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specialist, gloria, it's a stunning report really in the "new york times," humiliated he felt jeff sessionslet me read a couple sentences from the story. accusing them of disloyalty, he unleashed a string of insults. ashen and emotional, mr. sessions told the president he would quit and sent a resignation to the white house according to four people who were told detail us of the meeting. mr. sessions would later tell associates that the president's demeaning tone was the most humiliating experience in decades of public life. he called sessions, according to to the times an idiot, said the selection of the sessions as attorney general was one of the worst decisions he said he had made. what's your reaction to that? >> well, let's give this some context, of course. this is because the president discovered during that meeting that a special counsel had been appointed and that was special counsel mueller. he learned this news, he didn't want a special counsel. he didn't think jeff sessions should have recused himself and so he went into a rage. first of all, i have to say that jeff sessions is
specialist, gloria, it's a stunning report really in the "new york times," humiliated he felt jeff sessionslet me read a couple sentences from the story. accusing them of disloyalty, he unleashed a string of insults. ashen and emotional, mr. sessions told the president he would quit and sent a resignation to the white house according to four people who were told detail us of the meeting. mr. sessions would later tell associates that the president's demeaning tone was the most...
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an announcement from jeff sessions. ns unanswered in the interim, in the next six months for the dreamers? >> number one, sessions has said the justice department views president obama's extension of, you know, rights to these young people to be unconstitutional and illegal. and he's going to defer it now for a period of time so that the program can be wound down, but what happens in court? what happens if the state of texas, for instance, decides to go into court anyway, saying that this is unconstitutional? and should be struck down? how does the justice department defend in this situation when sessions himself said daca is illegal? i think the justice department boxed itself in and, two, i think, the one bit of hope i hold out is that people still have an opportunity to stay in this country and there's an escape hatch the trump administration could extend this wind-down if they wanted to, if congress can't immediately come up with a solution. >> we shall see. someone is trying to get in. i'm not sure who it s. it's me
an announcement from jeff sessions. ns unanswered in the interim, in the next six months for the dreamers? >> number one, sessions has said the justice department views president obama's extension of, you know, rights to these young people to be unconstitutional and illegal. and he's going to defer it now for a period of time so that the program can be wound down, but what happens in court? what happens if the state of texas, for instance, decides to go into court anyway, saying that this...
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but, look, jeff sessions is doing a great job now.ident thinks that he's doing a good job -- >> but look at why he was about to be fired, though, jason. he was about to be fired because he wouldn't recuse himself. so what it says is even if you are acti ining ethically, if yoe acting on principle, that's not good enough if you don't obey the wishes of the king. >> that issue of loyalty. >> i think we're conflating a few different things here, in the fact that the president is correct that attorney general sessions recusing himself did set off a chain reaction that ultimately led to mueller and that obviously made the president upset. so the fact that the president was upset during that stretch -- >> but he -- >> no -- >> the president firing comey is why -- >> but it went -- >> -- the special counsel. >> -- way further back. but presidents have a wrigright get frustrated at staff and this isn't naeng unique to this pres. governor, i imagine you probably got mad at your staff. >> i'm a gentle soul. >> no one's arguing whether the presi
but, look, jeff sessions is doing a great job now.ident thinks that he's doing a good job -- >> but look at why he was about to be fired, though, jason. he was about to be fired because he wouldn't recuse himself. so what it says is even if you are acti ining ethically, if yoe acting on principle, that's not good enough if you don't obey the wishes of the king. >> that issue of loyalty. >> i think we're conflating a few different things here, in the fact that the president is...
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it's also reported that he berated jeff sessions including calling him an idiot. d that sessions then sent a resignation letter to the white house after the meeting. he told associates that the episode was the most humiliating experience of his entire public career and yet he still works there. "the times" reports that trump rejected the resignation because his staff convinced him that it could hurt him. jessica schneider is "outfront." is the president tonight, the white house, saying anything about this shocking report in the new york sometimes? >> reporter: erin, the president himself waving off the report, denying that he asked jeff sessions to resign but we know that the president has expressed his dissatisfaction with the attorney general in the past and tweeting that jeff sessions was, quote, beleaguered and "the times" today laying out the new details that the president unleashed a string of criticism calling him an idiot and the same day that special counsel robert mueller would be taking over the investigation and that sessions told the president he would
it's also reported that he berated jeff sessions including calling him an idiot. d that sessions then sent a resignation letter to the white house after the meeting. he told associates that the episode was the most humiliating experience of his entire public career and yet he still works there. "the times" reports that trump rejected the resignation because his staff convinced him that it could hurt him. jessica schneider is "outfront." is the president tonight, the white...
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his earlier denials he had any contact with russians during the campaign, newly minted attorney jeff sessions had in fact met more than once with the russian ambassador during the campaign. now, once those news stories broke, sessions responded initially on march 1st by continuing to deny it. continuing to deny he had any contact with russian officials. by the following day, by march 2nd, he was admitting to it. on march 2nd, that's the day he admitted he had contacts and announced he would recuse himself from any investigations involving any aspect of the presidential campaign including the russia stuff. now, reports at the time suggested that the president had not only told jeff sessions he shouldn't recuse himself, reports at the times suggested that the president went quote ballistic after jeff sessions made his announcement that he was going to recuse. now whether or not that's personally true of the president, i don't know. i'm not sure whether any of us should care but in terms of what the white house did, they did right after jeff sessions' recusa recusal, they did sharply turn on the
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jeff sessions who stepped out of the way to allow rod rosenstein to make the decision. under unrelenting pressure and stayed the course. sessions is a very conservative person. but he is an institutionalist and put in a position before the nomination where i think for reasons of self preservation, he said things that were not true in front of a senate committee. i think that must rankle him. he is not an untruthful person by character. he's very conservative and not an untruthful person and he's been holding the line, he is one of the most important defenders of the institution the country has right now and we just got a closer view of what has been brought to bear against him. >> matt miller, you reaction to this scene? the president calling the attorney general an idiot getting the news about a special prosecutor? >> yeah. i think the president's conduct is abhorrent. i think one of the words that struck me is he accused jeff sessions of disloyalty. the jeff sessions decision to recuse himself from the case is not a discretionary choice on his part. it was a black and
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and what jeff sessions is doing is hiding behind legal arguments. this program has withstood all prior legal challenges to date. to suddenly introduce this sanitized legal picture, there's a real reason why the trump administration put jeff sessions up with the department of justice's emblem behind it. don't question for a second this attorney general and steven miller on his staff and steven bannon with him president has been talking throughout last week had an anti-immigrant agenda that has -- what they've been doing. >> put their agenda aside. do they have a legally do they have an argument to make here? >> look, they are preempting a decision, the justice department before defended the daca program and absolutely could have here. this is a question of prosecutorial discretion, even defending the muslim ban, executive authority over immigration policies. and so they absolutely could have and should have defended the daca program. and they are being bullied by states attorney general. this was entirely a creation of the trump administration, this
and what jeff sessions is doing is hiding behind legal arguments. this program has withstood all prior legal challenges to date. to suddenly introduce this sanitized legal picture, there's a real reason why the trump administration put jeff sessions up with the department of justice's emblem behind it. don't question for a second this attorney general and steven miller on his staff and steven bannon with him president has been talking throughout last week had an anti-immigrant agenda that has...
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he's punting it to jeff sessions to make the announcement. i don't understand why the urgency from the president. yes, the pending lawsuit from the state's attorney general but if the president isn't keen on this, if it's not priority, why face backlash from big republican leaders. >> regardless of what the president decides to do, he would face criticism from moderate, mainstream republicans on capitol hill as well as the business community or from his base. if there's one thing we know about president trump, it's that he is highly sensitive to what the people who voted for him want. remember, one thing that i cannot overstate is how much the republican party base, particularly the sector of that base that voted for trump absolutely opposes anything that could be construed as, quote, unquote, amnesty. the game of eight bill, back in 2013, tea party activist that is i spoke to at the time said they were just as opposed to that as they were to obamacare. the amount of backlash the president would get if he defended daca in court, if he directe
he's punting it to jeff sessions to make the announcement. i don't understand why the urgency from the president. yes, the pending lawsuit from the state's attorney general but if the president isn't keen on this, if it's not priority, why face backlash from big republican leaders. >> regardless of what the president decides to do, he would face criticism from moderate, mainstream republicans on capitol hill as well as the business community or from his base. if there's one thing we know...
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that may be the one time jeff sessions was in the same spot. no matter how close you listen to trump, you can't tell if he wants you to stay or go. with me now is president trum s confidante. good evening to you both. what do you make of donald trump doing these negotiations which in some sense are with himself. since he has the power on himself. >> you used the words polarizing and controversial. i used that to describe his first eight months in office. what i say in my blog today on news max, the real donald trump we saw last night. a unifier, he reaches out, he compromises, he wants to bring people together. i think we're seeing that. i think the election, a very bitter campaign, a very difficult time. people on your network have been calling for hip to be impeached almost from the day he took office. >> like who? >> oh, maxine waters. >> we interview people from both parties. >> and a lot of people. >> who else? >> i'll give you a list. i'll send over a list. >> we're doing a live interview. you make a statement like that. and could it misl
that may be the one time jeff sessions was in the same spot. no matter how close you listen to trump, you can't tell if he wants you to stay or go. with me now is president trum s confidante. good evening to you both. what do you make of donald trump doing these negotiations which in some sense are with himself. since he has the power on himself. >> you used the words polarizing and controversial. i used that to describe his first eight months in office. what i say in my blog today on...
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and jeff sessions is a power center.e is -- even though the president was upset with him about some of the russia stuff, the reality is that jeff sessions comes with a constituency built up over many decades, and that constituency advocates for an incredibly intolerant view. not just on immigration, but on a host of issues. and i'll remind you also that, you know, for all of the talk about divisions between sessions and trump, sessions' long-time aide, stephen miller, is still in the white house. and by all accounts,till very central to a lot of these discussions. >> i loved how you opened the book -- first of all, i loved the dedication to your mom and friends. you have to read the dedication. it's worth the price of the book. >> thank you. >> i loved that. but then i loved the next part of the book, where you actually give a user's guide for how to actually use a book. because the first question i had, john is going to tell us who these people are running things behind the scenes. but how do we use this book? what do w
and jeff sessions is a power center.e is -- even though the president was upset with him about some of the russia stuff, the reality is that jeff sessions comes with a constituency built up over many decades, and that constituency advocates for an incredibly intolerant view. not just on immigration, but on a host of issues. and i'll remind you also that, you know, for all of the talk about divisions between sessions and trump, sessions' long-time aide, stephen miller, is still in the white...
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we are waiting to hear from attorney general jeff sessions.dent trump's decision on the daca program.( mark ) here is a live look... sources say the president will end the program. but will offer a six-month deadline to give congress time to come up with a fix. ( darya ) happening today... now that the trump administration is ending the daca program... we will see protests.( darya ) happening today... now that the trump administration is ending the daca program... we will see protests.( darya ) happening today... now that the trump administration is ending the daca program... we will likely see protests in the bay area. ( darya ) happening today... now that the trump administration is ending the daca program... we will likely see protests in the bay area. ( darya ) happening today... now that the trump administration is ending the daca program... we will likely see protests in the bay area. (darya) right now... we are waiting to hear from attorney general jeff sessions. he'll announce president trump's decision on the daca program.(darya) righ
we are waiting to hear from attorney general jeff sessions.dent trump's decision on the daca program.( mark ) here is a live look... sources say the president will end the program. but will offer a six-month deadline to give congress time to come up with a fix. ( darya ) happening today... now that the trump administration is ending the daca program... we will see protests.( darya ) happening today... now that the trump administration is ending the daca program... we will see protests.( darya )...
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i want to bring in john stanton, an expert he who worked jeff sessions on the armed services committee. john, on the context, this week we're talking a lot about the flynn family who are both the father and son, now subjects in the mueller inquiry around the same time this was happening. around may 16th. the day before this explosion, as reported in the "new york times" tonight. was when comey's memo leaked saying there was a request for him to end the flynn investigation. it suggested behind the scenes this week, donald trump was spending a lot of time worried about trying contain russia. >> yeah. i think if you remember back then, the russia investigation was what everyone was talking about. and he was very clearly kind of obsessed with it. and it is not surprising that memo he would come out that he would then explode at jeff sessions. i think it was very clear from
i want to bring in john stanton, an expert he who worked jeff sessions on the armed services committee. john, on the context, this week we're talking a lot about the flynn family who are both the father and son, now subjects in the mueller inquiry around the same time this was happening. around may 16th. the day before this explosion, as reported in the "new york times" tonight. was when comey's memo leaked saying there was a request for him to end the flynn investigation. it...
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jeff sessions, on the so-called dreamers. owed children of illegal immigrants in the u.s. to stay. president trump has promised to end that program. there may be a catch. we'll have sessions live plus a very busy to do list for congress and president trump amping up the pressure on the group. the category 5 hurricane with florida in its path possibly. >> bill: a deadline approaching now for health insurers and uncertainty over the future of obamacare could cost americans plenty. a live report on what you need to know about that just ahead. dynamic performance, so you can own the road. aggressive styling, so you can break away from everyone else. the bold lexus is. experience amazing. you don't let anything lkeep you sidelined. come on! that's why you drink ensure. with 9 grams of protein, and 26 vitamins and minerals... for the strength and energy, to get back to doing what you love. ensure, always be you. >> julie: a live look at the podium there moments from now. in fact, about eight minutes away from attorney general jeff s
jeff sessions, on the so-called dreamers. owed children of illegal immigrants in the u.s. to stay. president trump has promised to end that program. there may be a catch. we'll have sessions live plus a very busy to do list for congress and president trump amping up the pressure on the group. the category 5 hurricane with florida in its path possibly. >> bill: a deadline approaching now for health insurers and uncertainty over the future of obamacare could cost americans plenty. a live...
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estÁn muy enojados con jeff sessions por la forma en que los ha presentado. iÓn detenerse a sus hijos de no dejarnos atrÁs con algÚn pariente, de traerlos con ellos para que la familia estuviera unida. es muy difÍcil, jorge. yo sÉ que tÚ y yo hemos hablado con muchos "dreamers" a lo largo de estos aÑos. y nos damos cuenta que muchos de ellos siquiera sabÍan que eran indocumentados hasta que serÁ durante la escuela secundaria y quisieron entrar a la universidad. cada "dreamer" tiene su historia y vamos a estar a lo largo de hoy y las prÓximas horas y dÍas, en las prÓximas semanas, escuchando cada una de esas historias, jorge. jorge: Éstas son imÁgenes frente al trump tower en la ciudad de nueva york. "dreamers" acercÁndose, manifestantes acercÁndose. tu y yo conocemos a los "dreamesr", ellos no se van a quedar tranquilos. tienen una estrategia muy distinta a la de sus padres. marÍa elana: no tienen miedo, creo que es una de las cosas principales. jorge: o si tienen miedo, se lo aguantan, que eso es lo que nos han enseÑado ellos. ellos tienen una estrategia que
estÁn muy enojados con jeff sessions por la forma en que los ha presentado. iÓn detenerse a sus hijos de no dejarnos atrÁs con algÚn pariente, de traerlos con ellos para que la familia estuviera unida. es muy difÍcil, jorge. yo sÉ que tÚ y yo hemos hablado con muchos "dreamers" a lo largo de estos aÑos. y nos damos cuenta que muchos de ellos siquiera sabÍan que eran indocumentados hasta que serÁ durante la escuela secundaria y quisieron entrar a la universidad. cada...
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but jeff sessions?go out there and make that statement. >> you'd think maybe he would have looked at the polls beforehand. who knows what was behind this, why he got such cold feet. maybe it was that this was the moment when so much opposition mounted, stephanie. if you remember, all of the groups that came out, business groups, the catholic bishops, two former presidents issued statements. it's possible that he just did not foresee the overwhelming negative response on this. but he is also in an impossible situation here. he's caught between his base and between the overwhelming public support, the majority support for maintaining this program. he wants congress to try and come up with some kind of solution, but he himself has also said that he wants to have this border wall put in and the question is whether he's going to hold these d.r.e.a.m.ers hostage to try to get his border wall accomplished because the fact of the matter is there are votes in this congress to get something done on a clean daca b
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if you think about why jeff sessions maybe made this announcement. he was the face of the wing of the republican party when he served here in congress. so, you have that force on the one hand. on the other hand, you have some suggestions that maybe passing this fix would mean attaching it to a bill that would also include funding for the border wall that president trump promised. you already have democrats out saying that is a complete nonstarter. they don't want, they are not willing to vote for a bill that would essentially give president trump that photo-op, even if it would make this fix for these dreamers. and, so, i think you have a brewing clash here, even as they're trying to do very simple, basic things that show that they can competently run this government. keep the lights on. provides children's health insurance. a critical bill that has to be reauthorized there. keep planes flying safely in the skies. all the things congress have to do because the politics of this are so toxic, craig. >> kasie hunt on the hill. a look at the response to
if you think about why jeff sessions maybe made this announcement. he was the face of the wing of the republican party when he served here in congress. so, you have that force on the one hand. on the other hand, you have some suggestions that maybe passing this fix would mean attaching it to a bill that would also include funding for the border wall that president trump promised. you already have democrats out saying that is a complete nonstarter. they don't want, they are not willing to vote...
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it was not a process argument from jeff sessions. he said those people, referring to these folks, family members of your constituents, they took americans' jobs. they were brought here at 5 or 7. they're taking from americans. do you agree with that? >> i agree that there are immigration policies and laws here are broken. and they have to be fixed. >>> that's not the question i asked. >> that's what we'll be forced to do. >> the question i asked is do you agree with the attorney general that people brought here at 5, and now working in the armed serviceses or teachers are taking americans' jobs? >> my understanding is they haven't broken the law. noted intent to break the law when they were 2 years old and their parents brought them in. we have to figure out how to get them to a legal status. some pathway. that's what the president has said. but it has to be created by congress. >> i want to be clear here. i've been covering immigration and legislative fights for 12 years now. i started in 2005 on a bill called the d.r.e.a.m. act. un
it was not a process argument from jeff sessions. he said those people, referring to these folks, family members of your constituents, they took americans' jobs. they were brought here at 5 or 7. they're taking from americans. do you agree with that? >> i agree that there are immigration policies and laws here are broken. and they have to be fixed. >>> that's not the question i asked. >> that's what we'll be forced to do. >> the question i asked is do you agree with...
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you know, we saw attorney general jeff sessions step before the mikes.u alluded to this in your article showing trump's aversion to announcing the decision himself. so does this get behind the mind set of what he was thinking in the first place? was he forced into this? >> the decision to have jeff sessions speak speaks volumes about where the administration hits on this. jeff sessions for decades was one of the strongest sort of anti illegal immigration voices in the senate. he has long been an opponent of daca. his record is very clearly out there in his public statement. this is a speech he was prepared to give probably from the outset and the white house and you know, our reporting and statements have made clear that his determination, that he does not think daca was legally defensible in the courts was a huge factor in the white house's decision to try to sunset it and that's the justification they're giving. on top of that, you i can see that the president really doesn't feel great about this decision. as we were just talking about with his tweet a
you know, we saw attorney general jeff sessions step before the mikes.u alluded to this in your article showing trump's aversion to announcing the decision himself. so does this get behind the mind set of what he was thinking in the first place? was he forced into this? >> the decision to have jeff sessions speak speaks volumes about where the administration hits on this. jeff sessions for decades was one of the strongest sort of anti illegal immigration voices in the senate. he has long...
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microsoft is the first company we are seeing following the jeff sessions announcement.said 30 niger immersed are employed -- they said 39 dreamers are employed and they will protect them. plans to file a brief to see if they can intervene and we will follow company reaction to the decision to end daca. tim cook, the ceo of apple, tweeted in support of daca and 250 out of employees who would fall under that designation. from -- apple employees who would fall under that designation. . this is bloomberg ♪ mark: brexit secretary making a statement to parliament as we speak. parliament back in business this week after the summer recess. interesting comments on brexit from michel barnier a, the negotiator from the eu, his has toldo, sabine german lawmakers and she is skeptical that talks with the u.k. will be able to move on to trade in october, according to a couple of people present in the closed-door briefing. a special session how the european affairs committee of the lower house. tell lawmakers that no movement should be made in the key areas under discussion according t
microsoft is the first company we are seeing following the jeff sessions announcement.said 30 niger immersed are employed -- they said 39 dreamers are employed and they will protect them. plans to file a brief to see if they can intervene and we will follow company reaction to the decision to end daca. tim cook, the ceo of apple, tweeted in support of daca and 250 out of employees who would fall under that designation. from -- apple employees who would fall under that designation. . this is...
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tonight, "the new york times" paints a vivid picture of just how trump treated jeff sessions in privateit was back in march when sessions recused himself because he had his own contact with russians during the campaign. in may, trump fired james comey from the fbi post, leading to the appointment of robert mueller, forgive me, as special counsel. according to "the new york times," the white house received word about mueller's appointment while sessions was in the room, prompting president trump to berate the attorney general for recusing himself in the first place, calling him an idiot, according to the "times" and asking for his resignation. the "times" reports here, "ashen and emotional mr. sessions told the president he would quit and sent a resignation letter to the whousz according to four people who were tol details of the meet lg. mr. sessions would later tell associates the demeaning way the president expressed him was the most humiliating experience in decades of public life." let's talk about this, joining me now, michael crowley, politico senior southern affairs correspondent
tonight, "the new york times" paints a vivid picture of just how trump treated jeff sessions in privateit was back in march when sessions recused himself because he had his own contact with russians during the campaign. in may, trump fired james comey from the fbi post, leading to the appointment of robert mueller, forgive me, as special counsel. according to "the new york times," the white house received word about mueller's appointment while sessions was in the room,...
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jeff sessions. he is not going to get rid of jeff sessions unless he is watching tonight and he is and bears the we revealed this. but jeff sessions has the power base rooted in the south end are anti-immigrant and have played the race card again and again in politics it is a small portion that is essential to the donald trump base after the tragedy and horror of charlottesville donald trump struggled to call up the people that nec's and american president would have said no place whatsoever so jeff sessions will remain but not for that reason. in the back is my friend named ben i'm always in the room with people who are more important than the which is every one of view budget in this case watching the fight over the health care bill are trying to get rid of obamacare the people of this ability to come across this country who stayed for days and weeks sometimes slept in the street it was incredibly difficult yes it was a matter of life and death and to prevent this administration and allies to achi
jeff sessions. he is not going to get rid of jeff sessions unless he is watching tonight and he is and bears the we revealed this. but jeff sessions has the power base rooted in the south end are anti-immigrant and have played the race card again and again in politics it is a small portion that is essential to the donald trump base after the tragedy and horror of charlottesville donald trump struggled to call up the people that nec's and american president would have said no place whatsoever so...
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reporting reveals the truth about the relationship between president trump and attorney general jeff sessionscially right after the appointment of a special counsel. the "new york times" reports the president called sessions an idiot to his face, said he should resign after learning that mueller had been named special counsel. the "times" says mr. sessions would later tell associates that the demeaning way the president addressed him was the most humiliating experience in decades of public life. but he didn't resign. he stuck it out. and he still supports the president. we have alberto gonzalez, former attorney general under george w. bush, also the author of "true faith and allegiance." he's also the dean at belmont university school of law. it's good to have you always, sir. >> chris, let me just say, i appreciate your coverage in florida. i think it was good stuff. and i think this is a very interesting story. again, i don't know what is being reported actually happened. but to have the president say what has been reported would be tough as a cabinet official. and i think also the reportin
reporting reveals the truth about the relationship between president trump and attorney general jeff sessionscially right after the appointment of a special counsel. the "new york times" reports the president called sessions an idiot to his face, said he should resign after learning that mueller had been named special counsel. the "times" says mr. sessions would later tell associates that the demeaning way the president addressed him was the most humiliating experience in...
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you said that the reason that attorney general jeff sessions put out the earlier statement on camera was because it was a legal argument. but a lot of what we've been talking about in here is a legislative argument. why have we not heard from the president directly on this day, and can we expect to hear from him later today on this. >> you have heard directly from the president. he issued a pretty lengthy statement directly from the president. >> why was it attorney general jeff sessions that went on the camera when the president hasn't went on camera to make this case today about what a big heart he has and how compassionate he is and how he wants congress to take legislative action on this to essentially save daca. >> the president's spoken about this numerous times in the past, but at the same time, this was a legal issue because there was a court decision that had to be made with a time line not placed that the administration created, but a time line that was created by the attorney generals in those states that were forcing this issue and this decision to take place by today. it
you said that the reason that attorney general jeff sessions put out the earlier statement on camera was because it was a legal argument. but a lot of what we've been talking about in here is a legislative argument. why have we not heard from the president directly on this day, and can we expect to hear from him later today on this. >> you have heard directly from the president. he issued a pretty lengthy statement directly from the president. >> why was it attorney general jeff...
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when is he going to get rid of jeff session? won't get rid of him unless he is watching tonight and embarrassed by the fact we reveals this. the truth of the matter is that jeff sessions has a power base rooted in the south, but also rooted in people who are militantly anti-immigrant and people who have played the race card again and again in our politics. this is a small portion of our society, but it is a portion that was essential to trump's base so essential that after the tragedy and the horror of charlottesville, donald trump struggled to call out the people that any decent american president would have said, have no place, no place whatsoever, in the deciding of our politics or what monuments we put up or how communities are owinged. so, jeff sessions will remain. he won't remain for good reasons. want to mention one other thing. someplace in the back is my dear friend, ben wikler. there her is. ben, this is -- i'm always in at the room with people who are more important than me. and -- which is every one of you. but in t
when is he going to get rid of jeff session? won't get rid of him unless he is watching tonight and embarrassed by the fact we reveals this. the truth of the matter is that jeff sessions has a power base rooted in the south, but also rooted in people who are militantly anti-immigrant and people who have played the race card again and again in our politics. this is a small portion of our society, but it is a portion that was essential to trump's base so essential that after the tragedy and the...
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observan en la pantalla la gente estÁ en contra de lo que acaban de escuchar por parte del fiscal jeff sessions la policÍa los puede arrestar tienes miedo? >>> tengo miedo y tengo coraje y estoy cansada de un paÍs que dice no necesita la comunidad inmigrante >>> sÍ la necesita y cÓmo cambio daca tu vida?. >>> ah cambiÓ la vida de mis padres, de ellos son indocumentados pero ya no se tienen que preocupar por mÍ, me convirtieron en una trabajadora legal, podÍa trabajar, tener seguro mÉdico, una licencia de manejar cambiÓ mi vida pero hay millones de personas que no tuvieron cambio >>> cuÁntas veces re renovÓ dac >>> soy activista comunitaria >>> hace cuÁnto tienes daca >>> del 2012 >>> cuÁl es el mensaje del presidente trump >>> presidente trump estamos enfrente de tu casa, para decirte que nos puedes quitar daca pero no la dignidad, no nos puedes quitar coraje y que vamos a seguir peleando >>> la meta de ustedes es que se escuchen estos gritos hasta dentro de la torre trump? >>> sÍ y de toda la comunidad inmigrante sepa que no vamos a dejar de pelear. >>> cuÁntos son los que se van hacer arresta
observan en la pantalla la gente estÁ en contra de lo que acaban de escuchar por parte del fiscal jeff sessions la policÍa los puede arrestar tienes miedo? >>> tengo miedo y tengo coraje y estoy cansada de un paÍs que dice no necesita la comunidad inmigrante >>> sÍ la necesita y cÓmo cambio daca tu vida?. >>> ah cambiÓ la vida de mis padres, de ellos son indocumentados pero ya no se tienen que preocupar por mÍ, me convirtieron en una trabajadora legal, podÍa...
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he mentioned in alabama the other day, jeff sessions doing a great job. do you feel as though, have you guy heeled a rift that may or may not existed -- healed. >> i'm totally supportive of the president. i love his policies. it's a great honor for me to help at the department of justice to advance constitutional legal policies in accord with his leadership. abby: attorney general, great to have you on this morning. thanks so much.
he mentioned in alabama the other day, jeff sessions doing a great job. do you feel as though, have you guy heeled a rift that may or may not existed -- healed. >> i'm totally supportive of the president. i love his policies. it's a great honor for me to help at the department of justice to advance constitutional legal policies in accord with his leadership. abby: attorney general, great to have you on this morning. thanks so much.
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jeff sessions made the announcement. level system of immigration that serves the national interest, we cannot admit everyone who would like to come here. it is that simple. courtney: sessions says there will be a six-month delay in hopes congress can come up with its own solution for the dreamers. it puts out one million people in legal limbo. and the u.k., the opposition labor party will try to amend prime minister theresa may exit bill. lawmakers want to change clauses that give ministers the power to modify loss with little coronation. intended toill is make british lot. the debate begins on thursday. syrian and ally troops have a major victory over islamic state. they broke a three-year siege and the town of deal as it were, a disputed city near the direct -- near the iraqi border. humanitarian crisis for people stuck in that city. russia's press -- president is on china's side when it comes to north korea. utin has not call for toughest sanctions. he calls sanctions useless and ineffective. putin urged the internatio
jeff sessions made the announcement. level system of immigration that serves the national interest, we cannot admit everyone who would like to come here. it is that simple. courtney: sessions says there will be a six-month delay in hopes congress can come up with its own solution for the dreamers. it puts out one million people in legal limbo. and the u.k., the opposition labor party will try to amend prime minister theresa may exit bill. lawmakers want to change clauses that give ministers the...
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but i feel fairly certain that donald trump, based on his comments, regrets appointing jeff sessions.ndbagged the president by recusing himself and he knew he was going to do it pfr he was sworn in. that led eventually, the special prosecutor, and sessions also trusted some key members of his longtime staff to select the top individuals at justice, including rod rosenstein, who was notoriously close to bash -- barbara mikulski. what was he thinking? it was a mistake to have jeff sessions as a.j. lou: a koch representative is operating and people they hired in places of importance, they brought in the establishment. these are not only card carrying folks, they've got bandeliers and weapons that are fashion to destroy anyone who would act against the establishment, and they are taking down in every way they can, this president's agenda. >> well, the president, who i think is very loyal man, very trusting man, and trusted the wrong people, the selections were not good. he got snookered in many cases, sessions is one of them. lou: hillary clinton, very quickly, the benghazi revelations, j
but i feel fairly certain that donald trump, based on his comments, regrets appointing jeff sessions.ndbagged the president by recusing himself and he knew he was going to do it pfr he was sworn in. that led eventually, the special prosecutor, and sessions also trusted some key members of his longtime staff to select the top individuals at justice, including rod rosenstein, who was notoriously close to bash -- barbara mikulski. what was he thinking? it was a mistake to have jeff sessions as...
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that's next. >>> new details emerging about the donald trump outburst that prompt attorney general jeff sessions to tender his resignation in may. "new york times" reporting today the president angered by sessions' decision to recuse himself in the russia probe and by the appointment of a special counsel, "told mr. sessions that choosing him to be attorney general was one of the worst decisions he had made, calling him an idiot, and said he should resign." mr. sessions would later tell associates the demeaning way the president addressed him was the most humiliating experience in decades of public life. according to the "times," administration officials convinced the president not to accept the resignation and sessions decided to stay on for the chance to crack down on immigration. which he got earlier this month when he, to great fanfare, announced the end of daca. an achievement that might be short-lived, considering the president and democrats are now reportedly hammering out a deal to make daca permanent. glen thrush, "new york times," is working on a book about the president. ashley parker.
that's next. >>> new details emerging about the donald trump outburst that prompt attorney general jeff sessions to tender his resignation in may. "new york times" reporting today the president angered by sessions' decision to recuse himself in the russia probe and by the appointment of a special counsel, "told mr. sessions that choosing him to be attorney general was one of the worst decisions he had made, calling him an idiot, and said he should resign." mr....
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meeting resumed and president unloaded his anger and frustration at jeff sessions in full view of others him idiot, one of his worst mistakes, he should resign. those are the cliffs notes here. sessions was deeply upset, said he would resign, left oval office and intercepted, mike pence played some role in trying to defuse the situation. still wrote a letter of resignation that president declined to accept. said will be devastating if you fire him in middle of this or let him leave this way. calmed down and heated up again in middle of july. president training sights on jeff sessions and moved off it. got better. to your question as to why jeff sessions stayed, one he gave up a safe senate seat to serve in the administration. one of the earliest supporters of president trump in the campaign and has clear policy views, whether people agree with them or not, he has program he wants to impact on legal and illegal immigration and that's what he's been focused on. >> and making changes at department of justice that hasn't gotten a lot of reporting. interesting that president would say he's wo
meeting resumed and president unloaded his anger and frustration at jeff sessions in full view of others him idiot, one of his worst mistakes, he should resign. those are the cliffs notes here. sessions was deeply upset, said he would resign, left oval office and intercepted, mike pence played some role in trying to defuse the situation. still wrote a letter of resignation that president declined to accept. said will be devastating if you fire him in middle of this or let him leave this way....
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jeff sessions declarÓ que le pareciÓ increÍble que las ciudades santuario no quieran cooperar con lases, mÁs riesgoso que ir a buscarlos a una calle. mientras manifestantes protestaban por su presencia, jeff sessions acusÓ de socavar la autoridad de la ley. en washington, el demÓcrata de leÓn defendió la administraciÓn que aprobÓ que california sea un estado santuario de inmigrantes. el director interino criticÓ esta ley, dijo que su agencia aumentarÁ su presencia en las localidades santuario. >> sigue esta retÓrica con quÉ fin. el papel nuestro es defender a personas con muy poco derechos. fernando: otras localidades buscan crear confianza. >> crear puentes entre la policÍa y ciudades. fernando: fiscal general ha declarado que los dineros federales no son un derecho y que no deben otorgarse a ciudades que reducen los esfuerzos para combatir el crimen. fernando: la casa blanca dio a conocer sus condiciones para apoyar una legislaciÓn que proteja a los soÑadores. edwin: mientras el presidente cumple con su agenda en la sede de las naciones unidas, funcionarios dan a conocer lo que busc
jeff sessions declarÓ que le pareciÓ increÍble que las ciudades santuario no quieran cooperar con lases, mÁs riesgoso que ir a buscarlos a una calle. mientras manifestantes protestaban por su presencia, jeff sessions acusÓ de socavar la autoridad de la ley. en washington, el demÓcrata de leÓn defendió la administraciÓn que aprobÓ que california sea un estado santuario de inmigrantes. el director interino criticÓ esta ley, dijo que su agencia aumentarÁ su presencia en las localidades...
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but jeff sessions really can't complain. this is trump's nature.person to other people. he -- look at his business dealings, so, yeah, did trump, when he turned right around on da daca, did he think he didn't really care where jeff sessions stood knowing this was a priority for him. that could be he was miffed and didn't care. that do have been a factor. >> interesting times at the trump white house. john mccormick from the weekly standard. appreciate you coming on. >>> all right the latest on the terror attack in the london tube. "new day" has it covered for you right now. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to your new day this friday, september 15th, 6:00 here in the east. we do begin with breaking news for you. there has been a terror incident on a train in west london, according to british officials. witnesses describe panic and chaos after a small explosion and fire broke out inside a commuter train. >> police say there are injuries. emergency responders at the scene. it unfolded in rush hour. it was packed at the parsons green station. erin
but jeff sessions really can't complain. this is trump's nature.person to other people. he -- look at his business dealings, so, yeah, did trump, when he turned right around on da daca, did he think he didn't really care where jeff sessions stood knowing this was a priority for him. that could be he was miffed and didn't care. that do have been a factor. >> interesting times at the trump white house. john mccormick from the weekly standard. appreciate you coming on. >>> all right...
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you know, jeff sessions, from that clip to his actions yesterday, is a very -- i'll say it.ery dangerous man. >> i think that for me, this goes to the core of all the reporting i've done, that i was doing, when donald trump was running for office. people were so terrified of the president. it wasn't like jeb bush or marco rubio where people said i don't agree with them politically. were scared and crying when prurp was elected. and they did that because they really feared he was going to enact racist laws. and i just interviewed a young girl crying in the u.s. capitol today, a daca recipient saying america has a racist strain in it. and the moment where we actually acknowledge that and say we're coming from this place where there are actual racist agendas at work when we think about the policies being passed, then we can have a conversation. and i think in some ways she was right. >> depends, of course, on what the president now does when he tweeted late last night, well, maybe we should revisit this. whether he really believes that or not. we still are waiting for any kind
you know, jeff sessions, from that clip to his actions yesterday, is a very -- i'll say it.ery dangerous man. >> i think that for me, this goes to the core of all the reporting i've done, that i was doing, when donald trump was running for office. people were so terrified of the president. it wasn't like jeb bush or marco rubio where people said i don't agree with them politically. were scared and crying when prurp was elected. and they did that because they really feared he was going to...
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say the name jeff sessions. what is he going to do? he is not going to get rid of jeff sessions unless he is watching tonight and embarrassed by the fact that we revealed this but the truth of the matter is he has a power base rooted in the south also anti-immigrant to play the race card again and again it is a small portion of our society but central to the base that after the tragedy of charlottesville he struggled to called the people that any decent american president would have had no place whatsoever to decide what monuments we put up in our community. jeff sessions will we've been the point is my dear friend is in the back i am always in the row with people who are more important than me which is all of you but if you watch the fight all over the health care bill trying to get rid of obamacare for people with disabilities to cave across the country and stayed for days or weeks and suffered great pain it was incredibly difficult the yet they cave because it was a matter of life and death and their resistance made it possible to p
say the name jeff sessions. what is he going to do? he is not going to get rid of jeff sessions unless he is watching tonight and embarrassed by the fact that we revealed this but the truth of the matter is he has a power base rooted in the south also anti-immigrant to play the race card again and again it is a small portion of our society but central to the base that after the tragedy of charlottesville he struggled to called the people that any decent american president would have had no...
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jeff sessions has a long adult record on this subject. he is outspoken against legal immigration, let alone illegal immigration. for years he's been a admirer of the eugenics ban of the 1920's politics. it isn't because we couldn't see it coming because of echoes in american history, i mean, jeff sessions has always stood for this stuff, and so has donald trump. just in presidential politics, he started his campaign saying mexican immigrants were rapists and bringing crime. he proposed a ban on muslims coming into this country. he argued that a judge of mexican-american origin could not be a judge trump because he's a mexican, the judge is borne in indiana. trump has claimed the only reason he lost the popular voeft is because millions of undocumented immigrants voted for hillary clinton. he has issued his first pardon to a sheriff who defied a court order and continued to -- there was a court order he need to follow on the subject of racial profiling. his office opened a office of crime by criminal acts committed by immigrants. although
jeff sessions has a long adult record on this subject. he is outspoken against legal immigration, let alone illegal immigration. for years he's been a admirer of the eugenics ban of the 1920's politics. it isn't because we couldn't see it coming because of echoes in american history, i mean, jeff sessions has always stood for this stuff, and so has donald trump. just in presidential politics, he started his campaign saying mexican immigrants were rapists and bringing crime. he proposed a ban on...
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jeff sessions was there because they were talking about candidates and a couple other people. sident unloaded on sessions just in front of everybody. i think the version we have in the paper is cliff notes and perhaps even the pg version. the word he used that i was most struck by is he called him disloyal. that i think gets it beyond sort of a cruelty effort. it takes it into something in the president's mind and the point about psychology, what he viewed the job of the attorney general of the united states in terms of an investigation as it relates to the president and his campaign. that i think is where you will have a lot of picking apart of this. it was very upsetting to sessions and the president said you should resign and sessions said fine. left very upset and went to the parking lot and got in his car. he got pulled back out and played major intervening role in trying to tamp things down. session i think was calmer, but in a short time later, he sent the resignation letter. the president was urged not to accept it by his adviser who is said it clap calamitious. he said
jeff sessions was there because they were talking about candidates and a couple other people. sident unloaded on sessions just in front of everybody. i think the version we have in the paper is cliff notes and perhaps even the pg version. the word he used that i was most struck by is he called him disloyal. that i think gets it beyond sort of a cruelty effort. it takes it into something in the president's mind and the point about psychology, what he viewed the job of the attorney general of the...
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. ♪ julio: el gobierno del presidente trump a travÉs de jeff sessions anunciÓ que pondrÁ fin el programan traÍdos al país por sus padres cuando eran niÑos. marÍa: el futuro de casi 800,000 jÓvenes indocumentados es incierto, ante la cancelaciÓn del daca ahora queda todo en manos del congreso. manifestando su descontento, inmigrantes viajaron de la casa blanca al congreso luego de confirmar que la administraciÓn trump anuló el programa daca. >> estoy aquÍ para anunciar el programa daca estÁ siendo revocado. la preocupaciÓn se reflejaba en los rostros de inmigrantes como esta madre mexicana. >> estamos para apoyarlos. >> tiene miedo. >> sÍ. marÍa: a partir de hoy no se procesarÁn nuevas solicitudes de daca, pero los inmigrantes cuyo beneficio terminada hasta el 5 de marzo de 2018 tendrÁn el 5 de octubre de este aÑo para gestionar la renovaciÓn. tambiÉn tiempo para que el congreso apruebe un alivio migratorio. >> creo en la fuerza del pueblo y sÉ que nosotros vamos a estar aquÍ visitando a nuestros representantes y tratando de impulsar una legislaciÓn. marÍa: estrategia es enfocarse en el c
. ♪ julio: el gobierno del presidente trump a travÉs de jeff sessions anunciÓ que pondrÁ fin el programan traÍdos al país por sus padres cuando eran niÑos. marÍa: el futuro de casi 800,000 jÓvenes indocumentados es incierto, ante la cancelaciÓn del daca ahora queda todo en manos del congreso. manifestando su descontento, inmigrantes viajaron de la casa blanca al congreso luego de confirmar que la administraciÓn trump anuló el programa daca. >> estoy aquÍ para anunciar el...
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i think it's refreshing in a way but again jeff sessions isn't getting to the root of the problem the problem is why are they being per screen what is causing people to use these heavy duty narcotics highly addictive and jeopardizing their own lives simply trying to prohibit things does not work when there's government going to understand that it's the definition of insanity when you do the thing over and over and over again expecting a different result that's the basic definition of insanity that's what the drug war is is insanity we need to find the root cause why are the people in pain and why would they need powerful drugs like this to control that pain or is it that they get addicted and they're really not in pain. going back to the big pharma you'll be happy to know that in ohio people have now sued the five five major drug companies there that produce these opiates these include companies like allegan. and johnson and johnson so it's good to see people suing but i don't know if you know big pharma you know what i don't trust after what i went through i don't trust our judicial
i think it's refreshing in a way but again jeff sessions isn't getting to the root of the problem the problem is why are they being per screen what is causing people to use these heavy duty narcotics highly addictive and jeopardizing their own lives simply trying to prohibit things does not work when there's government going to understand that it's the definition of insanity when you do the thing over and over and over again expecting a different result that's the basic definition of insanity...
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it's going to be jeff sessions. now, i guess in theory, the ideology of ending the d.r.e.a.m.ers program suits with what jeff sessions' beliefs are, but why wouldn't the president himself speak? >> reporter: great question, steph. i think the president's trying to distance himself from what he knows is going to be highly controversial and from a subject that he has been internally deeply divided on. this administration has been deeply divided. this is what we expect from the attorney general later today. he's going to announce that the president has decided to end the daca program. that is, of course, the obama-era executive order which protects immigrants who were brought here illegally as children but who are now working and trying to become educated. however, there's going to be a big caveat. sessions is going to announce a six-month delay, effectively allowing for a legislative solution. now, that's going to be tough, because republicans are deeply divided over this. obviously, you had democrats and immigration
it's going to be jeff sessions. now, i guess in theory, the ideology of ending the d.r.e.a.m.ers program suits with what jeff sessions' beliefs are, but why wouldn't the president himself speak? >> reporter: great question, steph. i think the president's trying to distance himself from what he knows is going to be highly controversial and from a subject that he has been internally deeply divided on. this administration has been deeply divided. this is what we expect from the attorney...