In a moment, but we start with two big stories in washington at this hour. There is a look there left side of your screen of course the white house. Reaction continues to come in on that startling new development from that white house. The june meeting between President Trump and north koreas leader canceled. Also an unprecedented meeting on the right side of your screen at the department of yof justice, is where additional of officials are sharing i thiing intelligen information with members of congress. First on korea. Kim wri writing in part sadly based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement, i feel it is inappropriate at this time to have this long planned meeting. The president referring to remarks from a north korean official calling Vice President pence among other things ignorant and stupid. The president a few minutes ago also indicating though that the summit could still happen. Hopefully everything will work out well with north kor
Department and killeen blackwell former ohio secretary of state and adviser to the trump transition team. Michael let me start with you. Is the president publicly instructing the attorney general how to redirect doj investigative resources, specifically away from trumps inner circle on to people he sees at political adverses . Is that your interpretation. It can be read that way. The president has the prerogative to the set the priorities for the Justice Department. He is entitled in some respect to set those priorities. But, really this seems more directed at sessions failure to control mueller. And thats something the president has no control over short of firing mueller. And sessions is recused from. So these are really rants against sessions, almost, you know, inexplicably because the president can fire sessions if he wants to. Theoretically he can fire mueller. He has it within his power to do so. In some sense put up or shut up. Either move the way you want to move or stop, you k
Dole, and many other top people in campaigns. Didnt know many of the was the head of the mob. What about comey, and contradicted hillary and all of the others . Very unfair. The president doesnt seem to understand that Paul Manafort hasnt been convicted of or sentenced to anything just yet. Hes going to jail because he apparently couldnt make to it trial without committing new crimes. Trumps tweets keep coming as questions mount over whether manafort will flip and cooperate with mueller in the russia investigation. But the president started the day with nearly an hour of media appearances. Here he is on manafort. Manafort has nothing to do with our campaign. I feel i tell you a feel badly about it they went back 12 years to get thing that he did 12 years ago. Paul manafort worked for me for a very short period of time. He worked for me for what, 48 days or something . A very short period of time. I feel badly for some people because they have gone back 12 years to find things about som
The russia investigation in disgraced and discredited. The president s tweet coming after the New York Times revealed over the weekend that White House Counsel Don Mcgahn is cooperating, extensively, with team mueller. Cnn has learned that President Trumps personal lawyers were not give a full account of what exactly was discussed there, but President Trump says mcgahn is not a rat and insist he allowed mcgahn to be interviewed. Remember here, you and i, american taxpayers, pay mcgahns salary and not the president. We start with Jeremy Diamond live at the white house. Tell me more about the communication between trumps legal team, his personal lawyers, and the white House Counsel, don mcgahn. It kicked off this weekend with the remarkable revelation that you mentioned that the white house and the president s personal legal team were not fully debriefed by don mcgahn or his attorney about the 30 hours of enter vice that we can now confirm that don mcgahn sat for with special counsels te
Threats from Michael Cohen to that reporter for months ive read them a number of times. It just doesnt capture it until you hear the way he delivered those threats. Then you realize, thats the kind of work he does. Theres no way to convey it until you hear it from the proverbial horses mouth. Rachel, i hate to say it you cant do what Michael Cohen does. When you read Michael Cohen it just isnt the same. I tried it too. I cant do Michael Cohen. Thats why these tapes are an amazing window. Well hear more. There are more tapes out there. They will emerge. We are going to hear more of these things. I will say, lawrence, between you or i trying to do the best Michael Cohen. You technically can act. Im just a tiny bit closer to Michael Cohen my Michael Cohen is a tiny bit closer than yours. But as my audience will hear during my hour as they heard during yours no substitute for the real thing. You have to get the best hollywood guys to do Michael Cohen. Hollywood or somewhere. Thank you, rac