A look at Breaking News, politics and reports from around the world. A look at Breaking News, politics and reports from around the world. Campaign, the reelection in november, and apparently, wolf, does not want to say anything that could infuriate the president. Perhaps one reason he did not want to answer that question. But no doubt about it, wolf, republicans did not want to embrace these concerns today perhaps because the president is so about the mueller probe. Manu raju on capitol hill. Joining us now, republican congressman chris stewart. Hes a member of the house Intelligence Committee. Congressman, thanks so much for joining us. Good afternoon. The president has told his Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, to stop the Russia Investigation right away. Is that in your opinion Obstruction Of Justice . I think it would be very, very difficult as a prosecutor to make the case. Im not an attorney but common sense would tell me its going to take much more than that to prove any kind of
agenda from 2013 during a raid of manafort s virginia condo last july. judge t.s. ellis in his push to keep the trial moving said to the prosecutor, if you re going to call mr. gates, this is a waste of time. rick gates may be the special counsel s most notable witness on its list of 35, but it s the defense who has promised the jury he will be a central player in the trial. during opening statements manafort attorney thomas zenle deflected blame to rick gates, saying he embezzled millions from manafort and then turned on him after he came under pressure from mueller s team. zenle telling the jury it was gates who had his hand in the cookie jar. gates has plead the guilty to two charges in d.c. and is now cooperating with special counsel robert mueller. all right prosecution has called several witnesses including democratic consultants who worked with manafort during his lobbying work in ukraine and fbi agent matthew makuska who searched manafort s condo in a predawn raid. agent makus