To the American People that covert exists it is a major problem its going to continue. Until we admit it. To do our work pork and White House Correspondent committee how could has more. Well theres a spike in cases all across the United States 40 out of the 50 showing really increased and record breaking in some cases numbers of coronavirus cases and that has certainly got the new york governor or the democratic governor concerned as you point out he says the president is enabling the virus whats he talking about well the u. S. President over the weekend really tried to downplay these numbers saying that the reason that there is an increase is because theres more testing going on in that 99 percent of the people to get corona virus will that harmless well the u. S. President has not been admitting that is a major problem instead in the last hour hes been pushing back against his joe biden the democratic president ial nominee hell be facing off against in november in fact hes saying that far more people would have died if joe biden was in the white house pushing back on the criticisms about closing trav close in the United States travelers from china hes also said that deaths are down 39 percent in the United States and again is pushing for the economy to reopen ease been as we see some states starting to close acknowledging they may have open too soon in the case of southern florida we now see jims closing as well as some dining room still the u. S. President pushing ahead with reopening tweeting in all caps that schools especially should reopen in the fall india has surged process russia to recall the 3rd highest number of corona virus infections in the world almost 700000 cases have been confirmed and the outbreak isnt expected to peak for several more weeks. Israel is immediately closing all bars and nightclubs in june this is Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu says its necessary to avoid a wider lockdown nearly a 1000 new cases are being reported every day. The u. K. Has announced economic sanctions on those involved in the murder of saudi journalist jamal hashad g 49 individuals and organizations have been sanctioned under the governments new system to punish human rights offenders as we those that blood on their hands are thugs of the sports the henchmen of dictators who will not be free to whoops into this country to buy property on the kings road kings road to do their Christmas Shopping in knightsbridge or frankly to siphon dirty money through british banks rather Financial Institutions china has warned the u. K. To stay out of hong kongs affairs or face the consequences it comes after the u. K. Offered a pathway to citizenship for millions of people in hong kong the u. K. Side knows what hong kong is no longer under its colonial rule and the hong kong has read and john is now john youll hear has no sovereignty there is diction or rights of supervision over. After and go all over the ok government keeps making the responsible remarks. Through its socalled 6 monthly report. The former partner of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been moved to a new york city jail for his socialite to you then maxwell was arrested and charged and you have shown thursday banks was accused of working with that team to facilitate a sex trafficking ring and faces up to 35 years in prison. To stay with us battlefield washington this coming up next more news after that thanks for watching. Adalah do solemnly swear donald trump do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute i will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States he also spoke president of the United States the day trump this morning and the 2016 election that secured his victory is already under investigation and did russia help them get the presidency. So help me god directly. As he walks on pennsylvania avenue from where he took the oath of office towards the white house he steps onto a political battlefield. Pennsylvania avenue is the heart of washington that connects Major PoliticalPlayers Congress the f. B. I. The department of justice. The press. The white house. This is the story set at one of the most powerful capitals in the world a political and judicial conflict. A battle that has pitted tromp against those who believe he was an accomplice and russias interference. A battle for the truth about the president of the United States and for the principles of american democracy. According to top u. S. Intelligence chiefs the russians interfered in the 2016 president ial election putin they say developed a clear preference for trump over clinton so russias Intelligence Services stole and leaked thousands of clintons emails to discredit her. 2 weeks before his inauguration they brief trump. Trump rejects their conclusions he does not want his victory to be questioned. The intelligence agencies maintain their findings and partially release them to the public they say putin ordered an influence campaign to help trump win the election. Since role is immediately raised in congress which calls the chiefs of the Intelligence Community to testify. In. Their question by Democratic Party sen i just go down the line in. Any of your careers have you ever seen this level of russian interference in our political process and start with drucker komi and just going on the lord no. No no no. I think very few documents that i can remember would have had the political weight and the political influence of this particular document. The purpose of making that report public was to make sure the American People were aware of some of the dynamics going on behind the scenes this was the 1st time that a major covert action major clandestine action against the United States at the very heart of our democratic process had been tempted because of the sophistication of the attempts and then the pervasiveness of those attempts to have a widespread impact it was broader than anything that had been seen in prior actions. Bring. Us Intelligence Community you know fish is blaming russian president Vladimir Putins who would ring again i think and his russian tried Everything Possible to get to the november election i pod intelligence and there are. Only 3 days after the Intelligence Report a new classified document makes the headlines want to be very precise here multiple u. S. Officials with direct knowledge of the briefings tell c. N. N. That classified documents included allegations that russian operatives claimed to have compromising personal and Financial Information about mr trump this is a confidential report written by an ex british spy Christopher Steele on secret links between trump his businesses and the russians. It claims moscow has been helping trump all along with the regular flow of intelligence and that the russians have compromising material on. The main point of the steel dossier that there was an ongoing attempt by the russians to get close to the Trump Campaign is undisputed at this point he doesnt like the fact that the press said it but it is out there is no mr president like present as if you were trying to decision and youre with the still dossier made public news trucks battle with the press intensifies rice are going to do it mr president you say categorically why should the president like can you give us are going to be reuniting us can you give us are going to be you know yesterday or today during his 1st weeks at the White House Trump is on the defensive the man he just appointed National Security adviser general Michael Flynn is caught in the eye of the storm. He lied about his contacts with moscow and the Russian Embassy and washington. The press reveals it and trump has to retreat mike flynn is a fine person and i asked for his resignation he respectfully gave it flynn is the 1st victim of the battle of washington but firing flint is not enough the question remains what are the relations between trump and moscow did she knowingly cooperate with a hostile foreign power to take over the leadership of the United States. For many months to come finding the truth will test the pillars of the american political system the independence of justice of the freedom of the press and the rule of law. Under pressure from the press and from the Democrats Congress gets involved. In congress before the 2018 determine lections the republicans trumps party are the majority and the democrats are the opposition but on some crucial issues its a tradition for the 2 parties to Work Together this is the spirit of bipartisanship. Its just. Since keeping the American People safe and maintaining a such a strong homeland of National Security is so important to this country it is the issue that demands the most bipartisan support and so democrats and republicans demanded that there be a bipartisan investigation demanded that there be bipartisan hearings and i was hopeful that this would lead to bipartisan action congressional committees have power and they can summon whomever they want as witnesses and lying to them is a crime their public hearings are followed by millions of americans and so high ranking high level government officials came to the congress the United States in front of the American People under oath and gave their assessment about russias interference in our election a key figure and they see hearings as james combing the director of the f. B. I. Who heads up a staff of more than 35000 men and women. I have been authorized by the department of justice to confirm that the f. B. I. As part of our Counterintelligence Mission is investigating the russian governments efforts to interfere in the 2016 president ial election and that includes investigating the nature of any links between individuals associated with the Trump Campaign and the russian government and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and russias efforts. And early may 2017 she is grilled over the involvement of trumping camp himself us gets into a minefield and have you ruled out the president out of state i dont know what people over interpret his answer im not going to comment on anyone in particular so potentially the president ited states could be a target of your ongoing investigation. I just worry i dont want to answer that that thats seems to me unfair speculation that we will follow the evidence will try and find as much as we can will follow the evidence wherever it leads by refusing to say publicly that trump is not under investigation komi is just put himself on a collision course with the president. This is an n. B. C. News special report heres mr holmes and good day everyone we learned a short time ago that President Trump has fired f. B. I. Director james comey we are in a less than a week after comas hearing in Congress Trump fires him an attack against the f. B. I. And explosive news. Bombshell from the white house wait to be i director james coolly fired by president we we dont know this is something that caught all the Law Enforcement community by surprise and it caught the Intelligence Community in washington d. C. And surprise you. And the dismissal came in harsh terms in a letter signed by the president you are terminated immediately. I was stunned i think most of the American Public was stunned i didnt even realize the president could fire the f. B. I. Director the f. B. I. Director serves by law for a 10 year period and so it came as a shock i talked to a number of friends colleagues after that happened who are still in the f. B. I. And it was this essence of i cant believe the president did this but i think he was just exercising what he believed was his Authority Just as if he was the c. E. O. Of trump enterprises. And congress one question needs to be addressed by the Investigative Committee why did trump fire james komi. Why do you believe you were fired. So i dont know for sure i believe the prick think the president at his word that i was fired because of the russian versification something about the way i was conducting it the president felt created pressure on him they wanted to relieve he was asking for something and i was refusing to give it. And fact early in his term trump asked to speak to komi in private. There was a meeting at the white house a one on one meeting between trump and call me call me must have had his antenna up because he felt like something was wrong because as soon as he was done that meeting he wrote up these memos. After meeting with trump call me sat in his car and wrote down what was discussed the meeting was about general fled the advisor who had lied about his contacts with russia trump said he hoped komi come let the matter go. I hope you can let this go now those are his exact words is that correct correct and you wrote them here and you put them in quotes correct ok he did not order you to let it go it is a present United States with me alone saying i hope this i took it as this is what he wanted me to do i didnt obey that but thats why it took. Colins account is correct if if the president calls in the director the f. B. I. And says can you can you drop the case you guys have against this person for political reasons i think that absolutely is obstruction of justice. American law says anybody from an average citizen all the way up to the president who tries to block and a criminal investigation for the wrong reasons with what we call corrupt intent a bad motive. Is guilty of obstruction of justice did you at any time of the urge former f. B. I. Director james comey in any way shape or form to close sort of back down the investigation into Michael Flynn and also as you know no next question next question. Soon after firing the f. B. I. Director trump is about to face a new challenge. Feature breaking news right now tonight a bombshell announcement just disappointing the special counsel to counsel to me robert. Bob holder to now oversee the pressure probe and look at the possible connections between top Campaign Associates and rush it this is. Only 8 days after the firing of james combing the Justice Department appoints Robert Muller to take over the russian probe. For this mission Robert Mueller was called out of retirement he had been director of the f. B. I. For 12 years and in 2013 he had left the Law Enforcement agency with full honors and his Farewell Speech he proclaimed his unshakable faith in the rule of law. Have always been proud to say that i work for the department of justice because of that for which it stands which is an unyielding commitment to the rule of law and to the safety and security of the citizens we serve a no muller quite well. I worked with him for about 4 years when i was the cia Deputy Director and he was the director of the f. B. I. Hes not a self promoting individual and he has a very High Standard for what is true and what is not true administrator pistole he pointed me as his number 2 person in the f. B. I. As a Deputy Director and so i had the chance to get to know him and then. Work with him so let me say a few words about director ball or politics or just dont play any role in his calculations so he is all about finding the truth and doing it under the rule of law so yeah hes a man to be told that. Robert muller is placed under the authority of the department of justice and its Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein. His new orders give him far reaching powers. Moller can investigate moscows relations with the Trump Campaign and any other matters. Most are waste no time immediately orders the preservation of millions of official documents forbidding the destruction of records that could be useful in the russia probe emails phone records audio recordings metadata and storage devices recordings eventually or exit of the buildings video surveillance. Once a person or a company or or a bureaucracy knows that theres a criminal investigation to destroy evidence after that becomes a federal crime and so i think mahlers 1st move was a smart one but the order also shows that there is a concern that these documents might be destroyed by a white house that is trying to hide the truth from investigators. This was only the beginning of the bitter struggle between mahler and the president of the United States. So we have mr miller who is