Does say individual a knew hastert most of individual as life and was a resident of the illinois town where the former speaker of the house was High School Teacher and coach for years. In consultation with the White House Reporter in december of last year the fbi launched an investigation on the payments and whether hastert was trying to avoid currency transaction reporting requirements as well as using the cash to cover up past misconduct. Thats why they would be looking into this. If there was a pattern of withdrawing around 10,000 from the bank without another explanation. Reporter hastert told fbi agents that the withdrawals were because he did not trust the bank system. The government alleges that was a false statement. Its a stunning turn for the former republican leader who was House Speaker from 1999 until he stepped down in 2007. Since then hes been a lobbyist at this Washington Firm which quickly removed hasterts biography from its website after the indictment was announced.
Ready to back trump. What hes saying is, look, i want to get there. I think i will get there, but i want to talk to donald trump, and i want to work with him. Reporter priebus, trying to explain why ryan and some in the Republican Party are so reluctant to back their new standard bearer. For some people, an endorsement is a full embrace, and so for some people it takes a little bit of time to get to a full embrace. Reporter the chairman, not promising 100 of the party will fall in line, but optimistic that there wont be a contested convention come july. The platform of our party will be written in cleveland, and i think youre going to get another very conservative platform out of our party. Reporter but not so fast. Trump firing back at ryan in a statement saying im not ready to support speaker ryans agenda. You know why its never trump . Because im going to stop the gravy train for all of these consultants and people. Reporter ryan making clear his focus is on one thing. Protecting th
That was crazy, right . That was really crazy. Im john berman. Im christine romans. Its 4 00 a. M. In the east. Happening today, or rather, not happening, according to transition officials, remarks donald trump promised by today about a russian hacking according to information he said only he knew. Other official tells cnn the president elect is likely to sit down by the end of the week for the Intelligence Communitys final report on russian lacking. Trump explained his remarks this way in a tweet. The intelligence briefing on socalled russian hacking was delayed until friday. Perhaps time needed to build a case. The National Director of intelligence James Clapper was never scheduled to be in new york for the toplevel briefing until friday. One u. S. Official suggested that mr. Trump may be, quote, confusing his president ial Daily Briefing with the final intelligence of russian hacking ordered by president obama. Officials say president obama has yet to see the final report himself. T
This morning on capitol hill, republicans and democrats hold dueling meetings on the future of obamacare. President obama set to meet behind closed doors with House Democrats to strat jeez ways to keep the Affordable Care act. At the same time, Vice President elect mike pence will meet with republicans on repealing obamacare. The budget resolution filed tuesday puts the wheels in motion. Whats still unclear, how soon a repeal would go into effect and what it will be replaced with. What a dramatic day on capitol hill as the Brand New Congress is sworn in. Just 12 or so hours after republicans voted behind closeddoors to get the house independent ethics watchdog. The same republicans say its not worth a big fight on day one. Maybe it had something to do with the highly critical Media Attention. Maybe it was that tweet from the soon to be occupant of the oval office. Cnns manu raju explains. Good morning, john and christine, the 115 Congress Convening yesterday with pomp and circumstance.
President trump calls the European Union a foe. Lots to cover here, everybody. Just 12 hours before the big meeting. Here we go. Getting along with russia is a good thing. But its possible we wont. I think were greatly hampered by this whole witch hunt going on in the United States. Thats not a witch hunt. Thats an attack on our country. Do you think President Trump should ask for the extradition when they meet tomorrow . I think it would be a moot point. I dont think russia is sending anyone back over here for trial. The same way we wouldnt send anybody over there for trial. I think its pretty silly for the president to demand something that he cant get legally. I would ask the president to give some serious conversation. Your first request of Vladimir Putin needs to be, tell us which airport we can pick up the 25 russians that tried to interfere with the fundamentals of our democracy. If you really claim you had nothing to do with it, then you should be as shocked as we were. Just be