reeva, let s talk about what we do know at this point. the timeline of events, we do know now that michael flynn lied to the fbi in january. he was subsequently fired in february and a day after he was fired, the president tells james comey to drop the investigation. just given that timeline of events, reeva, what does it tell you? very troubling, timeline, very troubling for the white house, and we know that special counsel mueller is looking at this. obstruction of justice has always been on the table. ever since donald trump went on national television, talking to nbc where he basically said he fired james comey because of the russia investigation. now, we know trump s story about why he fired comey has changed multiple times. but it doesn t look good for the white house, for us now to see this tweet, where he s admitting that he knew that flynn lied to
the fbi, and to know that he also asked james comey shortly there after to lay off michael flynn. so why would the president ask the fbi director to lay off michael flynn. that is a really big question. reeva martin, thank you so much for your perspective. thank you. during the 2016 presidential election, michael flynn stood alongside the u.s. president as one of his most loyal strident supporters. loyalty very important to this president. tom forben looks at their history. the next president of the united states, right here. reporter: on the campaign trail, michael flynn seemed a true fan of donald trump, and the admiration mutual as the candidate courted votes from the military community. we have tremendous military support, unbelievable military support. and having as you know general flynn here and having so many of the generals on our side.
something interesting that happened over the course of the last 12 to 14 hours and that s the white house is now trying to distance donald trump from his own tweet. they re suggesting he didn t write the tweet, but that it was written by his personal attorney and that personal attorney is now somehow apologizing for the tweet. so it is all very interesting, but clearly it is going to catch the attention of special counsel robert mueller. very interesting. it is important also to note cnn cannot back or confirm that reporting at this point, but certainly does raise a lot of questions about the nature of that tweet. reeva, let s talk about that. obstruction of justice, the president, the white house saying there is no obstruction, they say the flynn case specifically relates to michael flynn, but the question here as the specter of obstruction of justice comes into focus, what are the legal ramifications? well, you know, the white house has been trying to put the most positive spin o
as for that yearbook, nelson s attorney said she is perfectly willing to let that yearbook be analyzed by an independent expert if roy moore would agree to appear before the senate to say what he has to say about what allegedly happened. all of this is a lot of legal posturing going back and forth, poppy. what it s going to come down to ultimately is the voters here in alabama and what they end up deciding. poppy. exactly. jason carol, thank you. with me now, brian stelter and areeva martin. to jason s point, this is not going to be litigated in a court of law, the statute of limitations is way past and it s about the word of the women versus the word of the senate candidate. there s no legal basis for requesting an ink analysis of the yearbook. what do you make of all this? it s just a diversionary
wants, certainly not the kind my son and family wants, but the climate in the country has changed now thanks to the brave women and all sexual abuse victims who have come forward with their accusations against harvey weinstein and other sexual abusers. that s the mother of the latest young man to accuse kevin spacey of sexual assault. 74% think the attention will increase the understanding of sexual harassment. joins us now, our attorney, nancy smith who represented carlson against roger ailes, and areeva martin. great to have you back for this conversation we continue to have. this is a culture question. you know, you heard the mom