This uncertainty comes after the resignation of one of trumps attorneys john dowd. Lets go to jim costa. Jim, do you know why the president is having so much trouble filling his legal team . At this point the attorneys who are saying thanks, but no thanks at joining the president s legal team are saying business conflicts are preventing them from joining the legal team, and this comes from two recent attorneys who turned down an offer to join the president s legal team. Theyre a chicagobased legal firm, and they essentially said because of these business conflicts that they have, they cant join the president s legal team. Thats also the explanation coming from joe digenova who was initially thought to be coming on to the president s legal team but decided not to do that. All of this follows, as you said, the departure of john dowd, the president s outside legal attorney. Now, jay sekulow and others in the president s legal team insists theyre doing just fine without bringing these additional people on, but obviously, wolf, they wouldnt be reaching out to try to find other people to come in if there wasnt a need there. Also, jim, this morning the white house clarified a point on which russians have been given sanctions. Tell us what they said. Reporter thats an important point because yesterday, as you know, wofrlf, the Trump Administration announced these 60 Russian Diplomats being expelled from the country. I asked rob shaw about this notion, you hear the Trump White House is not doing enough to punish russia, that they should hit russia where it hurts, hit them in the pocketbook, sanction not only putin but the key russian oligarchs in russia. Rob shaw said the key russian oligarchs had been sanctioned in russia. This is what they said. Would the president consider sanctioning Vladimir Putin and his cronies and the russian government for what happened in the u. K. And also for meddling in the 2016 election . The u. S. Has issued sanctions to the key oligarchs in relation to meddle ing in the 2016 election. The president doesnt telegraph his moves. Reporter as we pointed out, wolf, yesterday evening in going back and looking at the transcript and matching this with the sanctions, they did not sanction the key oligarchs. There was one mentioned but it essentially mirrored the indictments coming down from the mueller team looking for russian meddling in the 2016 election. Earlier this morning, michael anton, who is the spokesman here at the white house, told our Brianna Keiler said, yes, they have not sanctioned those oligarchs as of yesterday. He was referring to one of the provisions of congressional law that requires us to submit two reports, really, one unclassified report and then a classified annex to capitol hill that outlines the activities of russian oligarchs and both government and private sector figures suspected of or known to interfere that was just a list of oligarchs that the treasury put out. Those are not sanctions. Its a precursor to further action. These actions take a while to develop. We cant just sanction people spontaneously. Reporter its important to note you have the spokesperson, michael anton, essentially clarifying what rob shaw said yesterday at the briefing that they have not, in fact, sanctioned these oligarchs in russia. In fact, they essentially named them as people who are on the u. S. Watch list, so to speak, when it comes to identifying the potential for future sanctions against russia. And wolf, we should also mention that rob shaw made this statement to us during the same briefing in which he said that they at the white house strive every day to provide reliable and Accurate Information to the press. That is not what happened yesterday with respect to sanctions, wolf. Well see how they follow up. I know there is a briefing coming up in the next hour. Well see what they have to say. Today jim acosta reporting for us. Thank you very much. Former watergate prosecutor richard is with us right now. Lets get back to the issue the president seems to have getting stronger lawyers to represent him in this russia investigation. Why is it getting so hard to find strong, powerful attorneys . He needs the best. Yes, he does, and perhaps the t arka tawdriness of the two recent revelations, the two women who have claimed to have extramarital affairs, is leading to this. This seems to be the new low. Its not the same as simply representing the leader of the free world when the people are referring to him here in washington behind his back by a new nickname. Hes famous for giving nicknames. Hes now known as spanky, and thats not a good thing. He tweeted last sunday that many top lawyers and firms were standing in line wanting to represent him. Youre smiling. Youve been a lawyer here in washington for a long time. Do you know of a lot of lawyers who are standing in line who are anxious to represent him . No, i think the reverse has been the case, and people have said no, thank you, and i think the statement about the digenova and tuensing having a conflict did not bother them when they were named, and it seems when they met the president in person, according to politico, he didnt like their looks, he thought they were too low rent, and said never mind. So theyre back to ty cobb having lost john dowd, i think, as a result of announcing that digenovateunsing. Jay sekulow is a private attorney representing the president. I guess he needs more private attorneys to help jay sekulow. Thats what hes looking for. Most importantly, he needs a captain of the ship, and he needs somebody, first of all, to come out front and explain why the president will not, after all the promises that he would give sworn testimony to mr. Mueller, why he will back out of that deal, which i think he will. You think his lawyers he says hes anxious to go ahead and answer questions, although i suspect you believe most of his lawyers, qualified lawyers, will urge him not to do so. Those who are not in line to be committed for malpractice given his its that serious, really . Given his disregard for truth in so many documented cases, how can they let him with e equanimity, give testimony under oath . I think hes backed into a corner, and its desperation that hes trying to find counsel and has not been able to find the captain of the ship. Richard benveniste, thank you for coming in. Thank you. The porn star Stormy Daniels is putting more pressure on the president by adding her attorney, Michael Cohen, to her current defamation lawsuit, all while President Trump remains uncharacteristically silent on this matter. But lawyers for daniels and cohen are not holding back and last night things got pretty personal. Why hasnt Michael Cohen sat down forget two hours, ill take 20 minutes, how about 10 minutes, and answered the questions . Instead he sends you. Youre not even involved in the case. Michael cohen wants you to keep running your mouth and your client running. Every time you do that, its going to cost your client another million dollars. Hes a thug. Hes a thug. A thug thug thug thug thug a lively discussion and a smile from Anderson Cooper as a result. Lets bring in cnn legal analyst laura coates who is joining us right now. What are the chances we could see the president of the United States testify, laura, under oath . In this case its extremely unlikely at this stage of the game. Remember, we still have to deal with the issue whether the contract is valid, whether it will be through arbitration or federal court. Once we get to that hurdle, she is much more in line that the president of the United States be deposed more readily than he would in the daniels case. Theres an issue thats come up in the congress office. Taking a look at an unethical conflict involving the president s soninlaw Jared Kushner and his family business. Kushners attorney denies any wrongdoing whatsoever and insists hes clear. How will this play out . Remember he already had his security downgraded based on security funding, et cetera, et cetera. So you have yet again conflicts of interest or the hint of impropriety at play again. After his meeting with Jared Kushner, suddenly he gets these loans, one of which is exponentially more than they would give out, and all of this is soothing the wounds here, and the fact he has this ethical problem over his head continues to plague him. You have a very odd scenario with the president s soninlaw. Antinepotism laws are at play here. He says he severed his business relationships with the family since coming to the white house. He does say that, and of course both apollo and citigroup says they had nothing to do with the loans, but the timing of it is what raises the scrutiny here. That combined with other things mueller is looking into about kushners affairs, about qatar, about other things. Its all about the impression that perhaps this person is vulnerable to manipulation and thats the reason he doesnt have a security clearance. Laura coates, thanks very much. An explosive suggestion from a retired u. S. Supreme Court Justice by Justice Stevens now says its time for the United States to repeal the Second Amendment to the constitution. Plus, did kim jongun secretly visit china by riding on an historic train . We have new details. One day after President Trump orders dozens of Russian Diplomats to leave the United States, his ambassador to the United Nations nikki haley berating russia and their colleagues at the same time. Youll hear why. Oop. You hear that . vo our Subaru Outback lets us see the world. Sometimes in ways we never imagined. avo get 0 apr financing on allnew 2018 Subaru Outback models. Now through april 2nd. Or a canythingo. But ive got an idea sir. Get domo. Itll connect us to everything thats going on in the company. Get it for jean whos always cold. For the sales team, it and the warehouse crew. Give us the data we need. In one place, anywhere we need it. Help us do our jobs better. With domo we can run this place together. Well thats thats your job i guess. 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Ask your doctor if myrbetriq is right for you, and visit myrbetriq. Com to learn more. Anif youve got a lifee. You gotta swiffer a question being asked around the world today, did north Korean Leader kim jongun mysteriously visit china . Surrounding of lots of heavy security calls for speculation that kim jongun was in china for a meeting with attorneys. That came into question as well as a key meeting with south korean president moon. If he were there, tell our viewers why this would be so important. Reporter we should point out, wolf, were not sure efrs the he was there. It could be his sister. There is a lot of circumstantial evidence that says it was kim jongun himself. Under that thought, it is highly significant. First and foremost because its the First Time Since he took power in core in 2012 that hes actually left the country. But the fact hes choosing to go to china, if he in fact went, is really significant given the timing you just mentioned. Remember the tension between china and north korea. China is the only reason the regime can survive economically. China is upset over north koreas recent nuclear development, missile development. Theyre not happy. So theyve been signing on to sanctions that the Trump Presidency has been pushing on north korea. The sources we speak to in beijing says they are having an effect on north korea. If kim jongun went to beijing, hes likely doing so because he knows he cant afford to keep it going economically and monetarily. Think of the options here. Moon jaein has never met with kim jongun. He does not want to meet with kim jongun. That would be a huge insult to beijing. They need to get set with their key ally on more solid ground before entering these highstakes potential obligations with the south koreans and the United States. Fueling that expectation, you know kim jong il, his father, used to take a train like this from north korea to beijing. He would meet with chinas leaders. They would never confirm there was a meeting until that train was back in north korea. I assume the train has left or is leaving fairly soon, right . Reporter yeah. The reporting were getting is that the train has left, and we wont get anything from Chinese State media as has been protocol in the past to confirm whether kim jongun was, in fact, there until after he is back safely across the north korean border. But its interesting, wolf, you mention his brother kim jongil. Before the north korean summit in 2000, kim jong il talked things over with south korea at that point, so we could be seeing a repeat in the playbook from his son. We could see him following a similar set of steps that his father took the last time there were substantive negotiations on the nuclear program. Stay tuned for a reporting of a meeting with china or south korea or both. Sadeem is here in washington. Youre an expert on north korea. What do you think, was kim jongun actually on this train to beijing . I think its possible. As matt rivers noted, we dont actually have confirmation yet. For kim jongun to go to china, though, i think its important to recognize that hes actually trying to go in a superior, not a subsequent position. He repeatedly tried to meet with china back in november when they wanted to meet with him. Chinese officials got nowhere. The interesting thing, though, things have changed dramatically in the past few weeks. There will be a meeting with kim jongun in south korea, presumably along the military zone. And now the president of the United States has accepted this notion of a meeting between President Trump and kim jongun. Presumably the north koreans want to meet with big benefa cto r china. I suspect kim jongun isnt going there to get acceptance from xi jinping, but is rather going there to say, i have my own independent foreign policy. I can meet with the americans if theyre now willing to meet with me. What do you say i do to stay far away from the americans . Are you, xi jinping, willing to lift the sanctions . If it was kim jongun, i think this could be a significant interesting new phase in chinanorth korea relations. Because it could prove the relationship. Is that what youre suggesting . It could prove the relations the north and south korea relations which have been improving, and the possibility of an improvement with the United States. Thats one possibility, but the other possibility is that kim jongun went over to china basically to start demanding from the chinese side where he will forge a new path with south korea and the United States. Given the outlook of both of those summits, north korea is in the controlling seat relative to china. By the way, how do you feel about President Trump meeting with kim jongun . I think this is a very, very dangerous highstakes game. 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