Unexpected nature of the news cycle started with the news that broke during our hour last night of the big, big upset in the primary in florida. Yesterday. To pick a democratic candidate for governor in that crucial state. And drew gillum winning the democratic nomination in florida has been like a shot of adrenaline for the Democratic Party base coast to coast today. It absolutely makes that one governors race a big national story, a point of National Focus between now and election day in november. Were going to talk there hour with the dean of Florida Political reporters who is and i say this in a nice way, he is a freaking cynical guy, definitely like a ive seen everything you cant surprise me kind of guy. He today told us that Andrew Gillum win hag race in florida and what it means for florida and democrats broadly is something he has never seen before. There is something about that race last night that grabbed even the most jaded political obbers by their lapels and shaken them up
Tribute to his close friend. Lets go outfront. Good evening, im jim sciutto in for erin burnett. Out front a significant white house shakeup. In a surprise announcement on twitter, President Trump revealing that White House Counsel Don Mcgahn will be leaving his position in the fall. Now mcgahn may know better than anyone else whether the president obstructed justice. In fact it was just 11 days ago we learned mcgahn had been cooperating extensively with the special counsel. Three voluntary interviews lasting all told some 30 hours. Yet today trump telling reporters that hes not concerned. Very good man. Don, excellent guy. Yeah, don mcgahn is a really good guy. Been with me for a long time, privately before this he represented me. Hes been here now it will be almost two years. Any concern about what you said to the mueller team . No, not at all. Not at all. I knew he was going also. I had to approve it. So we didnt claim executive no, i dont have to be aware. We have we do everything
And senator Lindsey Graham will be here to sit down with me and share his fondest memories of his colleague and close friend john mccain. Lindsey, arent you a lawyer . Yeah, i am, john. You know the difference between a lawyer and a catfish . No, i dont. One say bottom dwelling scumsucking creature and the other is a im going to miss these dumb jokes. Youre looking at live pictures of the arizona statehouse where john mccain will soon lie in state on what would have been his 82nd birthday. Much more on his life and his legacy including an interview with his dear friend senator Lindsey Graham in minutes but we begin with two primary races and a contrast between the old way and new way in politics. In arizona, the old way, two relative moderates winning their primaries but in florida, the new way. The winning democratic candidate comes from the progressive left. The republican from the partys trumploving right. Andrew gillam, the democratic mayor of tallahassee surged to a surprise win i
felony charges to which michael cohen already pled guilty in federal court. and you know it does seem like the doors are starting to rattle a little bit over at the trump organization. cnn reporting today that a second employee at the trump organization someone other than cfo allen weisselberg has gone to federal prosecutors and asked for immunity from prosecution. in exchange for his or her cooperation and testimony. we don t know who that person is from the trump organization but here s how cnn puts it today. a second trump organization employee discussed a potential immunity deal with the federal prosecutors who charged michael cohen president trump s former personal attorney. that employee ultimately did not receive immunity after prosecutors in the u.s. attorney s office for the southern district of new york decided against granting such protection. the trump organization is not that big. family business, they don t have
second employee at the trump organization, someone other than cfo allen weisselberg has gone to federal prosecutors and asked for immunity for prosecution in exchange for his or her cooperation and testimony. we do not know who that person is from the trump organization, but here s how cnn puts it today, quote. a second trump organization employee discussed a potential immunity deal with the federal prosecutors who charged michael cohen, president trump s former attorney. that employee did not receive immunity after prosecutors for the southern district of new york decided against granting such protection. the trump organization is not that big. family business. they don t have that many employees. now we know that not just the cfo but at least one other person who worked there has gone to federal prosecutors and asked for immunity. immune from the prosecution in exchange for cooperating with