President trump imposed import tariffs on china sparking fears of a global trade war. Will china strike back at u. S. Agriculture and industry . Unjustified killing. Police fired 20 shots in an unarmed man in his grandmothers backyard. Growing outrage as horrifying video shows the encounter unfolding. Any justification for the deadly use of force . Im wolf blitzer, youre in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. Breaking news, President Trump insists he wants to testify before special counsel mueller even as the lead attorney handling his response to the russian probe quits, leaving the legal team in disarray. Cnn learned four prominent lawyers recently declined offers to join the president s legal team. Ill speak with senator chris coops of the judiciary and Foreign Relations committees and kor responsibilities and specialists are standing by with full coverage. Lets get to the breaking news much President Trump still wants to meet with Robert Mueller as the russian probe lega
Plus, stormy history. Reports that trumps legal team has tried to silence the porn star since way before we even thought. Our top story this morning, new fallout from the firing of former fbi Deputy Director Andrew Mccabe. Details on how mccabe compiled memos of his encounters with President Trump, similar to those by former fbi director james cokie. An undisclosed interview between mccabe and special counsel bob mueller and how mccabes memos were turned over to mueller. Fresh outrage about the timing of mccabes dismissal only hours before his retirement. Her is former assistant attorney general david chris. Probably the most significant thing is the extensive statements coming from the president and from the white house criticizing mccabe, effectively calling for him to be fired and celebrating when he was fired. When you politicize Law Enforcement and investigations, you make it very difficult for the American People to have confidence in the integrity and the accuracy of outcomes. A
Saw jayz on cnn tweeted, somebody please inform jayz that because of my policies, black unemployment has just been reported to be at the lowest rate ever record. Let me bring in boris sanchez. This is surreal. The president and hip hop star butting heads over policy. Another surreal moment to add to a long list. The president taking aim at a rival, rapper jayz via twitter. The president has said previously that he doesnt watch cable news. He was watching last night and he heard jayzs criticism about how the president approaches the Africanamerican Community. The president took exception. We have heard from many. Of the president s supporters even officials here at the white house that this is something that they like about this president that he does not bow down to criticism. He fights back. I have spoken to several staffers and we heard from lawmakers publicly who approached the president to change his twitter habits and focus on items on the agenda and oppress his message forward. C
President , because essentially Stormy Daniels and her lawyer, her lawyer Michael Avenatti, have been taunting the president , encouraging him to basically respond and, of course, television is his favorite medium. It is not just Stormy Daniels, but also Karen Mcdougal, that other playmate, who says she also had an affair with the president , that had been going on television telling their stories, their accounts of their relationships with the president , but publicly he has not responded yet, but the question now is how much longer can that silence last, john. Rob porter, the former staff secretary at the white house, he was pushed out after the reports of Domestic Abuse surfaced. Now the president s calling him. Why . Reporter thats right. Maggie haberman of the new york tim times is reporting that the president stayed in touch with rob porter when he met amid a nasty departure at the us whwhi house. We have now learned from the New York Times that the president has stayed in touch
To be shake up up again. The Veterans Affairs secretary David Shulkin is the next ready to go. This is the latest in the topsy turvy surrounding the president s inner circle. We are joined in south florida and also with the crime and justice reporter. Boris, this news about David Shulkin not entirely unexpected. What more are you learning . Reporter hey, ana. Sources familiar with conversations that the president has had this weekend at maralago with Close Associates with whom hes apparently told hes considering getting rid of david as early as this week. There have long been rumors about shulkins ouster. Hes been in hot water over negative headlines hes generated, but sources at the white house told cnn the president is frustrated by specifically a report that came out in february. This 133,000 trip included airfare for his wife and extensive sightseeing. The report said there were several decisions made during that trip that led to questions about how much money he was spending on th