Says, President Trumps vision of soldiers marching and tanks rolling down the boulevards of washington is moving closer to reality in the pentagon and white house, where Officials Say they have begun to plan a Grand Military Parade later this year showcasing the might of Americas Armed forces. Trump has long mused publicly and privately about wanting such a parade, but a January 18th Meeting between trump and top generals in the pentagons tank, a room reserved for topsecret discussions, marked a Tipping Point according to two officials briefed on the planning. So theres where we begin. Lets bring in our leadoff panel on a tuesday night. Phillip rucker. White house bureau chief for the Washington Post. Shannon pettypiece for bloomberg news. And the Pool Reporter on duty at the white house today. So, todd, id like to begin with you. Talk about the president s demeanor, the kind of Bluster Index compared to other days
youve spent on the beat and the mood around him in the west wing. It wa
discredit this russia investigation. as we mentioned, president trump met today with the man overseeing the investigation about the controversial house intelligence committee dueling memos. chief of staff john kelly addressed the president s meeting with rod rosenstein earlier today. had a great conversation, help the president understand the differences between the first memo, second memo. are you leaning toward releasing it? no, i would say, this is a different memo than the first one. it s lengthier. it s different. so not leaning toward it, it will be done in a responsible way. but at the end of it all, it will be guys like rod rosenstein, chris wray from fbi, certainly the national security attorneys at the white house given the president s recommendation on it. remains to be seen if all that will hold, if those recommendations will effect the outcome. doj and fbi, you ll recall,
we ve seen from the white house, from the president, an effort to try to undermine the credibility of the independent investigation being done by the department of justice under mr. mueller. by attacking the justice department and the fbi, the president is attempting to discredit the russia investigation and protect himself and his family. from connecticut, maryland, and hawaii, democrats in the senate today expressing concerns over republican attempts to discredit this russia investigation. as we mentioned, president trump met today with the man overseeing the investigation about the controversial house intelligence committee dueling memos. chief of staff john kelly addressed the president s meeting with rod rosenstein earlier today. had a great conversation, help the president understand the differences between the first memo, second memo. are you leaning toward
woman: oh. flo: you re safe. you re safe now. woman: i think i m gonna pass out. can you stop using the bullhorn? flo: i don t make the rules. we re live in hamburg at the g20 summit where president trump met today with russian president vladimir putin. one thing people often ask me when i m back in the states is, what is the big deal about russia? what does it matter if people around the president have business or personal ties with moscow? consider this. many russian officials and prominent businessmen have close relationships with the intelligence services. a business meeting can be a recruiting opportunity. and a pleasant russian official who shares your values may turn out to be a wanted man. as kelly cobiella found out, when she went to the last place on earth we expected to find a story about russian influence. reporter: for decades, russia was seen as the enemy of
we are live in hamburg at the g20 summit where president trump met today with russian president vladimir putin. one of the things people often ask me when i m back in the states is what is the big deal about russia? why does it matter if people around the president have personal or business ties with moscow? well, consider this. many russian officials have close relationships with the intelligence services. it can be a pleasant russian official who shares your values who may turn out to be a wanted man, as kelly cobiella found out when she went to the last place on earth where we expected to find a story on russian influence. reporter: for decades, russia was seen as the enemy for freedom. in reagan s america they called