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From the white house, but from the president or his senior adviser. that is why we have to push forward, not just with the special council, but with all of the investigatory work happening in the legislative branch. its not a matter of whether we should have a special council or an investigation at the legislative level or depend on the media. everybodys got to do everything until we get to the bottom of this. >> senator, as you know, jared kushner is under fbi scrutiny for a meeting he had with...

The presidents personal attorney, michael cohen, tells cnn he has been asked to testify and provide information to congress. cohen says he wont cooperate because he thinks it is a fishing expedition. we just learned the house committee sent the request for information from former trump white house press official morris epstein. also, exclusive new cnn reporting. sources say russia officials discussed having potentially derogatory information about mr. trump and some of his top aides in 2016. inf...

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Europe. there is no indication that the russian government is going to stop the active measures because they worked for them. and so on a bipartisan basis, we have to pursue this wherever the fact may lead. there is the criminal and counterterrorism investigation. but from the standpoint of the legislative branch, we need to make sure that american people know what just happened so we can prevent it from happening to our democracy in 2018 and 2020. >> lets move quickly to another important subje...

Replace michael comey but spicer would not say whether they are finalists. >> the president is the decision maker. when he makes his decision as to who is the best to lead the fbi, he will let us know. >> tonight the decisions are stacking up, quite frankly. bi director is one. the decision whether to stay in the stay or go in the paris climate accord is another as well as the decision whether to send more troops to afghanistan. all of those stacking up on this presidents desk as well as his leg...

Co-equal branches of government. and thats why hes been so far unsuccessful in getting his agenda through is that he doesnt respect the other two branches of government and he doesnt really understand why he cant just bully people into doing what he wants them to do. and it turns out republicans dont like to get bullied by this republican president any more than democrats do. >> senator, i want you to stand by. theres more developments unf d unfolding. we will get your reaction right after this ...

So im going to try to talk to everyone i can. because when it all boils down to it, its a question of conviction. its not a political calculus for me anymore. >> joining me, the 17th democrat to come out in support of the deal, hawaii senator brian schatts. senator, take me through your decision-making process to getting to yes and to stating it publicly. >> well, i think the first thing that you had to do was read the deal. it was posted publicly, but it was noteworthy, i think, that there were...