This week rick gates was communicating with a russian intelligence official during october 2016, during the height of the campaign, and this alleged russian agent is also an associate of Paul Manafort. He was doing work for Paul Manafort in the ukraine. All of this connection, certainly a key significant fact in the mueller investigation. What might gates actually know . Certainly the suggestions are that he knows a lot. He was Paul Manaforts deputy on the campaign. He had a seat at the table. Theres no indication, word is he wasnt very close to the president when he was running the campaign, but he was, as i said, man forts deputy, he was also involved in the Inauguration Committee with a man, a fund razor who is a close friend of the president , tom barrack. Certainly he would be in some of the finances that went behind the campaign, that went behind the inauguration. All of this all of this is part of the special counsels investigation. Shimon prokupecz reporting. Thank you for the
This is what democracy looks like its a new world. Stop the violence stop the rape and a new trial for bill cosby. Shame on you, bill cosby this woman, Andrea Constand could help send him to prison for the rest of his life. She said that her speech was impaired. She said her legs felt wobbly. Constand said cosby drugged and assaulted her, and shes not alone. He drugged me. He raped. I was naked, he was clothed. I was raped. Tonight two interviews. I was a bill cosby fan. Cosbys attorney from his first Sexual Assault trial. Do you think bill cosby drugged and assaulted women for decades . I dont because he swears to me he didnt. And a member of the constand family. I remember andrea telling me that she had met bill cosby. I just thought, wow thats so lucky. Was it good luck turned bad . The case against cosby. Breaking news. Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein is apologizing after a New York Times report detailed numerous allegations of sexual harassment. More and more women are c
Door because pruitts security broke in to check on him after he didnt answer his phone. Cnns Abby Phillips joins us live from west palm beach, florida, where the president is spending the easter weekend there on palm beach island. Good morning to you. There is a lot going on. Thats right. Good morning. Just another day and another problem with one of the president s cabinet members. The Environmental Protection agency had scott pruitt as under fire today over his spending on a condo in washington, d. C. The fact that he paid what seems to be below market rate for that condo, about 50 a night. But only for the nights that he stayed there. As well below what people say you ought to be paying on capitol hill in that area for a nightly stay in a room there. But scott pruitt is just dealing with several of these issues with ethics. A couple of days ago there was some questions raised about his use of a 24 7 security detail not only when he is on official business but also whether he was on
Baby, drill . Lets go outfront. Good evening. Im erin burnett. Outfront tonight, breaking news. A cnn exclusive this hour. President trump suspending white house protocol. Tonight, he says, no longer going to release summaries of his calls with foreign leaders. Its a major break from longstanding white house protocol. This breaking news from our Kaitlan Collins coming as russian president putin gives trump what appears to be the runaround. But the kremlin, as they tell you things, right, says its received trumps highly touted invitation for a second summit in washington, d. C. Tonight a russian aide, though, saying putins not ready. Telling reporters, quote, i think it would be wise to let the dust settle and then we can discuss all of these questions in a business night way, but not now. Not now . That is hardly an embrace of an invitation to come to the white house. I mean, you know, trump didnt seem to be aware of that, because hes still plowing full steam ahead with his summit. He
Democrats withdraw his subpoena. Chief Congressional Correspondent mike emanuel is live on capitol hill. Mike . Reporter good afternoon. Quite a battle between the attorney general and the democrat leading the house Judiciary Committee. Attorney general Matthew Whitaker and new york congressman gerald nadler, the kphaeur man of the Judiciary Committee going back and forth in a power struggle over whitakers appearance before nadlers committee. Whitaker writing, quote, consisting with longstanding practice, i remain willing to appear to testify tomorrow provided that the chairman assures me the committee will not issue a subpoena today or tomorrow and that the committee will engage in good faith negotiations before taking a step down the road. The tpheb move would appear to be up to chairman nadler. Dana theres a new effort to get the president s tax return. Reporter yes. The tax writing committee, they are interested in getting at president trumps tax returns so theyre gonna talk about