A recap of the days news. Firing. He was there shoaleder to shoulder he Doesnt Know What Mueller knows. It seems implausible to me that he doesnt provide factual material thats illuminating about the president s state of mind. So i think raeurlts little bit over confident to be saying that at this point. But the real question is why would trumps lawyers not debrief mcgahn . The white House Counsel has given 30 hours of interviews. Much of which the Trump Legal Team is in the dark with. Its like a book on tape, isnt it . Thats a lot of testimony. The white house got nothing out of this in return for letting all of these people submit to interviews. You would have thought that they would have at least negotiated, been able to debrief everyone. Strategy . Lets go back to the question of whether or not he incriminated the president. The president seems not to understand that mcgahn is not his personal lawyer. So you think about the kinds of things that might have been toads mcgahn under th
The first time today that his fixer Michael Cohen represents him in what he calls the crazy Stormy Daniels deal. He also says cohen only handled a tiny fraction of his legal work. Stormy daniels attorney, Michael Avenatti, is here. We also got the latest in the stunning verdict today in the case of bill cosby. Found guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault. One of cosby many other accusers is here along with attorney gloria alred. The day started early for a lot of people including you, the president and me because i got up and watched it. I couldnt believe it was happening. This is the president on fox and friends. Watch. How much of your legal work wuss handled by Michael Cohen . Well, a percentage of my overall legal work a tiny, tiny little fraction. But michael would represent me and represent me on some things. He represents me like with this crazy Stormy Daniels deal, he represented me. And, you know, from what i see he did absolutely nothing wrong. There were no Ca
White house that hasnt exactly been transparent when it comes to health issues. Our very own dr. Sanjay gupta is going to join us with more on that in just a moment. That is a white house attempt to turn the page on the furor over that vicious joke at the expense of senator john mccain. Trying to turn the whole thing into a story about leaks. If you dont if you arent able in internal meetings to speak your mind or convey thoughts or say anything that you feel without feeling like your colleagues will betray you, that creates a difficult work environment. Anybody who works anywhere can recognize that. Is there any environment conveying that thought would be viewed as appropriate . Again, im not going to address it any further. The president himself tweeting, quote, leakers and traitors and cowards and we will find out who they are. Kellyanne conway telling fox news this tonight. And i will tell you Something Else thats gone on in this white house, but not as badly as it was at the begin
Correct his actions at the justice department. But it also says comey was not politically motivated. The white house dismissing that dawnclusi conclusion and pointing out the political bias President Trump has been talking about. The current director of the fbi saying he is disappointed by the report and hinting that some heads may roll. A lot to discuss this hour. I want to bring in cnn legal analyst laura coates, a former federal prosecutor, jack quin, and nelson cunningham, also a fo former white House Counsel under bill clinton. Good evening. I appreciate all of you being on. Laura, were hearing the first action from President Trumps legal team. His attorney, Rudy Giuliani, was on fox news tonight and hes reacting to the report with a few interesting demands. Mueller should suspend his investigation, and he should go see Rod Rosenstein who created him and the Deputy Attorney general and attorney general sessions who should now step up big time to save his department should suspend
Has a chance to fill his Second Supreme Court vacancy with someone much more conservative, changing the direction of the court much faster than his recent predecessors. This is president who is rewriting the rules of our political system. He offended the campaign as a candidate, and now as president he has the power to reshape a divided america. A lot to discuss. I want to bring in now cnn political analyst april ryan, cnn president ial historian douglas brinkly, and jack quin who was white House Counsel to president clinton. President trump is elated about kennedys retirement. Look at this. Justice Anthony Kennedy, a very special guy. Also, Just Announced a little while ago his retirement from the United States Supreme Court. Great man. And im very honored that he chose to do it during my term in office because he felt confident in me to make the right choice and carry on his great legacy. Thats why he did it. So, april, he gets it. He understands the significance and power he has her