Attorney general barr misrepresented the work of the special council. He believes the president ought to be allpowerful. Tonight, a cnn special report, trump and the law after impeachment. Two recent bombshells have confirmed the longstanding attitude President Trump has toward the law. Truly explosive allegations. First, former National Security adviser john bolton alleged in his new book that trump had a pattern of, quote, obstruction of justice as a way of life, and was willing to, quote, give personal favors to dictators he liked. The president was willing to do favors in his mind for turkeys erdogan, the president of turkey. And then just days after that revelation, trump and attorney general bill barr pulled the trigger. President trump forcing out the u. S. Attorney for the Southern District of new york. Good afternoon. Trump fired the wellrespected and public appointed u. S. Attorney, jeffrey burman. The man leading the investigation into the turkish bank. An investigation that
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Washington d. C. Anyone wondering whether bill barrs message to the president was a set up. The message would be shhh. Mr. President. Im doing what you want, dont say the quiet part out loud. Whats happening now just might give you the answer. On the same day the doj announces its dropping the criminal investigation of former fbi director mccabe. Barr has ordered a u. S. Attorney to take a second look at some very sensitive cases. Cases including the case of extrump National Security advise ir Michael Flynn. Coincidence . Mccabe now a contributor has been under the shadow of the investigation over a leaked reporter to two years now. I talked to him a while ago and asked him was it worth it . It was absolutely the right thing to do then. And i would do it again tomorrow. If i was in the same situation. And looking at the same facts. What we had seen through the multiple investigations so far all of the work of the ig looking at everything. Each one of us did the decisions we made. The c
Reporter several of the buildings became engulfed in flames in what is known as the citys toy district. Firefight on the scene they have a bad feeling going inside. It was aon arrival, moderate smoke. They initiated aggressive attack. They went interior. Things didnt seem right. Reporter governor gavin newsom praising First Responders in a tweet, writing, quote, grateful for the brave firefighters and firstresponders on the scene battling the flames. Over 200 firefighters, officers, and emts rushed to the a scene. The explosion happened at a hash Oil Manufacturer used in. They use butane, odorless gas that easily ignites. They dont know what caused the explosion. Crews investigating what caused the initial flames. Back to you guys. Pete anita. Thank you very much. The courage that all of them are okay. Jedediah yeah, i have always said being a firefighter, one of the most challenging, difficult jobs. I remember a friend taking the test to become a firefighter this is something else. Ev
Projected that americans would spend up to 25 billion on mothers day gifts and festivities including 5. 2 billion in jewelry, 4. 6 billion on restaurant meals and on special outings, and 2. 6 billion on flowers. But due to the covid19 outbreak, nearly every single one of these industries instead is facing unprecedented economic challenges and financial hardship. With many of them struggling just it keep their doors open and pay their employees. There are now more than 1. 3 million confirmed cases of coronavirus nationwide. And more than 79,000 confirmed deaths. And the staggering tragic death toll has gone hand and hand, what can only be described as a rolling economic collapse. More than 3. 2 million americans who lost their jobs, just in the last week, bringing the sevenweek unemployment total to more than 33 million. Great depression era numbers. Many Small Businesses have been forced to shut their doors, restaurants have turned to takeout and Delivery Service to tri and survive. An