History. Threat assessment. Andrew mccabe tells Savannah Guthrie on the today show he ordered a counterintelligence investigation into President Trumps relationship with Vladimir Putin in 2017. He says he briefed leaders in both parties about that. He says no one obtained. We had information that led us to believe that there might be a threat to National Security, in this case that the president himself might in fact be a threat to the United States National Security. And going nuclear. Whistleblowers inside the Trump White House Tell Congress former National Security adviser Michael Flynn led an effort to sell saudi arabia Sensitive Nuclear Technology before flynn took office and that the controversial deal is still in the works. Flynn and others tried to push this plan through and get an order for trump to sign without the required review that is necessary whenever the United States transfers Nuclear Technology to a third country. And good day, everyone, im Andrea Mitchell in washing
This. President trump we will have a National Emergency, then be sued. They will sue us in the ninth circuit even though it shouldnt be there and we will possibly get a bad ruling and then well get another bad ruling and end up in the Supreme Court and hopefully well get a fair shake and win in the Supreme Court. Sandra kevin corke is following the story for us from the white house this morning. Tell us about these lawsuits. Bill let me just say it this way. The White House Counsels Office has been preparing this for some time and knew it would end up in the courts in the west. As you heard the president say. They have done a bit of ground work already in preparation of the suits led by california no surprise, 16 states in all. Suing the government to prevent them from by passing congress in order to divert money from other areas including the military to pay for a wall. As you also know, the president believes clearly that this is a crisis. He is also confident that ultimately the Sup
Countries. For fifth which are seeking openly or secretly to influence the democratic choices of european. As was the case with break. Across europe. And to get that case with the repeal elections in may. Also on the day a breakthrough in the treatment of h. I. V. Spocks new hope in the search for a cure for aids. Its too early to say as to whether this is a cure but its been very useful for science and for giving hope to q. A. To be prodded people. To People Living with aids. Frances president Emanuel Mccraw has called for a far reaching a u. Reforms and warned against the dangers of populism three months ahead of european parliamentary elections heres some of what the french president is proposing a new European Agency for the protection of democracies would help shield Member States in their elections against Cyber Attacks and manipulation is also proposed banning foreign funding of european Political Parties and other hot button issue with migration the french president wants to re
Paris and other cities across france to denounce the spate of antisemitic attacks the most recent is the dubbing of swastikas are nearly one hundred graves in a jury symmetry in the eastern france president a man you might call has vowed to crack down on anti semitic crimes which have surged in recent months. U. S. Senator Bernie Sanders has announced he will run for president again in twenty twenty sundays run for the democratic president ial nomination in twenty sixteen but ultimately lost out to Hillary Clinton sanders joins an already crowded democratic fails where he ranks among the top candidates according to early polling made. An avalanche in switzerland has left at least four people injured its not clear how many more may still be buried under the snow the avalanche occurred at the popular ski resort of call montana in the heart of the swiss alps. Talking trade on many levels the u. S. And chinese negotiators are meeting again in washington with the u. S. Reportedly issuing fr