Go home safer, then ill drive it every day of the week. Together, were building a better california. Thanks for joining us on this second hour of 360. Topping the hour, the kids are all right, or are they . Should Donald Trumps grown children and his soninlaw be given topsecret security clearances. That, apparently, will be the question for intelligence officials, because weve just learned the president elect wants them cleared. Jim acosta broke the story. He joins us now from outside trump tower in new york. So these security clearances, i mean, how unprecedented is this . Well, obviously, its something, anderson, we havent seen in a very long time. President obamas two young children, were not in position to receive these types of security clearances. And what we do understand at this point is that the trump transition is looking into this, although we should point out, anderson, one trump transition source is pushing back on this, somewhat, saying that donald trump has not made the
Topping this hour, from washington, the nations former top Law Enforcement official speaks out for the first time about her warning to the white house. Sally yates telling the senate panel she delivered a sober ing message, was at risk of welcoming a puppet. Michael flynn who was National Security adviser was vulnerable she warned to russian blackmail. What the white house did with the warning is with one thing. What democrats and republicans have done with the investigation is another. So is how the president is reacting tonight. It starts with the hearings today and our pamela brown. Reporter tonight, former acting attorney general revealing for the first time when and why she alerted the white house about her concerns regarding the now dismissed National Security adviser Michael Flynn. We felt like it was critical that we get this information to the white house, because in part because the vicepresident was unknowingly making false statements to the public and because we believed th
Top Law Enforcement official speaks out about her warning to the white house. Sally yates telling the panel she delivered a sobering message, was at risk of welcoming a puppet. Michael flynn who was National Security adviser was vulnerable she warned to russian blackmail. What the white house did with the warning is with one thing. What democrats and republicans have done with the investigation is another. So is how the president is reacting tonight. It starts with the hearings today and our pamela brown. Reporter tonight, former acting attorney general revealing for the first time when and why she alerted the white house about her concerns regarding the now dismissed National Security adviser Michael Flynn. We felt like it was critical that we get this information to the white house, because in part because the vicepresident was unknowingly making false statements to the public and because we believed that general flynn was compromised with respect to the russians. Reporter sally yate
At the white house there is concern, deep concern, that Christopher Wray will quit, will resign in and around the release of this memo. We have been reporting for several days now that the fbi, the Justice Department as a whole and the fbi in particular has been arguing nonstop to the white house, to the hill that this is a terrible idea to release this russia memo. The white house of course and republicans on capitol hill argue back that they believe that that argument is because the fbi is concerned that it looks bad. Regardless, this is this is something that we are hearing which is noteworthy for many reasons, not the least of which is that Christopher Wray, we have to remember, was President Trumps pick for the fbi after he fired james comey. Right. I should also tell you, brooke, that i am told by a source familiar with this that chris wray has not directly said, you know, by the way, i might quit because thats not his style. Thats not something that he would do. Its just not how
Some russian collusion. So can i just ask, houw long were you there . I was there three hours. I would compare it to a proctology appointment with a very largehanded doctor. Okay. It was an awful experience. And you had an attorney present. Does your attorney is your attorney able to jump in at times . Yes, he is. And hes a former new York Attorney general, dennis baco. He prepared me for this over the weekend. Weve been working on it for a little while. Weve known for about a week or so. You know, im a witness. Thats what the asusa who interviewed me today told me, im a witness, not a subject or a target. But it really doesnt matter. Once you get in that room, its fraught with peril. So when you say they focused almost entirely on collusion, were there specific things they were questioning you about . Specific days, memos, meetings . I dont really want to get into the specifics. I think that theyd be upset about that and it might be considered interference in the investigation. But i