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This is a brief statement we have from rob porter. lets take a look at it. it says these allegations are simply false. i took the photos given to the media nearly 15 years ago and the reality behind them is nowhere close to what is being described. ive been transparent and truthful about these vile claims but will not further engage publicly with a coordinated smear campaign. the photo shows a black eye and other matters here. you have a sense that they moved so fast here because they knew this ...

He puts his tongue in my mouth and my reaction, it was just sort of -- i pushed his chest away with my hands and im like, if you ever do that to me again -- >> reporter: franken was nowhere to be seen in the halls. he skipped votes on the floor and initially released a brief statement where he apologized but qualified the apology by writing, "i certainly dont remember the had he hearse sreh same way." she also took a photo of him groping her breasts while she was asleep. >> theres al franken lit...

New focus on sexual assault allegations against prominent public figures. tonight, al franken, a democratic senator and former "saturday night live" comedian is facing a senate ethics investigation after claims by a radio host and former model that franken groped and forcibly kissed her during a trip to entertain troops overseas with the uso back in 2006. before franken was a senator. >> i just remember, i almost punched him because every time i see him now, my hands clench into fists. >> report...

Recipients disadvantaged native-born workers. candidate trump himself said daca recipients should stay with their families but they all have to go. today the president told reporters he would agree to protect daca recipients even if he doesnt get his border wall in exchange. >> the wall will come later. were right now renovating large sections of wall. massive sections. making it brand-new. were doing a lot of renovation. we met last night with, as you know, schumer, pelosi, and a whole group. a...

Kushner answered questions this morning for little over three hours. he met by closed doors with staffers from the democratic side as well as republican side. and some of the lawmakers. he did not speak to reporters as he left, but we did get our brief statement from committee leadership. >> was a very productive session. we had a chance to ask about the arrange of issues that the committees had been concerned about. we appreciate his voluntary ability to be a witness to a. >> able to answer eve...

Frustrated with what they deem as meddling by the son-in-law jared kushner. a new tweet of his support for his son reading in part, hes a great person who loves our country. thats a notably stronger endorsement of don jr. than the one earlier in the day that came through the white house. >> reporter: the white house didnt offer a very forceful defense of donald trump jr., the deputy press secretary read a brief statement to say that he believes the son is handling this e-mails transparentally ...

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Contain the potential fallout. thomas p. boss ceert placed cal to the directors of the cia and nsa, the services most directly involved in the intelligence sharing arrangement, with the partner. nbc news has not independently confirmed the report, but "the new york times" and reuters have similar reporting tonight. the white house put out a flurry of statements before sending out the national security adviser h.r. mcmaster to deny the report. >> i have a brief statement for the record. theres no...

>> hate to interrupt you. i want bring this to you from the pool. when the president is overseas, he has a group, a small group of reporters travelling with i am had, a couple of wire reporters, some still photographers and then television producer and television photographer supplied by the networks and they report for all of us. they were inside this bilateral meeting with the crowned prince who is the defense minister and president trump thats still ongoing from the pool now, the president ma...

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