The Mueller Investigation . We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Wolf blitzer is off today. I am jim sciutto. And youre in the situation room. And the breaking news. Former cia director john brennan says americans should be, quote, gravely worried about President Trumps unprecedented move to punish him for speaking out against the administration calling it abuse of power. Brennan and others in the intel arent buying that he did it to protect classified information. Sources say the president didnt bother to consult the director of national intelligence. I am told the cia caught off guard as well, suggesting National Security was not foremost on the kmancommander i chiefs mind. We have correspondents and analysts standing by. First, the cnn White House Correspondent indicakaitlin col. Reporter it is hard to ignore as the white house is trying and struggling to maintain the fallout from omarosas tell all book, adding to the mystery is a date on th
Report tonight. President trump blasting attorney general Jeff Sessions over federal charges against two republican lawmakers ahead of the midterm elections. Mr. Trump sarcastically saying, good job, jeff, in a tweet suggesting that sessions should have considered the political consequences despite Justice Department guidelines to the contrary. Well talk about the breaking news and more with congressman ted deutsche of the Foreign Affairs and judiciary committees and analysts here with all of the days news. First, the cnn senior white house correspondent, jeff, the president regularly has criticized Jeff Sessions, but this stands out right in the middle of two criminal investigations . It does stand out. Its pretty extraordinary that the attacks from the president have become routine by now. This was different. The president was talking about an ongoing criminal case, suggesting the attorney and his Justice Department should have used Political Considerations here to not effectively go
This time i am not talk about the government. The president tonight threatening to shut down the entire southern border. All 48 points of entry. That is if he doesnt get the money he wants for his border wall. Tweeting this, we will be forced to close the southern border entirely if the obstructionist democrats do not give us the money to finish the wall. In the shut downs 7th day this is the new wrinkle. More money or else. Just how much money will the president settle for . 2 billion, 5 billion. More or less . The white house now unwilling to say. You give us any idea what the president will be willing to accept financially for Border Security for his border wall where you could reach a deal if democrats would get there . We made that clear to the democrats. The president has been willing to negotiate on this point. Really . Pretty much all the evidence proves otherwise. It was just over a week ago that the president spiked the Senate Approved deal. The daily to avoid a shut down all
Over state of the unit. A picture of a chaotic west wing and his own aids. And his confession that he pushed a real estate deal in moscow right up until the 2016 election that casts the Trump Campaign in a dark new light. It means hes seeking rubls at the same time kremlin launched a campaign to deliver him votes. And new suspicions about his Foreign Policy proposals during the 2016 election. That includes his talk of brabibra breaking up nato o, all kisses to russia. Lets watch. Ill tell you about nato. Its obsolete and were paying too much money. Either they pay up including for past deficiencies or they have to get out and if it breaks up nato o, it breaks up nato. I believe i would get along very nicely with putin, okay. I dont think youd need the sanctions. I think that we would get along very, very well. Well be looking that. Well, giuliani tried desperately to take back his confession, he said the same thing in december. He said that president told mueller in his written testimo
Asking that this morning. The polls look good for biden. This not so much. How many of you would like to see joe biden get in . Show of hands. Whats happening . His time is done. Back in 2020 in a moment, but we begin this hour at the white house where trumps frustration with democrats is boiling over onto his twitter feed. This after House Democrats cast a very, very wide net yesterday, dropping a document request on at least 81 people, agencies and entities, including the president s two sons, campaign officials, employees from the Trump Organization and former white house employees, among others. The president clearly distressed saying on twitter, quote, the greatest overreach in the history of our country. The dems are demanding justice and will not get anything done. A big fat fishing expedition desperately in search of a crime, when in fact the real crime is what the dems are doing, and have done all the people on the list have given information already either to special counsel