Invest are gags and use it to fire attorney general Rod Rosenstein. We have boris with us, and so, democrats are warning that we may face a constitutional crisis if the president uses that memo has a reason to fire deputy general rosenstein, and what is the white house saying from mare le lego . Well, the president did por to fuel speculation are about the future of the Deputy Attorney general. He was asked by repotters if he had confidence in Rod Rosenstein , and the response was you figure that one out. And he spoke about the nunes memo saying it is a disgrace and a lot of people should be ashamed of themselves, and that lent to questions of who the president was the speaking about, because Rod Rosenstein is mentioned in the memo by name. And now, Deputy Press Secretary was on cnn asked about this, and whether the president was planning to fire rosenstein, and he walked back the president s comments. This is from raj shaw. I am saying it on behalf of the et white house that no chan c
[applause] ladies and gentlemen, please remain in your seats until the president has departed the east room. Neil they say timing can be everything. The odd timing of remembering a world war ii hero, garland merle connor, gone decades now but his wife still here to accept and honor a unique honor bestowed on very few americans. The congressional medal of honor. If you think about it, weve had a week of squabbling and throwing out powers that be from restaurants and chasing others with harsh words, harsh comments. Harkening back to a time that we didnt do that sort of thing. On the right or left, he was a genuine article. A reminder that its still in us and in our dna. The greatest generation as its been called and properly say. A reminder that we are the children and the grandchildren of that great generation. So it is in our dna, not necessarily heros, but to be human beings. Im neil cavuto. Youre watching your world. What a fitting way to begin the show where we take a look at the dr
The Trump Administration considering revoking more security clearances for current or former officials with connections to the russia investigation. This, as former cia director john brennan is speaking out about the president taking away his clearances. This is an egregious act that it flies in the face of traditional practice, as well as common sense, as well as National Security. I think thats why theres been such an outcry from many intelligence officials, know the to support me, but to support the principle that security clearances are something thats very, very solemn and sacred and they never ever should be used for political purposes. All right, john brennan there on msnbc. Fox News National security correspondent Jennifer Griffin joining us now. Were about 48 hours into this. This seems to be the beginning rather than the end. Well, leland, there are very clear signs that President Trump is preparing to strip the security clearances of eight more, and one Current Justice Depar
And boy, the more that we learn about the situation in california and the family of officer singh the cedric s. Welcome to americas news headquarters i am leland vittert. And Kristin Fisher. This is day number eight of the partial Government Shutdown and the present is continuing to blame it on democrats. An hour ago he said im in the white house waiting for the democrats to come on over and make a deal on Border Security from what i hear theyre spending so much time on president ial harassment, that they little time left for things like stopping crime and our military. Garrett tenney is live with more on where the standoff stands today. Not expected to resolve the next few days. Lees congress is out of session until wednesday with the new Congress Begins and so far Democratic Leaders are refusing to negotiate with the white house. That could change later this week though. Once democrats take control of the house and nancy pelosi is expected to become speaker. They are expected to atte