A new direction. Neera tanden welcomes conflicts of thanks for having me this summer donald trump managed to get his ratings down to the lowest for any president at this point in his tenure since records began how is it that the democrats have failed to get any political advantage. Well i would say that they were able to so far successfully defeat trumps various versions of the Health Care Bill. They have they dont control congress survey executive branch so really theyre at their ability to influence even just a handful of republicans which was which was well how they were successful on the Health Care Bill but the. Same poll that had social low ratings also put the Democratic Party i was standing for nothing except to be against trump forty forty eight percent have a negative view of the party in fact two flatlining in the polls you have done for the last twelve months yes the parties both parties are and popular its a question really is how people make a choice in the elections and
Former lost boy of sudan, but im not a lost boy right now. This is the cbs evening news with scott this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Sergey kislyak in late december. U. S. Intelligence had gathered intercepts of his conversations. Democrat dianne feinstein. So what youre saying is that general flynn lied to the Vice President . Thats certainly how it appear, yes, because the Vice President went out and made statements about general flynns conduct that he said were based on what general flynn had told him, an we knew that that just in the wasnt true. I Donald John Trump do solemnly swear. Reporter on january 24th, four days after President Trumps inauguration, flynn was interviewed by f. B. I. Agents at the white house as part of the bureaus investigation into russian meddling in the election. Two days later on the 26th, yates met at the white house with the president s lawyer don mcgahn. She said she informed him then that flynn had been compromised. The russians also kne
Anna werner has been looking into Jared Kushners business interests, and heres what she found. Reporter looming above the hudson river across from lower manhattan, this 52storey building developed in part by Jared Kushner markets rentals for 3500 a month. Donald trump licensed his name for the project, and his soninlaw kushner spoke at the groundbreaking in 2014. Our architects are here, our lenders are here. All of our partners are here. Reporter now donald trump is president and kushner a Top White House aide, which means he has to disclose his assets. But what does that interest amount to . And who are his partners . This presentation was put out forei that helps Foreign Investment through eb5. It shows he generated 50 million, which allows foreigners to Exchange Investment cash for green cards. Almost will are chinese nationals but the government keeps their names confidential, and the man who monitors the program says problems with some eb5 investors have led to criminal investiga
Emirates and Turkish Airlines were among the sponsors at this conference at Trump International hotel a few blocks from the white house. And the government of kuwait financed their national day sell brals a month after the inauguration. The same site is the hotel in washington. The president still owns his company, so he still benefits from business generated as his properties. But experts say money from foreign governments like turco and kuwait here might run afoul of the constitution. Kathleen clark teaches government ethics at Washington University law school. Because donald trump was unwilling to sell his businesses and continues to own them, foreign governments continue to have a way of channeling money to him in an effort to influence him and u. S. Policy. Reporter the emoluments clause was designed to prevent president ial bribery. Back in january, one of mr. Trumps attorneys spelled out how hed avoid a violation. He is going to voluntarily donate all profits from foreign govern
Pelley late today a pennsylvania jury began deliberating bill cosbys fate. After his lawyers presented a defense consisting of one witness and six minutes of testimony. Once one of americas most beloved entertainers, cosby is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in his home in 2004. More than 50 other women have accused cosby, but this is the only criminal case. Jericka duncan is at the courthouse outside philadelphia. Reporter for the first time in the trial, bill cosbys wife camille walked arm in arm with her husband as he entered court today. Cosby chose not to take the stand. Instead, his attorney brian mcmonogal told jurors, the Accuser Andrea Constand told a stone cold lie and cosby cheated on his wife but did not commit a crime. As his lawyer said, you deserve better. Prosecutor kevin steele countered by using koskoffs cosbys 2005 and 2006 deposition where cosby described giving quaaludes, a hypnotic truck, to women. Steele went on to say, drugging somebody and pu