Join us. It is 7am in singapore and 7pm in washington, dc, where Donald Trumps sacking of the fbi director is mired in more confusion and controversy. With the trump has poured scorn on james controversy. With the trump has poured scorn onjames comey, calling him a showboat and grandstand. He has put pressure on the fbi chief, despite admitting his three conversations as to whether he was under investigation and said he claims he would have sacked james comey anyway, despite previously saying he acted on legal advice. This is what he told nbc. He is a showboat, a grandstand. The fbi has beenin showboat, a grandstand. The fbi has been in turmoil. Everybody knows that. You take a look at the fbi a year ago, it was in virtual Turmoil Less Tha N year ago, it was in virtual turmoil less than a year ago. It hasnt recovered from that. On monday you left with the Deputy Attorney general. Did you ask for a recommendation . What i did was i was going to fire james comey. My decision. You made th
Sacking of the fbi director is mired in yet more confusion and controversy. Mr trump has poured scorn Onjames Comey, calling him a showboat and a grandstander. Hes denied putting pressure on the fbi chief despite admitting to three conversations about whether he was under investigation. Hes also claimed he would have sacked mr comey anyway, having previously said he acted on legal advice. Heres what donald trump told nbc news. He isa he is a showboat and a grandstand. The fbi has been in turmoil, Everybody Knows that. You look at the fbi one year ago, it was in virtual turmoil, less than a year ago. It has not recovered from that. On monday you met with the Deputy Attorney general. Did you ask for a recommendation . What i did, i was going to fire comey. I had made the decision beforehand, i was going to fire comey. Mr trump has always maintained that james comey lost the confidence of his staff. But in another damaging move, the man whos taken over at the fbi has denied to senators th
Time in shenyang china where chinas most famous dissident, liu xiaobo whos dying of cancer, is the centre of a diplomatic row. Germany, whose doctors are treating mr liu, has accused the chinese of leaking pictures of him in hospital. And its called on beijing to show humanity. The chinese says its a matterfor them and no one should interfere in chinas affairs. Julia macfarlane reports. Hes the most famous dissidents in china, held since 2008 for cowriting a Document Calling for Sweeping Democratic reform in china. Liu xiaobo is now dying of cancer and the circumstances of his treatment are causing international concern. The German Embassy says the visit by a german doctor to treat him at a hospital was filmed and released to the media. Diplomats call that a breach trust, as you backed up by Angela Merkels speaks in. To . The tragic case of liu xiaobo is of great importance to the chancellor and she would hope for a sign of humanity for liu xiaobo and his family. In hong kong on monday
Time in shenyang china where chinas most famous dissident, liu xiaobo whos dying of cancer, is the centre of a diplomatic row. Germany, whose doctors are treating mr liu, has accused the chinese of leaking pictures of him in hospital. And its called on beijing to show humanity. The chinese says its a matterfor them and no one should interfere in chinas affairs. Julia macfarlane reports. Hes the most famous dissidents in china, held since 2008 for cowriting a Document Calling for Sweeping Democratic reform in china. Liu xiaobo is now dying of cancer and the circumstances of his treatment are causing international concern. The German Embassy says the visit by a german doctor to treat him at a hospital was filmed and released to the media. Diplomats call that a breach trust, as you backed up by Angela Merkels speaks in. To . The tragic case of liu xiaobo is of great importance to the chancellor and she would hope for a sign of humanity for liu xiaobo and his family. In hong kong on monday
Singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Thank you forjoining us. It is 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and seven in washington, dc, where the investigation into Donald Trumps links with russia has taken another extraordinary twist. Donald trump junior as revealed e mails showing he was eager to accept an offer from the russian government to help the campaign against Hillary Clinton. He wanted to incriminate her. His response, if it is what you say, i love it. That is at the very least an attempt to collude with a foreign power. Gavin hewitt has the details. Congratulations, dad, we love you donald trumer was at the heart of his fathers election campaign. Today, he embarked on a high risk strategy. Fearing more revelations about a meeting at trump tower with a russian lawyer in june of last year, he decided to disclose the e mails today between himself and the publicist who arranged the meeting. The e mails raised serious and disturbing questions. The four pages