start impeachment, and they re getting pressure from the left flank, including alexandria ocasio-cortez, who said she s sympathized with the speaker s position, but said impeachment has to begin. i i trust the speaker is taking a measured approach to insure we re moving everyone forward. i know being a speaker is hard, holding this party together is a difficult task, but we know what we need to do. i personally believe we have to move forward. so pelosi has been saying behind closed doors she favors a deliberative approach. a subpoena then see if they comply, court action, then building the case that the american public can see this white house s resistance as they try to get information. the question is can she continue to keep her members at bay, as you can see pressure continues to grow. kate. yeah, that s exactly right. great to see you. thank you so much. so with all of this, let s get over to the white house to get perspective there. abby phillip is standing by. abby, what is
in a blanket fashion to not testify, not turn over documents. but the question is, will this all hold up in court? and i think that s an open question right now, but they re willing to take it to that point, to take it to the courts for a fight that could go on for months and months. well, let s talk about court, abby, because the president s legal team also just filed an appeal on another front, another fight. the fight over donald trump s former accounting firm and demands from congress that the company turn over his financial records. that s right. this house oversight committee subpoena to mazars, an accounting firm that worked with president trump on accounting issues before he was president. they issued a subpoena for a bunch of documents, and the president s lawyers had been trying to stop this, but they lost in court yesterday with a federal judge saying essentially that this is within congress right to do. it s within their powers to ask for these documents and that compa
only to his to democrats, but even to his allies. you believe you and your colleagues across the aisle are still open to something. we want to make sure we protect those kids. representative meeks, appreciate your time. this just in to cnn, speculation mounts about another administration exit, epa s scott pruitt. abby phillip is standing by. what are you learning? reporter: good morning, erica. the question going into this day was what would happen with scott pruitt, will he survive? now we heard from a senior administration official who says that the president called scott pruitt last night to offer him words of encouragement. the president said to pruitt according to the source keep your head up, keep fighting. we ve got your back. now, this message was reiterated this morning, tuesday morning by chief of staff john kelly, a clear signal being sent to pruitt at least that for the time being the white house has not totally abandoned them.
also important to note that officials in germany are saying they do not have any connections they have been able to make to radical islamic terrorism, but the investigation is ongoing. now to the other top story. cnn has exclusive reporting that president trump s attorneys have started to prepare him for a potential interview with special counsel robert mueller. this news is now the clearest sign we have seen the president s legal team is open to letting him be questioned. some of his informal advisers aren t so onboard, however. listen to what roger stone said. in your opinion, should the president ever sit down with the special counsel? i have written and said on infowars repeatedly that i thought it was a perjury trap. i want to take you to the white house, where cnn s abby phillip is standing by. what more can you tell us about this prep work? well, hi, ana. sources are telling cnn that the president s lawyers are starting to prepare him for the possibility of what a sitdow