Widening as i speak, with new names added on like a traffic lineup in manhattan. Theres still no indication that donald trump is anywhere near to making one of the key decisions of his presidency, who will serve as his chief diplomat. Vice President Elect mike pence ran through some of the top contenders yesterday. I think everyone that hes talked to and has been talked about, whether it be a Rudy Giuliani or mitt romney or General Petraeus or senator corker or john bolten, and others, bring extraordinary background and qualities to this. Nbc news reports that several new names have been added to that list, even if they remain outside contenders. The associated press, meanwhile, is reporting that prospects of Rudy Giuliani and mitt romney, they say, are fading. The new names include jon huntsman, who was critical of trump during the campaign, but who wasnt also reportedly in the mix, ceo of exxonmobil, rex the bulk of the time was with the President Elect, donald trump. I found it an
Alex, the 2014 Ferguson Protester fresh in peoples minds here. Ferguson just a suburb of st. Louis. That is why we have seen such a strong show of force from police so early they are determined not to let things get out of hand like they did in ferguson. Point well taken on that, blake. The mayor, was he at home at the time the protesters gathered around the home and started Throwing Rocks and bottles . Reporter we do not believe she was. We held a Press Conference afterwards and she was fine, but the home was damaged. Thank you so much from st. Louis. Now to politics, everyone. A republican congressmans reported steps to absolve Julian Assange for the role the website played in the u. S. President ial election. The office of Congress Dana Rohrabacher is pushing back on the Wall Street Journal report that he reached out to the white house to offer a possible deal
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Reporter the white house defending the governments response. The federal response has been anything but slow. In fact, theres been an unprecedented push through of billions of dollars of federal assistance. Reporter but the president has spent the last three days tweeting repeatedly about nfl players who kneel during the national anthem. Mr. Trump, continuing to fan the flames on twitter monday night. Sources tell cnn that the president appears pleased with the firestorm he has created, telling a private dinner of conservative leaders its really caught on. I said what millions of americans were thinking. Administration officials tell cnn that Chief Of Staff john kelly is not happy with the public feud but the retired military general, who lost a son in the afghanistan war, agrees with the president on the substance of the debate. Meanwhile, nfl teams continue to show solidarity against President Trumps comments. The entire Dallas Cowboys team and team owner, jerry jones, taking a knee
Why, next was the fbi involved in this . The agency has 35,000 employees. Its got unmatched resources and expertise. Its the fbi. Why would it even consider going to a private investigator to do research on a President Elect . Keep in mind, this is not the first time the fbi has outsourced a major investigation. Recall that federal agents never examined the dnc servers after they were supposedly hacked by an outside party during the campaign. Instead, the fbi relied on the work of a dnc contractor this assured them that russia was behind the hacking. Why would the fbi do that . Did anyone at the Justice Department consider that hiring third party actors with unclear motives to conduct a highprofile investigation might be an Excellent Way for say foreign intelligence operations to sow chaos and promote their agendas . At the least without claims be colored by their natural desire
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Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. Group. He didnt say he spoke to the Department Of Justice or the State Department. Hes not speaking to any other gun control groups, but the president took to twitter to say i have reached out to the nra. So those of you who have Chanlted Over And over, drain the swamp, walk us through why you would go to the industry group. Why would you contact the largest Lobbying Group ever, the nra, on what to do about the ghost gun. As of last week, one of the organizations videos called 3d guns freedom and innovation. Tom costello has more on the guns and why the president should be checking with his own state Department Rather than the nra. This morning, growing pushback against a new type of firearm that some people can actually build in their own home. Eight Attorneys General now asking a judge to block a Texas Company from publishing the downloadable instructions for 3d printers to manufacture guns. From handguns to sem