Shelved in the summer of 2016 when he later admitted it went through november 2016. This is what Rudy Giuliani said yesterday. Did donald trump know that Michael Cohen was pursuing the trump tower in moscow into the summer of 2016 . According to the answer that he gave, it would have covered all the way up to november of 2016. Said he had conversations with him about it. So there, brooke, he says through november of 2016, potentially. Hes referencing those written answers that the president and his legal team submitted to the special counsel, Robert Mueller. And hes not pinning himself down to a timeline, essentially giving himself this broad area to work with, saying they could have gone on through november 2016. Somebody watching at home might say why does it matter if the conversations were happening in january, july or november, but it would be incredibly significant if the president s attorney was still pursuing a deal, real estate deal in moscow throughout june 2016 and keeping t
Yes you have. I have not. I said the president of the United States. There is not a single bit of evidence the president of the United States committed the only crime he can commit here, conspiring with the russians to hack the dnc. That appears to be the president s personal attorney trying to move the goal post and trying to move them once again when it comes to the russia investigation. Let us remember where team trump started way back when when it came to russia, communication and collusion. November 2016 spokes woman for the Campaign Said this. Quote if never happened. There was no communication between the campaign and any foreign entity during the campaign. Then by july 2017 they were forced to acknowledge communication with russians quite a bit as we now know now but said there is noclusion. Remember this famous moment. This is to help all the people at home. What is the conclusion . Collusion, we dont have that yet. Then it became collusion isnt a crime come july 2018. I have
Behind that podium, Rod Rosenstein, his deputy, ed ocallaghan, the sail individsa that referred the cases to sdny, mr. Ocallahan, veteran of sdny, perfectly aware of their capabilities there. Its important as you go through this to remember some redactions are for ongoing matters that now sit at sdny. When you look at this conclusion that they could not indict, they could not charge, you think of some of the reporting around the cohen sentencing, around s. O. L. , institute of limitations and remember that federal prosecutors have looked at things like statute of limitations. Where theres clear criminality, reasons for not charging it and not bringing those cases are around a president s inability to be indicted and president s inability to defend themselves from allegations of criminality. You think about all the investigative threads that were off ramped to sdny. You think about all of the exposure the president has around the inaugural committee, around the hush money conspiracy, wh
Melissa bell, cnn, paris. All right. Our thanks to melissa bell. We have a quick programing note. There are two new shows that premiere next sunday. Van joness the redemption project at 9 00 p. M. And then the new season of unite shades of america with w kamal bell. Thats at 10 00 p. M. Eastern. You are live in the cnn newsroom. Im Alex Marquardt in for ana cabrera in new york on this easter sunday. We have breaking news overseas right now. More than 200 people dead, hundreds more are wounded. There were eight explosions in churches and hotels, all packed with innocent people. [ siren ] those scenes in sri lanka on easter sunday, there have been no known claim of responsibility from a terror group for those attacks. Several americans are reportedly among those more than 200 dead and hundreds wounded. Authorities say that the first six explosions, remember, there were eight, went off in quick succession, quickly plunging the country into chaos. Police and Emergency Responders scrambling
It is 2 00 p. M. In washington where the president says he does not want another shutdown. Hes not quite ready to commit of the bipartisan border deal either. Well, we have not gotten it yet, well be getting it and looking for land mines, we have a lot of things happening right now. We are building a lot of walls with money that we already have. I dont want to see a shutdown. Just yesterday donald trump told reporters he was unhappy with the legislation which includes 1. 375 billion for 55 miles of fencing, not concrete wall thats far below the 5. 7 billion and the 234 miles of steel wall that he wanted. And it is that ambiguity from the top of the party prompting republicans on the hill to be non committal as well. Do you have assurances from the president that hell sign the Border Security . Well, i dont think the president should anything until he reads the bill. Thats why you have not heard from me until i see the language and until i know whats inside it. But, you do intend to vot