Government officialings from using their official position to influence a partisan political campaign. We have no legitimate reason for writing this letter to members of Congress Whose only interest at this juncture is political knowing that it would be leaked within seconds of arrival on capitol hill. Theres nus just no reason to have written this letter in this context. Members of the House Oversight committee do not have the right to be updated constantly by the fbi on investigations of their political opponents. Thats a misuse of the fbi and the members of the committee thinks thats what the fbi director ought to be doing. They are very much misled, and thats not the way our country works. You describe in your oped the fact that it wouldnt necessarily be required for jim comey himself, for james comey to himself want to influence the election. It would only require that he essentially sake actions that do want to influence the election would do so. Could you explain why his own int
Down the barrel behind it. Just in no particular order today, today the head of the National Security agency has not been authorized to disrupt russian Cyber Attacks targeting our elections. The head of the nsa said were absolutely not doing enough. Russia is encouraged to do more by the success their efforts thus far, but his hands are basically tied because the president hasnt given him or his agency the daytoday authority to disrupt russias ongoing Cyber Attacks against us. Thats a big story. Also today, the president announced his Reelection Campaign which is strange enough since hes only been in office for a year but then he also chose to name his Campaign Manager for his reelection effort in 2020. Cant use the old Campaign Chairman obviously. Hes got 23 felony counts pending against him, so no, not him. The new campaign chief instead will be the guy that served as trumps Digital Media guru Brad Parscale. As we await word from the special counsel as to whether there will be furthe
Huge scoops that broke this afternoon and this evening before another one comes flying down the barrel behind it. Just in no particular order today, today the head of the National Security agency has not been authorized to disrupt russian Cyber Attacks targeting russian elections. The head of the nsa said were absolutely not doing enough. Russia sen courais encouraged t but his hands are tied because the president hasnt given him or his agency the day to Day Authority to disrupt russias on going Cyber Attacks against us. Thats a big story. Also today, the president announced his Reelection Campaign which is strange enough since hes only been in office for a year but then he also chose to name his Campaign Manager for his reelection effort in 2020. Cant use the old Campaign Chairman obviously. Hes got 23 felony counts pending against him, so no, not him. The new campaign chief instead will be the guy that served as trumps Digital Media guru Brad Parscale. As we wait if there will be ind
The United States is lying about wanting to negotiate. President trumps top hawk on this, National Security adviser john bolton, is leaving the door open for talks and diplomacy at the same time he is calling iran a radical regime. Listen to this. The president has held the door open to real negotiations, to completely and verifiabley Irans Nuclear weapons program. All iran needs to do is walk through that open door. Lets go straight to tehran. Frederik pleitgen is there. What else are iranian officials saying this morning, fred . Reporter what the iranians are saying is they believe these sanctions wont have any affect on the iranian economy or the people actually sanctioned. The Supreme Leader has no assets outside the country. The other people sanctioned dont have assets out the country, especially the revolutionary guard commanders who, of course, are amongst the most hard line and loyal to the power structure here that iran has. Iranians are saying that this means that iran is not
Invitation to kim jongun. Would it be a bad sign if he doesnt show up . No. I thought of that. Everybody would say he was stood up by chairman kim. I understood that. It is very hard he follows my twitter. He does . I guess so. We got a call very quickly. A lot of people follow it. You know, they contacted us. They like to see. We are not talking about for extended. A quick hello. We get along. Cnn White House Correspondent abby phillip is joining us from seoul, south korea. Abby, we are hearing President Trumps team was caught off guard. What can you tell us . Reporter thats right, ana. We have known that President Trump was coming to south korea and there was a possibility that like other president s, he would go to the dmz. The invitation tweet to kim jongun to meet in the Demilitarized Zone caught us off guard and his staff. Some tasked with organizing the visit to the dmz which would happen today in korea. President trump is banking on this potential visit and meeting as a way to