Attorney general sessions, said they should go, and asked comey to stay behind according to the source, and at that point, he was asking about the investigation into Michael Flynn, and according to what former fbi director comey documented in this memo, he basically said, you know, i hope you can let this go, and the way that director comey took it, was that he was essentially asking him to end the probe into Michael Flynn, and this is one of several memos that former director comey apparently wrote after conversations with President Trump because he felt it was important to memorialize some of these conversations and the contents of them. Of course, we know about the dinner that happened in january. This Oval Office Meeting where comey apparently believed that the president was trying to get him to end the flynn probe, and he felt like it was important to document it, and so that is really what was behind this because he felt like there could be an ethical or legal issue for that matt
On yet another day of breon breaking story after another, late reporting in the the New York Times and a phone call two people briefed on it tell the times the president made to thenfbi director comey. It is in many ways the backstory to the video youre looking at right now. See director comey called over by the president from behind the bre drapes during a ceremony. We know according to the New York Times director comey was trying to keep his distance from the president because of the ongoing russia investigation. His discomfort in this moment youre looking at right now would be justified when according to tthe New York Times the president called comey and asked him directly when federal authorities were going to put out word he personally was not under investigation. Thats the latest item in a day that has seen many changes. Jeff zeleny is at the white house with that and more. The video, the back story, are really fascinating. What else can you tell us about the nim noothe New York
Vladimir putin offers to share transcripts of president Trumps Oval Office meeting with Russian Diplomats. Is putin having the last laugh at a white house in crisis . Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Breaking news. President trump is meeting with four finalists to replace fired fbi director james comey, including former senator Joe Lieberman who tells us the president s call was unexpected. This comes amid growing calls on capitol hill for a special prosecutor or independent investigator who look into the comey firing after sources say comey wrote in a memo that President Trump had asked him to end his investigation into former National Security adviser Michael Flynn. Multiple congressional committees are asking comey to testify and requesting copies of his memos. President trump was defiant today in a speech to the u. S. Coast Guard Academy graduates complaining about media coverage. He said, and im quoting him now. No politician in history has been treated worse. He then
Community while we support our Muslim Community. As we support our christian community. Thats what pittsburgh is about. This is a welcoming city. This is the city, if this shooter believed that what he would do would somehow take away our strength in our diversity, he is completely and was completely wrong. Our responsibility is to provide comfort for the community and healing and support. For the people who suffered losses, and for the community as a whole because i feel we all jewish and nonjewish have suffered a loss here. I want to get you up to speed about what we know about the suspect. He was charged with 29 counts including using a firearm to commit murder. He will appear in court tomorrow. The raid happened after fbi agents interviewed him at the hospital where he remains. Squirrel hill, a suburban neighborhood, once home to mr. Rogers is reckonning of what was unimaginable. The youngest on that list, 54. The oldest, 97. That list includes a husband and wife and two brothers.
Its a whole different ball game fundamentally changed since joe biden jumps into the contest. He wasted no time taking aim ott President Trump, framing the entire candidacy around that. Now some of bidens democratic rivals, the one he was trying to jump past, they are starting to talk about the record and learned President Trump is irked that the democratic field is making the big headlines now. The president is asking a lot of questions about bidens strength as a candidate bidens candidacy revealed a vulnerability. He had a conversation with anita hill where he discussed regrets for, quote, what she endured when he chaired the hearings for Clarence Thomas whom anita hill accused of sexual harassment. Hill said biden still doesnt understand the damage he caused joining us now, cnn political reporter arlette saenz. David gregory and Michael Smerconish. You were in wilmington yesterday. You covered the campaign. How do the biden people think its gone so far. The video made a splash. They