Accurate. Reporters trying to get information from him, a memo from the former fbi director james comey that claims the president asked him privately to stop investigating the former National Security adviser michael flynn. Reportedly saying, quote, i hope you can let this go. Congress now dep mabding any memo along with mr. Comeys testimony and the House Oversight committee has just scheduled a hearing on the fbi for next wednesday as lawmakers raise concerns that President Trump may have obstructed justice. May have. Amid all of this, silence from the president for 22, 23 hours now except for the comments he made this afternoon a short time ago. You will find that things happen to you that you do not deserve and that are not always warranted but you have to put your head down and fight, fight, fight. Never, ever give up. Things will work out just fine. Look at the way ive been treated lately. Especially by the media. No politician in history, and i say this with great surety, has bee
Thats the great gripe and why youve seen at the various levels this laeeaking from the president to say this is not in your interest and then he gets on the phone and starts tweeting. Ive got to wrap this and head to my next hour. Susan, gloria, tom, thank you all very much. Lets roll. Youre watching cnn. Im brooke baldwin. The white house appears to now be distancing himself from michael flynn. This is the House Oversight committee revealed today that general flynn may have broken the law. Also revealed, the Trump Administration has denied a request for documents relating to the payment that general flynn received from a speech he gave in russia some years ago. Here is sean spicer moments ago. But youre acting as if you had responsibility of your own transition. Thats all im trying to i guess the question is he was making calls as a future National Security adviser. I understand that. Right now to ask the white house to produce documents not in the possession of the white house is rid
Good afternoon. On this memorial day and welcome to the lead. Go the im jim sciuto in for jake tapper. President trump joined americans in paying respects to the military men and women who gave their lives for this country at a ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns in Arlington National cemetery. It was the president s first public event since returning from his first foreign trip but behind the scenes and naturally on twitter the president has been busing, tempting some trumpstyle damage control. Cnn correspondent jeff zeleny joins us now. Tell us whats happening inside the white house. Reporter the white house was hoping the president would return back from his trip abroad with the wind at his back and finally the chance to change the subject. That frankly has not happened. The russia investigation remains at the center of everything here in the west wing, even as the president had a commander in chief moment at Arlington National cemetery cemetery. Present. Reporter President Trump p
Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. The russia investigation by the fbi and by the house and Senate Intelligence committees is proceeding at full speed and so is apparently the refusal to cooperate for many key figures closest to President Trump. Today is the deadline for fired National Security adviser Michael Flynn to comply with subpoenas issued by the Senate Intelligence commit, and just a couple hours ago we learned trump corporate attorney, Michael Cohen, known as the president s political pit bull will not corporate with congress to provide information and testify. Now this is all happening as president ial soninlaw and senior white house adviser Jared Kushner comes under increased jewett think for his meetings with russians and his alleged attempts to set up secret back Channel Communications with russian leaders. This swirl of information presumably prompted the president to alert his supporters to believe none of it, tweeting, quote, it is my opinion that many of the leaks c
Opposite of transparency. President trumps tax returns about to be locked down in an irs safe. What could it be that they dont want you to see . Welcome to the lead. Im jim sciutto in today for jake tapper. And we begin today with the politics lead. President trump spending the day after thanksgiving on the phone with foreign leaders and on the golf course with tiger woods. And dustin johnson. But the president s Holiday Weekend also includes new developments in the russia investigation. Michael flynns lawyers say they are not sharing information with the president s lawyers anymore. A source tells cnn that could mean the fired National Security adviser may be cooperating with the special counsel. Well have more on that in a molt. But lets start with cnns jeff zeleny. Hes in west palm beach, florida, with the president. Jeff, what are you learning about the president s calls today with foreign leaders . Reporter well, jim, we do know that President Trump just a short time ago was set t