Native troops and so forth, could go some distance to explaining it. A mile away, i just dont know. Its an oddity. Another oddity is that they didnt have an armored vehicle. They were in a truck. Maybe they dont have enough money to have the kind of equipment they need. I dont know. Those are two things i think the one mile and why they werent in an armored vehicle. May give us tips on where things were going and why. Lets talk about the operation. The operation involved american, french and Nigerian Forces along with private contractors. How much do we rely on those contractors . What do they do . They are in an active situation with armed forces or cia or others. And go with one of the contractors after they get out. The way congress cut back has led people to move toward having contractors perform a lot of the same functions. The fbi is involved in the niger investigation. What is that about . Well, the fbi has jurisdiction in cases where an american has been killed overseas and ame
Congresswoman said the president offended the family of la david johnson. It stuns me that a member of congress would have listened in on that conversation. Absolutely stuns me. And i thought, at least that was sacred. Well that was not the last word, though. This morning, the president calling florida congresswoman Frederica Wilson whacky and a liar, even though the family has confirmed her account of what he said. Wilson now responding on cnn this morning. The only reason i came on this morning was to say that i do not appreciate someone lying on me. If you lie on me im going to answer because im not going to let you get away with it. Thats the way i teach my boys and thats the way i live my life. Dont lie on me. None of this, though, gets us any closer to the crucial questions here and that cant be lost of what happened to Sergeant Johnson and the three other members of his team that were killed. What happened to that team at that village in niger, the 12 men team. Why did it happen
Could that happen . Good question. The deployment and interaction with other troops, such as native troops and so forth, could go some distance to explaining it. A mile away, i just dont know. Its an oddity. Another oddity is that they didnt have an armored vehicle. They were in a truck. Maybe they dont have enough money to have the kind of equipment they need. I dont know. Those are two things i think the one mile and why they werent in an armored vehicle. Are two things to look at very carefully, and may give us some tips on where things were going and why. Lets talk about the operation. The operation involved american, french and Nigerian Forces along with private contractors. How much do we rely on those contractors . What do they do . Quite frequently, contractors are people who have been on active duty or in an active situation with the armed forces or the cia or others. And go with one of the contractors after they get out. They became pretty much the same thing they did before,
Isis. A powerful emotional image of the sixmonth pregnant wife kissing the casket there. The his funeral happening the same time new information is emerging about what happened to him and his unit that day. Were going to have more about that in just a minute. But first cnns rosa fluoresore hollywood florida. They buried the 25yearold son, loved one just a short time ago. Rosa, clearly a very somber day there. Reporter you know hearts are broken, hearts are reeling right now for u. S. Army Sergeant La David Johnson, as you might imagine, a ve emotional and somber moment here for this family. Le he was surrounded by family members, by friends, weve learned hes also a mentor to many, so hearts are very, very heavy. We know of course he is survived by his wife and childhood sweetheart, myesha johnson, they have two Young Children and another one on the way, and pam, one of the very emission nal moment the wsz when soldiers gave each one of them an american flag. His widow, two children, an
32 million. It is a staggering sum of money. My conscience is clear. I can go to sleep very well knowing i never mistreated anyone. Good morning, everyone. Im Diane Gallagher in forchristi pafo forchristi paul today. Im Martin Savidge in for victor blackwell. Four u. S. Soldiers were killed and Sergeant Johnson is laid to rest, there are new details how the white house tried to claim the fallout as President Trump said he tried to contact every gold star family this year. President trump is reportedly willing to pay big money for his staffs growing legal fees related to the russia investigation. The Washington Post reporting from white house officials that the president could spend at least 430,000 on legal teams for Campaign Aides and white house staff members. We will have more on that in a moment. First, our Boris Sanchez has more on the public arguments over President Trumps private condolence car to the family of Sergeant David johnson that has consumed washington all week. As the