John kelly didnt even do it pa is to face but opted to fire him by phone. Kelly even refused to grant sessions request to stay on until friday. Matthew whitaker who started the day as sessions chief of staff finishes as the acting ag. He will be overseeing the Mueller Investigation. Relieving the Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein of that responsibility. In whitaker, the president found an ally who has publicly questioned the scope of the investigation. I asked him last year why trump wouldnt publicly say if he would fire mueller. This is his answer. I think that its very dangerous politically but legally there is certainly a way for that to happen. You dont think thats dangerous legally . Its not obstruction . Hes saying beak unless you unless it goes my way, im going to fire. You no, i dont think thats ob instructions because i movie we keep using that term. Well, whitaker has also previously questioned the scope of the special counsels investigation saying examining the trump Fa
acry combative press conference today for almost al hour and a half. at one point, branding a reporter s question as racist after she asked about his support for nationalist and whether that will support might embolden white nationalists. i want to bring in someone who had her own run oil in with the president today. april ryan, a white house correspondent and the author of under fire, reporting from the frontlines of the trump white house. so it seemed like a perfectly legitimate question to most people it, april. good evening to you. i just want to get your response to this exchange between president trump anya michal sin door, can the white house correspondent for pbs. here it is. on the campaign trail, you called yourself a nationalist. some people saul that as emboldening white nationalists. why would you say that. such a racist question. some people say now the republican party is seen as supporting white nationalists because of your rhetoric. i don t believe it.