there s also an art to how do you it s been interesting over the last 48 hours to watch republicans walk this line in the senate on the issue, i think they wish they could support the president on the wall and oppose the president on tariffs. here is rod portman. i support what he s doing in ter terms of border security. i support the need for com comprehensive border security, this isn t the right path. chuck grassley. i support nearly every one of his immigration policies but this isn t one of them. a blanket tax increase on everything americans purchase from mexico is the wrong remedy. is that smart politics by these republicans or does that send a message to trump that he can roll them? i think republicans are eagerly hoping this will go away
our norms and our institutions is occurring. speaking of institutions, when asked about the special counsel s cautionary statement this week that all americans should be concerned by russia s attack on the 2016 election, barr told cbs that he recently spoke with the director of the fbi to put together a high-level working group to prepare for the election in 2020, an effort one might expect was already underway with the first primary already eight months away, wolf. not too long away. starting very soon, as well. thanks very much for that, laura jarrett. joining me now, steve cohn of tennessee. he s a member of the judiciary committee. congressman, thanks so much for joining us. you just heard john dowd, the president s lead lawyer at that time, you heard what his reaction is. do you view this voice mail, and we got the transcript of it now, as possibly an effort to obstruct the russia investigation? indeed, i do, wolf. and i think there have been so
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american consumer will pay for this is not true. these countries are paying for it. reporter: but that s not quite true, big u.s. retailers, brand names are warning prices will go up for shoppers. the white house rejecting complaints from fellow republicans, many free traders, who complain they were surprised by the tariffs. the president didn t blind side his own party. if republicans weren t aware, then they haven t been paying attention. reporter: a growing number of gop senators are raising concerns, with charles grassley saying i support nearly every one of president trump s immigration policies but this is not one of them. pennsylvania s pat toomey added a blanket tax increase on everything americans purchase from mexico is the wrong remedy. the white house revealed on a conference call it hasn t quite worked out what mexico will have to do in order to have the tariffs removed. we did not set a specific percentage, a specific number. it is a very fluid situation. report
which you re referring, we re doing our best to check it out. we re monitoring the situation and continuing to stay focused on our ultimate goal which is denuclearization. reporter: cnn cannot independently verify the south korean newspaper story, and south korean media reports of north korean executions have sometimes been inaccurate. but a senior diplomatic source with knowledge of the situation tells cnn that he and another top north korean negotiator have certainly disappeared. the point man were the trump team, seen here, hand delivering letters from kim jong-un to the president has been sent off to do forced labor. that same south korean newspaper says. diplomats in north korea are weak, vulnerable in the best of times, and have a bad habit of going back to leadership and overselling what they accomplished with the americans to try to improve their position. it is possible that happened this time. reporter: analysts say kim jong-un could be carrying out a purge to counter