Why did the white house rush to congratulate him . Im wolf blitzer and youre in the situation room. The white house says President Trump views Rudy Giuliani as added value to his legal team. Despite giulianis stunning blunders in a round of news media appearances and hints the president could ignore a possible special counsel subpoena or even plead the fifth amendment. Ill speak with congressman Joaquin Castro of the intelligence and Foreign Affairs committee. And or correspondents are standing by. Right to our chief White House Correspondent jim acosta. Rudy giuliani keeps creating problems for the white house. Reporter that is right. Last week the president said Rudy Giuliani couldnt get his facts straight. So today the white house said he adds value to the president s legal team. The white house of course shied away from questions about the president s legal troubles and the Stormy Daniels case and the russia investigation as we saw earlier today. Aides to the president have gotten
To court where its confirmed that he recorded conversations. Stormy daniels lawyer says some of those recordings concern his client and claims President Trump could also be caught on tape. And back from the dead. A wellknown critic of russias president putin turns up alive and well after he was reportedly the victim of a bloody murder. Was that meant to foil a real plot on his life . Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. President trumps attorney Rudy Giuliani puts new pressure on the special counsel saying just now that if Robert Mueller doesnt wrap up his investigation by the end of the summer, hell basically be meddling in the fall midterm elections. A speaker woman of the Homeland Security committee, and our correspondents and specialists are standing by with more coverage. Lets get to our chief White House Correspondent jim acosta. Rudy giuliani just came out, seemed to put the squeeze on the special counsel, Robert Mueller. Tell our viewers what Rudy Giuliani is now sayin