Cnn is on the scene for the biggest rollback of federally protected land in u. S. History. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Breaking news tonight. New information on when President Trump knew that Michael Flynn hadnt come clean to the fbi, information that could be crucial to the special counsels investigation of possible obstruction of justice. Cnn has learned that the white house chief lawyer told mr. Trump back in january that he believed flynn had misled the bureau and should be fired as National Security advisor. That was before the president s february meeting with then fbi direct james comey when comey said he was pressured to back off of his investigation of flynn. Tonight, as more questions arise about mr. Trumps legal risks, his personal lawyer is arguing that the president is immune to being charged with obstruction, reminiscent of Richard Nixons claim after watergate. Also breaking, Presi
Summation of everything we learned in open hearings, behind closed doors, and to the degree theyve been given any documents to review, from the documents which they have reviewed. Here hoping to present the report to the Judiciary Committee shortly after they come back from their thanksgiving break, so the first week in december. Then its up to judiciary to decide what to do with it. Adam schiff explained a little bit of this in a letter he sent yesterday, saying weve gotten the facts, weve gotten the information about what we believe the president did. Now its up to the next group of people to whom theyre handing off the ball to decide what to do about it. Should they draft articles of impeachment . If so, how many. And how will the Judiciary Committee then put the argument together. It is a multi stage process and it does not preclude the possibility that they could get more witnesses or information potentially as a result of some of these Ongoing Court cases, democrats have been ext