Hi there im brooke baldwin. You are watching cnn. Thank you for being with me on this monday afternoon here as the nation pauses to remember and to pay tribute to senator john mccain, who died saturday after a long battle with brain cancer. Just moments ago, his former Campaign Manager read allowed a letter from the political dynamo known as statesman, patriot, and maverick. I just want to play this for you. You listen to this. This is the final public words of senator john mccain. These are johns final words. Fellow americans, that association has meant more to me than any other. I lived and died a proud american. We are citizens the worlds greatest republic a nation of ideals, not blood and soil. We are blessed and are a blessing to humanity when we uphold and advance those ideals at home and in the world. But we have always had so much more in common with each other than in disagreement. If only we remember that and give each other the benefit of the presumption that we all love our
Next. Attacking President Trump by president obama and delivering a rallying cry and might it all backfire . Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. President trump is moving past denying the existence of the author of that explosive anonymous the New York Times oped and now demanding that a Law Enforcement investigation be opened into his or her identity telling reporters today on air force one he wants attorney general Jeff Sessions to investigate and uncover which Senior Member of his administration wrote it. Its National Security. I would say jeff should be investigating who the author of that piece was because i really believe its National Security. The president insisting this is National Security matterment lets get to Cnns Kaitlan Collins at the white house. The president and attorney general sessions obviously have a very strained relationship and what are sources telling you . Reporter well, jake, sessions has come to turns with things not going to end
Lawyers were not given a full accounting of what mr. Mcgahn said. We start with caitlyn collins. Lets start with the connection, the communication, or perhaps lack thereof, between trumps personal legal team and the white House Counsel, don mcgahn. What do you know . Brooke we are seeing how they are still scrambling to find out what it was that don mcgahn said during these 30 hours that he sat down with investigators from Robert Muellers team. Its pretty clear they dont know a lot. We heard from Rudy Giuliani who is the president s lead attorney on the president s outside legal Team Handling this russia probe saying he is relying on what john dowd told him. Esque on the president s legal Team Last Year but left the team five months ago. Hasnt been around in five months yet that is the person that jaul joule is relying on for his information that he is essentially getting secondhand here, brooke. We are seeing them scramble to find out what it was that says since no one on the presiden
Tonight. The New York Times political reporter ken vogel. Msnbc political analyst and White House Bureau chief for the Washington Post philip rucker. Kwheef Political Correspondent for Politico Magazine tim alberta. And Washington Bureau chief for vice news, shawna thomas. I want to start with a piece that phil cowrote this week in the Washington Post. Quote, President Trumps advisors and allies are increasingly worried that he has neither the staff nor the strategy to protect himself from a possible democratic take over of the house. Which would empower the Opposition Party to shower the administration with subpoenas or even pursue impeachment charges. Within trumps orbit there is a consensus that his current legal team is not equipped to effectively navigate an onslaught of congressional demands and there is broad discussion about bringing in new lawyers experienced in white collar and political scandals. Winter is coming, said what trump ally, in close communication with the white h
The charge to seek to silence critics and threatened to take action against others. Security clearances are very important to me. Very, very important. I have had a tremendous response for having to do that. If anything, its a bigger voice. People dont know who he is. I think bruce ohr is a disgrace. I suspect ill take it away very quickly. That came as at least 15 top former senior and intelligence and military officials, democrats, republicans, independents, publicly condemned President Trump writing in an open letter, quote, we have never before seen the approval or removal of security clearances used as a Political Tool as was done in this case. That letter and other criticisms prompted this of white house counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway today. Why does why is everybody so obsessed with the president of the United States they cant begin or end a sentence without mentioning his name five times . Its affecting people on the news now. Security experts. Why is everybody so