Briefing, the first since the announcement yesterday. Meanwhile, the shakeup is catapulting russia back into the headlines on the very same day that the president hosted the kremlins top diplomat at the white house, heres what the president said earlier. Reporter why did you fire director comey . He was not doing a very good job, very simply. Reporter did it affect your meeting with the russians today . Not at all. Jenna catherine herridges life outside fbi headquarters in washington, we bring you there next, where are we at this moment and what happens next . Thank you and good afternoon, the development in the last couple hours has been the Vice President on capitol hill about a few blocks from where i am where he seemed to distance white house from the decision saying it was based on the recommendation of the Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein who is a career prosecutor and it was not related to the russia probe. Now we look forward to finding that individual who will be able to
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The fbi and congress are now examining this Campaign Event last spring in washington. Some say the russians wont be reasonable. I intend to find out. Before the speech, there was a vip reception. And the Russian Ambassador was there, as well as jeff session. I dont recall. It is possibility. His explanation was terrible. I dont recall. It seems like amnesia is contagious. Everybody in this organization seems to get it from one another. Putin for the first time, he has acknowledged Russian Hackers could have played a role in meddling with the u. S. Election. Private Russian Hackers not connected to the government could have been involved. If they are in patriotic mood. Putin is enjoying this. At what point do they start laughing at us as a country . Why would the president s soninlaw Jared Kushner want secret back Channel Communications with the kremlin that no one in the American Government would know about during the transition from the Obama Administration to the Trump Administration
Side what happened with nunez about o and trying to unnature unmasking with the Serious Investigation into russias role, put more pressure on chairman burr or if he always would have handled himself that way. But i thought that the republican and the democrat chademocratchair mennen set a professional tone for the hearing. Are we just passed over 1 00 p. M. Eastern time. Weve had the morning session. What happens in the afternoon with Senate Intelligence committee and mr. Comey will stay in the room where he talks to members. Were supposed to hear from the president s personal attorney a bit of a rebuttal from his side as the president remains at an event in washington, d. C. We have a bit of a review prepared of some of the moments we witnessed in this hearing. And before we get there, ari melber, same question, who did you think kind of broke through among members of the committee . I thought senator widen broke through in the back and forth getting real details out there. I thought
Already stockpiling cash for a potential reelection bid in 2020. A joint fundraiser for the president and the rnc wrapped up a few hours ago and they expect to bring in nearly 10 million. But protesters gathered outside the event at the Trump International hotel yelled shame at the first sight of the president s motorcade. Shame shame shame the fundraiser comes on the heels of a big political blow to the president , the failure of the Republicancontrolled Senate to vote on its health care plan. The support simply wasnt there. But despite the setback, the president seems oddly optimistic. Just to do a little official business, health care is working along very well. We could have a big surprise with a Great Health Care package. So now theyre happy. Reporter what do you mean by a big surprise . You could have a great, great surprise. That would be a very big surprise. And if you ask republican senators how they think they can get a Health Care Bill through the senate, many say its time t