An officers unbelievable sacrifice for a child whose mother battled drug addiction. Im really happy. A testament to how strong addiction is. Do you give up on them . Ill never give up. This is new day with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to your new day. Up first, the first possible legislative victory for President Trump is on shaky ground this morning. The gop is expected to unveil its tax plan today. But senator marco rubio says he will vote no if the Child Tax Credit is not increased. President trump calling Vladimir Putin on the telephone after the russian leader said the u. S. Claims of interference in the 2016 election are nothing more than spy hysteria. The president called putin to thank him in part for saying the u. S. Economy is strong. That takes us to the next issue. The secretary of state and the president not on the same page about north korea. What will americas top diplomats say today when he spea speaks to u. N. Security council. Joe j
Bring us any news youre hearing on this rather remarkable headline, ashley parker. Jared kushner, the president s soninlaw, has been under scrutiny since minutes after the election was won for i think his very earliest contacts with foreign governments, as he sought to fill out all the background forms that anyone going to work in the white house fills out. The sf86. The more extensive form, its been amend ed countless times. His clearance attorney, jamie gerelik, who was a very senior democrat at the doj, has departed him. Hes now represented by abbe lowell in the special counsel investigation. Hes someone at the center of every controversy facing this white house. Hes also at the center of every ambitious Foreign Policy goal that this president has. Today he has been stripped of the security clearance that permitted him to read the most sensitive piece of intel inside that west wing. The president ial daily brief. Huge news for this white house. Thats right. It is huge news. You know
Plus, stormy history. Reports that trumps legal team has tried to silence the porn star since way before we even thought. Our top story this morning, new fallout from the firing of former fbi Deputy Director Andrew Mccabe. Details on how mccabe compiled memos of his encounters with President Trump, similar to those by former fbi director james cokie. An undisclosed interview between mccabe and special counsel bob mueller and how mccabes memos were turned over to mueller. Fresh outrage about the timing of mccabes dismissal only hours before his retirement. Her is former assistant attorney general david chris. Probably the most significant thing is the extensive statements coming from the president and from the white house criticizing mccabe, effectively calling for him to be fired and celebrating when he was fired. When you politicize Law Enforcement and investigations, you make it very difficult for the American People to have confidence in the integrity and the accuracy of outcomes. A
To do that, thats the beginning and end of his presidency. We are a rule of law nation. In talking to colleagues all along within once he goes after mueller, then we will take action. I think that people see that as a massive red line that cant be crossed. So i hope that thats the case. And i would just hope that enough people would prevail on the president now. Dont go there. Dont go there. We have confidence in mueller. I certainly do. And then i think my colleagues do as well. So i hope that the push back is now to keep the president from going there. And this just a few minutes ago from arizonas republican senator john mccain. He tweets, special counsel mueller has served our country with honesty and integrity. It is critical he be allowed to complete a thorough investigation into russias interference in 2016 election unimpeded. Lets go now to our White House Correspondent boris sanchez. Boris, the president had no Public Events this weekend. Just return together white house after
Newsroom. Im ana cabrera in new york. Thanks for being here. The faces and names of people close to the president changes and reshuffles yet again. This time, the upheaval is in President Trumps legal anniversary. And a stillunsettled team of lawyers working to protect the president as the Robert Mueller probe continues into possible Campaign Collusion with russia. Just a few days ago, a big announcement. The highpowered washington lawyer, Joseph Digenova would be joining the president s legal team. Well, then we learned digenovas wife and legal partner, Victoria Toensing was also onboard, the news surprising some analysts saying there might be some conflict of interest. Then this morning, a follow up. Know, the two lawyers will not be joining the president s team after all. The reason, as mentioned, the president s personal attorney points to what he calls conflicts. Also this morning, this comment from the president himself. He tweets. Many lawyers and top law firms want to represent