Wanted to have them all in this same meeting in the same room here to discuss all this with the president. But still, even though the vote is scheduled for this evening, expected this evening, other republicans im talking to here and on capitol hill say they would nobt at all surprised if it was set aside or pushed back. That happens, thats a sign there is a big problem. John . Thats an understatement to say the least. Jeff zeleny at the white house. Lets bring it into the room. House Speaker Paul Ryan was supposed to speak to reporters this morning. Hes delayed that until this afternoon. Horse trading behind closed doors, wheeling and dealing, the very thing republicans criticize the democrats for doing when they passed obamacare but well put that aside for a second. What does this tell you that the president is meeting and gets a standing ovation from members of the House Freedom caucus who at the moment you can make the case are undermining the president on priority number one becau
alter the will of the american people, both before the election and then undo the career of a duly elected president. this is abuse of power we have never, ever seen in the history of this country. we have a lot more coming up. now, to turn to more breaking news tonight about another deep state bad actor. now, do you remember when congressman adam schiff made such a big deal when nunez went over to the white house to review documents. remember this? take a look. the chairman will need to decide whether he is the chairman of an independent investigation into conduct which includes allegations of potential coordination between the trump campaign and the russians or he is going to act as a surrogate of the white house, because he cannot do both. and unfortunately, i think the actions of today throw great doubt into the ability of both the chairman and the committee
people, both before the election and then undo the career of a duly elected president. this is abuse of power we have never, ever seen in the history of this country. we have a lot more coming up. now, to turn to more breaking news tonight about another deep state bad actor. now, do you remember when congressman adam schiff made such a big deal when nunez went over to the white house to review documents. remember this? take a look. the chairman will need to decide whether he is the chairman of an independent investigation into conduct which includes allegations of potential coordination between the trump campaign and the russians or he is going to act as a surrogate of the white house, because he cannot do both. and unfortunately, i think the actions of today throw great doubt into the ability of both the chairman and the committee to conduct the investigation the
alter the will of the american people, both before the election, and then undo the career of a duly elected president. this is abuse of power we have never, ever seen in the history of this country. we have a lot more coming up. after drying from our breaking news about another deep state actor, do you remember when congressman adam schiff made such a big deal when then-house intel committee chairman devin nunes went over to the white house to review documents? member this? take a look. the chairman will need to decide whether he is the chairman of an independent investigation into conduct, which includes allegations of potential coordination between the trump campaign andndoo the russians, or he is going to act as a surrogate of the white house because he cannot do both. unfortunately i think the actions of today throw great doubt into the ability of both the chairman and the committee
our questions, but leaves many things unanswered, very heavily redacted. president trump s former national security adviser, michael flynn, provided substantial assistance to the special counsel and should not receive jail time. special counsel robert mueller s team saying in flynn s sentencing memo that he sat for 19 interviews with the special counsel and other justice department offices. and provided valuable information for at least three active investigations. including a criminal probe, the details of which are redacted. investigators said flynn was particularly valuable because he offered long-term and first-hand insight, including potential coordination between russians and senior members of the trump transition and campaign. lock her up! that s right. yes, that s right. lock her up! flynn was a fixture on the