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supports strong due process and does not want gun control. the president believes in the second amendment which asked about the shift. president trump tweeting that the nra meeting was great. i think he is just entertaining both sides. i think he is listening to hear what both sides have to say. reporter: the disarray in trump s policy fueling questions about the president s ability to govern given the chaos inside the west wing. after months of tension with president trump, an administration official tells cnn that national security adviser h.r. mcmaster could be out by the end of this month, joining a growing list of staffers that left the administration. the white house denies his departure is imminent. but there are a number of names being floated as replacements. this as sources tell cnn that the fbi is scrutinizing negotiations and financing surrounding the trump international hotel and tower in vancouver. the president s daughter ivanka played a key role in getting the deal
saying that u.s. counterintelligence officials are investigating one of ivanka trumps business deals having to do with the trump international hotel and tower in vancouver, canada. and president trump says imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum, catching staff by surprise angering republican lawmaker and overseas trading prrns. i want to begin with our cnn political commentator. david axelrod. can we talk first about the meeting tonight with the higher ups at nra, and the officials that the president seems to be backing off suggestions about gun control? well we have seen this movie before, haven t we, don, on daca, when he wanted to pass this bill of love and was open to all kinds of ideas in front of the cameras. and then reeled back in by his staff and by a couple of senators who are on the anti-immigration reform side of the debate.
the white house. sarah, i want to turn to your reporting on ivanka trump. u.s. counter intelligence officials are investigating wunl of her international business deals having to do with the trump international hotel and tower in vancouver, canada. what is this about? why is this deal attracting such scrutiny? well, it s an interesting one because it s not entirely clear what it is about this deal that attracted investigators s interest. ivanka trump was the point person on this and it works in very similar ways, a lot of these trump organization deals do. the trump organization doesn t actually buy the building, but they strike up this licensing and branding deal. in this case, the developer happens to be a member of one of the wealthiest families in malaysia. this particular property, which is a hotel as well as a condo unit, has like many trump properties attracted a number of foreign buyers. but it s also interesting because it s one of the few trump branded properties that opene
is doing a good job and batting down these reports that he s leaving any time soon, john. abby phillip at the white house. if it seems like a lot to digest, it s because it is. there is more. this morning we have a cnn exclusive. sources confirm the fbi is now investigating one of ivanka trump s international business deals. the first daughter, a senior adviser to the president, is still without permanent security clearance. cnn s shimon prokupecz. what have you learned? reporter: the fbi s counterintelligence, agents and analysts have been looking into the negotiations and meetings, contacts and some of the financing surrounding the trump international hotel and tower in vancouver according to current and former u.s. officials. the scrutiny could be a hurdle for the first daughter as he tries to obtain a full security clearance in her role as an adviser to the president. it s standard procedure, john, in these situations, in these foreign probes for contacts in