Predicted every last recession weighs in. Now to Edward Lawrence at the white house, on the trade front where things stand. What is going on there . Reporter looks like better than expected numbers coming out of china helping markets today. China says their exports have increased 3. 3 from june to july. Surprise with some with escalating trade tensions. Export numbers deficit from the United States has shrunk 2 billion from june to july. It is still a huge number, look at yeartodate. It is 168. 5 billion yeartodate. Also thursday, Chinas Central Bank made moves signaling future devaluing currency even though today theyre stablizing. Should the currency weaken too much that should cause Asian Countries to cut their Interest Rates even more. White house Economic Advisor Peter Navarro down playing that this morning. Listen. The yuan has gone down 12 . We put on tariffs at 10 . The yuan goes down 12 . Theyre basically trying to offset the effect of the tariffs but it does have ripple effec
Mueller testified on capitol hill about the russia investigation. This house intelligence hearing was the second of the two hearings and focused on the findings related to russian interference in the 2016 president ial election. This meeting will come to on behalf of my colleagues i want to thank you special counsel mueller to a lifetime of service to the country. Your report for those who take the time to study it has been methodical and devastating. It tells us the story of a foreign never stare systematic intervention in a close u. S. Residential election. That should be enough to deserve the attention of every american as you well point out. Your report tells another story as well, the story of the 2016 election is also a story about disloyalty to country, read, and allies. Lies. Ed and your determination that the Trump Campaign manager donald trump himself knew that a foreign power was intervening in our election and welcomed it, built russian meddling into their strategy and used
We will come to order. At the outset and on behalf of my colleagues, i want to thank you, special counsel mueller, for a lifetime of service to the country. The outset on behalf of my colleagues i want to thank special counsel mueller for a lifetime of service to your country. It tells the story of a foreign adversary sweeping and systemic intervention in a close u. S. Election. That should be enough to deserve the attention of every american as you well point out. But your report tells another story as well. The story of the 2016 election is also a story about disloyalty to country. About greed, and about lies. Your investigation determined the Trump Campaign including donald trump himself knew that a foreign power was intervening in our election and welcomed it, built russian meddling into their strategy and used it. Disloyalty to country. Those are strong words but how else are we to describe a president ial campaign which did not inform the authorities of a foreign offer of dirt on
This meeting will come to order. Come to order. Thank you for a lifetime of service. To your country. It tells the story of a foreign adversary sweeping and systemic intervention in a close u. S. Election. That should be enough to deserve the attention of every american as you well point out. But your report tells another story as well. The story of the 2016 election is also a story about disloyalty to country. About greed, and about lies. Your investigation determined the Trump Campaign including donald trump himself knew that a foreign power was intervening in our election and welcomed it, built russian meddling into their strategy and used it. Disloyalty to country. Those are strong words but how else are we to describe a president ial campaign which did not inform the authorities of a foreign offer of dirt on their opponent which did not publicly shun it or turn it away but which instead invited it, encouraged it and made full use of it. That disloyalty may not have been criminal,
Former special Counsel Robert Mueller testified about his investigation. This was his second appearance on capitol hill wednesday. He appeared before the house judiciary ready earlier in the day. This two and a half hour hearing begins as mr. Mueller takes a seat at the witness table. This meeting will come to at the outset on behalf of my colleagues i want to thank special counsel mueller for a lifetime of service to your country. It tells the story of a foreign adversary sweeping and systemic intervention in a close u. S. Election. Intervention in a close u. S. Election. That should be enough to deserve the attention of every american as you well point out. But your report tells another story as well. The story of the 2016 election is also a story about disloyalty to country. About greed, and about lies. Your investigation determined the Trump Campaign including donald trump himself knew that a foreign power was intervening in our election and welcomed it, built russian meddling into