Sources telling cnn the action is likely to happen in the next day or two, raising the question whether putin will retaliate. Cnn learned exclusively that several Russian Oligarchs have been stopped and questioned by muellers team in a twist that sounds like it comes out of a spy thriller at least one had his Electronic Devices searched whether his private jet landed in new york. Apparently an effort to ensure he couldnt wipe his phone before investigators got to look at it. Sources are telling cnn that mueller wants to find out whether those russians illegally funneled cash into Donald Trumps campaign. That is more evidence that theyre digging deep in the potential flow of russia into the 2016 election. You know what they say, follow the money. Were learning for tonight about President Trumps suddenly announced plan to send National Guard troops to the border. The president signing the memorandum just tonight after his own Administration Spent the day ducking questions about how many
But Officials Say even that may not deter this president. Sources have said the president and his aides have discussed firing rosenstein for months. Colleagues have warned him it would be a disaster. I want to bring in now cnn Political Correspondent sara murray. Thanks for joining us. Fill us in on what more youre learning. Our team is learning once again the president is considering firing the Deputy Attorney general. We know hes long been unhappy with many of the top officials at the Justice Department as well as the ongoing russia probes. But theres a new urgency in this after we saw the raids on the president s long time lawyer Michael Cohen. He has a strong case to make if he does go forward to dismiss rosenstein. They believe rosenstein crossed a line in what he should or should not pursue and what theyre allowed to pursue. There are certainly people in the president s ear saying absolutely do not do this, it will cause a crisis. But there are other people saying, look, if youre
No. Tonight the first personal through ever plead the fifth to invoke his silence in court is now basically taking that same strategy to the streets. Where he has virtually no comment. His documents is inaccurate. But the cohentrump camp is not offering much proof for that little rebuttal there of quote inaccuracy. In tonights news, hes raising profound questions about, yes, potential evidence of russian collusion. The russian billion fair behind the firm that secretly funded cohen publicly claims he was not involved in the payments to cohen. Is that what he told bob mueller . Muellers attorneys questioned him earlier this year. Cohen also facing heat for over 4 million of payments from these other companies, as i mentioned, theyre explaining them, not denying them. What were they paying Michael Cohen for . He didnt represent them in court. He doesnt say he registered as a lobbyist for them. Today one of the companies, trying to get ahead of the scandal says it was cohen who reached ou
Why paul ryan will not seek reelection and what happens to the president and his party from here . All that coming up. Lets start with President Donald Trump lashing out bitterly over russia, the investigation, and the country. On one hand, the president seemed to hit the Tipping Point with the Justice Department and the russia investigation. And could be on the cusp of firing any or all of the following, the special Counsel Robert Mueller, the attorney general jeff sessions, and his deputy Rod Rosenstein. But on the other hand, the president is launching threats directly at russia over syria, saying the missiles are coming. His tweet get ready, russia, because they will be coming, nice and new, and smart. Lets go to our white house reporter. The president taking these swipes at the russia investigation, the democrats, russia on twitter today. All of this unfolding. What are you hearing today, right now about the president . What is he thinking . Reporter despite the president saying i
Word, nice. They also said the president went so far as to say the White House Counsel Don Mcgahn should deny trump asked him to fire mueller. The scandal about President Trump and the porn star. Stormy daniels attorney claims she was threatened today by Michael Cohen, trumps longtime attorney, in an attempt to keep her quiet. Which makes you wonder what else she might know here. Thats after the white house tried again and again today to dance around the questions about this tawdry mess, and whether the president knew about the 130,000 check his lawyer wrote. Sarah sanders defaulting to whats becoming the favorite response of this white house. Quote, not that im aware of. Sarah, you said repeatedly weve addressed our feelings on that situation in regards to the Stormy Daniels incident. Specifically, did the president approve of the payment that was made in october of 2016 by his longtime lawyer and adviser, Michael Cohen . The president has addressed these directly and made very well c