Russian diplomats from the united kingdom. More reports from moscow and england. We are live in atlanta. Im natalie allen. Im George Howell. Newsroom starts right now. Its 4 00 a. M. Here on the east coast. Fired two days before his retirement. Andrew mccabe, the latest to get the ax. Mccabe was let go friday night by the u. S. Attorney general, Jeff Sessions, who acted on a review but the u. S. Department inspector general. He was fired after they determined he lacked candor, reviewing the fbis probe of the clinton foundation. Mccabe denies any wrong doing. Lau Laura Jarrett has more from washington. Reporter President Trump has used mccabe as a political punching bag. Mccabe is firing back. In an interview with cnn, mccabe saying, in part, i am being singled outlet because of the role i played, the actions i took and the events i witnessed in the aftermath of the firing of james comey. Two hours after the firing, a president ial tweet arrived with trump calling it a great day for the
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Stormy danielss lawyer is on an airplane at this moment we hope to hear from him as soon as he lands, but i want to bring you something else. Which is what general barry mcka friday said tonight hes going to be our first guest and i want to get your reaction to what he said, he tweeted reluctantly i have concluded that President Trump is a serious threat to u. S. National security. He is refusing to protect vital u. S. Interests from active russian attacks, it is apparent he is for some unknown reason under the sway of mr. Putin. Wow. Thats remarkable because of who is saying it. To have general mccaffrey, hes a fourstar general, right . Thats correct. There arent that many fourstar generals in american history, let alone in america and to have him saying something so serious, being a National Security threat, thats grave. Im glad youre having him on i would love to hear why he came to a conclusion that serious. We remember the press conference, you must never doubt the generals. And n
Documented that he has had some very troubling behavior and by most accounts a bad actor and should have some cause for concern but that would be a determination that doj would have to make. Good morning. Welcome to am joy. Last night, attorney general Jeff Sessions fired Andrew Mccabe. That act of cruelty was from an administration that had seemed determined to tarnish the reputations of anyone involved in investigating donald trump. Mcc abe, however, did not go quietly. In a statement he said, quote, i am being single d out and treat this had way because of the role i played, the actions i took and the events i witnessed in the aftermath of the firing of james comey. Trump, meanwhile, did a little twitter victory lap calling news of mccabes firing, quote, a great day for democracy. Clint watts, former fbi special agent and jill winebanks, former watergate suppression prosecutor. To your reaction not just of the firing of Andrew Mccabe but number one, because he leaked to reporters an
Through all of their documents to be responsive to it. This is emails. This is all sorts of things. President trump once saying any investigation into his businesses would cross a red line. If mueller was looking at your finances and your Family Finances unrelated to russia, is that a red line . Would that be a breach of what his actual charge is . I would say, yeah. I would say yes. This morning, more potential west wing chaos amid new reports national skuecurity lead mcmast is out. Looks to be leaking that mcmaster is out. The president of the United States is calling him in saying, no, wait, i like him. I like him. The Washington Post is reporting on the mood inside the white house in recent days, saying this, verged on mania, as trump keeps his own counsel. There will always be change, and i think you want to see change. I want to also see different ideas. All right. Now to more breaking news. That stunning allegation you heard at the beginni inning ofs physically threatened to kee