Kate Bolduan gives a fresh take on todays top stories. Kate Bolduan gives a fresh take on todays top stories. So i dont this one tweet will do it, too. But i think if ever saw any movement on the Rosenstein Side of this in response to the president s suggestion, i would imagine you would see some republicans hurry up there. Julie, the president and Jeff Sessions. That relationship, depending on the hour, it is on the rocks or back in good graces. I mean i have no idea. It is such a roller coaster, it is kind of bananas. But no matter what the president says, all along sessions hasnt done anything. Right . I mean he just continued to do his job. Could this just be is this just a new chapter in the what the heck is going on with this relationship and this is just a bunch of nothing . I would say that this relationship has been pretty toxic for a long time, ever since the president made it known publicly that he was angry at Jeff Sessions for having recused himself. And you are right, the
Exploring issues that affect leaders in the U. S. And around the globe. Today had as much to do with the president but now that you have people that the Justice Department indicts, like congressman Duncan Hunter adopting the president s rhetoric, the chief Law Enforcement general in this country felt like he had to push back. We have to consider the context in which this is happening. The Justice Department has extracted guilty pleas or convictions for the president s former lawyer and fixer, his campaign chairman, his National Security advisor and Foreign Policy advisor. Indicted his number one Congressional Republican supporter and number two Congressional Republican supporter. He told the the New York Times that he had Great Respect for eric holder because in his view he totally protected president obama. We can debate the facts of that but it suggests the president views the role of Attorney General as protecting him primarily and he doesnt separate himself from the institution. Je
Katy Tur hosts coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. To do things like flip. The Attorney General who has been under fire by the president quite a bit has release his own statement pushing back on the president. This is consequence because the Attorney General did this right as he was going to the white house to meet with the president on criminal sentencing. Here is what he said. While i am Attorney General, the actions of the Department Of Justice will not be improperly influenced by political conversations. I demand the highest standards and where they are not met i take action. However, no nation has a more talented, more dedicated group of Law Enforcement investigators and prosecutors than the United States. I am proud to serve with them and proud of the work we have done in successfully advancing the rule of law. Just another note. I spoke with the doj official after that statement came out, asked what the mood is at the doj, and the person said
Erin Burnett stays ahead of the headlines, delivering a show that is indepth and informative. Also on this, just breaking tonight, minutes ago, the Associated Press is reporting that the National Enquirer kept a safe with documents on hush money payments and other killed stories that were damaging specifically to trump. A safe. Do you know anything about that . I actually dont know anything about it. I havent been at the company for quite a while. But then again, it wouldnt surprise me. Because when you have ammunition, it gives you a lot more ability to get to people who you want david pecker owns a stable of publications. Its not just the National Enquirer. And theres actually been stories of him using killing a story in the enquirer to get someone to do something with his other publications. So. All right. So carrie, lets talk about the law here. At the same time the National Enquirer was catching and killing these stories about trump, it was also taking on his opponents, hillary cl
News, analysis and interviews with politicians and observers. Cnns Abbie Phillip is live at the white house. The president just had an event where he met at the white house with republican lawmakers. Did he clarify anything today . Reporter well, nia, the president just let reporters into the room for that meeting. It was originally scheduled to have been closed, but he said nothing. He didnt respond to questions about any of these issues floating around him. He didnt expand on any of his comments or explain, you know, his view of the situation. But what he has been doing over the last day or so, specifically in a lengthy interview with fox news that aired last night and today, is really take the lead in the administrations response to all of these problems. Theres no question the white house staffers were caught by surprise by a confluence of bad news stories. Paul manaforts verdict and also Michael Cohens guilty plea, but President Trump has been the one left to test out various stra