Sean spicer gives combative press briefing. Berating reporters and refusing to admit trump was wrong. And Flynn National security adviser who was fired, going to talk about that. First jim acosta, jim sciutto, kirsten powers, niamalika henderson, andre bauer and jack kingston. Jen psaki had to go. She had other obligations. Thank her for the last hour and continue on. Jim bring us up to date. You were at heated White House Press briefing today trying to get answers as to why President Trump refuses to back down from unproven claims he wiretapped by former president. Listen to this. Get you to talk about it. Youre refusing the question, whether or not the president Still Believes what i just said it to jonathan. You have senate and house intelligence committee, both leaders from both parties on both panels saying they dont see any evidence of wiretapping, how can the president go on thats not. Mischaracterizing what chairman nunez said, he said i think its possible, follow up on it. You
In fact, the whole House Intelligence Committee seems to have ceased to function entirely even beyond doing that investigation. Theyre apparently no longer meeting as a committee to do business other than the trumprussia investigation. They apparently stopped all together. It appears like the investigation itself is done. Now, i will tell you, congressman schiff disagrees with that assessment. He disagrees with that common wisdom. He is, as i mentioned, the top democrat on that committee. He is in a position to know what theyre doing. But honestly, it is starting to feel like the Trump White House has effectively shut down that part of the investigation into what happened between them, the Trump Campaign and russia last year, while russia was mounting its attack on the United States. Its obviously a big political risk. Potentially even a big legal risk for the white house to sabotage or undermine an official congressional investigation into the white house. The fact they were willing a
Reporter President Trump changing the messages again saying now it was his decision to fire james comey not the recommendation of the top two Justice Department officials. He made a recommendation. Regardless of recommend men indication, i was going to fire comey. Knowing there was no better time. Reporter contradicting days of statements from the white house. He provided strong leadership to act on the recommendation of the Deputy Attorney general. The president took the advice of the Deputy Attorney general. Reporter the president personally castigating comey. Look. Hes a showboat. Hes a grandstander. The fbi has been in turmoil. Reporter for the first time, admitting the fbi investigation into possible collusion with the campaign and russia was on his mind. When i decided to do it, i said to myself, i said, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made up story. An excuse by the democrats for having lost the election that they should have won. Reporter a source close t
Jongun regime to four. What is kims end game . We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. Breaking news tonight, revelations that the Trump White House received multiple warnings about former National Security adviser Michael Flynn who was fired by President Trump for giving misleading information about his contacts with russia. Former acting attorney general sally yates speaking publicly about flynn for the first time told the Senate Judiciary subcommittee she told white house officials that flynn was vulnerable to being blackmailed by the russians. If a few minutes ill talk to key senators asking questions in that hearing. Also tonight, white house is now confirming that just days after the election, president obama personally warned president elect trump against hiring flynn who was fired as head of the Defense Intelligence agency back in 2014. We are also following right now, new
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