President pressured the ukrainian president pressured his political rival, joe biden. Heres the president on sunday. The conversation i had, was largely congratulatory. The corruption taking place. Was largely the fact that we dont want our people, like Vice President biden and his son, creating to the prupgs already in the ukraine. Reporter this is not going anywhere. Well see the National Director on this complaint. Democrats are ramping up their rhetoric as it relates to this, including the House Speaker nancy pelosi, that said in a letter on sunday, if the administration persists in blocking this whistleblower from d disclosing to congress, a breach of constitutional duties by the president , they will be entering a grave new chapter of lawlessness, that will take on a new stage of investigation. Dave and christine, back to you. Thank you. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and adam schiff, spent the weekend closely coordinating the democratic response. Schiff, like pelosi, has been e relu
Cnn earlier these strikes likely originated in iran or iraq. As we get brandnew images that has affected 5 of the noble oil supply. Cnns jeremy dimon is live at the white house. Tonight we are seeing the president really trying to calm nerves. Yes, absolutely. This is the most serious statement weve seen from the president so far on these attacks on Saudi Oil Facilities that took place yesterday. The president suggesting the United States is locked and loaded, which suggests some sort of potential military response once the United States has identified with certainty who was responsible for this attack on Saudi Oil Facilities. Now, the president is not in this tweet naming a specific culprit as he calls it in this tweet. But what we do know is u. S. Officials other than the president have begun to do so. The secretary of state mike pompeo just yesterday directly blamed iran for this attack on Saudi Oil Facilities and today i spoke with a Senior Administration official who says this att
All right. Top of the hour, good morning, everyone, im poppy harlow and its a busy morning. Im jim scuitto to, can you p up . Last month President Trump announced his new pick for National Security adviser. Hes robert c. Obrien, he will take the spot vacated by Robert Bolton last week. The otherright. It seems to be the response in the administration at least right now to the increasing likelihood iran was behind the recent attacks to saudi arabia. Minutes from now, the Saudi Ministry of defense says they will present hard evidence, material evidence in their words, that they say iran was behind this coordinated strikes on the saudi oil fields. We will of course monitor this and bring those developments to you this hour. Lets talk about the new National Security adviser. Boris sanchez joins us now. What do we know about the former Hostage Negotiator robert c. Obrien. Reporter good morning, Robert Obrien the new National Security adviser, President Trump announcing this on twitter a few
Allout war despite saying that killing Qasem Soleimani was meant to prevent a war. He was plotting attacks against american, but now weve ensured that his atrocities have been stopped for good. They are stopped for good. I dont know if you know what was happening, but he was planning a very major attack and we got him. Also tonight, people close to president Trumps National security briefing say some officials were taken aback that the air strike target in baghdad thursday was general Qasem Soleimani. One official says some of the president s aides expected the target would be a less riskier one. Cnns jeremy dimon is near the president s maralago resort in south florida, and jeremy, lets begin with you. These new tweets from the president , an unmistakable and strong message to iran tonight. Reporter it certainly is, bianna. These are striking words particularly when you contrast them with the rhetoric that weve heard from the president when hes reading from the teleprompter and the wo
Erin burnett. Rudy giuliani was trying to line his pockets with half a Million Dollars from ukraine while digging up dirt on joe biden. Giuliani was in talks to represent government officials including the same prosecutor he was working with to get information on biden and his son. Giuliani claims he ultimately backed out of his deal because of his ties to trump and moments ago tweeted i did not pursue a Business Opportunity in ukraine, but this comes as trump for the first time distances himself from his personal attorney. I knew he was going to go to ukraine, and i think he canceled the trip, but rudy has other clients other than me. You didnt direct him to go there on your behalf . No, but no. Not exactly a warm embrace there. Trump says he didnt direct giuliani, but that explanation doesnt add up, look at trumps own words. Mr. Giuliani was a highly respected man, the mayor of new york city, a great mayor and i ask him to call you along with the attorney general. Rudy very much know