Him before he became their hero, that hed hurt the fbi. When Hillary Clintons campaign did a version of that during the campaign, mike pence, then governor of indiana, called it the politics of personal destruction. Of course as weve heard, comey had his own character claims to make about the president ial, said it was in his nature to lie. But then at the end of the day the president s personal lawyer had the final word on character, saying that comey had anonymously leaked that information and that he should be investigated for it. The president has called comey a nut job in the white house. You know, the president said that he had been vindicated, if you will, by comey, told that he was not under investigation three times. But now theres a special counsel. Well, thats right. So the president comey did tell the president that back then, but suggested the president was under investigation in his testimony today. Yesterday the acting fbi director also said he couldnt answer certain que
Washington week on pbs. It was an extraordinary day for an outsider who is now president as well. President trump spent the morning at the white house. Im told by several white house officials. Partly in the dining room off of the oval office, 60inch new television, hes installed there. Keeping an eye on the proceedings, preparing for a lunchtime speech to a conservative group in washington am but what was most telling was what the president chose not to do, at least until the Late Afternoon which was not to tweet, to not use his favorite weapon, his favorite mega phone, to share his thoughts. Rose and we conclude with three observers of todays hearings, hugh hewitt, Mckay Coppins and karoun demirjian. It is say political theater we havent seen since oliver north or a couple of other big ones. But it is a political event, as a legal event it is almost no consequence. Rose the comey testimony when we continue. Funding for charlie rose is provideed by the following bank of america, life
States said, we had that thing i would like to know what that thing is. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley former f. B. I. Director james comey told the Senate Intelligence commit they President Trump ordered him to call off the investigation of former National Security adviser Michael Flynn. For two and a half hours today, comey described a series of highly unusual meetings and phone calls in which mr. Trump bypassed comeys boss, the attorney general, and asked comey directly to publicly clear the president of wrongdoing. A special counsel has taken over the russia investigation and could look into whether mr. Trump committed obstruction of justice when he asked comey to drop the flynn inquiry and then fired comey when he did not. In perhaps a sign of the legal and political jeopardy, the president for once did not speak for himself. He left it to his lawyer to deny all. We have extensive coverage beginning with nancy cordes. I was honestly concerned that he might
We will play excerpts from the testimony and host a roundtable discussion will stop the first to britain, where Prime Minister theresa may suffered a major setback when she lost a majority in parliament will stop she says she will form a Coalition Government. There are increasing calls for her resignation. This is labor leader Jeremy Corbyn. Ive spoken at events and rallies all over the country. You know what . Politics has changed. And politics is not going back into the box where it was before. Amy he ran on the platform of for the many, not the few and said the voters are turning their backs on austerity. We will go to london for the latest. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In the united kingdom, british Prime Minister theresa may suffered a major setback thursday in an election that saw her conservative party lose its majority in Parliament Less than two weeks before the country is scheduled to
Washington week on pbs. It was an extraordinary day for an outsider who is now president as well. President trump spent the morning at the white house. Im told by several white house officials. Partly in the dining room off of the oval office, 60inch new television, hes installed there. Keeping an eye on the proceedings, preparing for a lunchtime speech to a conservative group in washington am but what was most telling was what the president chose not to do, at least until the Late Afternoon which was not to tweet, to not use his favorite weapon, his favorite mega phone, to share his thoughts. Rose and we conclude with three observers of todays hearings, hugh hewitt, Mckay Coppins and karoun demirjian. It is say political theater we havent seen since oliver north or a couple of other big ones. But it is a political event, as a legal event it is almost no consequence. Rose the comey testimony when we continue. Funding for charlie rose is provideed by the following bank of america, life