I havent heard mueller say a word in a year. The lead starts right now twitter, pressure, President Trump calling on his Attorney General to quote stop the investigation into himself and his team. He may have given the Special Counsel all new evidence in the property sechlts a lead exclusive, something that may have been unthinkable the tsa considering ending security screening at 150 airports in this country to save money. Is this what President Trump meant by make america safe again . Plus from the target corners of the web to the trump rally who are the fringe theorists who call themselves qanon. Hello, im jake tapper, President Trump escalating the russia version going each further in his calls to shut down a Law Enforcement investigation into his team, far
before from this president or any president since richard nixon. Trump tweeting quote Attorney General jeff session should stop this witch hunt right now bist continues to stain our country any further, this is now official whit
Anderson Cooper takes viewers beyond the headlines with indepth reporting and investigations. Attorney general Jeff Sessions should stop this rigged witchhunt right now before it can stain our country any longer. Bob mueller and the democrats that are doing his dirty work are a disgrace to the usa. The key sentence, Attorney General Jeff Sessions should stop this rigged witchhunt. Thats what the president said. He said stop it right now. It sounds like the president , who Chief Executive wants to see jeff session, who works for him and the russia investigation ended right now. That is what it sounds like, because that is actually what the president wrote. Unless, of course, you believe his Press Secretary and tv lawyer who scrambled to try and convince the public that what the president said about what he wants to see happen and happen right now was in no way a directive to actually make it happen and happen right now. No, according to them, it was only some guys opinion, the guy who h
The latest news from around the world with hosts John Berman and Poppy Harlow. The latest news from around the world with hosts John Berman and Poppy Harlow. A furjry trap. You have to be thinking the president has to be thinking well if i dont sit down with mueller at all and if i never grant this interview how do i go out there and explain to the American People i wouldnt do an interview even though i didnt do anything wrong. I think thats exactly right and part of the calculation that is creating such hesitancy on team trumps part about whether to sit down, two ways to look at this interview politically and legally. Politically as you point out it might make sense for the president to sit down. He could try to wrap up this investigation quicker, before the midterm elections potentially and tell the public look, i am cooperating like ive been saying im doing nothing wrong legally as the lawyers pointed out his lawyers feel like its a massive risk for the president. Legal experts ive
Doh spicer. All right, so, the white house used to claim that the president s tweets are not just idle opinionating, theyre official statements with the power of the white house behind him. How many times have people working for the president said the president s tweet speaks for itself or words to that effect . Except for todays tweet. That apparently doesnt speak for itself. That needs a spokesperson and a tv lawyer speaking for it, sweeping up after it, quietly trying to wipe it off the bottom of their shoes. When the president of the United States says that one of his subordinates should do something and do it now, how is that just one guys opinion . It all smacks of another effort that was made recently to suggest that the president didnt really say what everyone heard him say. And a key sentence in my remarks, i said the word would instead of wouldnt. The sentence should have been, i dont see any reason why i wouldnt, or why it wouldnt be russia. Sort of a double negative. That a
Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. You need a recount. If that is correct and get what it is, the other thing we know is they have apparently under state law until august 24th to certify this election. Were sitting here on august 7th, weve got 17 days, more than two weeks until this has to be certified. If you have that tenday waiting period and then it comes under 0. 5, you know, youre short of that certification. So the law isnt putting a real lot of pressure on them here to get this certified. The law as we understand it is saying its going to be ten days before they can open these. Again, if im a betting man, if you come out here and say, kornacki, your life is on the line, who is going to win this thing, i would tell you balderson, he looks in much better position than oconnor to win this thing. Are you telling me are you sure hes going to win it by more than 0. 45 points and therefore avoid a recount, oh, no, i wouldnt tell