It is 10 00 a. M. In the east. Im jim sciutto. Poppy is off today. And the hour has arrived for president trumps former white house counsel, don mcgahn, to give the House Judiciary Committee potential evidence that the president obstructed justice. If he complies, house dems will get a look at notes and files related to several key episodes in the Mueller Report. If he does not, it will set up yet another constitutional showdown that could lead to another contempt of congress vote. The first is set for tomorrow against the attorney general himself for refusing to turn over the Mueller Report without redactions, along with the underlying evidence. Staff for both sides will meet one last time some time today in search of a possible compromise. All of this brings me to Cnns Phil Mattingly on capitol hill. So how does it look for barr avoiding a contempt vote tomorrow . Is there any chance that these negotiations get somewhere . Look, its a heavy lift. And i think when you listen to what b
The fbi . I think maybe you do both. I think you might want to listen. Theres nothing wrong with listening. If somebody called, a fellow country, norway, we have information on your opponent, oh, i think id want to hear it. You want that kind of interference in our elections . Its an interference. I think id talk it. To senator Lindsey Graham commenting on this. Have a listen. Giving you anything of value whether it be money or information on your opponent, the right answer is no. And ive been consistent about that. I think Christopher Wrays statement is the correct statement. Im hoping some of my democratic colleagues will take more seriously the fact that Christopher Steele was a Foreign Agent paid for by the Democratic Party to gather dirt on trump, document unverified use today to get a warrant. Thats why im so upset about that. Foreign influence in our elections is growing, not lessening. We dont want to send a signal to encourage it. So thats why i think looking at the fisa proce