Cnn about communications during the 2016 president ial campaign between Donald Trump Associates and russians known to u. S. Intelligence. Multiple u. S. Officials tell cnn the white house sought the help not only of the bureau, but other agencies investigating the russian matter to say that the reports were wrong and that there had been no contacts. These officials tell cnn. Youll recall that cnn and the New York Times first reported on this just over a week ago. So far the white house has not commented on the record to cnn. And evan, this is not a typical request. How did this start . Anderson, a u. S. Law enforcement official said this began with the fbi Deputy Director Andrew Mccabe and white house chief of staff Reince Priebus on the sidelines of a separate white house meeting on the day that these stories were published. A white house official says that mccabe actually told priebus that this New York Times story vastly overstated what the fbi knows about these russian contacts. Bu
Campaign between Donald Trumps associates and russians known to u. S. Intelligence. Pamela brown and evan perez broke this story along with jim sciutto, manu raju. Pamela and evan are out front. Let me start with you, pamela. What are you learning tonight . Cnn is told the fbi refused a request to knock down media reports about communications during the 2016 president ial campaign, between Donald Trumps associates and russians known to u. S. Intelligence. Multiple u. S. Officials telling cnn the white house sought the help of the bureaus and other agencies investigating the matter, to say the reports were wrong and there had been no contacts whatsoever. Youll recall cnn and the New York Times first reported that just over a week ago, the reports about these contacts that were made during the campaign. Erin, so far the white house has not commented. This was a very significant report. Evan, this is not a typical request. Its pretty stunning when you hear it on the face of it. How did it
Tucker her countless fans in the media including the one you saw interviewing her in the clip left this up and cheered her return to the scene. This is the most astonishing Hillary Clinton experience ive ever seen. It was. It was perhaps her at her most authentic. I think what jim comey did is to throw overboard a Justice Department procedure because of political reasons. His own internal politics, because of the hatred of Hillary Clinton within the fbi 20 of people voted because of racism. And i think after eight years of the black president there was no way this woman was going to win. Tucker they live in an irony free world, its not so surprising if youve been following it. Remember these New York Times headlines from the days right before the election . On the hillary side, heres one. Hillary clinton sees ugliness and joy in the races closing days. Big names how about this one . Donald trumps moments and missteps a look back, or black voters aghast at trump, find a place of food an
Tucker her countless fans in the media including the one you saw interviewing her in the clip left this up and cheered her return to the scene. This is the most astonishing Hillary Clinton experience ive ever seen. It was. It was perhaps her at her most authentic. I think what jim comey did is to throw overboard a Justice Department procedure because of political reasons. His own internal politics, because of the hatred of Hillary Clinton within the fbi 20 of people voted because of racism. And i think after eight years of the black president there was no way this woman was going to win. Tucker they live in an irony free world, its not so surprising if youve been following it. Remember these New York Times headlines from the days right before the election . On the hillary side, heres one. Hillary clinton sees ugliness and joy in the races closing days. Big names how about this one . Donald trumps moments and missteps a look back, or black voters aghast at trump, find a place of food an
Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. Absolutely explosive news out of washington tonight. One senator says it has plunged the country into, and i quote here, a fullfledged constitutional crisis. The president of the United States firing the man who was leading the investigation into possible collusion between the government of russia and his own president ial campaign. That man, of course, fbi director james comey, who just last month confirmed under oath in open hearing the fbi investigation into what the president has repeatedly dismissed as, quote, fake news. Speaking on the senate floor just a short time ago, senator dick durbin of illinois warned the investigation is now in jeopardy. The termination and removal of the james comeys director of the federal bureau of investigation raises the critical question as to whether the fbi investigation of russian interference in the last president ial campaign will continue and whether the investigation into any collusion or involveme