Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. He said, any further information is classified. Today the white house actually did impose new sanctions on russia, but not for election meddling. The administration is penalizing the kremlin for using chemical weapons against an exspy and his daughter in the uk, a decision that congress had to push the white house to make. Meanwhile, republican senator rand paul is in moscow this week, of all places, apparently on his own summer Outreach Mission to the kremlin. The senator had been one of the few open defenders on capitol hill of President Trumps overtures to vladimir putin, the only defender at times. Today he wrote this about his visit. Quote, i was honored to deliver a letter from President Trump to president Vladimir Putins administration. The letter emphasized the importance of further engagement in va
the president on russia, but they want this mueller report to be not hanging out there as a variable. and so that s why in part this is a political strategy for giuliani as much as a legal strategy. jonathan lemire, i want to read you the quote, two very young promising writers at the associated press have worked together on this piece. oh, look, it s you and your co-author. trump has seethed to confidantes that he views the manafort charges as a warning shot from mueller. he has told those close to him that as he watches the courtroom proceedings he fears that donald trump jr. could at some point be the one on trial. left out all the careful sourcing that you were careful to put in this. you re just back from bedminster, new jersey. how is the president enjoying his vacation? we haven t seen too much of him on the vacation. exactly the way they planned it. that s right. he did have a dinner with business leaders last night. we saw the first few minutes of it. but largely he