Headquarters here in new york, day 299 of the trump presidency. Republicans largely disowned their u. S. Senate candidate in alabama, democrats picked up elected offices across this country in communities large and small, especially in the commonwealth of virginia, and we saw several big headlines in the russia investigation, one of them involving his own son. He also comes home to a new poll from Quinnipiac University that finds just 40 of americans view him as fit to serve as president. Thats a new low. 57 do not think he is fit to serve, and amid his complicated relationship with his own attorney general, Jeff Sessions was back on the hill today testifying before the House Judiciary Committee about the president s favorite subject, russia. It was his first time under oath since the news broke about two Trump Campaign aides telling investigators sessions nknew about their contacts in russia. Carter paige talked about a trip he made to moscow and George Papadopoulos said he told sessi
Day 299 of the Trump Administration. And as of about two hour ago the president is back home at the white house, just returning from a 12day trip to asia. While he was gone republicans largely disowned their u. S. Senate candidate in alabama, democrats picked up elected offices in communities large and small especially in the commonwealth of virginia. And we saw several big headlines in the russia investigation. One of them involving his own son. He also comes home to a new poll that finds just 40 of americans view him as fit to serve as president. Thats a new low. 57 do not think he is fit to serve. And amid his compicationed relationship with his own attorney general Jeff Sessions is back on the hill today testifying before the house joolgsiary committee on the president s favorite subject, russia. It was the first time under oath since the news broke on two Trump Campaign aides telling trump contacts new. And most recently George Papadopoulos said he told sessions about connections
Senate candidate in alabama, democrats picked up elected offices in communities large and small especially in the commonwealth of virginia. And we saw several big headlines in the russia investigation. One of them involving his own son. He also comes home to a new poll that finds just 40 of americans view him as fit to serve as president. Thats a new low. 57 do not think he is fit to serve. And amid his complicated relationship with his own attorney general Jeff Sessions is back on the hill today testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on the president s favorite subject, russia. It was the first time under oath since the news broke on two Trump Campaign aides telling trump contacts new. And most recently George Papadopoulos said he told sessions about connections to russia during this meeting in march of 2016. Sessions had previously testified he was unaware of any communications between Campaign Officials and russians. Heres how he explained it today. I would like to address
Several locations in a small california town. Good morning, everyone. Its wednesday, november 15th, im Ayman Mohyeldin alongside Yasmin Vossoughian. In his latest round of capitol hill testimony, attorney general Jeff Sessions faced another grilling from lawmakers about the Trump Campaign and russia. But before the Committee Session began, sessions said he now met with George Papadopoulos but thats before earlier testimony that he knew of no contact between trump surrogates and the russians. Heres what sessions said just last month. Take a listen. You dont believe that surrogates from the Trump Campaign had communications with the russians, is that what youre saying . I did not, and im not aware of anyone else that did. So, then yesterday, sessions told lawmakers he at first had no recollection of his march meeting with papadopoulos until he saw news reports about it. I would like to address the false charges made about my previous testimony. My answers have not changed. Ive always tol
Alexander tore shan. A saying that torshon wanted to meet with candidate trump while trump was in kansaentucky. He asked also if clay to have the trump attend the dinner. Also perhaps clay could set all this up. Le he then, were told, clay, forwarded the email to rick dearborn. And an email that tore shin could set up a meeting between donald trump and vladimir putin, the russian president. That email whats kind of rekbrieted controversy is this entire email chain was forwarded to Jared Kushner who turned down the offer, ultimately wrote we should pass on this. A lot of people come claiming to carry messages, few we are able to verify, and for now he said he i think we decline such meetings. All right. Thank you so much. So lets talk more about these developments with my panel. Cnn political analyst nathan gonzalez. Also lynn sweet. Lynn, you first, so how much trouble potentially is Jared Kushner in, based on these developments . I think the trouble remains to be seen, because i think