The question is, will he address his new demand for the Justice Department to investigate the investigation into him. He promised that today. He would officially demand, he said i hereby demand that the Justice Department investigate whether his campaign was infiltrated or surveilled for political purposes and if any such demands or requests were made by people within the obama administration. Our Kaitlan Collins live for us at the white house with the very latest. Here the president is making good on that threat he may have to get involved with the Justice Department. This tweet, this demand came in a series of tweets where the president was venting about his political enemies, the department of justice and so forth, but what was different about this one, what made this one stand out is that it wasnt just the president airing his political grievances online. He went a step further instructing the department of justice essentially to do his bidding here, to find out if the department o
In florida, and next door in georgia as well. We begin this hour with Cnns Kaitlan Collins at the white house. The question of the hour, can the White House Run very smoothly when the president is, quote, pissed at everyone. The idea the white house is running smoothly is not an assessment most people who work inside the west wing would agree with right now. They have been the ones describing the president s dark mood, which they say intensified in recent days since he returned from paris and a lot are fearing for their job security, unsure if theyre on stable footing with the president. Thats not only limited to the chief of staff, john kelly, but also the department of Homeland Security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. When the president was asked about nielsens future, he didnt give a yes or no answer, but he pointed to how administrations make changes after the midterm elections saying after the midterms you make changes so im looking at things. He said i have a lot of options. He said
Denies. A source close to the fbi investigation says ramirez today gave agents the names of other witnesses. As for whether the fbi really has, quote, free rein, at least two sources close to the investigation say hold on, that is not exactly the case. Cnn is being told today that the white house is working closely with Senate Republicans to steer the fbi investigation. And keep its scope as narrow as possible. Here is how were told this is happening. Judge kavanaughs overall drinking history not being looked at. The fbi is getting orders only from the white house. And agents will make no conclusions about what they hear from witnesses. And then white house officials will decide how you to proceed. Even if the president s top kouns lore counselor is saying that the fbi investigation is not wide open and has well defined mission. Listen. It will be limited in scope, it is meant to last one week. I believe beginning last friday. And it will it is not meant to be a fishing expedition. The
Starting today, as lawmakers for former Trump Campaign chairman Paul Manafort go to court, theyll be trying to explain what prosecutors say are the lies that manafort repeatedly told them. Also, at any moment now, former Trump National security adviser Michael Flynn will ask a judge for no jail time. That is right in line with what mueller, the special counsel, said he deserved for all the cooperation he has given in the russia investigation. Now, this is happening as the president is trying to make a deal to avoid a looming Government Shutdown. Hes going to meet with democrats, nancy pelosi, the incoming speaker. Chuck schumer, the current minority leader. This in the next hour. We start with the russia investigation and cnn reporter cara skinel joins me now. What are you looking for in the documents today . Always difficult to interpret. A lot of details taken out. What might be learn . I think what were really go to look for in the Michael Flynn sentencing memo is what his version o
Hour last night at 10 00 p. M. Very nice. So, rachel, i want you to take your time on this. Who do you think is my guest tonight . The other rachel. Is it the other rachel . The other rachel. Stretch it out, man. Let it breathe. That is whats going do happen. Well done, my friend. Thank you, lawrence. Thank the you, rachel. Well, when he was a nooimps reporter, tim obrien wrote a book about donald trump called trump nation the art of the being the donald and estimated that Donald Trumps wealth was not the several billion dollars that donald trump claimed that it was, that it was really closer to maybe 250 million, which would actually be less than what Donald Trumps wealth would have been if he had just taken his inheritance and invested it conservatively. So of course donald trump sued tim obrien, and of course donald trump lost the lawsuit and of course donald trump committed perjury under oath in that case, lying about his wealth. But perjury in civil cases is just about never crimi