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of mar-a-lago for classified documents. but also since he launched not one, but two special counsel investigations into both former president trump and president biden. we just saw garland walk into the hearing room moments ago. he didn t answer any questions on the way in. we are live on the hill. also, congress intensifies its scrutiny of china. one lawmakers even warning of a, quote existential struggle with the nation during the very first meeting of a house select committee dedicated to china. what we learned. plus, the warning from the head of the fbi about china s efforts to hinder investigations into the origin of covid. we are also following breaking news in greece, a devastating head-on collision between a freight train and a passenger train carrying 350 passengers. officials saying dozens were killed with reports of people being thrown out of windows from the impact. the desperate search this morning for survivors in the wreckage. and an extraordinary m ....
Charge of a case that was totally out of control and perhaps should not have even been brought. The unprecedented power play has sparked a dramatic protest. One by one in quick succession all four of the prosecutors working this case and have been for a very long time quit the case. One resigning from the Justice Department entirely. Cnns Laura Jarrett has much more on how this all went down. A Stunning Development as four federal prosecutors withdraw from roger stones case after top Justice Department officials overruled their sentence recommendation, calling it too harsh. Stone, a longtime confidant of President Trump was convicted last year of lying to congress, witness tampering and obstructin ....
Wideranging strategy to protect the country. One of the pillars of that strategy, per the white house, is counterto china and russias use of technology and propaga a propaganda. Heres what President Trump said. We face rival powers, russia and china, that seek to challenge american influence, values and wealth. We will develop new ways to counter those who use new domains, such as cyber and social media, to attack our nation or threaten our society. We will stand up for ourselves and we will stand up for our country like we have never stood up before. Like i said, is anyone taking this seriously, specifically when it comes to russia as the white house warns against russian propaganda, there is an active investigation into whether or not Trumps Campaign colluded with russias efforts to spread it. The president has called russian interference a hoax, despite all the evidence ....
It has not. Questions are being raised about who in the white house knew about the allegations, when did they know and whatdied they say to the public about them . Also, there are questions about how porter got access to classified material, despite being denied a security clearance. We begin our coverage with jeff zeleny from the white house. John kelly and porter worked very closely together. What do we know about how much the chief of star actual lly kn . Reporter rob porters job was to control what the president sees and what he doesnt see in the oval office. He was a way to instill john kellys west wing discipline. Were told that john kelly knew about this for months. Rob porter today said it was part of a coordinated smear campaign. He said that as the white house was trying to explain and contain the fallout. Few people stood closer to President Trump. From the white house colon nad to the oval office. Even a hand shake wi ....
Tonight he joins us to answer them. First, our breaking news. Cnn has learned President Trump has begun taking some preliminary steps preparing for a possible interview with the special counsel. Our senior White House Correspondent pamela brown joins us with that. Explain what youve learned. Well, we have learned that the preparations between the president and his legal team have been short and informal and included going over potential topics with the president that Robert Mueller would likely raise in an interview, according to two people familiar with the situation that i have spoken with along with my colleague, gloria borger. While the president has not formally agreed to a sitdown interview with mueller, these preparations under way are a sign that the president s legal team is intensifying deliberation ....