donald trump s business, charity, inaugural committee, hush money scheme and campaigns spread throughout federal prosecutor s offices in state and local jurisdictions, news of robert mueller s probe into russian meddling could be wrapping up shouldn t offer much comfort to donald trump. the washington post writes the prospect of a mueller report is keeping the white house on edge. an adviser to president trump said there s palpable concern among the president s inner circle that the report might contain information about trump and his team that is politically damaging. the new york times adds this, quote, the findings will be sure to send shockwaves through washington, with mr. trump s presidency on the line and both democrats and republicans poised to spin the contents to their advantage. and on the magnitude of the enduring legal jeopardy for the president, the times explains, quote, active cases that have not yet been brought to a conclusion would likely continue after mueller s
that was during the great depression. hold that in your hat for a bit. as for today, we ve been watching stocks struggle to found direction. at the moment, a triple-digit gain for the dow. anything can happen. we have seen sentiment change on a dime, we saw that yesterday when we saw the 900-point swing for the dow. there s a lot weighing on wall street as far as that cloud of uncertainty, an economic slowdown. some of the recent fed moves worrying wall street as well, unresolved trade situation between the u.s. and china is another worry. then the uncertainty in washington, not just policy-wise, not just the government shutdown but whether or not fed chair jay powell can keep his job in the next year. so these worries are keeping wall street on edge. if you re looking at your portfolio, there s one more day left to trade, that is monday. that is the final trading day of
this mueller investigation has been going on, is the number of investigations that are now going on. it s just there s all of these sort of trains on the track and they don t know where they re going and they don t know how to stop them and they don t have any control over them. on top of that, they don t know what else is going to come out. that s what s really got everybody kind of on edge, far more so in the last few days than i think we ve seen even in the last few months. adam, the president has a lot of faith in his own ability to talk his way out of circumstances, but increasingly in the last few days he s sounded to me like someone who has just been brought into the police booking office and he s in the interrogation room and he s refusing a lawyer and he s talked himself out of a lot of jams and he thinks he can talk himself out of this one. right. so the problem with that strategy is that the more he talks and the more his explanation shifts, the more it looks to prosec
this mueller investigation has been going on, is the number of investigations that are now going on. it s just there s all of these sort of trains on the track and they don t know where they re going and they don t know how to stop them and they don t have any control over them. on top of that, they don t know what else is going to come out. that s what s really got everybody kind of on edge, far more so in the last few days than i think we ve seen even in the last few months. adam, the president has a lot of faith in his own ability to talk his way out of circumstances, but increasingly in the last few days he s sounded to me like someone who has just been brought into the police booking office and he s in the interrogation room and he s refusing a lawyer and he s talked himself out of a lot of jams and he thinks he can talk himself out of this one. right. so the problem with that
living life to its fullest. we ll reflect on his legacy with his confidantes. plus, on edge. president trump on the world stage at the g-20 summit. as robert mueller plays another card in his investigation. close trump allies plead guilty. is the special counsel closing in? the top democrat on the intelligence committee, senator mark warner, will be here. hello, i m jake tapper in washington, with the state of our union is mourning a president. political leaders of every stripe, including president trump, will come together this week to honor the life and legacy of former president george herbert walker bush who passed away friday at the age of 94. the nation s 41st president will lie in state at the u.s. capitol before a memorial service at the national cathedral and then another back home in hoousb. he ll be laid to rest at the george h.w. bush presidential library in college station, texas.