Top clinton advisors seen here in the democrats mock debate sessions. He has a lot he wants to get off his chest about a civil war brewing within the Democratic Party. Senators suddenly turning on the clintons over the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Is it your opinion he should have stepped on at that time . Yes. That is the appropriate response. But i think things have changed today and i think under those circumstances, there should be a very difficult reaction. He thinks senator joe brandt is a hypocrite. She gladly took clintons endorsements but is now running for the hills. Its a scandal thats now reached capitol hill. Does team clinton have a point or they just mad the democrats no longer seem to fear the power couple . What about trump . Why is he tweeting on al franken but ducking on roy moore . We begin with james rosen with more on the senator. Good evening. Good evening from washington as the occupants from the new York Senate Seat once held by Hillary Clinton, senator kiersten Ju
At a community college. Later, to tour an illinois steel plant that added jobs in the wake of the new u. S. Tariffs on china. Lets go to the white house where we find joe johns this morning. Whats Mission Number one for the white house today in illinois and iowa . Reporter theres a couple of misses, i think, poppy. One of the things i think that is important to say is that iowa and illinois are two of the largest soy bean producing states in the country. Soy bean producers have been hurt as a result of the president s tariffs. He needs to go out and sell what he sees as the administrations high points on these back and forth trade issues with the european union. The way the administration is progressing on that, number one, they have some news from just last night with the president of the european commission, and that news essentially that they are going to have no new tariffs at this time and try to agree to negotiate to stop the trade feuding and end the problems for some of the far
Bolton releasing a statement, wellestablished russian saying, quote, the president interference, not just in americas democracy, but on all believes that the next bilateral western democracies, as a matter meeting with president putin should take place after the of fact. Look, the indictments that the russia witch hunt is over. So weve agreed that it will be special counsel, director after the first of the year. Mueller, issued for the 12 uniformed members of the russian now, we dont know whether the russians have agreed to that or Intelligence Services is a master piece of criminal not, they havent said. But after the first of the year investigation. And i confidently predicted it is a big change from this fall, will go down in the history which is what the white house books as such. Announced on twitter. To be able to trace their names, so why is this meeting suddenly on ice . Well, our jeff zeleny asked. Recreate the paper trail, as it were, is brilliant detective mr. President , wh
Weisselberg is considered to be the gatekeeper to trumps personal finances. He is being asked now to testify in the Michael Cohen case. The criminal investigation. Now cohen, the president s former personal attorney, just released one of the secretly released conversations with the president to cnn where we hear him mention by name Allen Weisselberg about the payment when theyre having that conversation about the former playboy model. Here is a clip. Listen for his name. I need to open up a company for the transfer of all of that info regarding our friend david so that im going to do that right away. Ive spoken to Allen Weisselberg about how to set the whole thing up with funding. Yes. All the stuff. Because you never know where that company where hes going to be. If he gets hit by a truck. Correct. Im all over that. I spoke to allen about it. Spoke to allen about it. With me now cnn legal analyst, a former federal prosecutor is with us for the eastern and southern districts of new yor
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