Sarah Huckabee Sanders responded to questions about the president s order of lifting a gag order and in part about the Obama Administration approved uranium to a Russian Company in 2010. The top democrat says he plans to investigate President Trumps involvement. Adam schiff tweeted if the president personally interviewed with the d. O. J. To advance case against a political opponent, its beyond disturbing. I intend to pursue in new probe. Sarah sanders President Trump has pushed for transparency and shes not aware of any specific involvement from the president. Lets get to john roberts live for us at the white house. We can talk about this. Remember, the big deal about this, john, when we get john roberts up, the big deal if we can get this informant and whether the president made the order or whether the doj made the order and the president had strong influence. John . Good afternoon to you, trace. Im told by folks here at the white house that it unfolded this way. The process was alr
Cuomo and al is sin camerota. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to your new day. Chris is off this morning. John berman joins me. It is suspicious. I will say it is suspicious. Well tell you what is suspicious coming up. Were following two big stories. Releasing not all but most of the files on the jfk assassination. The files adding to suspicion on what happened on that fateful day and breathing new life into conspiracy theories. One of the documents ends on on a big cliffhanger, was Lee Harvey Oswald an agent of the cia. And chris cuomo is not here. And President Trump himself pressed the Justice Department to lift a gag order on an fbi informant. I key player into russian efforts to gain influence into the u. S. Uranium industry during the obama administration. It is very unusual. You will hear people say it is inappropriate for a president to get this involved is in an investigation. We have this all covered for you. A lot of developments overnight. Lets again with Brianna Keeler on
9 00 p. M. On cnn. The next hour of the cnn newsroom starts right now. Hello, again, everyone. Thank you very much for joining me this saturday. Im fredricka whitfield. The white house says no comment following the news first on cnn that the first charges have been filed in the probe led by special counsel Robert Mueller. Mueller is investigating russian interference in the 2016 election, possible collusion with Donald Trumps campaign, as well as possible obstruction of justice by the president. A federal judge has ordered the charges remain sealed, but sources tell cnn anyone could be taken into custody as soon as monday. Still unclear who could be charged or the possible charges. All of this unfolding with President Trump at his golf club in virginia right now. Our correspondents and expert analysts are standing by to dive in on all of this. We begin now with cnns shimon prokapez who helped break the story. What can we expect in these possible charges . We expect over the course of t
Football team told there is no room for faith on the field. Fox and friends first continues right now. Going on magazine shade jillian live look outside new york city early on friday morning. Good morning, you are watching fox and friends first. Rob thanks for starting the day with us, one minute after the are, new developments on the uranium one bribery scandal. Lawyer for the fbi informant who could hold the key to this. The lawyer saying the client was threatened by the Obama Administration to stay quiet. Jillian the fbis expected to turn over documents on the dossier. Lets get to Griff Jenkins with the latest. Reporter uranium deals and dossiers, speaker ryan said the fbi agreed to hand production to the Health Intelligence can be related to the dossiers, fusion gps and related records. The fbi got in touch thursday afternoon and have informed us they will comply with our document requests and will provide documents congress has been asking for. Reporter the fbi will honor that com
With this deal being approved because clinton was secretary of state at the time and the state department was one of the agencies that had to sign off on the deal. That brings us to President Trumps reported role in freeing this informant to testify. Did he violate rules limiting white house influence on investigations especially if political rivals are involved. The white house a short time ago brushed off those concerns. It is not unusual for a president to weigh in. This president as you saw from everything that the jfk files to this particular ongoing investigation, is for transparency. And he believes, as many others do, frankly, that the fbi informant should be free to say what he knows. Leading House Democrat adam schiff wants answers. He tweets the president personally intervened with the department of justice to advance case against political opponent its beyond disturbing. I intend to pursue in new probe. That would add to as list of russia investigations going in all places