A look at Breaking News, politics and reports from around the world. Federal crime. Tonight, the president is changing his story again, claiming that he learned about Michael Cohens Hush Money Payments to women later on. His words, later on. That contradicts the evidence and cohens assertion under oath that he was acting on the directions of mr. Trump. The white house insists the president has done nothing wrong. But the cohen plea deal, along with Paul Manaforts criminal conviction, have escalated a legal and political crisis being likened to watergate. This hour ill talk with Michael Cohens lawyer, lanny davis, and House Intelligence Committee member jim himes. And our correspondents and analysts are also standing by. First lets go to our White House Correspondent kaitlyn collins. Kaitlyn, we heard from the president in a new interview. We also heard from him on twitter. Reporter thats right, wolf. The president s first public remarks since Michael Cohen implicated him in a crime yes
Jillian Fox And Friends First continue right now. No stopping us now. I was pooled and got a country song. Dont know what i am talking about on tuesday morning. Unloading on robert mueller, targeting the russia investigation. Rob the president later addressing his role expressing concerns of a perjury trap. Jillian the very latest, enjoyed that singing from rob. Transparency, anyone who needs that much time when they there is no russia conclusion is looking for trouble, and ruining peoples lives and refused to look at corruption on the democrat side. There is so much more, muellers angry dems looking to impact the election, a national disgrace. The president s attorney Rudy Giuliani downplayed the cooperation indicating he would not be allowed to sit down with mueller sarcastically saying this. You give us the questions, not under oath or q a. And you write a report that im innocent before questioning it. If it left any doubts where he stands he will address it in a rally in West Virgi
Congress, eight and half months writing this book, i hope we check it out and get it. That is all the time we have tonight. Im Jason Chaffetz and for laura ingraham. Ill be back tomorrow night. Again, my favorite person at fox news, Shannon Bream is up next. Shannon, take it away. Shannon not just because i cant wait to get my hands on your part. Is going to be great. Thank you, jason. We begin with a Fox News Alert with the president trailing a crowd of West Virginia asking, wears a collusion, as he says investigators continue to search for something thats never happens. But there was was a Major Development survey in a Special Counsels investigation. It appears President Trumps former attorney going from the white house to the big house. Michael cohen reaching a deal with the prosecutors that does include paul. My jail time. Paul manafort convicted on eight counts of tax and bank fraud. None of the 18 connected to President Trump or his campaign. Stick around as our panel of legal ex
A recap of the days news. Mr. Trump, helped along by aras and amon. Its clear from the very beginning the information being offered to the Trump Campaign was coming from russia. And it was clear that the information being offered was dirt on clinton. Its the first thing they said. Despite trump juniors initial claim the meeting was about the adoption of russian children. That claim coming in a statement we later learned was dictated by President Trump himself. After White House Press secretary Sarah Sanders claimed he didnt. How did we learn about the president s statements . Well, his own attorneys acknowledge it in a letter to Robert Mueller in january. Its all right there in front of your face. Its all in writing. This is an administration that has tried to distract and deflect from the facts literally from day one when then Press Secretary sean spicer, remember, tried to claim that president
trumps Inauguration Crowd was the largest ever. And Kellyanne Conway doubled down on this
Get a jump on the days news with Christine Romans and Dave Briggs. Russias largest Arms Expo Set to Desk Plisplay the fighter je hyper sonic missile. Another way they want to challenge america. Guys. Fascinating. Fred live for us this morning in russia. Thank you. Three minutes past the hour. Imagine a world where you and your allies are under investigation, but you get to dictate how the investigation proceeds. President trump using monday about pushing Robert Mueller aside and running the russia investigation himself. In an interview, the president has chosen not to get involved in the probe. He says i dont have to stay out as you know. I can go in and i could do whatever. I could run it if i want. Jeff mason was on the reuters team that interviewed the president. He was out of it. It was better if he did. It is interesting. He was making it clear he viewed it as a decision and he made the
decision to stay out. It wasnt the only option he had. President trump also said he is concerne