New This Morning Trump attorney who was a key witness for years classified documents case, is now out of the fold. Why Evan Corcoran exit is causing discomfort inside the trump orbit . Donald trump is stoking fears of christianity is under attack. Now, new, please, from pastors speaking out against Christian Nationalism in a brand new survey of ceo was that shows a growing number. Think i should not even be here today and you should be embed snoring major developments and the push for for de workweek. Kate is out. Shes smart. Im john berman with sara sidner. This is a Special Friday Edition of Cnn News Central new overnight, a significant shakeup on Donald Trumps legal team, a key attorney in the classified documents case, Evan Corcoran, is no longer representing the former president. The departure could become a major headache for trump prosecutors could call corporate as a key witness if the case goes to trial. Corker became a central figure in the indictment because of his meticulou
If the press were not fake and if it was honest, the press would have said what i said was very nice. Wait a minute. Im not finished. Im not finished, fake news. The press honestly is out of control. The level of dishonesty is out of control. The public doesnt believe you people anymore. Now, maybe i had something to do with that, i dont know. As you know i have a running war with the media. They are among the most dishonest human beings on earth. The media. In other words, the fake news. Any media that dislikes what hes done. Today, the president received a Double Rebuke from members of his own party. In a column for the Washington Post senator john mccain said President Trump is sending a dangerous message to the world. He wrote the while Administration Officials often condemn violence against reporters abroad trump continues his attacks on the Integrity Of American Journalists and news outlets providing cover for repressive regimes to follow suit. On the senate floor this
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That i would be very happy. Absolutely. Lets not forget i know we have said it. But this investigation is over. The president never sat down for an interview with Robert Mueller. Thats huge. That was always the big question and something the lawyers never wanted to happen. They were able to prevent that and a subpoena fight. Robb eert mueller never put in request that was rejected. Thats very significant. Stay with me. This is cnn breaking news. Were following breaking news. Very Important News here in washington. Im wolf blitzer in the situation room. We want to update our viewers here in the United States and around the world on all of the dramatic developments unfolding right now. Pamela brown, tell our viewers what we know right now. Theres really significant historic information coming from the Justice Department. This is a momentum occasion, wolf. This nearly twoyear investigation by Special Counsel
Robert Mueller has now ended. The Attorney General has notified congress that it
he pumped the brakes, if nothing else to remind people of the line of questioning that the committee pursued. you didn t go to the meeting in the oval office with the president and the vice president. do you remember why you didn t personally attend? i did walk to that meeting and i did go into the oval office with the idea of attending that meeting and i ultimately did not attend that meeting. why not? the reasons for that are privileged. pat, you said that you expressed your opinion forcefully. could you tell us exactly how you did that? i can t i m i don t have,, you know i have to on the privilege issue, i can t talk about conversations with the president. and what about the president? did he indicate whether he thought the president was doing what needed to be done to protect the vice president? that question i m being instructed i
access to those documents. and at some later date, finds there is some privilege issue that could affect some future part of the investigation, or some future part of the prosecution. but again, it is, you know, quite narrow in what it is seeking to do at the moment. so, let me hone in on that a moment, carol, on the point that both zoe and melissa brought up. you know, trump and his lawyers, they re trying to stall. but what does this actually mean for the governments investigation, and for our national security? the governments investigation will proceed, because they have the permission to go right ahead and continue looking at two key issues. one, you know, investigate all of the charges they believe that probable cause find evidence of, and that was the reason they were able to get another touch to issue a search warrant. who s and approved their essential surge mar-a-lago.