galo: robert muller, fue nombrado para continuar con las investigaciones sobre el papel de rusia en las una reputaciÓn intachable y estarÍa seÑalando algunos funcionarios de inteligencia, que pone en el ojo el argumento de que trump pudo haber impedido que la justicia indague sobre estas acusaciones. >> esta es la peor noticia para presidente trump, porque con las declaraciones que salen publicados en el " the por ciento post", puede terminar en la destituciÓn -- washington post", puede determinar la destituciÓn del presidente trump. >> estas declaraciones en el diario, no le pueden ayudar en mÁs, es más van a frenar el intento de poder llegar a un proyecto de ley fuera del congreso. galo: para completar hacer el panorama polÍtico, varios se quejaron sobre los regalos y beneficios que recibe de lÍderes extranjeros. hasta el momento, el presidente no ha hecho ningÚn comentario respecto a estos temas. segÚn el reporte del diario, cinco personas informaron al periÓdicos sobre la primera es pesquisas de la informaciÓn. tambiÉn, estarÍan investigando a gente cercana a trump, por el mismo mot

wrote about his interactions with president trump, he has handed them over to the special counsel, robert muller. and that's a simple thing, but it has a couple of really important implications. the first of which is that may be what's complicating the issue of this poor law professor. the fact bob muller has these documents, that may be the complicating factor as to whether or not jim comey's friend, this law professor can hand over his copy of the memo to the senate. that may be what's making this a hard night for that law professor. but the fact james comey gave his modems about his conversations to the special counsel that implies pretty strongly they are investigating potential obstruction of justice by the approximate president. we know he never talked to the president about russia o abo the russian attack on our election. james comey said under oath the president never brought that attack up, never expressed any concern about that russian attack to him ever, even once. so bob muller's only investigating the russia attack and possible trump campaign involvement in the russia attack. these

presidente trump, se ha convertido una tormenta con el anuncio oficial de que el fiscal especial robert muller

. >> so if robert muller wanted to speak with you about that. >> i would be happy to tell him exactly what i just told you. >> and you seem to be hinting dash. >> i'm not hinting anything. i'll tell you about it over a very short period of time. do you have a question here? >> when will you tell us? >> over a very short period of time. >> are there tapes, sir? >> oh, you're going to be very disappointed when you hear the answer. don't worry. can john, do you have a question for the president? >> yes. thank you and you are no stranger to russian aggression. vladimir putin recently suggested that romaine would could be in russia's crosshairs. are you -- how concerned should the world be about russian aggression in your region? and how concerned should web here in the united states about what russia tried to do in our election? sir. . >> everybody's concerned. but you see, being concerned should lead you to being

the report indicates robert muller is looking into the president's action with fired fbi director james comey. muller will speak with three top intelligence officials, rich aider ledgeit and mike rogers and dan coats. >> we know that president trump called mike rogers and dan coats to come out and say there was no evidence of collusion. >> 5:07 a.m. new jersey chris christie approval rating has dropped to historic lows according to a quinnipiac poll that finds only is is 15% of the voters approve of his work in office. 81% of voters said they disapprove of his job performance. >>> jim kenny hopes the beverage industry will drop their case against the sweet beverage tax. this follows the decision of a municipal judge last year. mayor kenny said he is pleased with the ruling. >> we hope the beverage industry inside they have not prevailed and they would get out of the way and get the help they need. >> the tax is 1.5% per ounce it has brought in $25 million since january. it will not reach the $46 million the city hoped to take in to go toward education and infrastructure repair this fisc

the president today revealed he has concerns about spownl robert mÜller.e stopped short of saying mÜller should recuse himself. >> i can say that the people that have been hired are all hillary clinton supporters. some of them worked for hillary clinton. i mean the whole thing is ridiculous if you want to know the truth from that standpoint but robert mÜller is an honorable man and hopefully he'll come up with an honorable solution. >> and there were more questions about possible political interference with the hillary clinton email scandal. the leaders of the senate judiciary committee announced they want to know more about what role former attorney general loretta lynch may have had in shutting down the fbi probe. they sent letters to lynch and three other people wanting to know if lynch had assured clinton campaign staffer amanda that the email qtion "wouldn't go too far." that probe was sparked at least in part by the reported existence of a hacked email from the former dnc chair woman debbie wasserman shields indicating that she told the clinton campa

headlines of his own yesterday if you believe the president is considering firing special counselor robert muller?. >> by a major analyst and i do have some good sources in the administration i do think that is an accurate statement. the i have not spoken to the president about the matter. but i do believe it is an accurate statement and really is not different markedly from what theis pas president's own attorney said on sunday that he is leaving open the option to terminate the special counsel. >> you're at the white house just today? what did you c talk to the president about about?. >> i did not meet with him i usually don't discuss conversations i do speak to the president from time to time but unless there is a go-ahead from him to reveal something publicly yet don't put that out there. >>host: did you offer any advice with the special counsel or what advice would you give when it came to firing robert mahler?. >> that this is david fisa would give publicly that i thought it was a mistake to fire the special counsel. i have been saying that for the past couple of weeks that this issue has b

reports indicate robert muller will looking into his interactions with fired fbi director james comey. muller will speak with their top intelligence officials director richard ledgeit. current nsa director mike rogers and dan coats. >> we know that president trump called dan coats and mike rogers on the phone and asked them to come out and say there was no evidence of collusion. >> the spokesperson for the president's personal attorney condemnedded reports -- condemned the reports. >>> commonwealth court upheld the beverage tax saying it does not duplicate the state's sales tax this follows a decision by the municipal judge last year. it adds 1 1/2 cents per ounce on sodas and other sugary drinks. it has brought in $25 million since taking effect. it will fall short of the $46 million the city hoped to take in. >> if you have a bad experience on a flight recently you want so far as to complain about it. you are not alone. maribel aber describes why travelers can't get no satisfaction. >> customer complaints against airlines soared, the department of transportation fielded 1,400 compla

there's a name in the news right now to go what to robert muller said four or five years ago to congress testified to the homeland security committee that there were 50000 people caught in 2012 in legally coming to this country from countries other than mexico. both countries included yemen and pakistan in syria and somalia. let me tell you, they were coming here as part of their church mission outreach program to america, they were coming to the farm. were at the point where are the on america are they tonight? robert muller also testified when we talked about arab last names were changed their last names to hispanic last name full authority to come to this country. we've got to secure the borders of this country. patti ann: yeah, the terrorists do seem to be -- they are very good at adapting to the measures we take to stop them. >> there is no question. like i said, were always responding to that last terror attack rather than thinking outside the box. the very good cyber. to heidi john, one of the ringleaders of isis, thank god, we took him out in a massive degree from westminster uni

special counsel robert muller will expanding the scope of the investigation into the possible links betweenhe trump campaign and russia. the associated press is reporting that muller is taking over a separate criminal probe involving former trump campaign chairman, paul mana ford who was fired after his business dealings with pro russian businesses in ukraine. muller will look into the attorney general jeff sessions and dep at a attorney general in the firing of james comey who is set to testify before the congress. white house could invoke executive privilege to stop comey from testifying to keep records from congress. >>> from to your new jersey newsroom, happening today, hms host will hold a job fair at the 18 new jersey travel plazas. they are looking to fill five hundred full and participant time jobs on the turnpike, expressway and parkway. interested candidates should arrive at the any of the travel plazas today between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. >>> anglers are invited to drp their lines in delaware free of charge. the division of fish and wildlife is offering free fishing, crabbing a

and we have robert muller to thank. coursecare -- of course cair, the council on american islamic relations who is always there to rush in and have a press conference after violence to say, we don't support this kind of violence, though clearly, when the evidence is reviewed, the council on american islamic relations individuals involved in cair, they ultimately want to see sharia law as the law of the land. that should have been prosecuted as supporting terrorism. there were scores of people that were listed as co-conspirators in upporting terrorism and and the holy land trial convicted the principals involved, over 100 counts of supporting terrorism, instead of being alerted and being more on s guard, the f.b.i. director mueller, bent overrule backwards more and more to accommodate those who want to see shari'a law be the law of the land scrapping our constitution. at one time, it was considered treason to want to scrap the constitution and replace it with anything. ut in bob mueller's america, people that wouldn't mi

mismo mandatario dijo que Él no estaba en la mirilla del fbi en mayo 17, el ex director de fbi robert mÜllerdespuÉs james comey bajo juramento testifica ante un comitÉ de inteligencia del senado. >> james comey dice que el presidente le pidiÓ lealtad no investigar al asesor de seguridad nacional y borrar la nube de la investigaciÓn rusa que em pa encontraba * a la presidencia. >> jeff sessions asegurÓ que nunca se junto con funcionarios rusos pero ayer el washington post reporta que donald j.trump sÍ estÁ bajo investigaciÓn por posible obstrucciÓn a la justicia. >> el vicepresidente mike pence ha contratado un equipo legal oe sin fundamento, hoy el presidente, rusia vladÍmir putin hablÓ del caso pero solo para burlarse. >> hoy el presidente, rusia vladÍmir putin se apoderÓ del canal nacional de televisiÓn, durante su comparecencia sorprendiÓ al referirse a james comey ex director de fbi. >> james comey de pronto dijo que habÍa grabado conversiones con el presidente que extraÑo todo esto dijo. >> dato curioso en la prensa rusa es como sino existiera donald j.trump menos la investigaciÓn a la

robert muller is looking into the russians and the trump campaign. paul manaford was fired after his dealings with pro russians in the ukraine. >>> james comey is set to testify on thursday before the senate intelligence committee, the white house could invoke executive privilege to stop him from testifying. it's meant to keep white house records from congress. >>> a north philadelphia community came together to bring attention to the so-called stop and go stores. protesters voiced their oppositions to businesses that are classified as restaurants, according to community leaders they do not operate as such. community members claim they are known to sell shots of alcohol and contribute to a necktive environment in the neighborhood. >> the city, the state and the people of philadelphia have to take a stand. this has been an on going problem this is not something that just started. top and goes have inundated poor neighborhoods. >> the event was organized by civic leaders and united methodist church. they want businesses to follow the law and do their p

headlines of his own yesterday if you believe the president is considering firing special counselor robert muller?. >> by a major analyst and i do have some good sources in the administration i do think that is an accurate statement. the i have not spoken to the

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>> president trump: 100%. >> if robert muller wanted to speak with you about that?president trump: i would be happy to tell him what i just told you. >> chris: before that you said you thought the president should be willing to face a deposition, are you willing to take yes for an answer? >> senator reed: indeed i am, but the deposition is not just about his conversations with mr. comey. there's issues with respect to his conversations with director of national intelligence and the nsa director, by the time the special prosecutor is ready to depose or ask the president to speak under oath, there will be a myriad of questions. what i don't want to see is simply i just said i would talk about comey, i'm not talking about anything else. to resolve the situation he has to be prepared to speak on all these matters. >> chris: will do also like to see the president testify under oath before congress? >> senator reed: that was the issue of separation of power, frankly. at that point i think the history would suggest that that's not done, the special prosecutor is the person

committee is calling on congress to unite to stop president trump if he tries to fire special counsel robert muller. he is investigating russian interference in the u.s. election. and trump has hired another personal lawyer. john dowd is joining his team of lawyers. dowd investigated pete rose and represented john mccain. president trump acknowledged he is under federal investigation tweeting after seven months of investigations and committee hearings about my collusion with the russians no one has been able to show any proof, sad. and two hours later lashed out at rod rosenstein saying i am being investigated for firing the fbi director by the man who told me to fire the fbi director, witch hunt. >>> a human skeleton found just outside dover. state police say they were found in the woods last night not far from where the festival is happening this weekend. >>> the man best noboknown for of the best underdog stories is dead tonight. john g. abelton died after battling pancreatic cancer. last year he spoke about how he was hesitant to make "rocky" but after being urged by a friend to read the script

. >> so if rosen stein accuses himself next in plain to takeover oversight of robert muller is rachel brand a career attorney held multiple jobs related to department of justice and she's currently third in command shows associate fern general working under george bush administering and worked in obama administration she has a reputation of conservative lawyer than rod rosen stein. she does not have experience as prosecutor or in criminal law that's not her background and she would be thrust into this roll instantly if rosen stein ever recuseed himself. she was the one that discussing a possible recuseal with. if he decides to take a step back from the whole russian matter like jeff sessions has then rachel will be thrust into the spotlight. >> do you think he's up to the task. there's talk that when if then the president would bant to most that have voiced out on her now that rosen stein recuseal caught attention they really say she is up to the task. >> again this is one of the top lawyers in the country and she's been serveing a long time in the department and she's been in private

special council robert muller has the authority to question both men under oath as part of his investigation and that appears likely according to observers. >>> britain's prime minister is scrambling to form a new government after her decision to call an early election backfired instead of strengthening her leadership. the conservative party lost the legislator majority. it's called a hung parliament. may is vowing to stay in power but she'll have to rely on another party to form a government. >> i will now form a government. a government that can certainty and lead britain forward at this critical time for our country. >> it was her decision to call the election. it was her name out there. and she was saying she was doing it to bring about strong and stable government. >> instead britain's leadership has been weakened. this is the third time since 1929 a british election resulted in a hung parliament. and it could impact the country's negotiations to leave the european union. talks are begin to start this months and there it will be tough to get a good deal. may expected to form a partnersh

. >> the attorney general associated robert muller to oversee the investigation and the investigation intrusions interference in the -- into russian interference in the election. >>> president trump is also adding a new attorney to his legal team. john dowd will help defend him against allegations of obstruction of justice. >>> hundreds of exotic birds are living in one eastbound backyard, and tonight neighbors say they've had enough, but as kpix 5 reports, the bird owner is not backing down. >> i wish i had a lot more. >> reporter: the woman remains defiant when asked about the hundreds of birds on her property. tonight fish and wild life served a search warrant at her castro valley house, investigated the birds, and wrote down a list of violations. the rough estimate is 500 parrots and other exotic birds. >> this is my hobby, these are my babies, so anyway that's the whole story. >> reporter: neighbors say the property owner has turned this quiet castro valley street into a tropical forest. the sounds of birds are constant, and they're scared to leave their house because of the smel

segn el diario washington post, el investigador especial robert muller est examinando si el presidenteno obstruir la justicia. s/prof. emilio viano, experto en leyes 04:36 "significaría que él estaba al día, que sabe muy bien lo que pasó, que no quiere que se sepa y que quiere que está investigación no tenga éxito" segn el diario, muller- quien investiga la intervencin rusa en la eleccin y sus conexiones con la campaÑa de donald trump- estara entrevistando al director de inteligencia nacional entre otros como parte del nuevo giro que dio la investigacin. trump no tard en acudir a twitter para decir: "se inventaron una historia falsa sobre cooperacin con los rusos y no encontraron pruebas. ahora van por obstruccin a la justicia sobre otra historia falsa". (nat comey) esto sucede a una semana de que el ex director del fbi james comey indicara bajo juramento que el presidente le dijo que "esperaba" que "soltara" la investigacin sobre su ex asesor de seguridad nacional. cosa que este abogado dice no es ilegal ni mucho menos obstruccin de justicia. s/ john kiyonaga, abogado "al presidente l

. >> is the president really considering firing special council robert muller. friend ever the president hinted at that. chris ready ceo news max told news last night president trump surprise weighing option of firing muller. muller is investigating the election. the claim was swatted down by white house secretary sean spicer. he said in a statement later ruddy never spoke to the president about the issue. >> a new push to make all of president trump social media posts public record. democratic congressman mike quickly from illinois introduced the cofefe act it would amend the act to include the term social media saying all of president trump twreets archived and punishment if any tweet is deleted trying to file the legal fight over travel ban. judges with the 9th circuit appeals upheld a lower court ruling violating the ban. he discriminated people on nationality it says and entry into the can't we would hurt american interest. they are considering a separate court on the issue. >> voteers in virginia will head to the polls to the state primary election and dec

special counsel ill robert muller is investigating whether the president tried to obstructs justice.llegations of obstruction surfaced after president trump fired fbi director jim comey. today the president again called the investigation a witch hunt. >> getting to intent to obstruct or impede will be very important and it could be that they never are able to build that case in a meaningful way. however, damage could be done political damage could be done during the process. >> in addition to the special council, two congressional committees are conducting investigations. >> and today doctors in cincinnati provided the first update on the condition of the american student released from a north korean prison. they say otto warmbeer has extensive brain damage. on tuesday the north korean cents the 22-year-old home after detaining him more than a year. officials say warmdeer fell into a coma after cop tracting botulism. >> pilot of a blimp suffered minor injuries when it burst into flames and crashed at the u.s. open fol of tournament. the appoint lot was taken to the hospital via helic

importante noticia en desarrollo porque washington post estÁ informando que el fiscal especial robert mÜllers que aÚn no se sabe de dÓnde va a salir el dinero. >> ella no olvida la promesa que hizo el presidente donald j.trump de construir un muro en la frontera con mÉxico. >> Él debe cumplir su promesa. >> otra cosa es quiÉn pagara el costo. >> yo no pienso que mÉxico va a pagar por el muro. >> ayer la directora de la patrulla de la frontera, solicitÓ al congreso de estados unidos un presupuesto de 1,6 millones de dÓlares (hablan inglÉs) incluso dijo que la construcciÓn del muro podrÍa iniciar en marzo o abril del aÑo que viene si tienen los recursos para ello. >> la idea de un muro que va del golfo de mÉxico hasta el pacÍfico es una locura. >> existen alrededor de 2.000 millas entre la frontera mÉxico estados unidos y el presupuesto que solicitaron serÁ suficiente para construir 32 millas en el sector rÍo grande en texas y para hacer reparaciones del muro que ya existe en san diego. >> esperan iniciar la construcciÓn en el Área por donde ingresa la droga. >> al final van a encontrar otra m

last month, robert muller took over the f.b.i fbi's investigatn into russian meddling in the 2016 election. >> i can't think of worse move for the president at this time. >> i think the best thing to do, let robert malodor his job, the best vindication let this investigation go on independently and thoroughly. >> mr. trump's friend, media mogel, raised possibility on the pbs news hour. >> i think he is considering perhaps terminating the special council. >> deputy attorney general, rod rosen stein, tried to make sessions pass easier. >> in president trump orders you to fire the special council, what would you do? >> senator, i'm not going to follow any orders unless i believe those are lawful and appropriate orders. under the regulation, special council muller may be fired own for good cause. >> sessions asked that today's hearing be public, and his former senate colleagues are prepared for the possibility that he won't answer all of their questions, saying had i conversations with the president are private. senators want to know what role sessions played in the firing of fbi director jame

special counsel ill robert muller is investigating whether the president tried to obstructs justice.llegations of obstruction surfaced after president trump fired fbi director jim comey. today the president again called the investigation a witch hunt. >> getting to intent to obstruct or impede will be very important and it could be that they never are able to build that case in a meaningful way. however, damage could be done political damage could be done during the process. >> in addition to the special council, two congressional committees are conducting investigations. >> and today doctors in cincinnati provided the first update on the condition of the american student released from a north korean prison. they say otto warmbeer has extensive brain damage. on tuesday the north korean cents the 22-year-old home after detaining him more than a year. officials say warmdeer fell into a coma after cop tracting botulism. >> pilot of a blimp suffered minor injuries when it burst into flames and crashed at the u.s. open fol of tournament. the appoint lot was taken to the hospital via helic

in may the justice department made robert muller the special council to investigate potential russianctivity in the 2016 election. what the house told cbs news, was not speaking for the president. >>> president trump's travel ban continues to receive push backs, the attorney general of hawaii urging the supreme court to keep the travel ban blocked. yesterday, the ninth circuit court of appeals ruled the ban to be unconstitutional. block refugees and foreign nationals from coming into the us from six muslim majority countries. >> several tornados tore across the country yesterday including one that got little too close for comfort. >> oh, no. we're staying here. hang on. >> storm chasers caught this video of one of the three tornados that touched down in wyoming. brought dangerous storms and report of severe rain and golf weather service received a report of at least one injury after severe weather. look at that stuff flying through the air. >> incredible video. >> that's what i'm always afraid of, not only getting suck up but things knocking me in the head. >> do we have a lot of thos

plus, president donald trump says he's 100% ready to sit down under oath with special council, robert muller with comments from all sides. and thousands are getting ready to hit the streets to show their pride. we're talking with key players about what to expect this weekend. >>> good evening everybody. i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us for off script. two virginia men are in jail tonight. one dc police officer is still in the hospital. a second officer and a department of transportation worker now recovering at their home. the bizarre and violent scenes unfolded in adams morgan last

. >>> while all of that was playing out today, the future of robert muller, the special counsel in the russian will they stay or not? this comes after a friend of the we president thinking pa of removing mr. g mueller. >> reporter: president trump under fire amid explosive's he's considering firing robert mueller mr. trump ignoring shouted questions today. >> thank you. th vnk you very much. >> reporter: the suggestion raised by the president'ssr: on longtime friend chris g ruddy, the white house cease ruddy never spoke direct will you acknowledging that, but doubling down. >> if you raze "the art of the deal." do i think he will pt actually fire iohim? no, but do i think it was an option or has been an. option. yes. >> is it because of something you heard from top officials at the white house? >> i've already said m not going to reveal who my sources are, but that i felt confidence in saying it earp. co reporter: a chorusev of republicans says getting rf can be political devastating after d comey's controversial firing. >> i think the best vindication is to let this investigation go o

update on that story, and the white house postwoman is saying donald trump has the right to fire robert mullernevitably, but for the moment, we move on. maude demonstrations in the venezuelan capital of caracas, as the country's economic crisis deepens. unprecedented numbers of people are facing hunger. the country should be one of the richest with one of the largest oil reserves in the world. the international media is rarely given permission to enter the country, but the bbc‘s vladimir hernandez has been there. his report contains some images you may find distressing. this is angelie, she's eight years old and weighs barely three stone. which is 60% of what she should. this is an oil—rich nation, now unable to feed its own people. this is a problem that the government is trying to keep out of sight. s the media can't get into hospitals, but at this private clinic, —— the media can't get into hospitals, but at this private clinic, doctors are desperate to show how bad things are. these pictures are hard to watch. they were given to me by medics in despair for treating children like these sinc

you have the house oversight committee on top of all of that now, we've got this special council robert muller. now, what this means is you need to circle your calendar for next thursday. because next thursday is going to be a very big deal. we learn today that jim comey fired by president trump is going to testify in two sessions, one is going to be public, one is going to be behind closed doors because of some of the classified nature of the intelligence they are going to talk about but he is going to be the first to hear directly from jim comey since he was fired by the white house and since all of these questions have come up. in the wake of all of this about exactly what these conversations were between director comey and president trump before comey was fired. now, as we know, comey is said to have kept very detailed notes about those meetings and of course senators are going fob wanting to ask those questions. in a way, this is a very big victory for the senate intelligence committee because all four of these groups have been trying to get jim comey to come talk to them to. senator gras

robert muller is the special counsel that's in charge of handling the russia investigation and he's been adding members to his team like crazy and if you think this team is going to be impartial then just listen to this according to federal election commission filings as reported by numerous outlets including c.n.n. at least three members of mahler's special council team have made donations to democratic presidential campaigns including clinton's twenty sixteen campaign so the people mahler is assembling to take a look at russia's meddling to get trampled acted by the same people who gave thousands of dollars to hillary clinton to be trump now how impartial do you think they'll be one of them is james quarrel's was given nearly thirty three thousand dollars to political campaigns over the years by far that we did democrats in presidential campaigns he gave to michael dukakis al gore john kerry barack obama and yes hillary clinton he also gave more than ten grand to help democrats in congress to another of mahler's special team members as andrew waste of men who led the enron investigatio

, is the fbi investigation, which is being overseen by the special counsel appointed recently, robert mullerformer head of the fbi as well. so lots of investigations going on, and it could be a long and drawn—out process. please stay with us, i want to pick up on one of the things rajini referred to. one of the most significant revelations was james comey admitting that he had asked a friend to leak details of his conversation with president trump about michael flynn. the memo was mentioned multiple times today, here isa mentioned multiple times today, here is a couple of them. what was it about that meeting that led you to determine that you needed to start putting down a written record? combination of things. i think the circumstances, the subject matter and the person i was interacting with, the circumstances first, i was alone with the president of the united states, with the president—elect, soon to be president. the subject matter that i was talking about, matters that touch on the fbi's core responsibility and relate to the president—elect personally. and the nature of the person — i

investigation and make it may be less useful for the public's perspective connect >> trey: i think robert muller has a long, distinguished career that is essentially a-political. i think that people are going to be able to have confidence in the outcome of that investigation with respect to congress, we have a tendency to politicize almost everything, and you are exactly right, there are members of both the house and the senate who talk about -- here's my favorite. i've seen evidence that more than circumstantial but not direct, which by the way it is chronological. there's no way it can be more than circumstantial but not direct. one of the members of the committee said this week that he has seen evidence, can't tell us what it is, it's not beyond a reasonable doubt, there's no way to defend yourself against those kind of baseless, reckless accusations. i think ultimately the public will have confidence in robert mueller's investigation. whether or not they have confidence in congress' investigation depends on how responsible we are and how we frame the issues. >> tucker: you've just taken over

robert mÜller has to investigate the tape incident as to whether or not it was an attempt to intimidatea witness and that it was part of a total pattern of behavior by the president. >> the idea that this is intimidation of a witness is pure rubbish. if you say to somebody, i mean you've got a great family, hate to see anything happen to your kids, watch what you say. that's intimidation of a witness if you say there may be ape way to actually to figure out exactly what was said, there could be a mechanism, thus you ought to watch what you say, that's not intimidation at all. that's just... i mean as you say , we are now at the tertiary level of accusation. you can't get anywhere occlusion we have yet in almost a year to have any evidence of collusion so there is no obstruction. obstruction is shaky. there really isn't that much there. so now you want to go to intimidation of a witness. they're getting a bit separate desperate. this is going to happen. it could go on for months and years but it is getting more absurd. it's tail chasing and if the democrats want to spend the next year, y

special counsel robert muller, president trump called it a witch hunt like three times but is it?unds like a fox hunt. they are surrounding a wounded animal and trying to drive it into a hole to be ripped apart by dogs. is it really a big deal if he's investigating for obstruction? is and he just being thorough? if he finds out he didn't do it he's he will be exonerated. how do you obstruct a false story. also this week, the attorney general testified about russia but sessions made no concessio concessions. >> has the president invoked privilege in your testimony today. >> he has not. >> what is the basis of your refusal. >> they. [inaudible] >> i understand that but the president hasn't asserted it. what is the legal basis. >> i am protecting the right of the president. >> this isn't the first meeting between jeff sessions and angus king. we have uncovered video that shows their very first encounter it's front right, is this a witch hunt. >> they are going for impeachment either way. that doesn't matter. they want impeachment. >> i didn't vote for trump. i voted for gary johnson.

special prosecutor robert muller is set to meet next week with the leaders of the senate intelligence some witnesses. >> comey's former boss, attorney general jeff sessions will go before another senate panel next week. the white house now says it has confidence in sessions after days of dodging that critical question. abc's jen nay norman has more on that dramatic testimony. . >> reporter: in his first public appearance since being abruptly fired, james comey described his growing unease with president trump. so much so he documented their conversations. >> what was it about that meeting that led you to determine that you needed to start putting down a written record? >> a combination of things. i think the circumstances, the subject matter and the person i was interacting with. i was honestly concerned that he might lie about the nature of our meeting and so i thought it really important to document. >> one of the documented conversations when comey says trump asked him to let go of the fbi's criminal investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn. trump allegedly

special counsel robert muller, president trump called it a witch hunt like three times but is it?sounds like a fox hunt. they are surrounding a wounded animal and trying to drive it into a hole to be ripped apart by dogs. is it really a big deal if he's investigating for obstruction? is and he just being thorough? if he finds out he didn't do it he's he will be exonerated. how do you obstruct a false story. also this week, the attorney general testified about russia but sessions made no concessio concessions. >> has the president invoked privilege in your testimony today. >> he has not. >> what is the basis of your refusal. >> they. [inaudible] >> i understand that but the president hasn't asserted it. what is the legal basis. >> i am protecting the right of the president. >> this isn't the first meeting between jeff sessions and angus king. we have uncovered video that shows their very first encounter it's front right, is this a witch hunt. >> they are going for impeachment either way. that doesn't matter. they want impeachment. >> i didn't vote for trump. i voted for gary johnso

conversations with the man he fired as fbi director, adding that he would talk with special counsel robert mullerother cryptic answer to the question about whether his talks with comey were recorded. president trump making those remarks during an after

(steve) special counsel robert muller not exactly getting a vote of confidence from president trump () as we've reported..... muller is looking at russia's meddling in the presidential election... and possible white house attempts to derail that investigation.(steve)the washington post quoting intelligence officials tonight as saying russian hackers were operating under direct orders from the kremlin.as catherine heenan tells us, those orders came right from the top. the washington post says the u=s intelligence probe of russian meddling in the election-- pointed to vladimir putin himself.sources deep inside the kremlin captured putin's personal instructions directing the broad hacking and misinformation campaign, plus, its goals: to defeat or hurt hillary clinton in the election, and help donald trump. "this was intelligence coming from directly within the russian government. it was incredibly powerful. it shocked them.as election day approached president obama spoke directly to putin, warning him not to try to hack the voting results.covertly, he also or

robert muller said to be looking into whether donald trump out of bounds instructed justice. good morning, everyone. this is bloomberg "surveillance". i'm francine lacqua in london. e have great guests coming your way. first thing a check on your markets. this is what we have seen overnight. the dollar gained on the back of what we heard from janet yellen. probably one of the most significant things that we're watching. we're watching dollar and the bloomberg u.s. dollar index and also i'm interested in crude oil. we had the i.a. report yesterday. it traded at $45 a barrel. a couple of big investors said it means it is probably going to change the trade wagon and what we also need to look at is some of the australian bonds after we saw the rally yesterday in treasuries and we're looking at swiss u. now let's get straight to the first word news. >> in the u.s., the special council investigating russia's interference in the 2016 election will examine whether trump tried to slow the probe into michael flynn. the move expand scope of the investigation. meanwhile trump and his wif

robert muller may be expanding his investigation of the trump campaign and russia.ss saying he may look into the roles of the attorney general and assistant attorney general in the firing of fbi director james comey. stocks closing at a new record highs friday, undeterred by the latest jobs report. only 138,000 jobs added last month, falling short of expectations. many economists say they don't expect the jobs report to deter the feds from raising rates at its next meeting. i'm jackie ibanez is now back to "hannity," have a great night. >> president trump: the terms of the paris accord and the owners energy restrictions it has placed on the united states could cost america as much as 2.7 million lost jobs by 2025. according to the national economic research association. my job as president is to do everything within my power to give america a level playing field. and it to create economic, regulatory, and tax structures that make america the most prosperous and productive country on earth. >> sean: that was president trump explaining why he is pulling the u.s. out o

. ♪ >> well, there are new questions over special counsel robert muller ability to stay fair in the rushestigation. this is former house speaker newt gingrich: republican to abolish the special counsel pointing to the friendship with fired fbi chief james comey as just one factor. >> comey said i deliberately leaked through intermediary to create this counsel who happens to be one of his closest friends. look who miller is starting to hire, these are people who frankly look to me like they are setting up to go after trump. i distrust independent counsel's, i think the people mueller are bringing in are dangerous people in any republican who thinks this counsel will be neutral are crazy. like the post of "the new york times" to be accurate. >> wow. meanwhile, member of donald trump's legal team will not rule out the possibility of the president firing mueller. watch. >> the president of the united states, as we all know, is a unitary executive. the president will seek the advice of his counsel, and inside the government as well as outside, and i will not speculate on what he will or will

face comey and former director robert muller who was working at the fbi at the time, when he began his work. he spent nine years working with them, he started out with the fbi and went on into the cia/nsa realm. when he began this, he said he was willing to talk to anyone and testify before anybody, face clapper, brennan, comey. and he would not back down even though he's struggling with some health issues. he just wants to get the story out. >> sean: john, i will give you the last word. i'm imagining if it's more information and even edward snowden, there is beyond smoking gun evidence here. when will the american people see this? >> it's been assigned to a very well respected judge in the district of columbia. if the nsa had violated america's privacy, there will be a process played out and americans will find out if these things are true and if there are violations going on that have been swept under the rug by our government. >> sean: you have been able to see what evidence? >> he did get an immunity agreement and turned documents over to the fbi. that part of the story is confirme

there are reports from associated close to the president he may be considering special council robert muller. that's the man in charge of investigating russian interference in the u.s. election. so a lot to watch for today. that's the latest own capitol hill this morning, anjali hemphill, "fox5 local news". >> 6:0 with is the time to make it would assure all tweets are archived and call for punishment if a tweet is deleted. >> a setback for president trump revised travel plan a second federal appeals court rules against it three judge banel filed a the case is now headed to u.s. supreme court foxt. >> the officer was shot to death in a shooting. mike peps was at dover last night to pay respect when the body arrived. >> happening today in district courtroom a once prominent d.c. rabbi will appeal his 6 1/2 year sentence. rabbi bernard freindl was arrested for secretly watching women and undressing in a p path. he filmed south 250 recording device and prior motion to reduce the sentence was denied lasts month. >> national member. yesterday evening. use park police investigated after a suspicio