Going to do very, very well. I think that we are going to be in a position to pass something as early as next week which will be monumental. I think they will be greatly. They are great people and want to see it done. I know them well and know how they feel. These are great people and want to see it done and done properly. We begin the hour with the president and his two takes on law and order. The president spoke to Police Officers and they graduated from a federal training program. We represent the best of america and you leave us with a debt we can never hope to repay. Listen here to the president s take earlier on the fbi which the president recently said is in tatters and runs the academy at which the president spoke. Its a shame whats happened with the fbi, but we are going rebuild the fbi and it will be bigger and better than ever. When you look at whats gone on with the fbi and the Justice Department, people are very, very angry. The president s beat, he wants you to believe th
And he was feeling relaxed and just sort of pontifficating or answering questions. It was a remarkable interview. Ckudos to my colleague Michael Schmidt who went down to florida and managed to get that interview, something most president s wouldnt grant ever. He has a habit of doing this despite his frequent criticism of us. What we wrote in the article, the thing that most struck us were comments about the russia investigation. As we say at the top of the story he focused on a lot that he thinks bob mueller will be able to be fair to him. It so undercuts many in his own party. He tried on capitol hill to discredit muellers investigation as a partisan witchhunt. That was the striking difference. He said even though he thinks he will be tweeted fairly, he has every right to do with the Justice Department what he will. It left an ominous tone of what does it mean. I do want to ask you about that. Just on the Robert Mueller thing because incident was such a different tone that it bears re
The house. Finally a krcnn exclusive. Im speaking with the mother of charlottesville mother of the deceased. First what could be a pivotal meeting. Sources telling cnn the two teams could sit down as early as this coming week. The president s lawyers are said to be hoping for signs that the investigation is close to wrapping up. Were told theyre staying positive over the fact that out of all the documents mueller has requested so far, few have had to do with the president directly. Another high level white house official doesnt appear to think the probe will be over so soon. Washington post reports that Jared Kushner has looked to hire a pr team. You recall he has been a focus of the probe. Amid all of this the president is raising the specter he may still pardon Michael Flynn. I dont want to talk about pardons of Michael Flynn yet. See what happens. Lets see. With me now to discuss all of these threads and more, is republican congressman Francis Rooney of florida. We are hearing this
Virginias senator mark warner, the ranking democrat on the Senate Intelligence committee, delivered an urge gent message on the floor of the senate late today. Firing mr. Mueller or any other of the top brass involved in this investigation would not only call into question this administrations commitment to the truth but also our most basic concept rule of law. It also has the potential to provoke a constitutional crisis. In the United States of america no one, no one is above the law, not even the president. I hope my concerns are unfounded. In many ways, i hoped i would never have to make this kind of speech, but there are troubling signs. It is critical that all of us and as citizens speak up against these threats now before its too late. I ended this show monday night by saying there are moderates like warner and richard bur the ranking republican of the intelligence committee. Senator warner said this would represent an abuse of power and urged his colleagues to hold the president
Whether putin is a u. S. Friend or foe. And north koreas surprise. In a cnn exclusive, a newly retired top u. S. Diplomat says north korea was surprised by the president s agreement to talk with the north korean dictator. Both sides are scrambling to get ready, what happens if the talks dont work out . Im wolf blitzer, youre in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. Breaking news, the russian probe has special counsel subpoenas, the Trump Organization, a source says Robert Mueller ordered the president s business to turn over documents as the Trump Administration finally announces sanctions on russia, including individuals indicted last month by mueller. Ill speak with jake sullivan, former National Security adviser to Vice President biden, and our correspondents and specialists are standing by with full coverage. We begin with breaking news. As russian probes special counsel mueller subpoenaed the Trump Organization. Lets go to evan perez in t. What is this move about . Well,