Movement. Good afternoon, welcome to the National Press club. The place where news happens. I am the 112 president of the National Press club and i am the investigation editor at the associated press. We have a terrific program ahead and we invite you to listen, watch and follow along on twitter at the npclive. In the audience today, there are members of the general public in addition to journalists. Any applause or reactions you hear are not necessarily from the working press. I would like to begin by introducing our head table, please hold your applause until all the head tables are introduced. Vall valerie jackson. A member of the National Journalism institute. Board of directors. Next is debbie. Adam eaton. A reporter at e e news. Next is Elizabeth Mcgowen a reporter at the energy news network. To my immediate right, a former npc president and the cochair that organized these events. We have amanda bennett, the director of voice of america and this years National Press club state h
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Motor company ceo alan mulaly. Hell keep his title of executive producer of Celebrity Apprentice when the new season of the show begins in january. Even as trump is facing criticism for some of his recent cabinet choices at labor and epa. Kristen welker is in michigan ahead of the rally tonight. These thank you rallies are his comfort zone, clearly. His cabinet choices are raising concerns even among republicans on capitol hill. In particular, epa and labor now. Reporter thats right. To take labor first, andy puzder raising eyebrows. He is the ceo of the Parent Company of carls jr. And hardees. Hes someone who is opposed to raising the federal minimum wage. Hes also someone who has expressed support for scaling back regulations and for more automati automation. You have democrats and some republicans expressing concern saying, hey, this person is actually antilabor. Hes not going to help the workers donald trump essentially campaigned saying he wants to help them raise their standard o
Mara lago and why she doesnt trust the russia probe. They gin with news on that front. Eight days since the fbi confirmed with the House Intelligence Committee its investigating possible links between russia and the president s campaign the work of that committee has been effectively halted. Its subsequent meetings cancelled, its scha its chairma nunes, concerns to the white house, all this amidst new Trump Company associates, their financial activities and ties to russian olegarks, ones Paul Manafort who offered to be interviewed by the committee. In a bank in cypress, investigated the accounts associated with his former chairman for possible money laundering. Thats according to two banking sources with direct knowledge of his businesses. Manafor the was associated with at least 15 bank accounts, Ten Companies in cypress, dating back to 2007, sources said. At least once was used to receive millions from a billionaire putin allie according to court documents. The accounts have since be
Manafort who offered to be interviewed by the committee. In a bank in cypress, investigated the accounts associated with his former chairman for possible money laundering. Thats according to two banking sources with direct knowledge of his businesses. Manafor the was associated with at least 15 bank accounts, Ten Companies in cypress, dating back to 2007, sources said. At least once was used to receive millions from a billionaire putin allie according to court documents. The accounts have since been closed a. Spokesman said they were all used for legitimate purposes, meanwhile, its been just over a week since, of course, fbi director james comeys historic revelation. I have been authorized by the department of justice to confirm that the fbi, as part of our counterintelligence mission, is investigating the russian government efforts to interfere in the 2016 president ial election. And that includes investigating the nature of any links between individuals associated with the Trump Camp