Democrats. Members of congress here here from both sides of the aisle to talk about wa happened today. Lets turn back to the breaking news, the Washington Post explosive report that the president of the United States is currently under a Criminal Investigation for the Obstruction Of Justice. Responding in a statement, a spokesman for the president s attorney did not dispute the post report, saying only the fbi leak of information regarding the president is outrageous, inexcusable, and illegal. Joining me now, the Washington Posts sari horwitz, one of the reporters who broke this tire. Sari, this would seem to confirm what james comey appeared to indicate, what many have been sort of hinting at, but squarely you guys have nailed down that apparently Robert Mueller is looking at Obstruction Of Justice. Yes. Youre right, chris, that the former fbi director in his testimony did seem to be laying out a case of possible obstruction. But what we found out that, indeed, the special counsel, Ro
Every relevant document to the committee including those from his quote, personal email account describinged in the news media as well as all over accounts, messaging apps, or Similar Communications channels you may have used or that may contain information relevant to our inquiry, unquote, in the statement to cnn, kushners Attorney Says it is perfectly normal that the committees would want to make sure they received all pertinent records. We did review this account at the time and there were no responsive or relevant documents there. The committee was informed when documents were produced and there is no issue here, unquote. However this issue could become even more serious if it turns out kushner famed to turn over any private communications about the Ongoing Investigation into Russian Election interference, and if, if, he was actively trying to hide any information. You may recall that kushner has come under scrutiny for not disclosing contact with 104 officials during the campaign.
Expensive suits in the closet. According to another new report, manafort was under Government Surveillance before and after the election. Cnn reporting he was wiretapped under fisa warrants. According to that report, the government snooping continued into early this year, including a period when manafort was known to talk to president donald trump. Sharon lafraniere is a reporter who broke the story tonight. She joins me by phone. Your reporting is they told manafort they planned to indict him. How common is that . Thats not that uncommon that a prosecutor would say we dont believe your story, youre not really cooperating with us. Were going to indict you. The difference here, i think,
might be, as my colleagues found out is that they threatened an imminent indictment and this was in the summer and we havent seen it. One of the themes of the piece is the approach of mueller and how it differs particularly in white color investigations. The report says its more like that mafia investiga
Now, Jenny Willowby did speak to the Washington Post about some of the episodes of her marriage to porter. During one of these fights, we were both yelling at each other. I disengaged and removed myself from the fight to go take a shower. And rob wasnt finished fighting i suppose. At that point he was still angry. And so he came and grabbed me by the shoulders here and pulled me out of the shower in a rage. That is her account of what happened as recorded by the Washington Post. As you pointed out, rob porter has said these have been smears and allegations that he denies. This is one of those deeply painful issues in someones personal life that has now spilled out into public view and at the highest level also of the white house. Kelly odonnell at the white house. Thank you. Two republican senators speaking out today about Rob Porter Including the man who helped get
who has gone through fbi background checks, its absolutely inconceivable that what these women told the fbi agents didnt
We will hopefully have updates on that soon. Appreciate it. Thank you. Thanks for joining us. Im erica hill in for poppy on this friday. At this hour with kate bolduan starts now. Hello, everyone. Im kate bolduan. Try this on for size. This whole thing is a hoax but were going to make it a top priority to make sure that hoax never happens again. That seems to be what the president is confusing . Its the show of force versus, well, simply the show. First, the show of force. Not the space force, the force, the iNational Security communi. All at the white house speaking publically and taking questions about election security. The real threats from abroad. No waffling, no sugarcoating
Kate Bolduan gives a fresh take on todays top stories. Kate Bolduan gives a fresh take on todays top stories. Thats right. I think the question is, who does Vladimir Putin believe. Its Vladimir Putin who is coordinating these attacks on our democracy. He believes the president of the United States. It was int