Prospect of flynn entering a plea is not unexpected and, quote no one should draw the conclusion that this means anything about general flynn cooperating against the president. Instead, they believe any charges against flynn will likely be related to his lobbying work on behalf of turkey and have nothing to do with the president or russia. Some legal experts are also suggesting that even if Michael Flynn had damaging evidence against the president , there are real questions about his credibility. Given the potential charges against flynn including false statements, you know, his credibility is suspect. And im not trying to run down a guy who served his country for years. But ultimately, when you have to look at as a prosecutor to put him on the witness stand against those charges, theyre going to need some corroborating evidence to support his testimony Going Forward if he agrees to cooperate. Reporter and the fact that flynns attorneys have ended their informationsharing agreement wit
Times i asked him again. He said he absolutely did not meddle in our election. He did not do what theyre saying he did. John roberts is reporting on this on a moving bus at this moment. John, its a fine distinction, but the president didnt say he believed putin. He said that he believes that putin means it, right . Yeah. There is a different here and the language is what is important. Were pulling this bus, by the way, up to the royal palace in downtown hanoi, where the president and the president of vietnam will hold bilateral meetings. The president did make a lot of news on Air Force One when he said that he talked to President Putin about whether or not Russia Meddled in the election. He got a denial from putin. Headquarters of raqqa fell. And the president and President Putin agreed they would find a way forward and political solution to syria under the framework of the u. N. Security council on syria. The two leaders saying that efforts to deconflict between the two militaries ha
Tries to clean up trumps tweet, saying he knew general flynn lied to the fbi when he urged thenfbi director jim comey to drop the investigation into flynn. The president s tweet raising serious questions about whether the president obstructed justice. Heres Sarah Sanders late today. Look, the president knew that he lied to the Vice President. That was the reason for his firing. The problem is, that is not at all what the president tweeted four days ago when he fired off this tweet. Quote, i had to Fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the fbi. The white house has made it very clear, President Trumps tweets are, quote, official statements by the president of the United States. No matter who might draft, tweak, or actually type them. In this case, lawyer john dowd, the first person ever to take the blame for a president ial tweet. Trumps tweet and Sarah Sanders explanation simply are not the same. They contradict each other. They also dont match cnns reporting. A s
Breaking news. Backing moore. President trump breaks his silence and all but endorses the candidate and accused child mow lester roy moore. Will the President Campaign with him . Putin on the phone. President trump reveals details of a lengthy conversation with putin. They discuss syria, ukraine and north korea. Will the president and putin Work Together to reign in kim jongun . Accusations and denials. Capitol hill is rocked by sexual allegations against the longest serving of the house. He denies wrongdoing but tonight the House Ethics Committee is beginning an investigation. And pardon meat. Two turkeys compete for the president ial pardon with the birds face decided with an
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We havent seen any members of congress get off. We have seen the ten buses or so brought in by security. They have the bottom Luggage Department open. It appears they are open. Can you come down here. We are going to show you a picture on an i phone on a 20second delay. It does look like some members are starting to get off of the amtrak train. This is the first time that we will have seen them. Theyre definitely unloading, it looks like big boxes or crates or something. Youll see it in the distance. Again, this is an i phone picture we are transmitting because all of our crews are in route. We are getting our first look now as people walking off on their own from this train. Theyre at the amtrak station in charlottesville. And we understand that there are a lot more Capitol Police reinforcements with vehicles and
buss that are on their way. The responders right now that were seeing are the local charlottesville police, the Virginia State police and some Capitol Police. On the ground,