From enacting the agenda you elected him to enact. Were going to explain tonight what you can do and how to fight back and thats tonights opening monologue. Last night we told you about the five groups that are wanting to stop President Trump. These groups are the swamp that needs to be drained. Let me explain, youve got the destroy trump media, perhaps among the worst, they are bitter, they are hostile. Every night, constantly coming up with one bizarre Conspiracy Theory after another, lie after lie after lie. Youve got a group number two, the democrats. Totally unhinged, they still cant get over the fact that donald trump one and hillary lost. Number three, perhaps the most dangerous, the deep state. They are targeting President Trump. Selectively leaking information, true or not true. They are at war with the president United States, number four. The network chompers, group Like National review, the weekly standard, people who never thought or wanted donald trump to win, never thoug
Other members have brought constructive ideas to the table. Gary palmer and doug schweikert. Making sure there are solid protections for people but getting everybody lower premiums. Last week you said that chairman nunes briefed you. [ inaudible question ] i dont know who it was. I will say this. Chairman nunes has my confidence. I have met with the committee. They have my confidence. Its whats important is that this committee does its investigation on a bipartisan basis to get to the bottom of things and go investigate all things russia. Thats what this committee will do. It will take some time. Its not going to be played out on a 24hour news cycle. It will be following the facts wherever the facts go and giving a real account all things russiarelated to the american people. Kasie. To follow up on health care. It doesnt sound like you think its realistic that there could be a vote i dont know the answer to the question. I dont want to put an artificial deadline because were at the con
Did trump ask him to swear a personal allegiance of loyalty to him . Did comey, as the president has claimed, tell him on three separate occasions that he was not being investigated for involvement in the russian effort to influence the 2016 american president ial election . Three great questions. We may get the answers soon, within a week. A congressional aide tells nbc news that blockbuster testimony could happen as early as next week. Anyway, the wall street journal reports comey is expected to testify that President Donald Trump asked him to back off the investigation of flynn. Im joined by ken dilanian, robert costa, heidi przybyla, and peter baker. Im going to throw each one of these questions by you and i want to ask you. First of all, ken, what would you ask about the flynn matter . Well, i would ask, you know if you got this guy in the box. Look, i would ask is it true, did he ask did President Trump ask jim comey to go easy on mike flynn. The larger question i would ask is di
Mohyeldin and louis burgdorf. Michael flynn wants to make a deal. The wall street journal reported he is requesting immunity in exchange for his testimony. This while federal probes into alleged lings between the president s soernlts and russian government plays out. In a letter posted to twitter, flynns lawyer confirmed discussions between them and the congressional committees while citing unfounded allegations, outrageous claims of treason. He added, quote, no reasonable person would submit to questioning in such a highly politicized witch hunt environment without assurances against unfair prosecution. Flynn frequently accused democratic nominee Hillary Clinton with corruption on the campaign trail, including a chant of, lock her up at the republican convention. When speaking last september about clinton aides who requested immunity for testifying in the clinton email server investigation, flynn said this i mean, five people around her have been given immunity, to include her former
Order unconstitutional and unamerican and theyre dema demanding the president release the people still detained at airports nationwide. President trump responding, he issue d a statement just a few moments ago. Defending this extreme vetting as he calls it. Cnn white house correspondent, athena jones, following the story. Shes joining me from the white house. Tell us about this statement. This is pretty remarkable. The president clearly consuming the media, watching what is going on in terms of the coverage of this executive order. And putting out a defense, aification f. Heres part of what he said in the statement. America is a proud nation of immigrants and we will continue to show compassion to those fleeing oppression we will do so while protecting our own citizens and border. America has always been the land of the free and the home of the brave. We will keep it free and safe as the media knows, but refuses to say. My policy is similar to what president obama did in 2011 when he b