How much is it costing you to keep it up as President Trump heads to florida weekend after weekend . Good afternoon, everyone. Examine happy friday. Welcome to the lead. Time jake tapper. President trump is trying to take back control of his messaging. Today hes promoting School Vouchers in a visit to a Catholic School in orlando, florida. This after yet another top advisor has become ensnared by the problem of failing to be forthcoming about conversations with russian officials. Today, new questions about just what attorney general Jeff Sessions discussed exactly with russias ambassador last summer last september. And why the white house contradicted its own a. G. On whether his failure to report those meetings was a problem. As we learned that more Trump Officials actually did meet with russias ambassador. Senior White House Correspondent jeff zeleny joins me. Jeff, President Trump said very clearly not so long ago deals a with has had anything to deal with russia. Thats clearly untr
Examined by a doctor and a memo released by democrats is an uncorroborated laundry list, including drinking on the job and crashing a government vehicle after a party and overseeing a hostile work environment. The white house says it has documents exonerating jackson from some allegations, and the president weighed in this morning on twitter saying, quote, allegations made by senator jon tester against admiral dr. Ron jackson are proving false. The secret service is unable to confirm, in fact they deny, any of the phony democratic charges which have absolutely devastated the wonderful jackson family. Tester should resign. The great people of montana will not stand for this kind of slander when talking of a great human being. Admiral jackson is the kind of man that those in montana would respect and admire. And now, for no reason whatsoever, his reputation has been shattered. Not fair, tester Cnns Abby Phillip joins us now from the white house. Give us some background on these documents
Tweeting this. Lets not do a shutdown. Do what is right for the American People. Meanwhile in congress today, they enjoy a 26 approval rating. Here is how well things are going there. What is your plan now and from 6 30 p. M. On wednesday to get us off this time that we are stuck on and have been stuck on now for almost the entire year . You dont want to work with us. I am going to look forward to seeing how well you do with the new faction coming in. Martha with this deadline hanging over them, what do they do . They go home until wednesday at 6 30. Earlier tonight i spoke with the press secretary Sarah Huckabee sanders, watch. First of all, heres what nancy pelosi said about the shutdown and the president originally saying that he would be proud to have one. Perhaps he doesnt understand people need their paychecks. Maybe that is not the life you lead spirit set part of the reason why this latest tweet indicates that the president may have a change of heart . Not at all, he actually u
Tonight, the clues and the signs and the evidence turn iing in t Mueller Probe. A man who has been under scrutiny for two years struck a tone that ill let you decide for yourself. He looked almost deliberately blaise about how this Mueller Report could come out soon. Mr. President , should the Mueller Report be released . That will be totally up to the new attorney general. Hes a tremendous man, a tremendous person who really respects this country and respects the Justice Department so that will be totally up to him, new attorney general. Totally up to him, as if this was not a president who gets involved, donald trump famously wanted to fire Jeff Sessions for not defending him enough against this lawful russia probe. Now he claims hes hands off, but its his handpicked attorney general who, of course, will decide all of this. If you look at the president there we dont do a lot of body language on this show. He, at least, seems to be playing the role of someone who doesnt want to look t
Report. Sitting down with barrs team briefly, trying to work out a lastminute compromise. That meeting lasted only 30 minutes. Just moments ago, nadler said the contempt vote is still scheduled. Barr would be only the second attorney general ever to be held in contempt and democrats also reportedly holding a contempt vote against White House Counsel Don Mcgahn after he refused to today to refuse on come bligh the request for documents saying he does not have the legal right to disclose these documents and arguing democrats should have asked the white house for them instead. The standoff raises the possibility that they would invoke executive privilege. If thats know enough. There is a third fight looming after Steve Mnuchin who was at the white house today refused to turn over trumps tax returns saying they cannot lawfully fulfill the committees request, even though law clearly allows congress the request anyones tax returns. In the midst of all of this, Senate Majority leader Mitch Mc