In line among the democrats on the House Select Committee on intelligence. In other words, he is among the members of congress who share in the secrets of our country, and one of those looking into russias involvement in the president ial election. Well, first of all, congressman, your reaction to these dual stories in this one area, and how do you think this will affect the conversation tomorrow, the scope, or the extent of your work . Well, good evening, brian, yes. You know, the breaking story on the fact that the Obama Administration apparently worked very hard to preserve evidence and the work that had been done by them and the Intelligence Community at the time is actually a very good thing for the American People. I will tell you, i and many of my former my current colleagues were very concerned that with the transition of the administration, particularly if there was the possibility that this would be a difficult political issue for the new administration, or if they had someth
Many of the leaks are fabricated lies made up by the fake news media. Whenever you see the words sources say and they dont mention names, it is very possible those sources dont exist but are made up by fake news writers. Fake news is the enemy. Keeping him honest, john may have something to say about that. Fake sources, fake stories, fake news. Real fake news. Socalled fake news he now ucjects to is coming from real people talking to cnn and many others. Its not that hes shied away from relying on unknown sorshs when it suited him. Quote an extremely credible source called my office and told me that Barack Obamas birth surkificate is a fraud. Think about it. What source for the goose is not for the gander. And today pushing back on a Covert Communications link to moscow, he sited a more flattering story on fox news. Heres what sean spicer said when asked about that contradiction. Did the president retweeted this morning an article about that back channel that was based on an anonymous
It says, Jared Kushner and russias ambassador to washington discussed the possibility of seth up a secret and of setting up a secret and secure Communications Channel between trumps Transition Team and the kremlin using russian diplomatic facilities in an apparent move to shield their preinauguration discussions from monitoring. The post quotes u. S. Officials briefed on this intelligence. This story means the man closest to the president allegedly wanted to talk outside of known u. S. Channels, and u. S. Know this because they intercepted the Russian Ambassador reporting back home to moscow along with the surprise, apparently, that the kremlin had been invited in so close, potentially, to the Trump White House. As the post reports it, quote, ambassador Sergey Kislyak reportedly was taken aback by the suggestion of allowing an american to use Russian Communications gear at its embassy or consulate, a proposal that would have carried security risks for moscow as well as the trump team.
The west. This is whats happening. Were following the latest developments on the russia investigations, these big new headlines involving President Trumps soninlaw and Senior Adviser Jared Kushner. Here they are. The Washington Post saying the Russian Ambassador told moscow kushner wanted secret communications with the kremlin. Reuters, trumps soninlaw had undisclosed contacts with russian envoy. The Washington Post back again with another huge headline, Senate Intelligence Committee Requests Trump Campaign documents. What the committee wants are russiarelated documents including emails and phone records dating back to the start of the pain almost two years ago in 2015. The white house isnt responding to our calls for comment on this. However, Jared Kushners personal attorney gave us a statement on the reuters report, specifically regarding undisclosed contacts with russia saying, in part part, plchlt kushner participated in thousands of calls in this time period. He has no recollectio
And the end of an era, two days after President Trumps return from his first overseas trip as commander in chief, german chancellor Angela Merkel says europe can no longer rely on the United States. So can that Alliance Survive . We begin in the Nations Capital this memorial day. President trump who says he has total confidence in his soninlaw taking time earlier to honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country, the president laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier before saying a few words. They died in war so that we could live in peace. I believe that god has a special place in heaven for those who lay down their lives so that others may live free from fear and this horrible oppression. And this new video coming into our newsroom of President Trump visiting section 60 of arlington cemetery, a moment of humility as the white house faces growing questions about its ties to russia. New reports over the weekend shining the spotlight on Jared Kushner