Scandals . We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. Breaking news this hour. The white house is doubling down on its denial that President Trump is considering or even discussing firing special Counsel Robert Mueller. After launching a new tirade against the russia investigation, the president could soon find himself facetoface with mueller or a member of his team. Ill get reaction from senator angus king. He is a member of the Senate Intelligence committee. And our correspondents and analysts are all standing by. First, lets go to our senior Congressional Correspondent manu raju up on capitol hill. First were learning more President Trump will be interviewed by the special counsels office. We heard about a meeting that occurred between trump attorneys and special counsel muellers investigators last week where they discussed a range of topics to discuss as part of any potential int
That prompt him to plead fifth in the Stormy Daniels case. And the Democratic National committee launches its own version of the russia investigation, suing the Trump Campaign, russia, and wikileaks, accusing them of conspiring on the release of stolen dnc emails. Will democrats get their day in court . Comeys memo ries. The conversations between james comey and donald trump as the fired fbis directors memos are released, following the judgment of the firing of Michael Flynn and stopping leaks by jailing journalists. And talk to putin. The memos releasing the first phone call of putin and when was the first phone call and did it include talk of russian prostitutes. Im wolf blitzer and youre in the situation room. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Were following breaking news. The legal problems of President Trumps fixer now unfolding on both coasts. Lawyers from Michael Cohen asking a judge in los angeles to delay the civil suit against cohen and President Trump by porn star Stormy
Family to pay their respects. Devastating. Lives shattered. Later today, President Trump will be visiting pittsburgh as a community really divided. Wrestles with whether he should visit now or at all. I do believe that it would be best to put the attention on the families this week. And if he were to visit, choose a different time to be able to do it. Our focus is the city. Well be on the families and the outreach that theyll need this week and the support that theyll need to get through it. Once we get past that, then i think theres the opportunity for president ial visits. Also this morning, word of a growing list of elected officials who have now declined the white houses invitation to join the president in his visit today. But to be clear, that one issue is the farthest thing from the minds of those who matter most right now, the families laying their loved ones to rest. Lets go to the ground right now. Cnns jean casarez is outside the tree of life synagogue. Shes joining me now. T
Of the most powerful gun lobbying groups in the United States, referred to the nra. Reporting that came out a few moments ago, oliver north informed he will not be renominated to serve as president of the nra. That announcement made as one of his letters was read out loud at the groups annual convention in indianapolis this morning. This comes as the leadership has been embroiled in controversy and a dispute here, particularly oliver north and Wayne Lapierre, the chief executive of the nra here. Lapierre telling the nras board he had been pressured to resign by oliver north here, just not too long ago, according to reporting from the wall street journal. According to that reporting, lapierre wrote that north demanded he resign or claims would be brought to light against him, including devastating accounts of the finances of the nra as well as Sexual Harassment charges against a staff member. Again, this would be brought to light if Wayne Lapierre did not step down. North, in a letter o
Breaking news. We could get tantalizing clues about Robert Muellers final report at any moment. The special counsels last major court filing in the Paul Manafort case is due tonight. It may include new details about the former Trump Campaign chairmans russia contacts which are said to be at the heart of the mueller probe. Prosecutors in new york reportedly are preparing their own criminal charges against manafort. Its an effort to ensure manafort getting prison time, even if President Trump were to decide to pardon his federal crimes. Breaking, the New York Times reports the president s former lawyer Michael Cohen has given prosecutors new information about the trump Family Business. I will get reaction to all of that and more from the House Intelligence Committee member mike quigley. First, lets bring in our senior White House Correspondent pamela brown and our crime and justice reporter shimon prokupecz. The sentencing memo, its due today. Could be released any moment. What could we