Thats right, the big question in the wake of Rod Rosenstein Deputy Attorney general announcing special council, were told that former director comey didnt share his memos with top doj officials including Rod Rosenstein and as of last night he had not seen those memos. Its unclear how much of the revelation of the memos in the times and else where factored into his decision to announce bob mueller would take the reigns of the russian probe. As of last friday he was telling people close to him he didnt think it was necessary to appoint a special council unless the fbi investigation was in peril and then there was this investigation yesterday that raised the question how much it factored into his decision. So he never read comeys memo before deciding special council. As of last night he did not read those memos. Comey did not share those with him. Its unclear if the people who had it shareed it with Rod Rosenstein but as of last night he did not see them and director comey only had shared
Some new information you have to report to us this evening. Bring us uptodate, please. The new question is how much this revelation of former director comeys memo had to do with his decision. And were told through a person familiar that former director comeyal didnt share his memos with top doj officials, including Rod Rosenstein. And until last night he had not seen those memose. And its unclear how those memos factored into his decision to announce that bob mueller would be taking the reigns of the russian probe. We can also tell you as of last friday he was telling people close to him he did not think it was necessary to appoint a special counsel unless the fbi regz vuz in peril. And there was the fbi investigation yesterday. So it certainly raises the question how much that factored into his decision. So he never read comeys memos before deciding for a special counsel . We can tell you before last night, he had not read these memos. Former director comey had not shared those memos
Cloudy, bill james mattis laying the ground work in Singapore Holding talks with key asian leaders. The road to negotiations will be a bumpy one. Bill we must remain vigilant and we will continue to implement all u. N. Security Council Resolutions on north korea. North korea will receive relief only when it demonstrates a verifiable and irreversible step to denuclearization. All these negotiations take time. Everything is on the table during the negotiations. You cant pect that you wont change rome in a day and i think thats a very realistic attitude. He the president says hang on a second, we may be able to do it. Sandra kevin corke is live from the north lawn. Bill already off to a busy start here. News from the hermit kingdom that could portend of the way they see things. Three Senior North Korean military officials have been removed from their posts and analysts think it could be a signal for more engagement with the world and the pursuit of Economic Development ahead of the summit
Surprising to me. That i would not declare a National Emergency. We are either going to have a win, make a compromise, because i think thats a win for everybody, or i will declare a National Emergency. Harris the goal of finding a solution before federal workers missed their first paycheck tomorrow could be slipping away. Chief White House Correspondent john roberts has more from the north lawn. Time to talk just the reality is now this thursday. Lets talk to realities, because the president did say a lot of david rethink this morning on his way out to the helicopter. On this issue of whether or not he would declare a National Emergency, the president s not ready to pull that trigger just yet. He wants to give the possibility for negotiation a little bit more time. Today he is going to put more pressure on democrats to come to the negotiating table and put some money down for Border Security, including a steel barrier. Hes going to meet with people on the front lines of Border Protecti
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