Mr. Director, i want to say that i have been up to the agency to review those documents that you had referred to before, and i look forward to talking about the information therein in our closed session. I also want to mention something that we had talked with admiral rogers and mr. Comey for in our last or two open sessions ago from the house intelligence committee. Its one that sort of got a lot of hoopla on tv with regard to our side of the aisle here trying to make a diversionary tactic when we talk about the importance of what leaks do with our Intelligence Community. I just want to ask you if you agree with admiral rogers, that when high level Intelligence Community officials i think some news reports had almost 20 people leaking classified information to the press if you agree with admiral rogers that that kind of leaking, with our ability to have to reauthorize things like 702 so we can gather intelligence on bad guys, for political purposes, if you agree that kind of activity
Coming. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. Breaking news tonight after days of increasingly troublesome headlines. Cnn learned that white house lawyers began researching impeachment procedures. Sources say the white house only considers impeachment a distant possibility at this point. Also, the noork times is reporting that President Trump bragged to Russian Foreign minister and Russian Ambassador of the oval office about his firing of fbi director james comey saying it removed great pressure from the russia investigation. The report also says mr. Trump called comey crazy and also, im quoting him now, a real nut job. Tonight, the white house is back tonight telling the story raising new question bets president s intent on firing comey at the same time. And speaking out about how the then fbi director tried to keep his distance from the president because comey was so disstushe
Importantly, we will hear from the new fbi director Christopher Wray who has been in the middle of several washington fire storms, plural, fire storms with an s. This is his first real public appearance since the release of the memo alleging fbi abuses in the russia investigation over his objections. What will he say about that and about the holdup in releasing the democratic response . Will he reveal new information about why he pushed out former Deputy Director andy mccabe. Then the brand new controversy, the claim from the white house that his people, the fbi people, are the reason that dozens of west wing staffers still dont have security clearances. That came up as a result of the deepening mess of response from the white house of former staffer rob porter accused of Domestic Abuse. Theyve clarified little and confused a great deal. Cnns abby phillip has the latest on that. Reporter good morning, john. Were one week into the contingency over rob porter and the Domestic Abuse alleg
Official, this follows a surprise mete meeting between President Trump and kim jongun. On thursday, President Trump pulled out citing threatening statements by north korea. Elise, what exactly do we know about this team . This is according to more than one, you know, senior white house official . Theyre crossing the line over the deep militarized zone, how meaningful is this . Its very meaningful. Youve seen this back and forth after President Trump cancelled the summit. Why did he do that . The administration felt they were not engaging on the substance of the talks. What kim jongun and the north korean regime were able to put on the table at the summit. The administration didnt feel it would give eight chance. The ambassador to the philippines is also a former u. S. Envoy. So he has a lot of experience in dealing with the North Koreans. We understand him and white house nfc official and Defense Department officials went in, crossed into the north korean side of the dmz and started ta
On track. This follows a surprise meeting. The summit was sposed to take place, on thursday, President Trump pulled out blaming it on threatening statements by north korea. Eli elise, what exactly do we know about this team that has now crossed over into north korea . Well, the team is led by the former u. S. Ambassador to the philippines who under the earlier Obama Administration served as the u. S. Envoy to six party talks. He is no stranger to negotiating with the North Koreans and is leading the delegation along with allison hooker, and randy schrieber the top east asia official at the pittsburgh. So these officials are quite separate than the delegation that went to singapore this weekend to meet with North Koreans on logistics for the summit, an ad advanced team, if you will. This delegation, that crosses into the north side of the dmz is there to get more substance, more clarity about what the North Koreans are able to put on the table at these discussions, which is why Presiden