Room at about 5 30. Got nose and two toes in. He told us in the Briefing Room that south korea was going to have a major announcement this evening about north korea. Then we heard what the south koreans had to say. The president tweeting tonight saying kim jong un talked about denuclearization with the south korean representative, not just a freeze. Also no missile testing by north korea during this period of time. Great progress being made but sanctions will remain in effect until an agreement is reached. Meeting being planned. And here is the extraordinary announcement by south koreas National Chung euiyong shortly after 7 00. Take a listen. I thank President Trump that his leadership and hi maximum pressure policy together with International Solidarity brought us to this juncture. He expressed his eagerness in meeting President Trump asss soon as possible. President trump appreciated the briefing and said he would meet kim jong un by may. Now, shortly after that the National Securit
What he wanted was it to be clear that he was not a suspect and hadnt done anything worthy of being a suspect. So i think if he just lets they sing for himself, hell be fine. Jon john roberts live in west palm beach, florida with more. John . Jon, good morning to you. We heard a lot about the memos when comey testified before Congress Last year. Seeing the memos and reading through them, very interesting, adds more context to what comey was saying in that hearing on capitol hill last year. Particularly on the dossier where comey was saying to the president , we have some information from russia. The allegations could be damaging. The president asked him about it. Comey says i responded that we were not investigating him and the stuff might be totally made up, but it was being said out of russia and our job is to protect the president from efforts to cooers him. That was january 6. January 28 at dinner, comey said that he told the president i explained that he could count on me to alway
Sham blue was the deputy to the former Deputy Campaign chairman paul manafort. Good to see you again, good to have you as one of our legal analysts. Walk us through your thoughts on Michael Cohen. He hasnt been charged with any crime. Hes being investigated in a criminal investigation underway, but what is goldbergs warning to the president . Goldberg knows how to reach his client. He addressed him through the media and thats probably the best way to get information to this particular client. Its good advice. Its telling him to be very cautious. Dont trust cohen who is a man under tremendous pressure right now. Anybody facing a criminal investigation has enormous pressure and this is a particularly aggressive information. I know, ive been there. But the republican records, taking a step whether to execute a search warrant probably puts pressure on Michael Cohen. You served in the Justice Department as a special prosecutor for serl years, so you know whats going on. Do you think this is
Talker. Well have much more on the life and times of barbara bush in just a moment. Then news out of the Trump White House, increasingly unsettled by the raid on his lawyer, Michael Cohen, the president apparently fixated on what investigators seized from cohen. Trump concerned that that could include anything he has ever told cohen and anything cohen has ever done for him. A source pointing out that only trump and cohen know exactly what that entails. Another source saying as upset as the president has been over the russia investigation, quote, this issue in new york takes the cake by a mile because it is a treasure trove of information and things nobody knows about. It is personal. Also tonight, the ambassador strikes back. After top adviser larry kudlow tried to throw Ambassador Nikki Haley under the bus claiming she may have been confused and, quote, got ahead of the curve, when she announced new sanctions on russia, haley had this blunt response. Quote, with all due respect, i don
Campaign promise. The United States will withdraw from the iran nuclear deal. As legal troubles and contradictions distract the president. Will the drama overshadow his Foreign Policy efforts . National security adviser, john bolton, is here, next. Plus, defending decency. Lawmakers from both parties are outraged after a white house aide makes a crass comment about senator john mccain. Im not going to comment on an internal staff meeting. Mccains senate colleague, Bernie Sanders, will be here. Hello, im jake tapper in washington, where the state of our union is global. President trump is trying to keep the focus on his Major International moves, as unforced errors from his own white house compete for attention with Foreign Policy. The president took to twitter saturday, to call former president obamas iran deal, quote, a big lie, and point to a new announcement from north korea, saying, quote, north korea has announced they will dismantle Nuclear Test Site this month ahead of june 12th