Contributions. Mounting evidence of possible obstruction of justice against the president of the united states. President trump ordered don mcgahn last june. Its not a bombshell. I think that that is grounds for impeachment. There have been failures at msu. Asking for an immediate congressional investigation into usa gymnastics and the u. S. Olympic committee. They knew about what was going on and it went on for too long. Good morning to you. Were so grateful to have your company. Im christi paul. Im Martin Savidge. It was just a week ago the president was singing his praises and now trump ally and republican donor steve wynn in the middle of Sexual Misconduct scandal. Dozens of women say the las vegas conseeno m con. Protect the counsel in the russia probe from the white house after major news outlets confirmed that President Trump came dangerously close to firing bob mueller last year. Pushing legislation to keep any official from undermining the investigation. Lets begin with the Se
And protect mueller from being fired by the president. Lets go now to cnn White House Correspondent boris sanchez. Boris, is it likely that the republicans will support the plan to protect mueller and team . Hey there, fred, yes, i actually just heard from a republican operative close to the leadership who told me the chances of them taking up these two bills are low and, in part, because it could lead to a debate that would split party. On one hand, you have the two cosponsors of these bills, lindsey graham, as well as tom tillis, and on the other, you have people like Mitch Mcconnell who back in august when these bills were first introduced said it simply wasnt a priority for republicans. And back then, rumors were swirling that Robert Mueller was going to be fired by President Trump. When there was assurances made by the white house and others in the administration there was no such plan in place, the push died down. In light of this new New York Times reporting, democrats are picki
America a better place is too important to be impaired by this distraction. The wall street journal publishing allegations that some of his resort employees were pressured to perform sex acts. Dozens of people describing it going on for decades. They go back many years together. What is the word from this administration on the news about wynn . Hey there. Nothing officially on the record from the white house. But on background a white house official tells cnn the president supported the idea of steve wynn resi resigning. There was some speculation about how the white house might respond to this controversy. Not only because of the president s relationship with steve wynn. Wynn was hand picked by the president to be the finance chair for the rnc but also because this white house has been inconsistent in responding to Sexual Assault allegations. The white house was calling for the resignation of former senate al franken, while backing roy moore. We should note there is no official statem
Them to perform sex acts when they worked for him. The board of directors at wynns resorts says its forming a special committee to investigate these allegations. Heres miguel marquez. Reporter preposterous says steve wynn to charges that he ever assaulted any woman. The blistering statement from wynn himself after a bombshell wall street journal report that a manicurist in 2005 was forced to lie on a massage table naked while she claims wynn raped her. The journal also reporting that wynn paid the manicurist 7. 5 million in a settlement. Wynn in his statement said the continued work of my exwife elaine wynn with whom im involved in a terrible and nasty lawsuit in which she is seeking a revised divorce settlement. Elaine wynns attorney told the journal thats just not true. Wynn the latest highprofile and politically connected man accused of Sexual Misconduct. The wall street journal said it spoke to more than 150 employees and dozens reported a pattern of sexual abuse by wynn. Wynn in h