Attack on the fbi and his credibility and claims its part of the president s ongoing war against the fbi and the special counsels russia investigation. Lets bring in now cnn justice correspondent laura jarrett. So laura, where should you begin . I think we should start with the memos. Its a pretty Important Development here, fred. We reported yesterday that Andrew Mccabe had a series of conversations with the president back in may when he served as acting director of the fbi, where the president berated him, heckled him about his wifes failed state Senate Campaign back in 2015, even going as far as calling her a loser, repeatedly calling it a mistake. We learned mccabe has documented at least some of his conversations with the president in a series of memos. We dont know exactly what he said in those memos. We dont know what period of time they span. But theyre certainly significant as we all remember james comeys memos have become an important part of the mueller investigation. Theres litigation over publicizing them. You can imagine mccabe, now the number two in command, also has memos, is significant. Mccabe is also not holding back in his firing, breaking his silence with cnn on his interactions with the president , breaking his silence in a public statement, last night, a brifterring one, saying, in part, that here he was heckled for years and that he was singled out and treated this way because of the role i played, the actions i took and the events i witnessed in the aftermath of the firing of james comey. Now, obviously attorney general Jeff Sessions has a very different explanation of why mccabe had to be terminated immediately. Cnn had reported earlier this week that the fbi had recommended his firing based on results from the Inspector General who found that he misled investigators about his role in directing two other fbi officials, talking about an Ongoing Investigation into the Clinton Family foundation back in 2016. For the first time, sessions confirmed some of those findings late friday night, saying in part those internal reports concluded that mr. Mccabe had made an unauthorized disclosure to the news media and lacked candor. Including under oath on multiple occasions. Mccabe tells cnn he did absolutely nothing wrong and if there were any discrepancies, he proactively reached back to investigators to clear things up. Clearly those efforts did not work. Hes now out of a job with a significant portion of his early retirement and possibly medical benefits now gone, fred. Also incredible was that lacking of candor, that from the attorney general sessions who on many occasions said i dont recall while testifying. Thats true. Interesting. All right, laura jarrett, thank you so much. In the wake of mccabes firing, President Trumps attorney is now calling for an end to the russia investigation. John dowd, a personal attorney to mr. Trump, says he is praying that Rod Rosenstein follows what he said is a courageous example set by Jeff Sessions and ends the mueller probe. We should add that dowd says he is speaking for himself, not for the president. There were two different statements in the second statement, offering that clarity, speaking for himself. Cnns Boris Sanchez is at the white house for us. So boris, elaborate. The president s personal attorney suggesting that hes praying that Robert Mueller be fired. He initially made that statement to the daily beast, saying that he was speaking on behalf of the president , as the president s attorney, and then shortly after walked that back in his statement to cnn, saying this was of his own accord. Im going to show you the statement he made to cnns gl y gloria borger. He writes, quote, i was speaking for myself, not the president. I follow that rosenstein will follow the example of the fbi office of professional responsibility and attorney general Jeff Sessions and bring an end to the alleged collusion russia investigation. Just end it on the merits in light of recent revelations. Now, a source close to the president tells cnn that dowd was not authorized to make that statement, that the president didnt authorize that. You get the sense from speaking to people close to the president in his inner circle they are annoyed that john dowd went in this direction. It contradicts so much of what we heard from the white house and the legal team about the special counsel investigation. Theyve said many times theyre 100 percent complying with Robert Mueller. It contradicts what we heard from the president. Saying he would not fire Robert Mueller. That he was looking forward to sitting down with the special counsel and letting the investigation come to the conclusion that the Trump Campaign did not collude with the russians in the 2016 election. Weve heard murmurs about Robert Mueller being fired before. So much so that there is actually Bipartisan Legislation that had previously been drafted, different versions of it, that would give Robert Mueller some sort of job protection, job security. This week, congress is expected to vote on a major spending bill. Well see if theres a major push to include some language that might protect mueller in light of all these. Thank you so much. While the president s attorney is praising mccabes firing as brilliant, hes outraged. John brennan taking aim at the president saying this, and its a message to the president. When the full extent of your venality, moral turpitude and political corruption become known, you will take your rightful place as a disgraced demagogue in the dustbin of history. America will triumph over you. All right, joining me right now, john thomas, cnn political commentate, julian salazar, a cnn analyst and princeton historian and professor, and Robert Zimmer man, democratic strategist. Good to see you all. Mccabe claims to have memos that documents talks with President Trump. We dont know the specifics, but the former fbi Deputy Director shows no signs of backing down from the white house. So could his ouster ultimately backfire on the president even though this is these are the actions of the attorney general, but is it also by the extent of the president . Absolutely. This could be a little like the firing of james comey, which Steven Bannon called a great political mistake in american history. And you can hear from the words of the intelligence officials from mccabe to brennan, theyre angry. And if there are memos about his behavior leading up to this, my guess is you might see them or read about them and that could be extraordinarily damaging to the obstruction case that mueller is looking into. These are strong, strong words coming out in the last 24 hours. John, do you see this particularly with the statement coming from trumps personal attorney, that the stage is being set for the potential firing of a Robert Mueller . Im not sure if hes going to fire him but i certainly think that this sentiment that the attorney echoed is felt by many of us, that the investigation has gone on too long, the scope has gone too broad. So, look, i think the thing about mccabes firing here is were going brennan is jumping to conclusions. He hasnt seen the attorney generals report that Jeff Sessions apparently says mccabe lied. Also seeing mccabes biases are being exposed today. The biggest thing is having a bad day. Because mccabe says he did not act alone in these illegal leaks and if james comey, he has said on several occasions under oath okay, some are using the words leak. Mccabe saying, you know, talking to, so they may be two different things. We dont know because we havent seen the attorney generals robert. If i could just recall from that, you know, john dowds statement. He says, myself, not the president , i pray that acting attorney general rosenstein will follow the courageous example of the fbi office of professional responsibility and attorney general Jeff Sessions and bring an end to the russia collusion investigation. So, john, to your point, when you say, well, i dont know about, you know, firing of mueller, but, you know, and to the investigation, when he makes reference to sessions and the firing of mccabe, you know, and saying follow the brilliant and courageous example of isnt that essentially saying potentially firing mueller . Of course im sorry, is that for me . Go ahead, john. Bo because you said you dont see the parallel. Yes, fred, i think no, i think hes echoing the sentiment, like i said, many of us feel this investigation was cooked up and false and on its premise and it would end but i dont think it means hes going to be fired. Its just echoing a sentiment that he needs to conclude rapidly. Okay, robert, you do see a direct correlation . I think from the very beginning, the strategy of president Trumps Administration has been designed to either shut down the investigation, to interfere with the progress of the investigation and create as many obstacles to getting the full story out as much as possible. Bob muellers appointed a special counsel because rosenstein put him in that position. In fact, bob muellers record as a war hero, a man who served republicans and democrats alike and his leadership in the fbis been praised by republicans, conservatives as well as by democrats. I think the bigger point here, quite frankly, i know why President Trumps lawyers resorting to prayer. That is simply because if you now that mccabe has documented information about his meetings with the president , and james comey has documented his meetings with President Trump as well, the point is this investigation goes forward and proceeds, the more and more evidence is being put on the table, that clearly this president has tried to interrupt this, to fear with it, and clearly does not want the full story told about his campaign and perhaps his own involvement with russia. Even prior to this firing of mccabe, the white house was asked about the chaos. You know that all of these whether its the secretary of state, you know, Rex Tillerson, you know, suddenly out. All of this taking place in a week, you know, this past week. So what is the message, really, being sent by this white house . I mean, is there a scramble to get rid of people . To change the story . How do you interpret this . I think the president is sending a message to everyone around him hes willing to let go of people who are not loyal and who speak in a slightly different voice. This is a president who is most comfortable hearing his own ideas and not hearing opponents. And i think the, you know, dismissal of tillerson potentially mcmaster, well see, and many of the other shuffles that have happened indicate the president is trying to clam down on who is around him. And i think thats very transparent and in some ways its the same message with mccabe. He is sending a message to the investigators. He will fight back. And he will not sit by as this continues. And then, john what does it say that it appears as though the president is actually enjoying this, you know, reportedly he had been enjoying all the attention from the staff changes, the reports of staff changes. This week, the firings, et cetera. And that the president actually tweeted out that he seems happy about how the firing transpired in saying, you know, this is essentially a celebration. Well, he should be happy about mccabe going. I mean, hes been complaining about mccabe pretty much and his bias from the getgo. To see the attorney general took it seriously enough to fire him, i think that is reason to celebrate. I think a lot of americans are celebrating cleansing these crooked officials in the fbi. In relation to the changing of tillerson or what not, any president would expect loyalty out of folks in their cabinet. Seems as though the president s happy to be moving on to the next chapter of somebody who can be effective can i just point out, before you start denouncing someone like mccabe who served our country on the front lines for 20 years as a crooked official, before you start demeaning he is and dismissing these individuals who are dedicated Public Servants to our National Security he lied you have an obligation to at least see the reports and facts first. Id also like to point out the dance over this latest diversionary tactic over having mccabe fired, his own Homeland Security department pointed out just this week russias increasing their activities to disrupt our country, including targeting Energy Companies and their computer technology. Excuse me i understand this hold up, john. This administration has not spent one dollar of the 120 million they appropriated in the state department to combat russia. The president refused to endorse sanctions congress put in place against russia. They took this week by most accounts which target five organizations and 19 individuals are at best merely token. This is a serious issue for our nation. Youre talking about, you know, really on the eve of full Retirement Benefits for a Public Servant of more than 21 years and this firing would come now a few months after he also resigned from the position. It looks more personal, does it not . Well, from what i understand, he essentially was forced to resign. And it always ground me that this guy was getting full taxpayer benefit pension. And especially if we find out, and we will, with the Inspector Generals report, if the attorney general sessions knew that Andrew Mccabe lied to the fbi and was, in fact, a leaker and had a bias and other things, do i think that he is entitled to full pension benefits . Absolutely not. To think, anyway, fred, hes going to be hurting financially, i guarantee he already had a commentator deal lined up with one of the Major Networks and a book deal. Hes going to be fine financially. Criminally, think he has to worry. This goes beyond the i do want to hear your comments, but the president did just tweet, coincidentally, as we were talking about all this, andi and saying this as the House Intelligence Committee concluded there was no collusion between russia and the Trump Campaign. L lying, corungs at truption at tt levels, hash tag drain the swamp. The House Intelligence Committee saying there will be no more interviews because, you know, the conclusion by many is there was no collusion. What is your thought . The republicans shut this down. This wasnt the full committee. Thats the point. This has turned into a very partisan process. The republicans are often working with the president to discredit the entire investigation. Thats why the Mccabe Firing it problematic not just for mccabe but for the message the president is sending about Law Enforcement, intelligence and how investigation should tack place. 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I was calling to share with you some information about the fiu pedestrian bridge and some cracking thats been observed on the north end of the span, the pylon end of that span we moved this weekend. So weve taken a look at it and obviously some repairs will have to be done but from a safety perspective we dont see theres any issue there. Oh, gosh. No one heard that message until yesterday. Cnns Kayleigh Hartung is in miami. Earlier we heard about this investigation. How does that voice mail even contribute . Well, fred, the priority here has been on respectfully removing the remains of bodies trapped beneath that bridge. Were told operation is currently under way to extract two vehicles that were deeply buried in the rubble. Two more vehicles are believed to also still be beneath that rubble. This news coming after this morning, seeing the first real activity of two vehicles being escorted from the scene here. We got an update from Miamidade Police director juan perez as to that process. Take a listen. Earlier this morning, finally our crews that were assisting us in this process were successful after hours and hours of incredible work theyve been doing. Were successful in removing two vehicles from under that rubbish. What i can tell you right now, we discovered three bodies within those two vehicles. So lets do the math. We had been told at least six were dead as a result of this bridge collapse. We knew of one who died at the hospital on thursday. Were now learning of three others who were in those vehicles escorted from the scene. This morning with those four vehicles still beneath the rubble, that means at least two bodies are inside. One of those victims, fiu studentbelieved to be the drive of the jeep, one of the vehicles we saw taken from the scene this morning. Were told cars are taken directly to the medical examiners office. And that is who will be able to confirm the identities of these victims, fred. Terribly sad. Kaylee hartung, thanks so much. Coming up, President Trumps attorneys claim Stormy Daniels could owe some 20 million. Were talking about her alleged affair. How daniels team is responding and what a move to federal court could mean, next. Either way, this room came at an unbeatable price. No one looks out for you, like travelocity. With price match guarantee, youll always wander wisely. You or joints. Something for your heart. But do you take something for your brain. With an ingredient originally found in jellyfish, prevagen is the number one selling brainhealth supplement in drug stores nationwide. Prevagen. The name to remember. Go. Yes still buffering. Go. Yes nice play. Mine too. What happened . Hey, joy, you should let your new pals know that according to a leading independent study, the most awarded network is now best in streaming. I think you just did. 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Avery, this is getting more and more confusing. This is a legal move taking this matter to federal court for an affair the president says never happened. But wants to now take this to federal court to sue her for 20 million, Million Dollars each time she has spoken publicly about the affair that never happened because of the nondisclosure agreement which says you shouldnt be talking about the affair that never happened. Right. Thats a long question actually. Why . Im just throwing it all out there. As if it never happened, then why do you have all this stuff now taking it to the federal level to bring even more attention . Why . Well, actually, i like it in federal court because this has been a case where, among other things they have secret temporary protective orders and use arbitration provisions. The fact is, i love the idea its going to be aired out. On the other hand, whats terribly sad is that were involved with a matter of the most sorted nature involving the most important person in the free world if not the world. That is, if it never happened, then why sign the agreement in the first place . Whats the fear . And then on top of that, you have except he did it. Isnt that the allegation . He did sign the agreement. Even though it says like and or. So your attorney or d. D. , which is, you know, the president of the United States apparently. Right. If he didnt sign it because it says and or, doesnt that make it still valid, that his attorney did . Thats another question. Ill let you finish about the whole, you know, why federal court, but go ahead. The bottom line, yes, he didnt sign it. Mr. Cohen is saying well, look, this is a deal i put together. Its my money. There was no need for the david dennison, whos the pseudonym for the president , to sign it in the first place. But ultimately, theyre very interesting issues. The whole thing is going to be aired out. I think everybody loses. The purpose of a contract is to control behavior. When you have dishonorable people doing dishonorable things, the whole thing comes out in the wash. Frankly, unlike these other forum, i love the idea its in a federal courtroom so we can hear the truth. And thats whats going to happen here. Okay. Richard, is that whats going to happen . Or is it the point to have it in the federal court so perhaps it will be an issue resolved quietly . Go ahead. You got a lot to repond to. Its the height of absurdity. The whole thing is absurd. We know he had the relationship with her. We know that. We know he directed his attorneys to shut her up right on the verge of the election when that tmz tape came out. Right after that tmz tape came out. He didnt want it to come out. He felt he had exposure with this as well as that playmate karen mcdougal. He didnt want this information to come out. He paid, he authorized 130,000 payment. Fred, thats really what the problem is here for the president. Its a Campaign Finance law violation. Now, he could just stand up tomorrow and own it. He could say, yes, i was with stormy, i was with the other one, with ten others, and nothing would happen because its him. He gets away with this incredibly. Theres nothing wrong with, you know right illegal about an affair the one issue to federal court. They moved to transfer it on diversity grounds. Which means trump is not a rez de resident of the state of california. He does have properties there. How is he a resident of california . He has a home there. Then you have to declare residency in the one place you vote, but you con still have homes in a lot of places. Youre so right. Domicile residency. Are two different things. Theres allegations, his residence in california. So this transfer to federal court may not happen. Whether it does or it doesnt, the issue really boils down to is he suing for 20 million for 1 million for each time she apparently spoke publicly about it its in the contract. If he should. If you find some corrupted judge that would validate this corrupt agreement and let him get damages of 20 million, in the end, she could just take a page out of the art of the deal and do like hes done so many times. Thats absurd. She told four people about her relationship. Every one of those people know about it. Youll see them spilling their guts about it. He should get up, own it, move on to other things. It cant happen. The fact is, the president of the United States. It never happened. No, no. Right now, he is stuck. If a federal court keeps it or if it goes back to the superior court in california, one way or the other what do you mean hes stuck . Hes not stuck. Ultimately he is subject to discovery. Theres a Supreme Court ruling that says hes going to have to testify. So theres no way out. A deposition or something. Exactly right. 50 of polled republicans say even if he had a relationship with stormy, its not immoral. Such an absurd level. Theres no law. Its an agreement. Whether its enforceable or not is an issue before the court. The rule issue is the campaign violation. Did trump know about it . Thats the point. If he knew about it, you got a john edwards situation again and hes got exposure there. Thank you so much, happy st. Paddys day. Brought that festive energy. Appreciate it. Avery freeman, richard herman, appreciate it. Well be right back. You know their name, you dont know their whole story. At their wedding, john and jackie looked like movie stars. But inside, jackie is not so happy. She is surrounded by thousands of guests she doesnt even know all invited by joe kennedy for the benefit of jacks political career. Her dress, she later said, made her look like a lamp shade. Jackie would have liked to pick out her own dress. 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The state department piece is unclear to me. And hopefully its not an ominous sign for soon to be when hes confirmed secretary of state mike pompeo. Or, you know, perhaps a justification for the firing of a Rex Tillerson. Yes, you know, fred, after watching this very sad soap opera, having worked for half a dozen secretaries of state. This is the shortest tenured secretary of state in the modern period. The only one to be fired, fired, frankly, in a very cruel and humiliating way. Stock at the state department couldnt be much lower. Perhaps pompeos relationship with the president would be better. Im not sure. The railroads are going to run on time. The real question is will trump empower his secretary of state on the most significant piece of diplomacy and opportunity thats coming up in about six weeks, and that is the punitive summit between kim jongun and the president. Reportedly lots of frustrations for Rex Tillerson who, you know, reportedly felt like many times his hands were tied and even, you know, upon his firing yn i read he actually had tears in his eyes when talking to people about his, now, departure. With cia chief mike pompeo being, you know, selected by the president or nominated, now having to be confirmed, are there any indicators of whether the president would prefer pompeo because there would be a feeling that they would be more in step in terms of how to approach diplomacy, the role of that job, and as you mentioned, you know, this its a potential better setup to this planned meeting with kim jongun of north korea . I think thats right. I think the three ps have sort of coincided. First of all, the persona. Clearly pompeo gets along with the president , knows how to deal with him. Whether or not that involves being too being an we esant and too much of an enabler is another matter. Secondly, on the politics point, the second p. , i think pompeos much more in step with where the president is coming from. And finally on policy. And policy, again, referring to the most significant Foreign Policy opportunity that has come along in the last year. Look, north korea and fraud is going to be extremely difficult, offers this president a bus ride potentially into the history books. Its going to be a very difficult process to manage, but this is, for the first time in years, a genuine opportunity for serious diplomacy and managing perhaps one of the most dangerous esculatory situations. And tillerson has laid the groundwork to a degree because he was trying to do diplomacy even though the president ed e n admonished him for that. And there are several Unfilled Positions at the state department, including ambassador positions. South korea being one of them. So how might that, you know, impair this potential meeting . Well, youre going to need a team, right. And pompeos clearly b lly goin lead it, unless they can identify a special envoy that has real expertise in north korea. Youre going to need people who know what they dont know. People who know and then know what they dont know and are in a hurry to find out. You need experts on north korea, politics and culture. You need somebody who knows, actually knows how to negotiate. There are Unfilled Positions. We dont have an ambassador in seoul, which is a serious problem. Thats the other question. This is good news for mike pompeo. The real question, is it good news for the state department . Will those positions be filled . Will the chill put on joining the Foreign Service somehow be ameliorated so you get the kind of people you need to invest in to produce effective diplomats . Im not entirely clear about that. I dont think Donald Trumps view of the state department or the importance of diplomacy has changed with tillersons passing. Aaron david miller, thanks. 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