Thanks at home for joining us this hour. Very happy to have you here with us this tuesday. President trump was sworn in on january 20th. By january 31st, a week and a half later, he was announcing his first nomination for a justice on the Supreme Court. He didnt even make it two weeks into being president. That neil Gorsuch Nomination came so quick will after trump was inaugurated because that Supreme Court choice was essentially gifted to the new president as a spoil of the 2016 election. As a bonus prize that he won along with the presidency. After Justice Scalia unexpectedly died in february 2016, the republican leader of the senate, Mitch Mcconnell announced the same day, he said this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president. For the entire duration of 2016, the republican led senate refused to even think about president obamas nominee. They didnt hold meetings with merrick garland, they didnt have a hoet. It was vacant for over a year so President Trump could nom
Very unfair, he writes. Our allies appear to be bracing for this fight. The Washington Post reporting leaders converged on brussels, fearful of what the combative u. S. President might say or do to rupture the liberal world order, with some european diplomats privately predicting calamity. There are fears mounting on the fears of war of words. Take a look. I have nato, i have the uk, which has been somewhat turmoil, and i have putin. Frankly, putin may be the easiest one of all. Would you say vladamir putin is a friend or foe . I really cant say right now. As far as im concerned, a competitor. I think that getting along with russia, getting along with china, getting along with others is a good thing, not a bad thing. I said that many times for many years. Maybe the president cannot say whether putin is a friend or a foe, but his intelligence agencies can. And they have. Four concluding with high confidence that russia attacked the 2016 elections in order to elect donald trump. Just las
Special master to render decisions regarding privilege issues related to materials seized in execution of certain search warrants executed on april 9, 2018, hence described in this document as seized materials. This report is submitted to provide the court and the boirts an update of the special masters progress. That you are soon to the courts order, june 26, 2018, the plaintiff and intervenors have submitted designations for items in their poe session with the xegs of 22,633 items currently being reviewed by the Trump Organization. That review must be completed on or before july 5th. Which is thursday. Quote, once the Trump Organization submits its designations, any remaining items not designated privileged, partially privileged or highly personal will be promptly released to the government. And then theres this. Quote, a release of 1,310,365 items that were not designated privileged, partially privileged or highly personal by the plaintiff or an intervenor was made to the government
Scalia died, he said this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president. That was in february of 2016. For the entire duration of 2016, the republican led senate refused to even think about president obamas nominee. They didnt hold meetings with merrick garland, they didnt hearings, let alone a vote. Republicans holding the seat vacate for over a year so President Trump could nominate a justice instead of president obama nominating one. Thats the remarkable and unprecedented way that donald trump got his first nomination for the United States Supreme Court. Well, now we have started the Battle Royale over President Trumps second nominee for the court. Just like the first one, the Gorsuch Nomination came with that unprecedented twist because republicans held open that seat so the democratic president couldnt advance a nominee, now with the second nomination, theres ans a historical unprecedented twist, too. Why did the president stick with kavanaugh . Because hes worried. T
Sow discord. And exchanges of fire. North korea accuses u. S. Government agencies of sabotaging kim jonguns deal with President Trump and warns that new sanctions may spark a new war of words between the two countries. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. Breaking news this hour. A stinging rebuke of President Trump and Congressional Republicans from the former fbi director, james comey. He says the president is, quote, lying about the fbi and undermining the rule of law, and that gop lawmakers are enabling him. Ill talk about that and more with congressman David Cicilline of the judiciary committee. And our correspondents, analysts and specialists are also standing by. First, lets go to our senior congressional correspondent, manu raju. Manu, comeys remarks followed his second closeddoor appearance in recent days before the house judiciary and oversight committees. What is his message tonight . Yeah, he came out of the closeddoor meeting, blasting t