I think that everything mara again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Said makes is right. And i think its not just the day 1,119 of this trump administration. Right thing for him to do but its a political necessity. That leaves 265 days to go until among africanamerican voters in this country there is no more the 2020 president ial election. Pragmatic and more hardheaded it has been exactly one week since the u. S. Senate voted not guilty. Cleareyed and sophisticated voting constituency in addition to being the most important to after warnings of a retribution winning the democratic nomination. Campaign by the president the they are focused in a laserlike president seems to be in the middle of a campaign of retribution. Way on beating donald trump, who they regard as an existential it started with the removal of threat to their way of life. Theyre willing to forgive a lot Lieutenant Colonel vindman and of sins if they think you are vindmans twin brother and the the perso
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
Trump once agreed on that bloomberg hour gets under way this wednesday night. Well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Day 1,119 of this Trump Administration. That leaves 265 days to go until the 2020 president ial election. It has been exactly one week since the u. S. Senate voted not guilty. After warnings of a Retribution Campaign by the president , the president seems to be in the middle of a campaign of retribution. It started with the removal of Lieutenant Colonel vindman and vindmans twin brother and the ambassador to the eu, gordon sondland. Then, when the Justice Department announced their intention to pursue a prison sentence of seven to nine years for trumps friend of 30 years, roger stone, in keeping with federal sentencing guidelines, trump put this out to his 72 million and change twitter followers a horrible and very unfair situation and a miscarriage of justice. The withdraw themselves in protest. The president said with a straight
Vermont senator that the government is trying to assist his campaign. That briefing with sanders said to have taken place last month. Sanders revealed that to reporters tonight. Watch here. Let me tell mr. Putin, the American People whether youre republicans, democrats, and independents are sick and tired of seeing russia and other countries interfering in our elections. The Intelligence Community has been very clear about it whether trump recognizes it or not or acknowledges it or not they did interfere in 2016. The Intelligence Community is telling us they are interfering in this campaign right now in 2020, and what i say to mr. Putin, if elected president , trust me, you are not going to be interfering in american elections. Evan perez is out front live in washington for us tonight. Evan, what more are you learning about the briefing for sanders . The russians never stopped doing some of this activity, kate. It turns out that the fbi and the Intelligence Community has been watching
Director, the Justice Department announcing today it is dropping its criminal investigation of him without bringing charges. Mccabe was under scrutiny for two years over a leak to a reporter. And sources telling cnn that President Trump was angry about the dojs decision. Mccabe has been one of his top targets, remember he launched the investigation. Into russias interference in the 2016 election. And i spoke with Andrew Mccabe shortly before we came on the air tonight. Heres the interview. Good to be here. How did you get the news . You know, i was im down at southwestern virginia at a swim meet for one of my one of my kids. And i got an email from my attorney who said that they had out of the blue been contacted by the district, the d. C. U. S. Attorneys office who told them they needed to get on a phone call in the next 30 minutes. So they let me know. And not expecting that sort of contact we all immediately thought the worst. So my wife and i left the swim meet and went out to the