And happy saturday. Welcome to news headquarters. Im elizabeth prann. Leland im leland vittert. Congress is getting back to work next week with a full plate, including the testimony that everyone is waiting for. Former fbi director james comey goes before the Intelligence Committee on thursday. This, as the white house sets up what they call a special unit to deal with various investigations into alleged collusion between the Trump Campaign and russia. Kristin fisher live on the north lawn of the white house as this war room is getting set up. Hey, leland, the big question, will President Trump try to keep former fbi director james comey from testifying by invoking executive privilege. Thats the nixon era rule used during watergate and it was used by former president clinton and former president barack obama. The big question for President Trump, what would be more damaging, comeys testimony or the way it will look if he tries to muzzle him. Yesterday, press Secretary Sean Spicer was n
Yasmin vossoughian. After siding with Vladimir Putin on u. S. Intelligence on meddling in the election, in an interview that aired last night President Trump expressed unhappiness with the way his Campaign Aides who have been charged or pleaded guilty in the russia probe as he pointed to the word of putin to back up his own claims. He said there was no collusion whatsoever. I guess he said as strongly as you can say it. They have no information on trump. It was an interesting statement, too. You know, many years ago when i was there what was it, 13, 14 . A long time ago. He said there were many, many businesspeople there. In all fairness i was a very successful businessman but i was one of a lot of people. One thing you know, if they had it, it would have been out. As putin confirmed today, he didnt have such information on you apparently . He knew exactly about it. He has been saying it. It makes him angry when he sees it. It is very interesting. You look at what is happening, that wh
Which will move Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanagh a step closer to confirmation. Two critical republican votes, senator Susan Collins of maine and jeff flake of arizona, indicated yesterday that the fbi probe into kavanaugh was adequate. However, both caution they would continue to read the closelyheld report. Satisfying flake and collins as well as Lisa Murkowski of alaska would be enough to confirm kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Democrats are nearly unanimous in their opposition to kavanaughs nomination. Hi one senator announced she will oppose kavanaughs nomination. That leaves senator joe manchin of West Virginia. He has yet to announce his plans. Yesterday manchin was seen reviewing the fbi report and said he would return today to study it more. After speculation that republican senator steve danes could miss the confirmation vote on saturday due to his daughters wedding in montana, a spokesperson for the senator says that danes spoke to kavanaugh on the phone last night and a
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