Around the world. Im rosemary church, and this is cnn newsroom. Donald trump is lashing out again at his attorney general Jeff Sessions. And his recent tweet shows two things, hes clearly worried about democrats taking control of the house of representatives in the midterm elections, and he thinks the Justice Department should be protecting him and his supporters. Cnns jeff zeleny reports. Reporter summer may be over at the white house but the same storm clouds are gathering as President Trump heads into the fall. Tonight the president lashing out again at attorney general Jeff Sessions but this time over the Justice Departments recent indictments of two republican congressmen. Two easy wins now in doubt because theres not enough time. Good job jeff, the president said on twitter. Hes referring to Chris Collins of new york indicted on Insider Trading charges. And Duncan Hunter in california accused of stealing campaign funds. Its an extraordinary statement but also suggesting that Just
The senate to discuss the allegation that she was sexually assaulted by Trump Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh when both were in high school. What the hearing will look and what will even happen remains very much up in the air to this very moment. Chuck grassley and Dianne Feinstein say that dr. Blazi ford whose lawyer said is willing to testify has not responded to a request to appear at the hearing monday which was scheduled without her consent. The New York Times reports shes been inundated with vulgar email and even death threats, has moved out of her house. Effectively in hiding with her teenage children. Kavanaugh who deny it is allegation does plan to testify monday. But amazingly Senate Republicans say they dont want to hear from anyone else, not even the alleged eyewitness to the alleged crime, kavanaughs High School Friend mark judge who the doctor says was present for the alleged assault and alternated, she says, between encourages kavanaugh and telling him to stop. Wev
Providing information to federal prosecutors. Weisselbergers ties to the president go back decades. He acted as trumps financial gatekeeper overseeing the trump oregon and trump foundation. Now he has been granted immunity and is talking to prosecutors about hush money payments to two women ahead of the 2016 president ial election. This a day after trumps longtime media ally david pecker accepted his own immunity deal and two days after his former lawyer implicated him in a Campaign Finance violation. Yesterday, i said the walls were closing in on this president. Today this is how Time Magazine is illustrating a presidency in peril. They filed this cover in the deep. Our in deep. Excuse me. The New York Times reported that Manhattan District Attorneys Office is considering criminal charges against the Trump Organization, and two senior executives. A probe would focus on the documentation of 130,000 payment to trumps longtime Attorney Michael Cohen and whether Business Records were fals
Have you no selfesteem, selfregard, selfrespect . Where is your dignity. Why would you stay in a job where you are not wanted, a job you took under false pretenses, knowing you wouldnt be able to do the complete job. Nobody elected you, voted for you or petitioned to make sure got the job. You grostled and begged for the job and out of loyalty he gave it to you. You are so clueless, you dont even know you are being used. You dont even know you are nothing but a shill. The only constituency that wants you is the deep state that needs someone to reprotect their flank from an investigation. Are you proud of yourself . You have taken the blinds fold off lady justice and weighted the scales in favor of anyone who is a democrat and refused to do your job to prosecute corruption by the democrats. I know you spend 20 years in the senate and did basically nothing. In 20 years you fostered 7 bills that became law. Maybe your brain got jeweled while you enjoyed the fruits of the most of exclusive
Im Ayman Mohyeldin alongside Frances Rivera. We begin with the fbi which has finished its supplemental background check into brett kavanagh. This evening the senate will receive the results of the fbi supplemental Background Investigation of judge brett kavanagh. There will be plenty of time for members to review and be briefed on the supplemental material. The report was given to the white house and delivered to capitol hill where it will be reviewed today. The investigation centered around decades old allegations of sexual abuse will be kept secret. Chuck grassley will be first to see the report at 8 00 a. M. , followed by Diane Feinstein at 9 00 a. M. The gop members on the committee will get the report at 10 00 a. M. And democrats on the panel can view the report an hour later. Other senators will have access afterwards. Mcconnell arranged for a key vote for kavanaughs nomination to be held on friday. If that vote passes, there will be up to 30 hours of debate setting up a final co