Important issue. Frankly, what the president ought to do working with congress and outside groups, we ought to modernize the way in which we determine whether trade agreements are being violated. Plus, turbulence in the white house. The drama is there, but that is how the president makes decisions, and that process, while different, has gotten to good results. The problem is the president has been ill served in my view by staff. John kelly to me has created order out of chaos initially. Hes kind of backsliding now, but i think john kelly is the right guy to continue helping the president. Cnn newsroom starts now. Hello, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me this sunday. Im fredricka whitfield. After a chaotic week in the west wing, the white house looks to push reset with plans to tackle some big controversial issues. This week the president is said to put new tariffs on steel and aluminum. The move, which has drawn strict criticism by his own party and americas closest allies, is
Early city. The league or the league. When we look at these numbers over there. What pops up in your mind is it like shocking for you that the premier league is worth eight point two billion euro or isnt just like normal nowadays its pretty normal i think it makes sense in terms of the history you know the tradition the culture. Every every league is is is you know obviously every league has its own unique culture and history but you know the premier league theyre the originators of this really i would say so it makes sense and then the t. V. Money doesnt lie owners Le Bron James own stake in liverpool you know i mean thats the reach of the funny man city all the money man city has chelsea they did it to be the biggest spenders like it looks like we really should talk about the premier league it is the most valuable league and some say it is the best leak in the world and premier league yeah. Thank. God. My. Point four billion. They spend one point four billion and its not so much mone
Investigation, that is the president himself, how is that acceptable . Right, jim. As you know, it is not a crime. It is legal. It is not customary. Particularly since Paul Manafort has struck a deal with the special counsels office. So this has certainly annoyed the special counsels office. The president s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani has confirmed to our colleague dana bash that the two sides are in touch, that Paul Manaforts lawyer has been in touch with the president s legal team as he put it regarding issues relating to the president and team trump. So manaforts lawyer briefing the president s lawyers about the shape and the direction that the special counsel prosecutors are taking in their questioning, particularly as it pertains to the president. Now, as we understand it, this is an informal cooperation. It is not it falls short of what we understand a joint Defense Agreement to be because it is less formal. But jim and poppy, this is essentially Paul Manafort and his team trying to ha
The onetime Trump Campaign chairman is breaking the terms of his plea agreement by lying instead of cooperating. The president s lawyer accuses the special counsel of unethical behavior. Something that plays well with the boss. You have deep state, but one by one we are getting them out. We have deep state bad people. A lot of phony stuff going on. You know what, one by one, were winning, winning, winning. We begin the hour with major new wrinkles in the russia interference investigation including new reporting that drives at the very thing the president said doesnt exist. Collusion. The Guardian Newspaper said Paul Manafort in the spring of 2016 paid a secret visit to the wikileaks founder, Julian Assangea alleged to have happened in london. The paper said its unclear why he went to see assange. Manafort met with assange three times. First in 2013 and then 2015 and finally in 2016. Manaforts lawyers refused to answer questions about the alleged meetings. Wikileaks said this is fiction
Issues and here were going to simply have to find what corroboration we can to find out where the truth lies. Plus, the president , his budget and the one thing his daughter wants to spend government money on. And the early dem favorites in the 2020 race start to feel the heat from the rest of the pack. New developments this hour on a question engulfing the political world. When it comes to a president ial pardon, who is lying, the president or his former attorney, Michael Cohen . He chaired the powerful Intelligence Committee, adam schiff, revealing that they asked cohen behind the doors whether a president ial pardon was considered . Shiv teas schiff teasing the transcripts will be revealed. The president tweeted cohen directly asked me for a pardon. Cohen refutes that. Did he lie again when he says this . I have never asked for nor would i accept a pardon from President Trump. Meanwhile, as the country awaits the much anticipated report from the special counsel, schiff is urging Rob