Department and killeen blackwell former ohio secretary of state and adviser to the trump transition team. Michael let me start with you. Is the president publicly instructing the attorney general how to redirect doj investigative resources, specifically away from trumps inner circle on to people he sees at political adverses . Is that your interpretation. It can be read that way. The president has the prerogative to the set the priorities for the Justice Department. He is entitled in some respect to set those priorities. But, really this seems more directed at sessions failure to control mueller. And thats something the president has no control over short of firing mueller. And sessions is recused from. So these are really rants against sessions, almost, you know, inexplicably because the president can fire sessions if he wants to. Theoretically he can fire mueller. He has it within his power to do so. In some sense put up or shut up. Either move the way you want to move or stop, you k
President trump launches another twitter tirade today comparing the investigation to mccarthyism and lashing out over the report with the white House Attorneys cooperation with the special counsel. And not backing down. Former cia director john brennan stands by his claims that president s behaviors have been treasonist and he may challenge trumps decision to revoke his clearance. Were going to start with donald trump and his team ramping up attacks against the russia investigation and stirring a little bit of political confusion. The president woke up this morning on another terror against the special counsel at one point calling it mccarthyism at its worst and writing off mueller as too conflicted to head the investigation. The latest tirade triggered by don mcgann has been cooperating extensively and meeting with muellers team for 30 hours going back to november. The personal attorney accused muellers team of leaking the story in the entirety. Giuliani also a Surprising New reason f
Firing back saying he wont be compromised over political considerations. Cnn White House Reporter Sarah Westwood is joining us now. One of the president s tweets honed in on the message that the attorney general serves at the pleasure of the president. Sarah, the president obviously very unhappy with his attorney general. What are you hearing on this relationship now between the president and the ag . Reporter thats right, ana. President trumps anger was on full display this week as his Associates Face these problems. Trump has privately raised the question of firing sessions several times within the last several weeks. Trump has long been dissatisfied with his attorney general both over the progression of the russia investigation and over the lack of progress at the Justice Department of what trump considers what should be an investigation into the corruption he sees at the fbi, but aides and allies have counseled trump against removing sessions, both because it could have implication
Guy we talk about every day. It tell like a parting gift from aretha franklin, possibly the best hour ive had in two years is because she passed away and we got to talk about her for an hour. And the Memorial Service today ive been dancing and shaking and shimmying. It needs to be preserved for alltime in terms of that cultural moment for that memorial. It was an incredible thing. Thanks my friend. See you next week. All right. Im in for lawrence odonnell. The president of the United States loves to talk about breaking records. But he will not be bragging about the record that he broke today. President trumps disapproval is now the highest it has ever been in the Washington Post abc news poll. For the first time 60 of americans disapprove of the job that donald trump is doing as president and more than half of americans, 53 , strongly disapprove of the job donald trump is doing. Meanwhile, less than a quarter strongly approve of the president. It was just yesterday that the president t
Have a bunch of tricks on hold for whenever they cannot get off the subject. It is wednesday today and we have been going at this for a few days. The white house cannot control its messaging this week so they try something new. Must be a pretty big bag. The beauty is were on tv a lot and have a lot of time. We can chew gum and walk at the same time so we are going to do that. Speak for yourself. Have a good afternoon. Good afternoon, im ali velshi. To protect the nations classified information, thats the reasoning press secretary Sarah Huckabee sanders gave at the start of this press conference we were just talking about where she announced the official revoking of former cia director John Brennans security clearance. Historically, former heads of intelligence and Law Enforcement agencies have been allowed to retain access to classified information after their Government Service so that they can consult with their successors regarding matters about which they may have special insights