Campaigning is different from governing. I think he recognizes that. I think hes sincere in wanting to be a successful president , and moving this country forward and i dont think any president ever comes in saying to himself, i want to figure out how to make people angry or alienate half the country. President obama also talked about the impression he got of donald trump in that 90 minute first ever meeting between the two men in the white house. I dont think he is ideological. I think ultimately, hes pragmatic in that way, and that can serve him well as long as hes got good people around him and he has a clear sense of direction. President obama passing on a chance to speak out about controversial trump appointee steve bannon. The former head of Breitbart News, an outlet that pedaled antisemitic, racist views. Now, were going to have more on that in a moment. I want to begin with athena jones outfront at the white house, athena, the president walking a fine line today in the White Ho
People he met with. Mueller is asking about meetings that Jared Kushner met with during the transition. Kushner says he never mixes his government work with his family business. Reports that the president is, quote, unglued right now, and it adds to all the other recent reports, you see them there about kushners tricky, problematic business deals and overwhelming debt. This is a lot of attention on a man who claims he doesnt seek the spotlight. I have not sought the spotlight, first in business, and now in public service, i have always focused on setting an achieving goals and i have left it to others to work on media and public perception. Thats not true, youre listening to someone there who literally bought who also retained his own publicist at the white house, that person recently left and i have more on that later. Its also interesting because you have an unpaid family advisor who then has his own publicist, so youre paying for that. And more broadly, kushner has brought on Media
Unannounced meeting dramatic. At that moment, the Justice Department was in the middle of this ugly fight with House Republicans, a group lead by this guy, dev in noneas. He was a member of the trump attempt he has been leading the most aggressive efforts in congress to try to under cut the Mueller Investigation. To try to create alternative scandals that white house likes better. For months, nunez has issued subpoenas to the Justice Department, demanding they turn over documents relating to the ongoing Russian Investigation. The Justice Department pushing back, turning over that information would jeopardize an active Counter Intelligence investigation. Undeterred, last month, House Republicans deegan moving to hold rosenstein and ray in contempt of congress. On january 3, when they showed up at paul ryans office, they were there to ask for House Speaker paul ryans help. They were hoping that paul ryan would get nunez to back off. They didnt get paul ryans help. Instead, nunez announce
Fight with a group of House Republicans. A group led by this guy, devin nunes, a republican and chair of the house intelligence committ e committee. Because of that, he technically recused himself, hes been leading the most aggressive efforts in congress to try and under cut the Mueller Investigation. And to try to create alternative scandals that the white house likes better. For months, nunes has been issuing subpoenas that to the Justice Department demanding they turnover documents. For months, the Justice Department has been pushing back telling kn telling nunes turning over that information would jeopardize an investigation. Undetoured, last month House Republicans began moving to hold rosenstein and wray in contempt of congress. And so on january 3rd when rosenstein and wray showed up, they were there to ask for paul ryans help. They were hoping paul ryan would get devin nunes to back off. They did not get paul ryans help. Speaker ryan sited with nunes and when they emerged from