Says, President Trumps vision of soldiers marching and tanks rolling down the boulevards of washington is moving closer to reality in the pentagon and white house, where Officials Say they have begun to plan a Grand Military Parade later this year showcasing the might of Americas Armed forces. Trump has long mused publicly and privately about wanting such a parade, but a January 18th Meeting between trump and top generals in the pentagons tank, a room reserved for topsecret discussions, marked a Tipping Point according to two officials briefed on the planning. So theres where we begin. Lets bring in our leadoff panel on a tuesday night. Phillip rucker. White house bureau chief for the Washington Post. Shannon pettypiece for bloomberg news. And the Pool Reporter on duty at the white house today. So, todd, id like to begin with you. Talk about the president s demeanor, the kind of Bluster Index compared to other days
youve spent on the beat and the mood around him in the west wing. It wa
interviews like this can take a different tone. even if they re in a formal setting. they can be confrontational or be a little more friendly. i do think that that tone with him might work better and in they bring up hillary clinton, you know, that might really get them talking. well, that s interesting. and is there, in your view, a nucleus question around which everything else rotates? well, i mean, if we re talking about obstruction, which is one area, which some people tend to forget, there s a whole big other piece of this investigation that they re going to want to talk about and get to the bottom of. if we re talking about obstruction, it s going to be what did donald trump know and when did he know it, and what was he thinking when he fired jim comey? what was his intent? for example, they re going to want to know, did he know, you know, that flynn had lied to the fbi? and remember, flynn s cooperating now, so they ve already talked to flynn about this. and that s a very im
nucleus question around which everything else rotates? well, i mean, if we re talking about obstruction, which is one area, which some people tend to forget, there s a whole big other piece of this investigation that they re going to want to talk about and get to the bottom of. if we re talking about obstruction, it s going to be what did donald trump know and when did he know it, and what was he thinking when he fired jim comey? what was his intent? for example, they re going to want to know, did he know, you know, that flynn had lied to the fbi? and remember, flynn s cooperating now, so they ve already talked to flynn about this. and that s a very important part of how this is going to work when they re interviewing him or questioning him. because they already have a set of answers from flynn. and so they re going to compare those answers and, you know, see which ones make the most sense really. what a harrowing business you guys work in. counselor and counselor, our thanks. we d
communications, you know, texts, documents, going pretty far back. at this point, they may know things about him he doesn t even remember and they re going it be meticulous in learning those facts and being so familiar with them and that s going to be their best tool because that s going to enable them to really pin him down and not let him just dodge the questions. i agree that some of these tools, i mean, using flattery, this might be a much more friendly interview in some ways. interviews like this can take a different tone. even if they re in a formal setting. they can be confrontational or be a little more friendly. i do think that that tone with him might work better and if they bring up hillary clinton, you know, that might really get them talking. well, that s interesting. and is there, in your view, a nucleus question around which everything else rotates? well, i mean, if we re talking about obstruction, which is one area, which some people tend to forget, there s a whole