The president was not unaware of the cameras while we were there. 32 cameras and 25 producers. Giving nbc news the access was a way to show americans how the place operates. We had amazing access to the white house that day, especially compared to the limited access we have to the white house now. This is a very busy day for you, i know. There are no rules for days like today. No rules. President s office. I can do that. Mr. President. I was the anchor of nbc nightly news and we were continuing a series that nbc had kind of invented, which is a day in the life of the president. Good evening and welcome to the house. 100 days into the presidency of bill clinton. Youll be at the president s side as he makes tough decisions throughout the day. Giving nbc news the access to a day in the white house was a way to show americans how the place operates, what it looks like behind the scenes. To give you a small glimpse of the people who make the place run. We were literally showing how the whit
His allies and outside advisers, asking them to tell him who they thought was the leaker. One source says the latest leak contributes to an atmosphere of paranoia in the west wing. But this is a president who doesnt hesitate to throw his own people right under the bus. Just ask jeff sessions. He doesnt hesitate to fire them as long as he doesnt have to do it face to face. Just ask rex tillerson, not to mention james comey or Michael Flynn and a host of other people. So whats behind all these leaks . Is it about fighting back, or is it about is it for the good of the country . Then theres this. This is from the former director of the cia, john brennan, telling msnbc he thinks President Trump is afraid of Vladimir Putin and going on to say, quote, the russians could have something on him personally that they could always roll out and make his life more difficult. Theres no public evidence of that, but its a pretty stunning statement by an intelligence professional, right . Im going to as
The natural pick for the job would seemingly be the Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein or solicitor general knowle francisco but they were passed over for the man who previously served as Jeff Sessions chief of staff. Cnn is learning tonight just before sessions resigned at least one justice official in the room mentioned to the ag that there would be legal questions about whether whitakers appointment is constitutional. So how exactly did the president pick him for the job . Well, Matt Whitaker, i dont know Matt Whitaker. Matt worked for Jeff Sessions and he was always extremely highly thought of. So take note, the president claims he didnt know Matt Whitaker. But just last month, he said this. Well, i never talk about that, but i can tell you, Matt Whitaker is a great guy. I mean i know Matt Whitaker. The Washington Post is the reporting that whitaker had briefed trump on many occasions before the president preferred not to talk to sessions, and that whitaker met with the preside
Hard evidence, phone records making it clear that this is not merely about that phone call the president made on july 25th during which he asked ukraines president to investigate the bidens and that Conspiracy Theory absolving russia in the 2016 election, nor is it only about withholding military aid and a white house meeting as pressure. Instead these new phone records put all of that into a time frame and potentially expose a plan or scheme, call it what you will, stretching back months involving many of the president s closest allies, including none other than congressman devin nunes, who is the ranking republican on the Intelligence Committee who for months has attacked the investigation and, as you know, spent much of the hearings trash talking them. So as you listen to this, him trash talking the very hearings hes overseeing or partly overseeing, remember that. This is a carefully orchestrated media Smear Campaign. What youre seeing in this room over the past two weeks is a show