This as Top Senate Investigators now want donald trump jr. To testify under oath possibly as soon as next week. They want to know more about his meeting with the russian lawyer last year that he went into expecting dirt on hillary clinton. He was told coming from the kremlin. Tonight President Trump is fuelling new questions about what he knew and when he knew it. Speaking to reporters while flying to paris, he seemed to contradict his own public statements that he learned about the meeting only within the last few days. Saying quote maybe it was mentioned at some point. Another key question. Did donald trump jr. Speak on the phone with a pivotal figure behind the meeting . A very well connected pop star. Were going to talk to his attorney live this hour. Were covering all the developments with our team of correspondents and analysts. And the potential crisis for white house aids. Were joined by evan perez. How did the white house aids get dragged into all of this . This begins in june
Intelligence says he was in the meeting that included the president s son, his soninlaw Jared Kushner, and former Trump Campaign chairman Paul Manafort. The lobbyist reportedly says the russian lawyer brought documents related to the Democratic National committee. These new revelations are only adding to the suspicion surrounding the meeting in the midst of the president ial campaign. It was arranged with a promise that the trump camp would get dirt on Hillary Clinton from moscow. Information trump junior says he never got. The top democrat on the House Intelligence Committee calls the new details deeply disturbing. Tonight, top Trump White House aides are at risk of being dragged into the special counsel investigation for their roles in crafting the administrations incomplete and changing explanation of the meeting. This hour ill get reaction from a democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, congressman deny heck, our courts and specialists are standing by. First to cnns Diane Gall
Westbrook thing. Whatever you need to tell yourself, donnie. The celebration for bastille day marks one of the countrys key moments of the french revolution, the storming of the bastille. But his mind is still on whats going on back in washington. Senate republicans yesterday unveiled their latest version of the Health Care Bill and already two republican senators are saying they are not on board. Republicans cannot afford to lose another single vote. Well get to that battle in a moment. But the report from mcclatchy that says investigators on the house and Senate Intel Committees and Justice Department are looking into the Trump Campaigns digital operations, specifically whether the program overseen by Jared Kushner helped guide russias voter targeting and fake news attacks on Hillary Clinton in 2016. Did the Campaign Point russian cyber operatives and bots to specific areas in specific states. For the report, mcclatchy spoke to a former pentagon official who just left the department
They had a honeymoon with donald trump. This is new day with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. It is wednesday, february 21st, 6 00 here in new york. Students are taking their fight to lawmakers at the state capitol. The kids have suffered a setback. The republicancontrolled house refuses to debate an assault weapons instead pornography a health risk. Listening is good. Action is what is demanded. The president surprised many by calling for better background checks. The question will be how does that translate into his party in congress. There is still no word from the gop leadership that they are going to take up this cause. We continue to invite senator ted cruz and the leadership on here to new day to test what they can do to stop these shootings. Cnn is going to hold a special townhall tonight. Youll see survivors, parents, and florida politicians, including republican senator marco rubio, all working toward a