A look at breaking news, politics and reports from Around The World. No hint of their conditions or demands. Hes got all honestly he has all of the information that he needs. The interview will Pronide Nothing in addition to what he already has. Reporter he said the probe should be finished by September 1st but the time line is up to mueller and not giuliani. For months they have sought to limit facetoface questions about obstruction of justice. A Key Point Of Mueller Inquiry the president repeatedly rails against. That is a total witch hunt. Reporter the president out of public view again at his new jersey golf club. But keeping a close eye on the fraud trial of his former Campaign Chairman paul manafort. But tension inside of the virginia courtroom with judge ellis telling a Government Prosecutor to hurry things along. As a concession to the shortness of life, we need to get it done. Also today the Senate Intelligence committee calling on wikileaks founder Julian Assange to make himself available for an interview for an inquiry into the interference in the 2016 election. About a month ago. So theyre a bit late on this. Their hands are tied. It is required by law. The big test is going to be if russia does not meet the next round of requirements, including allowing inspections of the chemical weapons facilities and in 90 days the administration will have to impose much harsher sanctions, including possibly the end of diplomatic relations and that is a big test for this administration. And were learning more about senator rand pauls Visit To Moscow and the letter he brought to the putin government from trump. Were getting more information on all of that. What are you hearing. We now have the contents of that letter that he carried and it is apparently not as advertised based on the tweet from rand paul it appeared this is some communication between trump and putin but it appears President Trump wrote something of a Letter Of Introduction for rand paul who wanted to get a meeting with putin during his trip to moscow. He mentioned a number of things to talk about, legislative exchanges, cultural exchanges, the conflicts in syria and
the need for diplomacy. Diplomacy, conversations, dialogue and communication is important and my goal in coming to russia is to say that we want to have open lines of communication. Reporter however paul did not answer cnn question when asked if he confronted russian officials about russias ongoing interference in u. S. Politics. Senator, did you speak about Election Interference as well . Does that come up . We had general discussions about a lot of issues. And basically we decided that right now what were trying to do is have dialogue and i dont think we solve issues other than our Biggest Issue is no dialogue. It isnt the issues at hand reporter pauls apparent lack of urgency stands in sharp contrast to the nations senior most National Security officials, just last week they delivered the stark warning that russian interference remains pervasive today. It goes beyond the elections, it goes to russia s intent to
undermine our democratic values. Reporter putins Officials Say they handled this letter through normal diplomatic channels and did not give any official response and rand did not get his meeting with putin as he wanted. On a different issue. I know youre getting word on the latest information involving the Senate Intelligence committee, they would like to interview the wikileaks founder Julian Assange about interference in the 2016 election. Its wikileaks that announced this request from the Senate Intelligence committee but they have not commented on this. Wikileaks saying theyve been asked to be interviewed by the Senate Intelligence committee and u. S. Intelligence views wikileaks as what is known as a cutout. They acted as a middle man with russia during the election stole the information from the Democratic Party and then, wolf, handed it on to wikileaks which release the that information. Im spoken to Julian Assanges lawyers and they havent said
whether they made a decision to accept this request. But they have said they are considering it. Some of the questions are going to be, where does it take place because right now he is taking refuge in the Ecuador Embassy and would he leave for this interview and would the u. S. Try to extradite him if he were to do so. The british arrested absolutely. Thank you very much. Jim sciutto with information for us. Lets get more on this. Eric swalwell of california is joining us. Hes a member of both the intelligence and judiciary committee. I want to begin with the new sanctions the Trump Administration is now imposing against the russians for their role in the poisoning of this former russian spy in the ux k. And his daughter. Do you support the action taken by the Administration Today . Good evening, wolf. I do support additional sanctions and thankfully this came at the behest of congress who had a a deep interest in
making sure russia would answer for what they did in Great Britain and i think additional sanctions will be needed because they continue to meddle in our elections today. Senator bill nelson announced today that he believes floridas Election Systems have been penetrated by the russians. And so it is when Congress Pushes the president and the administration to act, because i think left to their own devices, they would let russia one wild throughout our democracy and our allies. And moving on to another sensitive issue. Do you believe Robert Mueller should take the deal offered by the president s personal lawyer Rudy Guiliani, significantly narrowing the scope of a potential interview with the president . No, wolf. We dont allow witnesses or suspects to set the Negotiating Terms in criminal investigations and the president shouldnt be treated any differently than any other suspect. Look, wolf, this is really about who do you believe . Do you believe bob mueller who has indicted two dozen individuals and obtained five guilty pleas and about to go to
verdict with paul manafort, or do you believe the president of the United States who continues to lie and give misleading statements about his involvement with russia and refuses to sit down and answer the questions that have already been given to him. I think right now bob mueller has all of the credibility and he should use that leverage. How long should mueller engage in these negotiations with the Trump Legal Team before issuing a subpoena . You know, im going to leave that to bob mueller. But, wolf, donald trump is the reason that this is delaying. Hes the reason that this investigation is not wrapped up. Hes been given the questions and it looks like most witnesses have already been interviewed. But when you tamper with witnesses, when you lie to investigators, when you obstruct justice and dont sit in the chair, it takes a lot longer. Lets turn to another important story. You just heard jim sciutto report on the Senate Intelligence committee apparently requested that the wikileaks founder Julian Assange make himself available for an interview regarding russian interference in the 2016
election. Do you think he has valuable information . I do, wolf. And if you remember it was back in October Of 2016 just as we were hearing candidate trumps words as he was talking to billy bush and describing women in such awful ways, hours after that video was made available, wikileaks started to dump the documents that were stolen from john podesta by the russians and so there is a a connection and i think there are questions that need to be answered by them. And assange has taken up refuge at the embassy in london and do you think he would risk his freedom to do so to do this interview with members of the Senate Intelligence committee . Well, if hes irnlts interested in telling a truthful story and has nothing to hide, i think he would. I think he has other legal problems as well. But i think the senate will probably show some flexibility
because his testimony and also comparing his testimony to what we know about what roger stone was doing with wikileaks and guccifer 2. 0 would shed light on what was happening with the Trump Administration, their campaign and wikileaks. Congressman, thanks so much for joining us. My pleasure. Just ahead, more on the arrest of one of President Trumps closest congressional allies, congressman Chris Collins. Were stanlding by to hear from him this hour. What will he say about his political future . But we wont get there without you. Join the fight with the alzheimers association. But i am a simple farmer. Bas my life is here. [telephone ring] ahoyhoy. Alexander graham bell here. No, no, my number is one, you must want two two, i say like my father before. [telephone ring] like my father before. Ahoyhoy as long as people talk too loudly on the phone, you can count on geico saving folks money. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. You wouldnt accept an incomplete job from any one else. Why accept it from your Allergy Pills . Most pills dont finish the job because they dont relieve nasal congestion. Flonase sensimist is different. It relieves all your worst symptoms, including nasal congestion, which most pills dont. Its more complete allergy relief. And all from a gentle mist you can barely feel. Flonase sensimist helps block six key inflammatory substances. Most pills only block one. And six is greater than one. Flonase sensimist. And six is greater than one. You dont see psoriasis. You see clear skin. You see me. But if you saw me before cosentyx. I was covered. It was awful. But i didnt give up. I kept fighting. I got clear skin with cosentyx. 3 years and counting. Clear skin can last. See if cosentyx could make a difference for you. Cosentyx is proven to help people with moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis find clear skin that can last. Dont use if youre allergic to cosentyx. Before starting cosentyx, you should be checked for tuberculosis. An increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. Tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms. Or if you have received a vaccine or plan to. If you have inflammatory bowel disease,
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breaking news tonight. Were standing by to hear from congressman and close trump ally Chris Collins to pleaded not guilty today, just a little while ago to charges of Insider Trading and lying to the fbi. Our National Correspondent is outside of the courthouse in new york where he was arraigned. Brin, colins is free on half a Million Dollars bond. Reporter that is right. All three men are and they had to turn in their passports. The congressmans diplomatic passport. They appeared before a judge and appeared calm when they said they were not guilty. But according to the u. S. Attorneys office these three men were anything but calm. Upon hearing that the drug trial failed for this drug they were heavily invested in and then the u. S. Attorneys office laid out of a time line to unload stocks to save hundreds of thousands of dollars and the u. S. Attorney saying they thought they were above the law. Republican congressman Chris Collins, first member of congress to support donald trump arraigned in Federal Court after prosecutors charged him and his son cameron and another man Steven Czarski with 13 counts of Security Fraud and wire fraud and making a false statement to the fbi. The charges stemming from an alleged Insider Trading scheme. It played out on the south lawn of the white house last year according to court documents. At the center, a Pharmaceutical Company called Innate Immunotherapeutics where collins was a board member. He was told confidential and highly Sensitive Information about innate. Information that was not yet made public. Namely, that inmates main drug, the druggin na the drug inna developing to be the backbone of the company was a total failure. Reporter according to the 30page complaint, that happened while he attended the annual
congressional picnic at the white house on june 22nd, 2017. Federal prosecutors say collins received nnd an email that the drug had failed its trial and at 7 10 he responded to the email and proceeded to try to reach his son cameron. The two placing six calls over a period of five minutes and connecting on the seventh call. Later that night, cameron drove to the home of Steven Czarski, the father of his fiance and then at 9 34 his wife placed a call to her stockbroker to sell shares of the company according to the complaint. Prosecutors allege that between the opening of the market on Friday June 23rd and the close of business on the following monday, Cameron Collins sold a total of nearly 1. 4 million shares of in in nate. They said they avoided 750,000 in losses on the stock. Here is a better inside tip for those who think they can play by a different set of
rules. Access to this kind of information carries with it significant responsibility. Especially for those in society who hold a position of trust. Act honorably and in accordance with the law and do not lie to especially agents of the fib sfwlrvelg. Reporter collins has been dodging questions for over a year. Congressman tom price, a friend of yours nominated to be secretary of health and Human Services facing serious ethics questions after acting on a stock tip from you. This is what all came up in the hearing. Did you encourage him to buy stock in this Company CalledInnate Immunotherapeutics. No, absolutely not. There was nothing done that was Insider Trading or unethical. Ive been involved with innate they therapeutics in 15 years and im the largest shareholder and im involved all of the time just like you talk about your
children. Reporter it made National Headlines by becoming a frequent trump surrogate during the 2016 campaign and his lawyers saying in a statement well answer the charges filed against the congressman in court and amount a vigorous defense to clear his good name. Were confident hell be completely vindicated and exonerated. And the congressman has been known to tout this company to members of capitol hill. We saw that happen again wolf in the interview with you in 2017. And we asked the u. S. Attorneys office if we could expect more indictments down the road of either people on capitol hill or maybe someone in the Trump Administration or former Trump Administration and it was a strong no comment from the u. S. Attorneys office. Of course we saw that statement from the congressman but we are expecting more words from him about this and these allegations at a Press Conference supposedly starting very shortly. Momentarily it will start in buffalo, new york. Well see what he has to say. Well have live coverage. Brin, thank you very much. Lets dig deeper into the
case with senior analyst, preet bharara. What is your analysis on Chris Collins and his son and another individual, what stands out to you. That office as you may remember has a lot of experience doing Insider Trading cases. We presided over scores of such cases and even against that back drop and given the experience that i have as a u. S. Attorney there, this is an extraordinary document. The timeline that was laid out by the report a couple of minutes ago is incredibly incriminating. It doesnt seem like there are wiretaps like in some of our cases but the mere fabts the fact that shun that someone gets Bad Information and replied and saying how could this be true in th