Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating whether President Trump possibly tried to obstruct justice. Now, cnns reporting is different. Cnn says that we do know that the special counsel and his investigators have asked for information and will talk to the president s top sblenlgintellig chiefs. One might think because President Trumps own friends and advisers have explained to him how much his impulsive tweeting has hurt him in various ways, that he might handle this news by being cautious, by being circumspect. But one would be wrong. Just a few moments ago, a new tweet. Crooked h. Destroyed phones with hammer, bleached emails, and had husband meet with attorney general days before she was cleared and they talk about obstruction. The president also calling the fbi investigation a witch hunt and impugning the integrity of people well known for their integrity. Cnns Jessica Schneider is here with us and she has the latest on the investigation. Jessica, what has cnn learned about t
Coming. 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 tonight after days of increasingly troublesome headlines. Cnn learned that white house lawyers began researching impeachment procedures. Sources say the white house only considers impeachment a distant possibility at this point. Also, the noork times is reporting that President Trump bragged to Russian Foreign minister and Russian Ambassador of the oval office about his firing of fbi director james comey saying it removed great pressure from the russia investigation. The report also says mr. Trump called comey crazy and also, im quoting him now, a real nut job. Tonight, the white house is back tonight telling the story raising new question bets president s intent on firing comey at the same time. And speaking out about how the then fbi director tried to keep his distance from the president because comey was so disstushe
Requests in the coming weeks. And the president in the oval office told russias ambassador that the pressure is off now that the, quote, nut job james comey was fired. No puppet. No puppet. Its pretty clear. Tonight the case for obstruction of justice. The white house responds. And all of the massive fallout from these two stories when all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. With the president in the air on his first overseas trip, major developments in the stories still surrounding the white house he leaves behind. Tonight the stunning revelations that a senior white house adviser is under investigation. That the president bragged to russian officials in the oval office about the firing of his fbi director and finally that former director comey himself has agreed to testify publicly before the senate. First, the investigation. The Washington Post first to report today that the Law Enforcement investigation into possible coordination between russia and the
Can Democrats Use trumps problems against the gop and flip a congressional seat . We start with the president s first foreign trip, day one in saudi arabia is now over. The president now back at the ritzcarlton in riyadh for the evening. President trump attended a full slate of elaborate ceremonial events, meeting Saudi King Salman and receiving the highest honor. The big accomplishment, the signing of an arms deal worth 110 billion up front plus another 350 billion over the next take cade. That was a tremendous day. I want to thank everybody. Tremendous investments in the United States and our military community is very happy. We want to thank you and saudi arabia. Hundreds of billions of dollars into the United States and jobs, jobs, jobs. Nbcs Kelly Odonnell joins us from riyadh. Is the white house happy with how the first day went . Reporter the first day is a win asefined by the white house. Thats something theyve been sorely needing. The president s experience on the first day is
There. Egyptian president al sisi. [ speaking in Foreign Language ] the president expresses our appreciation and respect and let me say that you have a unique personality that is capable of doing the impossible. Thank you. I agree. Certainly friendlier confines than washington, d. C. , where the president left behind the most devastating week of his young presidency, which, capped with the bombshell report that he told the russians inside the oval office that firing fbi director james comey greatly relieved the pressure he was facing because of the fbi investigation into possible collusion between russia and his campaign team. The news came just after the Justice Department appointed another former fbi director Robert Mueller to serve as special counsel to oversee the investigation. Theres so much to talk about and while we await President Trumps speech i want to get to republican senator marco rubio, on the intelligence and Foreign Relations committees. Senator, thanks very much for j