Door because pruitts security broke in to check on him after he didnt answer his phone. Cnns Abby Phillips joins us live from west palm beach, florida, where the president is spending the easter weekend there on palm beach island. Good morning to you. There is a lot going on. Thats right. Good morning. Just another day and another problem with one of the president s cabinet members. The Environmental Protection agency had scott pruitt as under fire today over his spending on a condo in washington, d. C. The fact that he paid what seems to be below market rate for that condo, about 50 a night. But only for the nights that he stayed there. As well below what people say you ought to be paying on capitol hill in that area for a nightly stay in a room there. But scott pruitt is just dealing with several of these issues with ethics. A couple of days ago there was some questions raised about his use of a 24 7 security detail not only when he is on official business but also whether he was on
If the talks take place and kim cuts a deal, hell make sure the north korean dictator is safe and happy. Doubting intelligence. In an extraordinary exchange with cnn, the Homeland Security secretary said she was not aware of the u. S. Intelligence finding that russia meddled in the election with the goal of helping donald trump. And rivers of lava. The volcano on huh wau big island erupts again. Live pictures as it spews out gas and lava posing a serious threat to a power plant. Im wolf blitzer and youre in the situation room. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Breaking news. While President Trump hammers away with his unproven claim that the fbi placed spies in his campaign, the white house says justice and intelligence officials will brief key republican lawmakers on thursday, no democrats are invited. And the president said plans for a june summit with kim jongun may not work out. But he also said if north korea agrees to a deal hell guarantee kims safety adding the dictator, will
That should not have been done. There will be some account credible. A political person. You dont know the ho did there. Then theres ryan zinke. A very special guy that i made secretary of the interior. Does he know the interior . The truth about whats really happening in that department from a scientist who used to work there. Shes a tough cookie and youve done a great job. When all in starts right now. And good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. Tonight new evidence would could be the missing link between the Trump Campaign and its associates and russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 election. We know that the president of course, cheered russias actions out in the open promoting democrats stolen emails on the campaign trail and explicitly calling for russias help. Russia, if youre listening, i hope youre able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press. But the big question at the heart of the russia probe is whether
Im ali velshi in for lawrence odonnell. There are new indications that President Trump may be preparing to speak to Robert Mueller. Reports in the last 24 hours reveal mueller is strengthing his case against key figures in the russia investigation. We have an allstar pan ilto break it down. Is President Trump preparing to sit down with Robert Mueller. Donald trump has begun the initial steps for preparing for a possible interview with the special council. One source familiar with the proceedings, stressed the preparation effort is in its infancy. The preparations have included going over potential topics with the president that mueller would likely raise in an interview. The president has not formally agreed to speak with mueller, but this is the cleesest sign they are open to the idea. New evidence that calls into question whether a trump ally may have misled congress. According to a report from abc news, Robert Mueller has obtained evidence that calls into question congressional test
Tonight, Michael Cohen fights back. His lawyers disputing some of the allegations from Stormy Daniels Attorney Michael Avenatti who notes, they dont contradict 99 of whats been alleged. What all this means for the president as well as the ongoing mueller investigation. Plus, how the firing of jim comey one year ago today has haunted this president and this white house each day ever since. The 11th hour on a wednesday night begins now. Good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. This was day 475 of the Trump Administration. And there is building legal drama tonight between Stormy Daniels attorney and cable news staple Michael Avenatti, and President Trumps longtime personal attorney, Michael Cohen of new york. Tonight, attorneys for cohen filed a document calling into question some of those documents put forward last night by Michael Avenatti. They say some of avenattis reports about Michael Cohens Financial Transactions are inaccurate. And, in fact, have to