From our studios in singapore and london, this is Bbc World News its newsday. Glad you could join us. Its newsday. Glad you could join us. It is seven in the morning in singapore, midnight in london and seven in the evening in washington where the Us Government top lawyer has been facing tough questions about alleged russian interference in last year s elections. Jeff sessions says Clancy Colluded With Moscow were detestable lies. Allegations. Day such as these, the stage for the latest instalment of a russian saga gripping washington and destabilising the trump house. Last week we saw the testimony of james comey, fired by the president. Now the sequel. He came out counterpunching, fierce in his denial that hed held meetings with russian officials last year to discuss interfering with the president ial election. The suggestion that i participated in any collusion, that i was aware of any collusion with the russian governments to hurt this country, which i have served with honour for 3
Areas will generate interest from your questions and most of the questions are about Executive Orders, what the president s can use them for, if there are any checks, can they sign of funding or of Congress Needs to get involved. We have been looking at the questions on Executive Orders, anthony will join us in about 15 minutes and we can work through a lot of these issues. We must turn to some other really significant developments. Let us really significant developments. Let us do that. Bit by bit. There are reports that mr trump might intend to lift a ban on cia black site prisons, secret prisons or non us territory used for interrogations and well president George W Bush was in power. The New York Times says there is a Draft Executive Order that would roll back a series of restrictions that barack obama set on the treatment of detainees other media has this draft order, too. But lets take note of this the White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer says this document isnt from the white
Areas will generate interest from your questions and most of the questions are about Executive Orders, what the president s can use them for, if there are any checks, can they sign of funding or of Congress Needs to get involved. We have been looking at the questions on Executive Orders, anthony will join us in about 15 minutes and we can work through a lot of these issues. We must turn to some other really significant developments. Let us really significant developments. Let us do that. Bit by bit. There are reports that mr trump might intend to lift a ban on cia black site prisons, secret prisons or non us territory used for interrogations and well president George W Bush was in power. The New York Times says there is a Draft Executive Order that would roll back a series of restrictions that barack obama set on the treatment of detainees other media has this draft order, too. But lets take note of this the White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer says this document isnt from the white
Hollywood is awash with speculation, spin and yes, self importance but this year, with donald trump in the white house and america deeply divided, real life has thrown up a melodrama which makes the movies look tame. My guest today isjohn madden, and oscar winning director whose latest film is set in the murky world of washington politics. But is hollywood doing justice to the times were living in . John madden, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Lets start by discussing the process of making your most recent movie. Its called miss sloane. But perhaps the most striking thing about it is that you were working in washington, making a film about the underbelly of washington politics at the very time america was experiencing a political earthquake. How disconcerting was that . Well, you know, it was really like, i suppose if i use a movie metaphor, its two trains kind of colliding. But we had no idea this other train was on the track. Im sure im explaining the obvious here but obviously when
Hollywood is awash with speculation, spin and yes, self importance but this year, with donald trump in the white house and america deeply divided, real life has thrown up a melodrama which makes the movies look tame. My guest today isjohn madden, and oscar winning director whose latest film is set in the murky world of washington politics. But is hollywood doing justice to the times were living in . John madden, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Lets start by discussing the process of making your most recent movie. Its called miss sloane. But perhaps the most striking thing about it is that you were working in washington, making a film about the underbelly of washington politics at the very time america was experiencing a political earthquake. How disconcerting was that . Well, you know, it was really like, i suppose if i use a movie metaphor, its two trains kind of colliding. But we had no idea this other train was on the track. Im sure im explaining the obvious here but obviously when