jay sekulow/trump attorney: there's been no notification to any of us that the president is under anystigation.president trump's lawyer doing damage control---insisting the president is not under investigation by special prosecutor robert mueller for his firing of the former f-b-i director.jay sekulow/trump attorney: the department of justice, through its special counsel's office, would be investigating the president for taking the action that they recommended him to take. so, that is not obstruction of justice. despite the president himself tweeting out that he is under investigation --- president trump's lawyer -- trying to explain away the tweet-- jay sekulow/trump attorney: that tweet was in response to a "washington post" story that ran with five unnamed sources. and blaming twitter's one hundred forty character limit for the confusiontrump's tweet also taking aim at deputy attorney general rod rosenstein who wrote the memo recommending james comey's firing. democrats and republicans urging the president to allow the investigation to continue sen. marco rubio/r- senate intelligen

trump does that. that was the problem for his lawyer, jay sekulow this morning. donald trump tweeted this week, i am under investigation. and jay sekulow said this morning this is not what he meant. so it's a problem for his communications team and his lawyers to have to go on television and explain what he means in tweets and saying that we shouldn't take the president literally. >> alex, where do you come down on this? i think journalists do have some biases. one is toward competent governance. one is toward decency in civic engagement. some of the coverage that i think you get complaints about from the right is because journalists are trying to promote those basic inherent american values. when the president is railing against the fake news media on twitter calling us a witch hunt, i think that's the way journalists react the way they do. do you think i'm off on that? >> no, i think you have a valid point. look, the media loves bipartisanship. whenever there's a big bipartisan gathering on the hill, the media applauds it, but that's not really what they want to

jay sekulow said no, no, no. not under investigation. ainsley: that's president trump's personal lawyer. mr. comey himself has said he is not under investigation. what jay sekulow went on to say that's the president responding to a "the washington post" report that included five aupon must sources. steve: that'sources.steve right. >> that's the president through his significant social media platform, ainsley, telling everybody look at the irony here. steve: have you rod rosenstein saying in a memo released to the press essentially don't believe everything you read in the newspapers, considering they don't reveal the source or the agency or even the country. and then you have got an abc report yesterday, their senior judicial correspondent pierre thomas said that there has been no decision on whether or not to mount an investigation of president trump, which is exactly what jay sekulow said yesterday. >> that's right. he is the president's personal attorney. is he right into all of this. this is all conclusion in search of evidence, it seems. and if the president -- the president has a right t

we should let everyone know coming up in minutes we'll speak with president trump's private attorney, jay sekulow. >>> president trump's tweet and sekulow said derch things. why does it matter? what were they trying to do by digging in? where is the advantage? how about trump supporter and former governor john senunu? he can make a case. [vo] what made secretariat the greatest racehorse who ever lived? of course he was strong... ...intelligent. ...explosive. but the true secret to his perfection... was a heart, twice the size of an average horse. won't replace the full value of your totaled new car. the guy says you picked the wrong insurance plan. no, i picked the wrong insurance company. with liberty mutual new car replacement™, you won't have to worry about replacing your car because you'll get the full value back including depreciation. switch and you could save $782 on home and auto insurance. call for a free quote today. liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance. >>> president trump, seemingly at odds with his own attorney. the president acknowledged on twitter friday that he is be

i spoke a short while ago to jay sekulow, a member of president trump's legal team and chief counselthe american center for law and justice. no, he has not. there is been no information give bin the special counsel informing the president he is' under investigation. it's been consistent. again, we've received nothing about an investigation of the president of the united states. >> woodruff: but as you acknowledged yesterday, it is possible that the president could be under investigation and just simply not have been informed by it -- about it? >> well, i mean, but here's the reality. this is not something that's happened in a vacuum. there's been discussions about the russia probe and committees of the congress looking at this for nine months producing no evidence about russian collusion. so while it's true, i can't read the mind of a special counsel, we've received no notification of an investigation or a pending investigation or preliminary investigation or anything else. so what i can say is what we know is the president right now is not, has not and is not under investigation. >>

trump announced he's under investigation. today one of the president's lawyers refuted that. >> there's been no notification from the special counsel's office that the president is under investigation. >> reporter: jay sekulowa member of president trump's legal team, said the president's tweet was not an admission, it was a reaction. >> this was his response via twitter, via social media, was in response to the "washington post" piece with five anonymous sources -- >> reporter: the "washington post's" white house bureau chief pushed back. >> the president is indeed under investigation, that it is an investigation into his potential obstruction of justice in addition to a number of other issues related to the russia matter. >> bob mueller's investigation is only getting started. >> reporter: adam schiff, the ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee, fears the administration is undermining special counsel robert mueller. >> the president wants to take down bob mueller. his lawyer wants to take down bob mueller. and the question is why? and i think the answer is they want to lay the foundation to discredit whatever bob mueller comes up with. >> reporter: still, republicans like senate intelligence

judge jeanine: up next, president trump's attorney jay sekulow is standing by with reaction to all the comey news. my one-on-one interview with donald trump, jr. hillary is running out of people to blame, but that's not stopping her. tonight's "street justice," you don't want to miss it. don't go away. she blamed everybody. who hasn't she blamed? the future isn't silver suits and houses on mars, it's right now. think about it. we can push buttons and make cars appear out of thin air. find love anywhere. he's cute. and buy things from, well, everywhere. how? because our phones have evolved. so isn't it time our networks did too? introducing america's largest, most reliable 4g lte combined with the most wifi hotspots. it's a new kind of network. xfinity mobile. judge jeanine: former f.b.i. director jim comey's stunning testimony continues to dominate the headlines. jay sekulow, part of the president's legal team joins us. i want to talk about james comey's legal exposure. i want to talk about what i see as a former prosecutor real problems for james comey. let's talk about the federal re

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controversy continues to grow surrounding president trump's alleged involvement with russian interference in the 2016 election. yesterday, jay sekulowdent trump's lawyers, said trump was not under investigation by the special counsel. his statements, however, contradict the president's own tweets, current confirming he was a target. last tuesday, jeff sessions testified before the senate intelligence committee.

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trump announced la's under investigation. today one of the president's lawyers refuted that. >> there has been no notification from the special counsel's office that the president is under investigation. >> reporter: jay sekulow a member of president trump's segal team says the president's oneet was not an admission, it was a reaction. >> this was his response via twitter, via social media was in the response to the "washington post" piece with five anonymous sources. >> "the washington post" white house bureau chief pushed back. nt the president is indeed under investigation, that it is an investigation into his potential usstruction of justice in erdition to a number of other issues related to the russia matter with bob mueller's investigation is only getting started. te reporter: adam schiff, the ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee fears the administration is undermining special counsel robert mueller. >> the president wants to take down bob mueller. his lawyer wants to take down bob mueller. ind the question is why. and i think the answer is they want to lay the foundation to discredit whatever bob mueller comes up with. >> reporter: still republicans like senate intelligence committee me

judge jeanine: up next, president trump's attorney jay sekulow is standing by with reaction to all the comey news. my one-on-one interview with donald trump, jr. hillary is running out of people to blame, but that's not stopping her. tonight's "street justice," you don't want to miss it. don't go away. she blamed everybody. who hasn't she blamed? >> she hasn't blamed canadians. t you're really made of. after five hours of spinning and one unfortunate ride on the gravitron, your grandkids spot a 6 foot banana that you need to win. in that moment, you'll be happy you partnered with a humana care manager and got your health back on track. because that banana isn't coming home with you until that bell sings. great things are ahead of you when your health is ready for them. at humana, we can help you with a personalized plan for your health for years to come. it can seem like triggers pop up everywhere. luckily there's powerful, 24-hour, non-drowsy claritin. it provides relief of symptoms that can be triggered by over 200 different allergens. live claritin clear. swhen it comes to molding y

this morning on "meet the press" jay sekulow appeared to defend president trump from an investigation he simultaneously claimed did not exist. >> the president is not under investigation by the special counsel. the tweet from the president was in response to the five anonymous sources that were purportedly leaking information to "the washington post" about a potential investigation of the president. >> the "the washington post" reported last week that the probe has broadened to investigate if president trump attempted to obstruct justice. >>> well, a heads up. if you travel by bus or troll, new septa schedules are now in effect. now the changes affect riders on septa's city, suburban and victory transit divisions. they are designed to accommodate summer ridership demands. tap the nbc 10 app to find the full list of septa scheduled changes. >>> graduation pictures for free in east oaklabor today. photographer richard roy donated his time and services for dozens of local students. he got the idea after seeing kids last year who could not afford to have pictures taken of the wardrobe and

. >> president trump is not believed to be under investigation according to a member of the president's legal team. during a tour of the sunday political talk shows attorney jay sekulowstigation for obstruction of justice. sekulow's statement comes despite a washington post report which claims special prosecutor robert mueller widened the probe into russia's probe into the 2016 election. >> kushner wants to pursue a peace deal between the israelis and palestinians according to white house officials. on his agenda meetings with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and mahmoud abbas. it comes month after president trump traveled to that region. >> lawmakers in maryland want tove shared funding florida and to help pay for the troubled system as part of the proposal a capitol trust fund would be created. the 29 page plan calls for significant governance and oversight changes and asks d.c. and virginia to join maryland in contributing 170 million annually. the money would help metro with long term borrowing. >> reflecting pool on the national mall is scheduled to reopen today. it was closed for several days last week so a parasite could be removed. the parasite w

trump's attorney, jay sekulow, caught up in the malstrom of spin. he's going to be on the show. we'll put the questions to him about what matters to you. >> so what should you believe? president donald trump's tweets or what his attorney says? we ask a member of the house intelligence committee which one to go with next. i love that i can pass the membership to my children. we're the williams family, and we're usaa members for life. it's not just a car, (work sfx) it's your daily retreat. the es and es hybrid. lease the 2017 es 350 for $329 a month for 36 months. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. with the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your every move and automatically adjusts on both sides. right now save on sleep number 360 smart beds. plus, it's the lowest prices of the season with savings of $500 on our most popular p5 bed. looking for a hotel that fits... ...your budget? tripadvisor now searches over 200 sites to find you the hotel you want at the lowest price. grazie, gino! find a price that fits. tripadvisor. the future isn't silver suits anit's right now

jay sekulow. one of the president's attorneys to ansr. >> real quick, you mentioned vindication but trump feels vindicated by comey's testimony as does his base. they are standing firmly by him. what's your take? >> so far. some of the polling shows -- breitbart and right wing media sites are all echoing the trump line right now. there has been some drop in -- drop in strong support for the president. one of the things you saw i think up in the senate at that intelligence committee hearing republican senators, a lot did try to put the best face on trump's actions. i think there's no question about that but you also saw them almost to a person vouch for james comey's credibility. >> sure. >> so i think one of the big questions you're going to see, does the president's story hold up under oath, if, indeed, he does as promise testify about this. >> so important to watch what happens with the trump base. george stephanopoulos, thank you very much. a reminder george as a big show and as he said he's going to go one-on-one with preet bharara for his first interview since being fired by president trump plus geor

controversy continues to grow surrounding president trump's alleged involvement with russian interference in the 2016 election. yesterday, jay sekulowone of president trump's lawyers, said trump was not under investigation by the special counsel. his statements, however, contradict the president's own tweets, current confirming he was a target. last tuesday, jeff sessions testified before the senate intelligence committee. he called suggestions that he colluded with russians during the campaign an appalling and detestable lie. he engaged in a heated exchange with democratic senator ron wyden. sen. wyden: general sessions, respectfully you are not , answering the question. gen. sessions: what is the question? sen. wyden: the question is, mr. comey said they were matters with respect to the recusal that were problematic and he couldn't talk about them. what are they? gen. sessions: why don't you tell me? they are none, senator wyden. there are none, i can tell you for absolute certainty. this is a secret innuendo being leaked out there about me, and i don't appreciate it, and i tried to give my best and truthful answers to any committ

responding for the president, new trump lawyer, jay sekulow, only on "this week." key senators from the intelligence and judiciary committees are here for what's next in the congressional investigations, plus, insights and analysis from our "powerhouse roundtable," everything you need to know on the showdown that's put the trump presidency on a perilous new course. >> announcer: from abc news, "this week" starts now with abc news chief anchor, george stephanopoulos. >> good morning. the hype was big and the hearing delivered. it was a blockbuster reaching 89 million on facebook, 19 million more on tv. what they saw like so much in this young trump presidency, something that's never happened before. an fbi director fired by the president under oath accusing the white house of lying and strongly suggesting the president himself committed an impeachable offense. comey also confirmed that he told the president three times that trump was not personally being investigated for colluding with russia, and trump took that as vindication in an early friday morning tweet but i

trump himself. sending jay sekulow out to see what he said made at the new story today, instead of tech week. at did not did not president trump any favors. if president trump could stop the bleeding, could stop doing some of the things that is made this investigation had legs, then maybe we would be talking about the agenda. but the problem is, he can't seem to help himself from doing that. he would do better -- >> martha: when he does, he does extraordinarily well. david, you have known the president a long time. can he do that? >> his use of social media and social media platforms is one of the reasons that he is president of the united states. >> martha: true. >> that's a fact that he knows it. the other part of that is that he takes to social media to make sure that he is able to bypass the left-wing media, who is out to get him. so, he is able to speak directly to the american people. a in only 140 characters, he can only do so much. i am a believer in his use of twitter. certainly, we can look at a tweet here or there and dissected. >> martha: that is what he said. if i get one wrong an

jay sekulow's mouth. >> and now he's being investigated. so he's being investigated. >> it was going to be very hard for jay sekulow to outdo donald trump's new york lawyer, marc kasowitz, who got basic facts wrong in his first public statement in defense of the president, when he claimed that james comey's testimony was total vindication of president trump. marc kasowitz defended donald trump on the losing side of the trump university fraud case in which donald trump was forced to pay $25 million to the students he defrauded at trump university, a university whose very name was a fraud because, of course, it is not, was not a university. marc kasowitz also led donald trump on some of his most ridiculous, most frivolous, most impossible lawsuits, including suing bill maher and suing tim o'brien, who wrote a book about donald trump. marc kasowitz and donald trump not only lost that lawsuit against tim o'brien, but in the process, donald trump was forced to give an under oath deposition in which he was caught in lies 30 times. and that deposition now lives after that lawsuit. and who can forget donald trump's in-house lawyer at trump tower, mic

. >> president trump's lawyer jay sekulow basically had one job on all those news stories yesterday, that is to say that president trump is, as you heard, not under investigation. but he had to try to sell that idea after the president himself tweeted, and i quote here, i am being investigated for firing the fbi director by the man who told me to fire the fbi director. witch hunt. all four of those shows asked sekulow to respond to that tweet and as you saw, he tried to directly contradict the president's own words. he said the washington post put out a story that he was under investigation and he was trying to respond to five unnamed responses. listen to sekulow's response when he was asked to explain the president's thinking. >> he takes the action that they by the way recommended and now he's being investigated by the department of justice because the special counsel under the special counsel regulations reports to the department of justice, not an independent counsel. so he's being investigated for taking the action that the attorney general, deputy attorney general recommended hi

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the comments by the lawyer, jay sekulow, directly contradict president trump's tweet friday, which read -- "i am being investigated for firing the fbi director by the man who told me to fire the fbi director! witch hunt." sekulow made the rounds on sunday morning's talk shows to deny that trump is under investigation. but during a heated exchange with fox news host chris wallace, sekulow contradicted his own denials. >> so he is being investigated for taking the action that the attorney general deputy attorney general recommended him to take by the agency who recommended determination. so that is the constitutional threshold question. as i said, no -- >> what is the question? first of all, you have said he is being investigated after saying -- >> know, -- >> you just said he is being investigated. amy: six members of the presidential advisory council on hiv/aids have resigned saying president trump doesn't care about hiv. they announced their resignations in a joint letter published in newsweek titled, "trump doesn't care about hiv. we're outta here." in the letter, they wrote -- "as ad

. >> that was trump attorney jay sekulow today. that the true scandal was president obama, not doing enough on stop russian interference in the election. a claim they're making even though, and this is crucial, the president still maintains that russia may not be to blame. >> she's saying russia, russia, russia. maybe it was. it could be lots of people. it could be somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds. >> oh, yes. the elusive 400-pound hacker. the real story is that president obama did nothing after being informed in ball game russian meddling. his allies saying president obama, not president trump, should be called before congress the testify about russia. >> why did he do nothing? who was in the meetings when he decided to do nothing? it will turn out there's a big russian story. it is barack obama. not donald trump. you can't make it up. >> you sure can't. indeed, they would do anything to be free of the story. the problem with the argument is that there are facts the administration cannot dispute that do not bac

<jay sekulow/member, president trump's legal team:"so the president's response, i want to be crystal, the president's response was as it related to the washington post report. he cannot, in a twitter statement, include all of that in there, but the washington post statement came out that morning. so there should be no confusion. the president is not under investigation."> the president's lawyer went on to say that twitter's character limit made it appear as if trump was confirming the investigation. the washington post reported last week that the russia probe has broadened to investigate if president trump attempted to obstruct justice. ( mark ) police arrested two teenagers on suspicion of credit card fraud at "the shop's at tanforan mall" in san bruno. officers say the two 19-year-old's michael evans and marissa tercero were caught late last week at the mall. an investigation revealed the men had recently used a stolen credit card at the same mall in the past. both were booked in the san mateo county jail. ( darya ) police are investigating a triple homicide after a woman and her t

i want you to listen to the exchange between nbc's chuck todd and trump lawyer jay sekulow.become aware he was officially under investigation by the special counsel? >> the president is not under investigation bit special counsel. the tweet from the president was in response to the five anonymous sources that were purportedly leaking information to the "washington post." >> i mean was this mistweeted? are we not to take him at his word? >> no. the president tweet was in response to "the washington post" story. >> i'm confused by this. why is your, why is he not taking your legal advice or other legal advice, hey, mr. president, you're not under investigation? >> chuck, you're reading more into the tweet than what's there. charles: this came two days after president trump tweeted quote, i'm being investigated for firing the fbi director by the man who told me to fire the fbi director. witch-hunt. joining us fox news media buzz host howard kurtz. howard, are the president's tweets helping keep this story alive? >> yeah, does seem like anytime the story will slow down 12 or 14

. >> donald trump's personal lawyer michael cohen has gotten a lawyer. let's talk about jay sekulow and his twisting himself into a press toll try to explain away donald trump's tweets. who do we trust here? if he is saying you can't trust the president and what the prix says it feels like both their credibility is getting in the way. >> yeah, i mean sekulow on sunday did what we call the full ginsburg. this is an old washington expression that relates to monica lewinsky's lawyer back in the day when bill clinton was under impeachment and means you go on all of the sunday shows and spin on every one of them and just because you do it over and over again doesn't make the more effective. the fact that he hasn't been notified that he's being under investigation does not mean he's not under investigation. and the wheels of justice griped slowly. these investigations take time and mueller is so experienced at this he's doing it in a methodical way. we may not hear much. he's not a leaker and might be weeks if not months before we learn much more substantive. >> can you argue this is an e

morning when chuck will be joined by senators angus king and marco rubio as well as jay sekulow, a member of president trump'segal team. >>> now to the bill cosby trial. after saturday, a judge declared a mistrial in that sexual assault case. cosby's defense team claimed victory, but as nbc's ron allen will tell us, the prosecution is not giving up. >> reporter: jurors refusing to talk about their epic deliberations, deadlocked on the fate of bill cosby. cosby remaining silent. aggravated indecent assault charges still hanging over him. while representatives read a statement from his wife, camille. >> how do i describe the district attorney. heinously and exploitively ambitious. how do i describe the judge? overtly arrogant and collaborating with the district attorney. >> reporter: but prosecutors sounded confident as well, wo without hesitation saying they'll put cosby on trial again. >> our plan is to move this case forward as soon as fopossible. >> reporter: a statement from andrea constand adding these proceedings have given a voice to the many victims who have felt powerless and silenced. including some

jay sekulow got into it about whether trump could be under investigation without knowing. >> i do not appreciate you putting words in my mouth would have been crystal clear the president is not and has not been under investigation. >> you don't know is not under investigation. >> you are right. i can't read the minds. >> you are in agreement. cheryl: sekulow says john street was in response to a story in which the president was being investigated. cheryl: more on this. senate republicans are working towards a fourth of july deadline is set for themselves to draft legislation to repeal obamacare. at the same time, democrats are planning on ways to slow down. democrats are upset they are not allowed to take part in drafting the gop replacement bill. amy klobuchar was a member of the democratic party that passed upon a care upon a care in 2009. here's what she had to say. >> doing this behind closed doors is not what we do at the affordable care act. i'm hopeful this is an opportunity given what we see across the country with prices for prescription drugs were overcome back together. che

a member of mr trump's legal team, jay sekulow, was sent out this weekend to clarify that the presidentappened. now he is being investigated by the department ofjustice because the special counsel under the special council regulation reports to the department ofjustice, not an independent counsel, so he is being investigated. you have now said he is being investigated after saying he was not. no. you just said that he is being investigated. no, chris, let me be crystal clear so you completely understand. we have not received, nor are we aware of any investigation of the president of the united states. you just said two times that he is being investigated. no, you are putting words in my mouth when i have been crystal clear that the president is not and has not been under investigation. i don't think i can be any clearer than that. i don't think i can be any clearer than that. i'm confused and bamboozled. first of all he said he was under investigation, for something that the doj told them to do, but likely he is not investigation. which is a?|j do, but likely he is not investigation. wh

. >> now in the same "meet the press" interview today, trump lawyer jay sekulow appeared to contradictself. >> we have no knowledge of an investigation, but if those leaks were correct, here's what the legal theory would have to be. >> if the president is innocent why is he afraid of this investigation? >> he's not afraid of the investigation. there is no investigation. i want to be clear here. >> and that brings us to our second pulse question this afternoon. agree or disagree, president trump's tweets have weakened his case in the russia probe. pulse.msnbc.com/america. let us know what you think there. let's now go to nbc's kelly o'donnell with the latest on this. she's at the white house where the president is expected back from camp david this hour. kelly, any explanation, you have heard these sound bites so far today. have we heard anything from the white house about these conflicts responses? >> no, the whi house i staying out of this. but as you and i were talking yesterday, i was reporting this was the position of the president's personal legal team and we saw that come to life

. >> reporter: jay sekulow is expected to be the public face of the trump defense. team led by the president's long-time new york real estate lawyer marc kasowitz and his partner michael bowie, and bringing the heft of washington criminal defense experience veteran attorney john dowd. while this is the washington headquarters for the government's team led by special counsel robert mueller with about a dozen senior level lawyers hired so far with experience that includes the fbi and prosecuting white collar, public corruption and financial crimes cases. meanwhile, the separate inquiries on capitol hill are progressing slowly. >> first i can say categorically that the collusion or cooperation aspect of the investigation is not over. and as far as that goes, i would say we're 20% into it. >> reporter: wednesday, the intelligence committees will hear from former obama homeland security secretary jeh johnson and state election directors about the scope of the russian interference in 2016. that same day the president will revive some of his campaign energy heading to ceda

trump's outside counsel, jay sekulow, repeatedly insisted the president is not under investigation for obstruction of justice on the sunday shows. >> let me be very clear here as it has been from the beginning. the president is not and has not been under investigation for obstruction. it's that simple. the president is not under investigation. i want to be very clear about this. the president has not and is not under investigation. >> reporter: but the president seemed to acknowledge being under investigation. i'm under investigation, he said, end quote. >> he took the recommendation by the agency who recommended the termination. >> you just said that he's being investigated. >> no, chris, i said -- let me be crystal clear so you completely understand. we have not received nor are we aware of any investigation of the president of the united states. >> so you just said two times that he's being investigated. >> no. ,t of the tweet, i just gave you the legal theory, chris, of how the constitution works. >> reporter: democrats pouncing, including the top democrat on the house committee. >

controversy continues to grow surrounding president trump's alleged involvement with russia's interference during the 2016 election. yesterday jay sekulow one of the president's lawyers said trump was not under investigation by the special counsel. sekulow's statements, however, contradict the president's own tweets confirming that he was a target. last tuesday attorney general jeff sessions testified before the senate intelligence committee. he called the suggestion that he colluded with russians during the campaign an appalling and detestable lie, and engaged in a heating exchanged with democratic senator ron wyden. >> general sessions, respectfully, you're not answering the questions. >> well, what is the question. >> the question is, mr. comey said that there were matters with respect to the recusal that were problematic and he couldn't talk about them. what are they? >> i-- that-- why don't you tell me. there are non, senator wyden, there are none. can i tell you that for absolute certainty. this is shall-- a secret inwino-- innuendo being leaked out there about me and i don't appreciate it and i have tried to give pie best and tru

president trump on twitter writing "very grateful for the 9-0 no decision from the u.s. supreme court. we must keep america's safe." jay sekulowill be here tonight with reaction and newt gingrich, and the great one mark lubin will also join us. but first, democrats, the destroyed trump media have been telling you about russia election interference, collusion, conspiracy theories, obstruction of justice, and all the other criminal activity have been flipped on its head. tonight, we will explain about how everything boomerang's right back on the democrats. that is tonight's opening monologue that you won't hear anywhere else. for months, the destroyed trump media has been floating the conspiracy theories of pushing all kinds of unfounded accusations against president trump and members of his administration. but guess what, it's actually now boomerang back. the left are now guilty of committing the very things that they are accusing the president and people close to the president of. the real coup leaders are the ones who have been claiming collusion by trying to score political points and making these absurd and wild claims abou

president trump's personal lawyer, jay sekulow doubled down saying that the president is not under investigation for obstruction of justice. all this as the dow hits yet another high today. take a look at this. quite a rally going on underway, up 120 points. a gain of almost .6 of a percent. on the dow jones industrial average, we're all over it, i'm trish regan, welcome, everyone, to "the intelligence report." president trump getting his pro-growth agenda back on track next few hours. he will meet with top business leaders at white house to discuss ways to modernize the government's i.t. system. lord knows they can use some of that. there is reports today that republican lawmakers are considering canceling august recess to make progress on health care and tax reform. is this talk or are lawmakers serious about getting work done. if they can do this, what does it mean for tax reform? we're on it. first back to our top story, president trump tweeting on friday, quote, i am being investigated for firing the fbi director by the man who told me to fire the fbi director, witch-hunt. his lawyer doubli