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Telling abc news the same just weeks ago. >> the president had no involvement pertaining to my clearance or my husbands clearance, zero. >> reporter: today, the white house refusing to confirm or deny the "new york times" report, but are saying this -- >> i will tell you the president has the absolute right to do what was described. >> pierre thomas joins us from washington. once again, lets be clear. congress is giving the white house until monday to turn over any documents related to jared kus...

But i will tell you that the president has the absolute right to do what was described. >> late today jared kushners lawyer, abbe lowell, issued this statement, quote, whatever the accuracy or not of recent news stories, mr. lowell was not aware of, nor told of any request for or action by the president to be involved in the security clearance process. again, officials affirmed at the time that the regular process occurred without any pressure. meanwhile, house oversight chairman, elijah cumming...

In their view stone walls requests for information about the new york times report that the president ordered officials to give cukushner security clearance. it is one written by white house counsel about this issue and that the white house hasnt responded multiple times. i asked them abiliout that. it is clearly one more issue raising tensions wean this white house and new house majority. >> tonight the white house now defending president trumps power to grant a top secret clearance and top whi...

Chairman elijah cummings and schiff will dive more deeply into the documents. perhaps there will be something there that gives us a legal hook. in the meantime, though, the president has the absolute right to do this, but he also took the sworn oath to protect the american people. it takes somebody like kushner with foreign entanglements and very complicated financial difficulties including the famous 666 fifth avenue and then with all the russians he met with during the campaign, this is just a...

Own. but i will tell you the president has the absolute right to do what was described. >> a, nonresponsive, but b, didnt we show video of the president of the united states and his daughter and jared kushners lawyer discussing security clearance processes? we dont discuss it when were caught. is there another answer? please, im happy to accept another answer. >> look, i think this is also why there are nepotism rules across the government. of course, the white house doesnt comply with those. it...

Involving jared kushner and "the new york times." that the president mandated that he get top security clearance. kellyanne conway saying the president has the absolute right to order that. not saying he did, but saying he has the absolute right. it did cause some concern among the white house con -- counsel and the cia. what is your take? >> he does have the right to do it. you have to ask yourself, this is the presidents son-in-law. if the "new york times" story is correct and it been corrobor...

Understand it when he was reunited with his family and suffered that none of us will forget or forgive. the president holds north korea responsible. he said that chairman kim says he was not aware of what he believes chairman kim said he was not aware of what happened to otto warmbier when it happened. i know how twitter somehow has become an an signment editor for reporters. if twitter blows up and said north korea is not responsible theyre not paying attention. >> sandra: was the president -- ...

Draft, the absolute lie that everybody knew was a lie, including mr. trump, is that he did nothing after the iowa caucuses because thats when the campaign began. and thats for sure everybody knew it was a lie and he was in the oval office and spoke to mr. trump and he was given a good job, even though people knew it was untrue. my question for tonight, and lets not forget the check for $35,000 that was a specific installment on the hush money plan that was misdescribed, in fact, lied about as a ...

His tax returns. and the irs does not investigate people because of a change congress made in the law based on news accounts. they use a computer score, and thats almost all of it, unless youre up for something like a security clearance or become wrapped up in a drug investigation. >> well, democrats say theyre going to subpoena. they say theyre going get their hands on the tax returns. >> and they have the absolute right to do so. congress in 1924 passed a law that says they have the right and ...

Under any circumstances at any time. >> how do you explain that guy who is not a trump guy, right, he was put in there by obama, and you were there a long time, people respected you there. him coming to a different conclusion? >> i cant explain why the process is so deeply impacted by politics. we all know, from the presidents own statements, his absolute, very clear intention. the result that he want -- demanded from that investigation and thats, of course, the one they delivered. i cant explai...