Day 342 of the trump administration, and theres new reporting tonight about the president s legal strategy when it comes to russia. It appears the president s legal team is gearing up for a fight with former National Security advisor mike flynn. The same mike flynn who was at trumps side throughout the campaign who led chants of lock her up in the Republic Convention and who was fired less than a month in his new white house job. Flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi and is now cooperating with robert mueller. Tonight the Washington Post reports trumps team plans to attack flynns credibility. Writing that according to three people familiar with the president s strategy, quote, President Trumps legal team plans to cast former National Security advisor Michael Flynn as a liarseeking to protect himself if he accuses the president or his senior aides of any wrongdoing. Attorneys for trump and his top advisers have privately expressed confidence that flynn does not have any evidence
Probe. And my panel will explore what mueller taught trump this year and why hes not done for 2018. Two of our favorite lawyers and our favorite journalist with a law degree. First question, what did bob mueller teach trump about your republic this year . Quick tour of the key moments that turned probe from aides to federal probe encroaching on the west wing itself. Under siege from day one, Michael Flynn is out. Flynn lied to president and Vice President. Flynns resignation not end of the story but beginning. Sessions held press Conference Announcing recusing himself. President trump has fired james comey as director of the fbi. Former fbi official described as shocking, insane and questions whether it could amount to obstruction. It President Trump pressure comey to drop investigation into Michael Flynn . I hope you can let this go. Exact words . Correct. I was going to fire regardless. This russia thing is madeup story. Legislative agenda of republicans derailed by president and dri
That after the Justice Department warned earlier this week releasing the memo would be extraordinarily reckless and the doj is unaware of evidence of wrong doing. Now this. Just in the last few moments congressman schiff the top democratic on the House Intelligence Committee charging tonight chairman nunes sent a different version of the memo to the white house. Different than what the committee voted on. And approved. Also tonight, more breaking news. Robert mueller team zeros on the cover story of the trump tower meeting with russians. Promising dirt on Hillary Clinton. A former spokesman for the Trump Legal Team reportedly planning to tell mueller about a previously undisclosed Conference Call with the president and hope hicks a call in which he quotes hicks says emails written by trump jr. Expressing interest in getting the political dirt on clinton from russians would quote never get out. This raising further serious concern about possible obstruction of justice. That according to
On january 9th and 10th. Had. Four of the cal recorded contain threats according to the federal affidavit. And there is nothing random about this. Nothing. This is what happens when the president of the United States, donald trump, repeatedly attacks members of the press simply for reporting facts he does not like. The president just this morning blasting our very own jim acosta and calling cnn fake news. A charge he has leveled at the press not just cnn, over and over. The media is rigged. You are be fake news. Yeah i think the media is the Opposition Party in many ways. The fake media is trying to silence us. But we will not let them. A few days ago i called the fake news the enemy of the people. And they are. They are the enemy of the people. Sir, do you want people to come in from other parts of the world where there are people of the color. Heard from a number of very credible sources from within the white house that you watch this show. You deny it all the time. But then you you
Well, i feel badly for general flynn. I feel very badly. He has led a very strong life. And i feel very badly, john. I will say this. Hillary clinton lied many times to the fbi. Nothing happened to her. Flynn lied and they destroyed his life. I think its a shame. Hillary clinton on the fourth of july weekend went to the fbi not under oath. It was the most incredible thing anyones ever seen. She lied many times. Nothing happened to her. Flynn lied and its like they ruined his life. Its very unfair. Well, Hillary Clinton was interviewed over the fourth of july weekend back in 2015. But former fbi director james Comey Told Congress earlier this year that she didnt lie to the fbi. Did Hillary Clinton lie . To the fbi . We have no basis to conclude she lied to the fbi. Did she lie to the public . Thats a question im not qualified to answer. I can speak what she said to the fbi. Did she did Hillary Clinton lie under oath . Not to the fbi. Not in a case were working. President trump spent the