News, analysis and interviews with politicians and observers. Several other top campaign officials, and with russians who had ties to the kremlin. On sunday, this tweet describing in the clearest terms yet what this meeting was about. This was a meeting, the president tweeted, to get information on an opponent, totally legal and done all the time in politics and it went nowhere. Adding lastly, i did not know about it. Now remember, when the New York Times was first breaking news of this meeting, the president Helped Don Junior Draft a statement that claimed it was about adoption policy. After that was proven to be a lie, the president s story began evolving, to use a polite term. This is a year ago in paris. I think from a practical standpoint, most people would have taken that meeting. Its called Opposition Research or Even Research into your opponent. Ive had many people ive only been in politics for two years, but ive had many people call up, we have information on this factor or th
Tantrum. Hes contradicting his sons original story about the Trump Tower Meeting with russians saying the purpose was to get dirt on Hillary Clinton. Well, if trumps lied about the purpose of the meeting once it became public, and just over a year ago the president himself dictated the statement to his son saying we primarily discussed the program of adoption of russian children that was popular and active with American Families years ago. But emails from donald trump, jr. Show the premises of the meeting from the get go was to get dirt on clinton. Now, the president admits the meeting was for Opposition Research and admits its no big deal. Hes wrong. Its a violation of federal law. Dana bash reporting that trumps advisers want him to stop tweeting about the meeting. Lots to discuss now. Cnn contributor frank bruiny and Global Affairs analyst max booth, a senior fellow on the affairs of foreign relations. A recap of the days news. Took the stand today incriminating really his former bo
Jesse Watters examines headlines pertaining to the 2016 election cycle with a rotating panel of guests and via onthestreet interviews. Country. William mckinley from ohio was a great president. He understood the crucial importance of tariffs in maintaining a very strong country. People that followed him went down at great president s because one in particular as you know, because he was given an economic behemoth created by mckinley. Mckinley said we ought to take care of our own nation and her industries first. We want to help other people. But we dont want to help other people that are rich and not have them reimburse us. They are taking care of their military, we are taking care of their manufacturing. We are taking care of everything. A lot of these deals were made many years ago when they were weak and struggling. And they never changed them. But we are changing them now. Changing them now. And Troy Balderson is going to be helping so much. Thanks to our pro American Economic poli
So we know she met with muellers team. Do we have any idea what they asked her . We dont right now, anderson. What was asked by muellers team to davis. But we know this woman, as you said, known as the manhattan madam voluntarily spoke with investigators. And what she knows and how she fits isnt exactly clear. But sources tell cnn muellers team would like her to testify in front of a grand jury. This really points to the fact that the Special Counsel seems to be focusing on stone as they continue this Overarching Investigation into russias interference in the 2016 election. And davis really has a very close relationship with stone. Theyve known each other for a decade. Stone is the godfather to davis 2yearold son. Stone put davis on his payroll. And conversely, when davis made a new york gubernatorial run, stone worked on her campaign. Perhaps she has information on his finances, his connections, his friendships, any other personal life matters. We should mentioned, anderson, that ston
And it certainly seems that this has to do with some of roger stones more personal life, perhaps maybe his finances. We know that thats something that the Special Counsel has been looking at. Others who have come before the Special Counsel, there have been others who have been asked questions about roger stone, but exactly why her we dont know. Roger stone always the colorful person that he is issued a statement in response to this. She was at the Special Counsel on wednesday and here is what roger stone had to say about it, he says that Kristin Davis is a long time friend and associate of mine, i am the fod father to her twoyearold son. She knows nothing about russia collusion, wikileaks, collaboration or any other impropriety related to the 2016 election which i thought was the subject of this probe. He then says that he understands that she appeared voluntarily. I am highly confident she will testify truthfully if called upon to do so. We dont know if she actually testified before t