The White House Press corps have had for him all week about this. He also left for bedminster this afternoon, ignoring questions once again. Its just a pattern of this white house refusing to answer for why statements made both from the president and also from his senior aides at the White House Press podium have not turned out to be true, or at least they are now under question based on what we now are hearing from what Michael Cohen might have to say to special counsel mueller. It wouldnt be the first time that Sarah Sanders has had to correct herself after making statements about what the president knew and didnt know, but this time Sarah Sanders hasnt even been available to answer questions about this. The white house has been virtually silent. Yeah. Is there reporting on how the president is feeling about the latest news . Reporter well, the president has been very angry. Thats what were hearing from an Administration Official this week. Hes been watching the coverage on televisio
Case of the white house making statements about what the president did and did not know. Senior Trump Officials have said the president didnt know anything about these payments. That turned out to be completely untrue based on the audiotape of the president himself talking about that payment were Michael Cohen before the election. But, again, here the white house refusing to talk about it. White house aides are now referring questions about this issue to the president s outside lawyers even though some of these issues involve the statements made by people who worked in the white house now or very recently. So, anderson, theyre hoping that we dont continue asking questions about this. There hasnt been a White House Press briefing in several days. There have only been three this month at all. They are clamping down on the opportunities that reporters get to ask both the president and also senior white house officials questions about all of these matters. Abby phillip, thanks very much. N
moscow under, quote, necessary conditions, i m wondering what you suppose those necessary conditions are. well, actually, you know, i don t know. but i just found that very interesting that putin, who i think emerged as the alpha dog after the helsinki press conference, it seems to me he s gotten a bit cavalier about the fact that he doesn t have to kowtow to the u.s. or to president trump. and so now he s going to lay out conditions, which normally heads of state don t do when they re going to meet with the president of the united states. now, it could be any number of things. it s been alluded to the referendum in the ukraine, which would be bad and certainly go against the wishes of the ukrainian government. a de facto or de jure recognition of assad in syria and basically an evacuation. i don t know what those conditions might be. i know one thing, he d probably prefer not to be exposed to a free press that can ask him
pushed back until early next year. joined now by the former director of national intelligence, james clapper, the author of facts and fears: hard truths from a life in intelligence. director clapper, the invite to moscow under, quote, necessary conditions, iemd wondering what you suppose those necessary conditions are. well, actually, you know, i don t know. but i just found that very interesting that putin, who i think emerged as the alpha dog after the helsinki press conference, it seems to me he s gotten a bit cavalier about the fact that he doesn t have to kowtow to the u.s. or to president trump. and so now he s going to lay out conditions, which normally heads of state don t do when they re going to meet with the president of the united states. now, it could be any number of things. it s been alluded to the referendum in the ukraine, which would be bad and certainly go against the wishes of the