note that senator cruz went too minutes over, so i don t want they re going to cut me off, and so i want to ask you some questions. no, mr. chairman, i don t have to sit in here and listen to his you re the one who testified without having a chance to respond. give me a break. let s get some more right now with cnn senior legal analyst preet bharara, a former u.s. attorney. do you believe as some of his fierce critics have suggested that the attorney general perjured himself in his characterization of his meetings and his contacts with russians? well, that s a very loaded question, wolf. and it s a legal conclusion that i ll leave for other people to decide. i m out of that business now. what s clear, two things are clear from the exchange you just showed. one is that senator al franken and the attorney general are not best friends. i don t think they like each other very much. that was more contentious than the ordinary contentiousness you
agree. congressman joaquin castro of texas, thanks very much for joining us. thank you, wolf. up next, more on the sometimes tense testimony by the attorney general, jeff sessions, as he faces rather sharp questions from senators about his meetings with russian officials during the presidential campaign. no, mr. chairman, i don t have to sit in here and listen to his you re the one who testified without having a chance to respond. give me a break. getting paid was tough. until she got quickbooks. now she sends invoices, sees when they ve been viewed and-ta-dah-paid twice as fast for free. visit quickbooks-dot-com.
breaking news tonight. the white house is defending president trump s condolence call to the widow of sargeened la david johnson. one of four american soldiers killed in an isis ambush in niger. the family and democratic congress woman fredricka johnson say mr. trump told johnson s wife, and i m quoting now, he knew what he signed up for, but i guess it still hurt. and the white house is confirming tonight that the president today sent a $25,000 personal check to the family of another fallen soldier, money that was reportedly promised months ago. the white house also says the president cannot support a bipartisan senate plan to restore obamacare subsidies for the poor that were cut by mr. trump, who initially indicated his backing of this latest compromise agreement. now the white house and the president are calling it a bailout for insurance companies and a top gop senator says without the president s support, the plan is stalled.