Good evening. Im pamela brown in for erin burnett. Outfront tonight, not meeting the press. The president left washington today without holding a traditional end of the year press conference. Something we are told trump wanted to do. Its a surprising decision given the president could tout his biggest accomplishment to date. The sweeping tax bill. But white house advisers overruled the president. Two white house tells cnn the fear was over questions about russia, questions they clearly didnt want him to answer. But that didnt stop trump from giving his own version of reality after he signed the tax bill into law. Here he is on obamacare and the end of the individual mandate. Take a listen. Essentially i think obamacare is over because of that and were going to come up with something thats going to be very good. So obamacare is not over. 8. 8 Million People signed up for 2018 coverage. Trump went on to boast b about his own accomplishments. We have more legislative victories than any other president. Well the bottom line is truch has only had two in congress. This tax bill and the confirmation of neil gorsuch. Heres what he said about money from overseas. Were going to bring back probably 4 trillion from overseas. Nobody knows the exact number, but its massive. Over 3 trillion. It could be 5 trillion, but its a tremendous amount of money overseas. Theres no guarantee the overseas money will come back to the u. S. And if it does, fortune 500 Companies Report only 2. 6 trillion offshore according to the institute on taxation and economic policy. Jeff sellny is out front with us tonight. This is the first time in 15 years a president has not held a year in news conference. Good evening, pamela. It certainly is a change from tradition. Most president s have year end news conferences of some form, but for the last 15 wreyears, t have had news conferences and even going back much further than president bush and president obama. There was a sense among advisers they were worried mainly signing the tax bill into law would be overshadowed by the russia investigation or other questions that still hang over this white house, but the president seemed in a good mood. I was in the oval office with him when he was siping that bill. He seemed more eager to answer questions. Aides were surrounding the resolute desk there. They were trying get the president off to florida. He did talk about the accomplishments athings to come in the new year. You managed to ask the president if he has any regrets. We did. He shook his head, no. Perhaps not surprisingly, but there are some indications that he wants to try and change things up. Potentially in the new year. Talking about infrastructure first and foremost, saying democrats should work with him. So i asked him if things would have been different this year if they would have started with infrastructure, working with democrats rather than trying to repeal obama care. He want he wanted to save infrastructure for the second year because its easier. But now the question is, its an open question, Wishful Thinking or perhaps a new years resolution to work in a bipartisan way. Democrats now dont want to work with this white house. Republicans think some projects are too expensive. But that is one of the things to put on the top of the list for the new year. Well have to see how the view pans out. Thank so much. And outfront tonight, steven moore, former senior economic advise r for the trump campaign. He was also an informal adviser to the white house on tax policy. Also with us, keith boykin and tim neftali, cnn president ial historian and former director of the nixon president ial library. Gentlemen, great to have you on. Tim, im going to start with you for perspective here. What does it say to you that the president ial seems to be breaking with tradition by not holding a Year End Press conference at this point . Well, whats really interesting is when mr. Trump ran for president , he pushed the idea that he was a great sales man. And he has been, he was very good at sell iing his candidacy. But he has not been that effective at selling his presidency. Look at his approval ratings. Why he would lose or miss an opportunity to promote his program and to answer questions deftly, i dont know. He could, there are ways to distract from russia. If he got a question he didnt want to answer, there are ways to handle that. You would think by now he would have learned how. But this president has only had one news conference. It is lowest number of news conferences for any first year president. In modern president ial history. He doesnt have the practice. Its a shame. He missed a grand opportunity today. Does it signal to you his aides were perhaps concerned he didnt have the discipline to stick to an answer on the russia veinvestigation . I dont know their motives. Im saying yet another missed opportunity. He had a lot to say he could have said and he has to learn how to answer questions. Not every question was going to be about russia. Steven, as tim said, the president has bragged about being a sales man. Yet he says the tax plan is becoming so popular that he wont need to sell it much. Take a listen. Mr. President , can you talk about how much youll travel to sell this tax plan . I dont think im going to have to travel too much to sell it. I think its selling itself. Its becoming very pop r lar. But i think it will really, youll see something on february 1st when they open up the paycheck. Thats when youre going to start to see it. The polls show, steven, only 33 favor this plan. Do you think hes making a mistake thinking he doesnt have to sell it . Well look, pamela, are these the same polls that showed Hillary Clinton was going to win 40 states in november. I think weve learned that polling isnt very accurate in terms of how people feel about things. But look, this was probably Donald Trumps best week in office. I think you know, its interest ing, you said he only has two victories. The Supreme Court legislative. Gorsuch and of course this tax cut. Thats like saying gee, only hit two grand slams in the bottom of the ninth inning. He was saying he had more legislative victories than any other president. There were two. Of course. Stick with the facts there. I get it. Just saying yeah, maybe he only had two legislative vukt ictori but for conservative, those are really big vktryes. Theres a ewe fuphoria over thix bill. We were very nervous about where it would happen. Im not too concerned about the polls on the tax cut because i think that this vikt vi kind of does speak for itself and i think when people see number one, how it impacts the economy an im predicting 4 growth next year or something, when people see the money in their paycheck, i think there will be, let me put it like this. I think democrats, what are they going to run on . Im going to get rid of the tax cut that donald trump gave you . Not sure thats a political wip winner. Keith, you were shaking your head. Where to begin. Its so unpop r lar. Its the least unpopular tax bill i think that weve seen in decade. Its less popular than obamacare was at its lowest point. Lower than the 1993 bill clinton tax increase. How do you make a tax cut less popular than an increase . By skewing the benefits primarily towards the wealthy. Which this does. The president missed an opportunity today, but the government has refused to do anything about the Health Insurance program. 9 million kids left uninsured, just left town and didnt deal with the issue. They didnt deal with daca. President trump said he was going to build a wall. Repeal and replace obamacare. Lock up Hillary Clinton. Drain the swamp. He didnt do any of those things and were left with a tax bill that basically just gives him a tax break and people like him. On obama care, he does say he repealed the individual mandate. Were going to talk about that, but just to your point on the tax bill, sure, its unpopular in the poll, but as steven pointed out, many more americans will see more money in their paychecks. Comcast, boeing, wells fargo and at t have pledged to give wage hikes to their employees. So do you think it will become more popular because more people are going to see money in their checks . What were probably going to see is a onetime impact on this. Whats happening is theres some political stunts by various companies that are engaging and helping donald trump to sell this plan because they benefit from the corporate reductions. But in addition, were seeing historically, wage increases dont follow tax cuts like this. We saw this in 1986 with the tax reform from 1986. Wages actually fell during period after the tax cuts. So no guarantee were going to see an increase. There wasnt really a political whiff after you saw the tax cut in 1986, steven. There wasnt what . A political lift. Republicans lost the midterm in 198 1980. Sure. I was there in 86 working for reagan at the time. You go back to 1986 and though i remember the vote on the senate floor to cut the highest income tax rate to 28 . From 50 . That pass eed 973. Supported by ted kennedy. Al gore. Virtually all of democrats. Its amazing how the Democratic Party has degenerated to the fact that today or this week, not one single democrat, none, not one in the house or is that the, voted for a tax bill because they said oh, its going to cut the rate to 37 . I have to say the Democratic Party has become an antibusiness party. Yes, this, keith r youre right. This is a pro business, pro American Business tax cut. Its fwoipg to help american corporations. American Small Businesses and that, but a lot of people on cnn have been saying. Its a pro nancy pelosi said it. This just helps corporations. We want to help corporations. We want jobs coming back to the United States and put America First and boy you also asians are not happy about this. Go ahead. This is not about the Democratic Party. Its about america. I wasnt there in 1986, i was alive, certainly. You remember professor moore, that because the 1986 tax reform was had so many problems with it, George Herbert walker bush,o fix it. It was calleded the 1990 budget act. I remember that. You remember that. Because 1986 worst no. It was great disaster. Its why the republicans lost the presidency in 1992. Its not about party. Its country. The bush clinton recovery of the 1990s is a of both the first president bushs approach to tax reform and president clintons. No it wasnt. There was a recession in 1991 after bush raised taxes. How can you say that was a success . I remember. George bush [overlapping speakers] let me say one thing. This tax bill that just passed is going to blow a hole in a deficit for 1. 5 billion. Even with dynamic scoring analysts, still talking about over 1 trillion out of the budget. So if youre talk iing about beg fiscally restraint, you cant support this tax bill. Thats the reason why democrats are so upset about the hypocrisy of republicans saying they cared about the deficit and suddenly when it comes to giving tax cuts to the wealthy, they doept care about that. In 1990 when bush raised taxes, it was because he had to do something to clear up the deficit that had been created in the reagan era. Lets not revise history. Go ahead, steven. Actually after we raised taxes in 1990, the deficit went up. We called it the worst deal of the semplgry and by the way, thats changed the Republican Party forever. Its now a party that realized that when you raise taxes, you dont help the economy. But ultimately, this will be b resolved by how the economy does next year. If the economy really continues to boom as its been doing under trump, i think he will be vindicated big league as donald trump would say. Thank you all. Really appreciate that lively discussion. Thanks so much. Thank you. And outfront up next, nancy pelosi now warning about republicans trying to shut down the russia investigation next week. Could it happen . Plus, the political divide on Sexual Assault. 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Pam will, first of ala, firs wish you and all of america a very happy Holiday Season and a bless ed one. I absolutely do. I comes from the tens upon tens of letters that the House Democrats sent to republicans dealing with having a fair review of the judiciary committee. Of what happened in the election. On january 6th, 2018, it will be one year to the date that the Intelligence Community indicated that russia absolutely did interfere with the 2016 election and skew it. If you will, to candidate trump. From that time, we have seen a number of trump operatives be indicted including mr. Manafort, gates, mr. Papadopoulos, general flynn and weve seen the president engage with republicans in the worst if you will, abuse, of an individual and his work as it relates to peshl council mueller. When i say abuse, hes been called corrupt, hes been called acting like a kgb agent. Hes been called infected with bias r or his investigation, all to taint the general population. Youre not hearing that specifically from the president. Its been quiet on mueller and the white house has said the it has no plans to fire mueller. Thats a very good point. The white house wouldnt have to say much. I think what would be helpful and what leader pelosi is saying to both mr. Ryan. I believe the president and speaker ryan will do well. Right during this Holiday Season. To reenforce their commitment to the unfettered investigation in the House Intelligence Committee and maybe ultimately in the House Judiciary Committee and as well, the president reaffirm his affirmation of confidence in the federal bureau of investigation overall. And special counsel mueller. A vietnam vet. And a director who was appointed by two president s. President bush, george w. Bush u and president obama. That has not been the tone from the white house. And i might argue that what you hear is that as the republicans continue to taint this investigation, both the special counsel and the Intelligence Committees in the house and senate, this gives the president the opportunity to pardon some individuals that have been indicted. To be clear, the white house has said the lawyer for the president said they have no plans to pardon. What proof do you have that republicans are trying to shut down the investigation beyond the rhetoric that you pointed out . Well, we know that chairman nunez is having back room ve investigatio investigations. We know the republicans are trying to distract from the russian investigation, which really goes to the core of democracy. It has to do with how did we get to where we are in terms of the elections. I know theres dispute of how mr. Trump got elected. Hes now the president of the United States. But you cant negate what the Intelligence Community said january of 2017. Which was that russia definitely interfered with that election. What i see is that republicans on the judiciary committee, are trying to call for a special counsel and also the president s lawyers, for an investigation into the clinton emails. And trying to distract away from investigation of special counsel mueller. Theyre trying to suggest because there are individual agents who expressed personal opinions and they have a right to do so as american citizens. They were gotten rid of or moved away from the investigation immediately. That tainted the entire investigation. Theyre setting the atmosphere for the American People possibly to be challenged as it relates to their confidence in the process. That goes a long way. Thats why i believe it is important if the president is serious about not pardoning individuals, or serious about let iting this investigation go forward and get to the ultimate truth, how and when and where did russia interfere with this campaign or this election that his son did not rush to the meetings with the russian lawyer and others when he heard there was dirt on clinton. And that there were not other conspirator yal ways of trying to undermine this election. If the president was saying his confidence, i would believe that would go a long way in giving us confidence that he does not intend to fire special counsel mueller or shut it down. Let me jump in here with paul ryans spokeswoman. In a statement, she says to suit the political gent, leader pelosi would like to see this investigation go on forever. That is obvious whether it concluded next month, next year, or in three years, she will say it is too soon. The investigation will conclude when the committee has reached a conclusion. So when is enough enough . Well i think i totally disagree with speaker ryans spokesperson. Leader pelosi is a former member of the Intelligence Community. She, excuse me, Intelligence Committee. Im on a intelligence subcommittee on homeland security. And im on the crime and terrorism subcommittee. We know when these investigations begin. We know that there is a beginning, a middle, and an end. We are not in any way, wishing to push an investigation beyond its life. Beyond its final report. And so what speaker ryan should be responding is thank you, leader pelosi, you can be assure ed that they have my commitment to the committee and to the leadership of the committee. Democrats and republicans. That we will allow them to finish their legitimate work. Theres no men of congress whomts to make weaste. Who wants to waste time investigating and getting nothing from it. But we feel the atmosphere. We question theed for six hours yesterday, Deputy Director mccabe. It was a confidential meet k, but it was driven by republicans. They dont want to discuss anything dealing with, this is on judiciary, the idea of the russian interference with elections or the b obstruction of justice. But they wanted to probe mr. Kab on his wifes running for office. So what im saying is theyre creating the atmosphere to take the investigation, both special counsel mueller and as well with the Intelligence Committee that is working in the house. What we want from the republicans is to be as quick to make political statements, which theyre making, about leader pelosis very straightforward letter protecting the investigations. We want speaker ryan to stand up and say this investigation is legitimate. I want my chairman and my Ranking Member to follow every trail and to finish their report legitimately on behalf of the American People. That would be the statement that we want to see. 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Theres a lot to discuss here with the polls and everything going on. Amy, im going to start with you. Are you concerned that gop votevote ers are on the wrong side of history with this issue . I think gop voters are upset about using this as a political advantage. It is definitely a serious issue and im glad that its come to the fore nont front and we are having this conversation. Obviously, a big problem if washington, but i think people are are upset that theyre seeing this issue is using being used to drive a wedge for political purpose. Purposes. And thats why theres a dwoid there. Theres no, i believe that the democrats absolutely are using that as a wedge issue and i think they need to be careful about that. I have to mention this though. You did support roy moore. Yes. We know what allegations against him were. He lost. After the allegations came to light. Even though before that, he was projected to win and women play a big role in handing him the vukt victory, so it does appear this is playing into voters minds. Pamela, i agree with you. Listen, we originally endorsed mo brooks in the primary in that race and we got behind roy moore because it was a choice of who is going to support and push forthe president s jebd of securing the border and tax reform and repeal and replace of obamacare and roy moore was the candidate that was going to do that. I respect the voters of alabama. They absolutely had the information in front of them when they went to the polls. They made their decision. He has not conceded and i think he should concede. But theres a difference there than say with President Trump that you know, the voters had that, the information in front of them and they went to the polls and chose President Trump to be b the president of the United States. And so weve litigated that. Alabama litigated the roy moore race and it fell where they wanted it to fall and i respect that decision. To be clear, you did campaign with roy moore. Although you do say Sexual Harassment in s a serious issue. Amanda, what do you think is behind the divide here . Listen, allegations of Sexual Harassment have always withbeen political weapon. If you want evidence of that, look to the 2016 race where donald trump paraded bill clintons accusers before a president ial debate. So that happened. But heres the thing. Its going to go back in Donald Trumps face soon enough. Because donald trump has his own accusers, so were going to have another whole round of this. And what remains to be seen is this going to be b a top voting issue. In 2016, it wasnt. Maybe it was because donald trump drove Hillary Clintons negatives up to sigh, but it didnt stop him. So the democrats, how u are they going to play this . All in on trying to beat this around trump again and maybe theyll have sometrac because pe are r more comfortable talking about these issues. There are people that didnt want to touch the comments he made about his daughter. I think the environment has change. They have to go into donald trump character and taking down a Sexual Harassment allegations. You do point out that yes, donald trump was elected despite the allegations of Sexual Harassment from several women. However, the Cultural Landscape has changed. There has been a movement and pole numbers among republican women are going down for donald trump. Are you concerned this could hurt republicans in the polls come midterms. Sorry, her voters, voters will vote against republicans come the midterms. Of course im concerned. Absolutely. And a i think the party should be concerned. But this is a thing. Is that when you have john solomon coming out last thursday or friday with this about some of these accusers being paid money. Their mortgages being paid off. Theres a big problem there. And the American People have the ability to understand that. While it is sensational for us to talk about it and the its definitely an issue that were facing right now in this country and i think its good that the conversation is front and terror, at the end of the day, when people go into that voting booth, what they vote on are things that affect them personally. We just saw historic tax reform pass and if President Trump does what he says he is going to do. He is the one person whos campaigned on these things, if he continues to do and that talk about the American Workers and the American People and what hes going to do for them, i think in february when they start seeing more money in their paychecks and the economy is jumpstarted, i think that is what is going to drive people in the polls when they make their decision at the ballot box. I think ultimately, that is what matters. All right. I want to listen to this sound from President Trump in talking about the women who have stepped forward against him. Lets listen to that. Every woman lied when they came forward to hurt my campaign. Total fabrication. Never happened. Never. All of these lies will be sued after the election. The stories are total fiction. Theyre 100 made up. They never happened. How do you think comments like that, amanda, play with republican women . Terribly. If the future elections for republicans are about a great economy and tax cuts, great. But if theyre about clips of donald trump saying that and having to answer for that, then that is doom. The rnc chairwoman who is a woman, formerly romney mcdaniel, because the president Department Like that, she went to the white house with the memo saying its going to be b a blood bath with women and they prthe pretty muc threw it out the door. She said if you back roy moore, you knowre going to do y with women. He ended up backing him regardless. Didnt listen to her at all, which is a huge sign of disrespect then followed by having to go back into the race. Made herself look like a fool. I would have resigned over that if i were her. But the race is about donald trump calling women liars, threatening to sue them and saying they werent attractive enough to molest, doom. If they can make it about Something Else positive, maybe we have a chance. Thank you so much, ladies. Great discussion. Thank you. Thank you. And outfront up next, her name is rhona graff and she may know more about Donald Trumps secrets than anyone else. What did she tell the House Intelligence Committee today . And the powerful place at the center of trump world. Not the white house. Maralago. Well be back. Just like some people like preshaken sodas. Having their seat kicked on an airplane. Being rammed by a shopping cart. Sitting in gum. And walking into a glass door. But for everyone else, theres directv. 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Alison kosik is outfront. Rhona, let me have the call list. For three decades, rhona graff has been one of Donald Trumps key gate keepers. If you want to get to him, you have to go through her. Zpl thank you, good job. Even on tv, shes summoned the apprentices to meet with trump. Hi. This is rhona. He asked he to call you and tell him to meet him tomorrow morning at the new york stock exchange. Trump called her my very loyal secretary. Zpl she would have possibly heard some of the phone calls. She might have been present in his offices for some of the conversations that took place. Even sensitive conversations. Discreet. Efficient, loyal. A trump confidant as Senior Vice President of the Trump Organization, graff is so much more than a secretary according to trump biographer. Shes been keeping track of his schedule for 30 years. Shes the go to person if you want to connect with the president through his business intenterprises and even today, people will still go to rhona if they want to reach the president in a way. Originally from queens, graff holds a masters in education. After working in sports marketing, an Employment Agency got her a job b with trump accord iing to what she called real estate weekly. In 1993, she married the commissioner of transportation for new york city. The mayor resided over the ceremony at the plaza hotel, which trump then owned. Today, both in their 60s, they live on the Upper East Side of manhattan with a daughter in high school. Shes the reason graff chose to stay at her job b at trump tower even when her boss moved to the white house. But shes now caught in the cross hair of a congressional investigation. Her name mentioned in this email from rob goldstone, to donald trump jr. In 2016, promising dirt on Hillary Clinton. I can send this info to your father via rhona, goldstone wrote, but it is ultra sensitive, so wanted to send to you first. Now House Intelligence Committee staff want to know what she knows. I would say if there are bodies buried somewhere in the Trump Organization and somewhere in Donald Trumps campaign or even his more distant pass, rhona graff would be able to point out where they lie. We did reach out to rhona graff. We have not heard back. As for the meeting today, it was mostly consisting of congressional staffers from House Intelligence Committee. They are the ones who mostly interviewed graff today. But pamela, this may not be over because ted lew who sits on the House Judiciary Committee, he said today he would be interested if having graff testify before his committee. Its not a surprise investigators want to speak to her given how close shes been to the president. And now, john dean. John, what are investigators look iing for from rhona graff . Given just how close she has been to him for so long . Well its clear her name popped up in the email and thats what provoked their interest as far as the campaign goes. Shes not at the white house. So she obviously cant testify to what hes doing today. And what hes done since hes been elected president. But he, they can learn from him, from her a lot of his pattern and his style of working. And that could be interesting to the staff. The fact it was a staff interview is to me more interesting that the members didnt schedule her or bring her to washington, but rather, i assume, both majority and minority staff were there. We dont know that yet though. As you look ahead in this investigation, the russian investigation, what should be, we be watching for in the weeks and months ahead . Well, we should be watch for the longevity of the investigation as one of your earlier segments explored. A lot of people on the democratic side are concerned its going to end prematurely before the witnesses have been heard. The republicans are holding it pretty close to the vest as to what theyre doing. We know that there is some kind of subcommittee of the committee that is trying to discredit the fbi. And looking at that and trying to attack the department of justice. So these are all issues that r r going to come to a boil eventually. And thats what we have to keep an eye on. Well see you long it lasts. Thank you so much. Outfront next, why maralago always seems to be b in the middle of the action and controversy. And need a last minute Christmas Gift . How about trumpy bear . Show your patriotism and proudly show trumpy on flag day. Remember how the economic crash was supposed to be a wake up call for our government . People all across the country lost their savings, their pensions and their jobs. 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Resorts, hotels and golf courses from hawaii to the east coast. This Holiday Weekend the getaway spot is south florida where a cheering crowd greeted him on the way to his maralago club. I consider this very much a bill for the middle class and a bill for jobs. Reporter this is the tenth place to the place shes dubbed the winter white house. A good deal of business has unfolded there. We have a great person now in jack gorsuch, a great person. Reporter the president has used maralago trips to push a Supreme Court pick, unleash military forces. Tonight i ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in syria from where the chemical attack was launched. Reporter when north korea launched an unexpected missile, he and the japanese Prime Minister discussed it as visitors snapped photos, making joint statements inside moments later. The United States of america stands behind japan, its great ally 100 . Reporter democratic leader Nancy Pelosis response, there is no excuse for letting an International Crisis play out in front of a bunch of Country Club Members like dinner theater. But the biggest question about the business of maralago concerns what trump and his team knew in private when they gathered at the resort during trumps transition to power. Investigators say during a few pivotal days, security adviser Michael Flynn was talking to a Russian Ambassador even as outgoing president obama was preparing to sanction russia. This is what Authorities Say flynn lied about to the fbi. So what exactly was discussed . Were promises made . Were laws broken and did the president personally know about any of it as he greeted the new year . Those questions about what happened at maralago have grown steadily hotter, so much so that his favorite florida resort may not feel like much of is a getaway anymore. And up next, jeanne moos and trumpy bear. 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You bet you. Order now for two payments of 19. 95. Reporter i can personal vouch for trumpy bear. I have one. Nothing part son they say. Wed like everyone to buy it. Trumpy bear is proudly made in america. Im kidding. Its china. The most fearless bear anymore. Thats right. Hell kick winnie the poohs ass. Reporter instantly recognizable. No wonder critics are making small hands jokes. One thing trumpy bear cannot do is tweet. No fingers. If president Teddy Roosevelt can inspire teddy bears, why cant President Trump inspire trumpy bears . Its maker is Planning Design changes in the new year, but it will still come with the special certificate of authenticity so you all know he can say why doesnt he show his birth certificate. Reporter jeanne moos, cnn, new york. If youre confused by that, you are not alone. Thank you so much for joining us. Have a great weekend. Cnn special report, inside north korea is next. Happy holidays everyone. Announcer the following is a cnn special report. This is the north korea you know. This is the north korea youve never seen. Stories youve never heard. Is that a legend, or did that actually happen . Translator our general is really a person who heaven sent to us. Places youve never been. People with a common enemy. Who do you want to fight . Translator to fight the