [ cheers and applause ] his foreign policy adviser's secret meeting with the russians? the russian hackers who helped usump win? trump asking thean hackers to help him win? or vladimir putin's smile every time he sees trump? [ laughter ] cheers and applause ] look

the special counsel is authorized to conduct the investigation confirmed by then fbi director james b. comey, including any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation. are you reading it the same way i am? >> absolutely. so in early 2017, congress members were all former prosecutor wrote a letter to the department of justice asking for appointment of the special counsel because we were reading regulations and it became clear to us that we needed to have a special counsel that was independent from the president, start investigating and based on those regulations as well as the letter that rod rosenstein actually wrote, it authorizes obstruction of justice investigations as well as anything else related to the russian inquiry. >> you mentioned a second ago that it is your party now in control on the house side and so, when we talk about trump and consequences, congressman lieu, is there any question in your mind that more of the trump inner circle will face indictments for contacts with russia? >> that would depend on what the evidence is that is uncovered. i do have to sa

"in the days after president trump fired james b. comey as fbi director, law enforcement officials became so concerned by the president's behavior that they began investigating whether he had been working on behalf of russia against american interests, according to former law enforcement officials and others familiar with the investigation." so what does that actually mean? well, according to "the new york times," counterintelligence investigators had to consider whether trump's own actions, "constituted a possible threat to national security." agents also sought to determine whether mr. trump was knowingly working for russia or had unwittingly fallen under moscow's influence. "the new york times" reports that trump caught the attention of the fbi counterintelligence agents after this moment, this moment in the 2016 presidential election. >> russia, if you're listening, i hope you're able to find the 30,000 e-mails that are missing. >> but even after that and other alarming incidents during the campaign, "the times" says that, "law enforce

james comey. "the new york times" has a story that just posted minutes ago, and let me read you the opening paragraph. it says in the days after president trump fired james by as fbi director, officials became so concerned by the president's behavior that they began investigating on whether he was working on behalf of russia against american interests, according to former law enforcement officials and others familiar with the investigation. adam goldman shares the by line. he joins us now by phone. adam, this is an issue of there being a trillicriminal investig. and tonight, i think for the first time, correct me if i'm wrong, your reporting is that there was a counterintelligence investigation into whether the president of the united states was a threat to the united states. >> caller: yes, essentially that's correct. when the fbi started investigating president trump in the days after comey was fired there were two elements, essentially to the investigation, one was a criminal element that dealt with the possibility of obstruction, and the other was the counterintelligence element to this. and, you know, i think while broadly people had assumed that, you

quote, in the days after president trump fired james b. comeys fbi director, law enforcement officials became so concerned by the president's behavior that they began investigating whether he had been working on behalf of russia against american interests. that is according to former law enforcement officials and others familiar with the investigation. the story continues, the inquiry carried explosive implications. counterintelligence investigators had to consider whether the president's own actions constituted a

"in the days after president trump fired james b. comeyfbi director, law enforcement officials became so concerned by the president's behavior that they began investigating whether he had been working on behalf of russia against american interests. according to law enforcement officials and others familiar with the investigation." >> that is a counterintelligence investigation opened by the fbi whether the president himself was basically a russian asset. according to "the times," the question of whether the president of the united states obstructed justice by firing the fbi director james comey was itself seen as a national security concern not just as a criminal matter. "if the president had fired mr. comey to stop the russia investigation, the action would have been a national security issue because it naturally would have hurt the bureau's effort to learn how moscow interfered in the 2016 election and whether any americans were involved, according to james a. baker, who served as fbi general counsel until late 2017." "he privately testi

) the new york times reports the f-b- i began the investigation days after trump fired f-b-i director james comeyy of 20-17. the report says the f-b-i is investigating whether the president knowingly worked for russia or was under moscow's influence without his knowledge. special counsel robert mueller is overlooking the probe into whether russia interfered in the 20-16 election . ( james ) it's the start of a new week... the first since federal employees missed their paychecks on friday... and there's no indication of when they will be receiving their next ones. ( darya ) omar jimenez is at hartsfield jackson international airport in atlanta with how some federal workers are handling it.

quote, in the days after president trump fired james b. com comeyrcement officials became so concerned by the president's behavior, they began investigating whether he had been working on behalf of

president trump's interactions with former f-b-i director james comey, none could constitute obstructionof justice.democratic leaders have concerns about this, especially since if barr is approved, he'll oversee special counsel robert mueller's investigation.gloria borger/political analyst"i think what democrats want to know is will he redact large parts of the mueller report." despite his previous criticisms, barr also said he would let mueller "complete his work."margaret talev/bloomberg"what he's telling the president is 'i am happy to be your nominee, but these are my red lines and don't you try to change the terms on me once i'm confirmed.'"since the g-o-p is in control of the senate, it's likely that barr will be confirmed.i'm john lorinc reporting. (robin ) four your money... san francisco based children's clothing retailer gymboree will be closing all 900 stores nationwide...including those here in the bay area. that includes other brands 'janie and jack' as well as 'crazy eight' ... as the company prepares for another bankruptcy.. the company filed for another bankruptcy in dece

have concerns about a letter barr wrote last june saying the president's firing of former f-b-i director james comey did not consitute obstruction of justice --- since he'll be overseeing the mueller investigation if he is confirmed. despite his previous criticisms, barr also said he would let mueller "complete his work." ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. ( james ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news... we are tracking the rain heading to the bay area. taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar... we can expect a lot of rain over the next few days. ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. after just a few showers through the morning showers will pick up early afternoon before falling off again by the commute home later in the afternoon. skies will offer up just a few showers through the evening and into tomorrow morning before heavy rain arrives mid-afternoon tomorrow that will result in urban and small stream flooding. high temperatures today and tomorrow will primarily peak in the 50's. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80

enforcement officials were concerned about the president's behavior in the days after he fired f-b-i director james comey, 2017. the report says special counsel robert mueller took over the investigation, but it's unclear if he is still pursuing it. the investigation uncovered no evidence that the president was secretly in contact with russian government officials. the f-b-i declined to comment. ( marty ) this is day 22 of the partial government shutdown. the longest in amewrican history. no talks are scheduled this weekend. president trump says he's willing, able, but not quite ready to declare a national emergency to get his border wall. but the president concedes a national emergency declaration might face a court challenge and that possibliity could be holding the president back. jim acosta has more. <(nats click click)after hinting for days that he may declare a national emergency to force the government to construct his border wall... president trump admitted there may be cracks in that plan.a wall of opposition, could be looming... mr. trump said... in the courts.pres. trump"if they can't do it, i

democrats had heavily criticized where barr suggested that the president could not have b obstructed justice for firing james comeypushing back on criticism. he'll put it this way when he'll say the memo did not address or in any way question the special counsel's core investigation in the 2016 election nor did it address other potential obstruction of justice theorys or argue as some have suggested that a president can never obstruct justice. so that's from william barr, but the question will be will all of this and these statements quell barr's critics and the outspoken democratic voices on the senate judiciary committee. barr's hearing comes about a four months after the somewhat ugly confirmation hearing of now justice brett kavanaugh, so really, the gloves could be off when it comes to william barr's hearing and all of these heightened questions now about the president and russia, william barr sure to get h hammered by these democrats on all these questions. >> we'll take the whole thing live. we invite everyone to follow along with us. we thank you so much from d.c. coming up next, just horrific new details