Angered President Trump, because he has attacked him publicly. And now, the attorney general says that he has the legal right to interfere in the attorney gener generals justice cases. So our analysts are standing by to discuss. First, i want to bring in evan perez. And evan, two major developments from the Justice Department tonight, and tell us what you are learning. One of them, brianna is this fact that the Justice Department is now doing a review of this case against Michael Flynn. You remember that Michael Flynn has pleaded guilty in 2017, and he has been awaiting sentencing since then, and more recently in recent months he fired his lawyers and changed the legal team, and waging a campaign arguing that he actually never lied to the fbi. That is what he pleaded guilty to. He says that essentially he was the victim of prosecutors of the fbi who were out to get him, and out to get President Trump. This is a case that is sort of garnering some sympathy from the president , and some
By fighting in the grit of winter. Live from cnn headquarters in atlanta, welcome to viewers around the United States and around the world. Im natalie allen. This is cnn newsroom. Thank you, again for joining us, 5 00 a. M. Here in atlanta. And we begin with u. S. Attorney general william barr facing harsh scrutiny over his motivations and President Trump making a stunning statement about his executive power. Before heading to florida for the weekend, President Trump tweeted he had the legal right to intervene in criminal cases but hasnt yet. That comes as we get word the attorney general has ordered the reexamination of several highprofile cases with close ties to the president. Cnns Boris Sanchez has more on President Trump and his allies based on justice or politics. Reporter fresh off the denial he can be influenced by the president , attorney general william barr facing new scrutiny today, after sources say he secretly ordered a reexamination of Michael Flynns case, seeking no jai
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