Did it go so far as though to reach a point where there was any legality being crossed . Its a high stakes showdown. The nation riveted today. Hours of testimony first and now an attorney who represents the president coming up to speak. Reaction pouring in from both sides of the political aisle after fired fbi director james comey gave his side to the conversations he had with with president about the russia investigation. This as new questions are being raised about what was actually said between the two men and whether what the president said amounts to obstruction of justice. Youre watching outnumbered. The Fox Business Network Megan Mcdowell is here. Former Spokes Person for the state department is here. Right on time with legal analysis like no other can give. Todays hash tag one lucky guy. Judge andrew napolatano. Were better for you being here today. Very kind to say that. High stakes day. Harris lets start with the news. He said he was put under unrelenting pressure at a point.
Picks a fight with john mccain again, warning him i fight back, and it wont be pretty. A lot to get to in the next couple of hours, but i want to get to dana bash, jim sciutto, john dean, bill crystal, and dan pfeiffer. And cnn senior politics analyst steven moore. I think we have enough team to discuss this. Jim, im going to start with you. What are you learning about sean spicers meeting with the special counsels investigators . This took place yesterday on monday. It follows meetings last week with Reince Priebus, the former fired chief of staff to the white house, as well as keith kellogg, who was the interim National Security adviser after Michael Flynn was fired. It shows frankly big picture that the special counsel investigation is expanding beyond the interference, russian interference in the u. S. Election, because of course, spicer was not there during the campaign. Key issues we no that the counsel wanted to discuss with him include the fbi directors james comeys firing. He
Good morning, everybody. It is friday, april 27th. Im yasmin vossoughian. We start with bill cosby, a man famously once known as americas dad was convicted of Sexual Assault in a retrial yesterday. A jury found cosby guilty on three counts of aggravated indecent assault against one woman andrea constand. She testified that cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in her home back in january of 2004. In the courtroom upon the reading of the first guilty verdict, several of cosbys accusers sobbed and shook with joy. The 80yearolds head was slightly bent and eyes were shut when prosecutors asked to revoke his bail due to his wealth and that he owned a plane. He lashed out yelling he doesnt have a plane, you ahole. He faces a sentence and a fine up to 25,000 on each count. He remains free on bail until that sentencing. More than 50 other women have accused cosby. He denies all the allegations against him. Turning now to President Trump and the fallout over his 30 minute free wheeling inter
Rosenstein is also there for most of the day though, the president s focus has been on what he wants to call and what he wants you to call spygate. His framing for the revelation that the fbi used an informant to talk to at least three members of his campaign who have been connected to the russia investigation. All you have to do is look at the basics and youll see. It looks like a very serious event but well find out. When they look at the documents, i think people are going to see a lot of bad things happened. I hope its not so, because if it is, theres never been anything like it in the history of our country. We now call it spygate. Youre calling it spygate. Lot of bad things have happened. Youre calling it spygate. He is calling it spygate. Thats whats happening there. And what facts does the president have to back up his claims of spying . Hes not saying. Right now there is no proof that the fbi did anything wrong with that informant. Right now there is no proof that there was sp
Is by constantly going after me on nonsense. Thats trumps take. Heres bob muellers. Because he ended his report by intoning, congress may apply the obstruction laws. It accords with the constitutional system of checks and balances and the principle that no person is above the law. Congress uses those powers on a spectrum. Kit do nothing, and that happens more often when the same Party Controls both houses of government, or the oversight functions to hold the executive accountable with hearings, funding measures or the subpoenas, or over here, if you want to think of it this way. In the special cases, it can apply its congressional removal powers, impeaching special officials for as the constitution provides, treason, bribery or high crimes. Note Donald Trumps seemingly aggressive position against coming using its middle, or lesser powers, may ultimately provoke some members to use congresss greater powers. If President Trump takes on nancy pelosi over whether he will respond to the sub