Demands for records and testimony from current and former white house staff. It also says congress has no right to do a, quote, doover of the special counsels investigation. Lets get to cnns senior congressional correspondent, manu raju, on the hill for us. What can you tell us about this letter, manu . Thats right, that white House Counsel is essentially rejecting a request for information as part of the House Judiciary Committees probe into potential obstruction of justice. Back in march, the committee launched a pretty expansive investigation. They asked for documents, testimony from current and former white house officials, a range of other people within President Trumps orbit. And today, the white house responded with a 12page letter, telling jerry nadler that it will not comply with this request for information. This letter from Pat Cipollone says in part, congressional investigations are intended to obtain information to aid and evaluate in potential legislation, not to harass p
Help protect democracy. He has a pledge that every candidate must take. Then did you hear what Jared Kushner said in an interview he chose to do . Theres a reason he avoids the press. You wont believe how he responded to simple and important questions. And did Queen Elizabeth just send a message to President Trump right to his face with the world watching . New week. What do you say . Lets get after it. This is the next step. Theyre expected to vote on whether to hold the attorney general in contempt of congress, why . He refused to hand over the full Mueller Report and the evidence that comes along with it. Thats one of the big headlines we want to get into with the first attorney general for the obama administration, mr. Eric holder. Welcome to primetime. Good to have you. Its good to see you. How have you been . So we talk about how do we keep the democracy safe . Mueller went out of his way to talk about it. Nobody seems to be doing anything about it. You say its not just about rus
More could be on the way. Were going to get his take on all things mueller and barr and pelosi and the path forward for dems. Hes here to tell you about what was the biggest change needed to help protect democracy. He has a pledge that every candidate must take. Then did you hear what Jared Kushner said in an interview he chose to do . Theres a reason he avoids the press. You wont believe how he responded to simple and important questions. And did Queen Elizabeth just send a message to President Trump right to his face with the world watching . The president s close friend was in the room. Look at him decked out. Hes on prime time. To give us the scoop. New week. What do you say . Lets get after it. This is the next step. Full house theyre expected to vote on whether to hold the attorney general in contempt of congress, why . He refused to hand over the full Mueller Report and the evidence that comes along with it. Thats one of the big headlines we want to get into with the first attor
Zelensky when zelensky asked for the missiles he needed to defend his country from the russian tanks. The favor he wanted them to deliver dirt whether true or not on democratic frontrunner joe biden. Trump has admitted on the conduction in question. The white house confirmed of his conversation. And officials around the president showed consciousness of guilt by attempting to hide it. Those are the facts underlying speaker Nancy Pelosis commitment to an impeachment proceeding on this president. I think we have to stay focused as far as the public is concerned on the fact that the president of the United States used taxpayer dollars to shakedown the leader of another country for his own political gain. The rest of it is ancillary. It wasnt a question of changing of mind. People say that to me, when did you change your mind . I didnt change my mind. The facts changed the situation, and they cannot be ignored. Well, with pelosis backing now democrats are on message and moving expeditiousl