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Backfire. >> this has been a public drama. but as a prosecutor working this kind of a case, you want there to be mystery about who cooperates with you and who isnt. you dont want it to be a known fact. if someone is helping you build a case, you want to do that under a cover of darkness until you are ready to reach out with plans for indictment. it might make for great drama, but it isnt very good for a criminal defense point of view. >> erin, that relationship between michael cohen and donald t...

Had with the people -- the leaders of these countries has been -- i would really rate it on a scale of zero to ten, i would rate it a ten. >> reporter: trump lashing out after seeing these comments from trudeau. >> canadians, were polite and were reasonabl but we also will not be pushed around. >> reporter: in singapore, pompeo seemed agitated which asked if the feud could affect negotiations with north korea. >> i came here today here in singapore to talk about north korea. >> reporter: down pl...

Block any effort to subpoena the president as part of robert muellers investigation and rudy guliani down-playing the idea the president may pardon himself. two of the presidents attorneys wrote a secret letter to mueller in january arguing the president can no, maam be compelled to testify in front of a grand jury. china says it wont step up the purchases of american products if president trump goes ahead with his threat to impose tariffs on billions of dollars worth of chinese imports. the war...

10 weeks. it took lawmakers in the 1980s more than a year. he wrote that his plan will also help hard working families restoring competitive edge so we can create better jobs and higher wages. ivanka trump traveling to pennsylvania today. the biggest cuts go to the wealthy and many details disproportionately waiver the rich. trump dismissed that. >> achieving any of the goals will require republican unity on capitol hill, something party leaders say theyre confident they can achieve. senator mit...

Election, even though, remember the night of the election, stock market futures tanked because everyone was shocked. the hopes about economic stimulus led the market higher. even though we havent had much in the way of any significant reform, yet, from the president and congress. companies are shrugging this off. consumers are spending. >> theres still hope for tax reform in terms of the stock market. >> luckily for president trump, earnings are still strong. >> keeping an eye on that because it...

Tweeting she will fight for lower taxes and great health care. speaking of health care, the white house, today, getting its own tough questions on health care. >> is the president seen the draft of the senate health care bill? >> i dont know that. i know that there was some chatter today. i know the president has been on the phone with the leader and with key senators. i dont know hes seen the legislation or not. i know theyve been working extremely hard and the president has been giving his inp...

Has her fathers ear. while she seemed to be sort of down playing her role, i think its much broader in reality. >> theres no doubt about that. she is a player just like her husband. a major player in this new administration. >> i would argue they are the two most important players because if you look at the history of donald trump and gloria did a wonderful piece on him. if you look at the history of donald trump, hes reliant on his family and his children. they have been his advisors over the y...

Of what the boston judge did. he came to a different conclusion. if people would read what he did i think they would see there is a split of opinion on this issue. i would also say a president has the latitude and authority but also the duty and the responsibility to keep its citizens safe. thats always been the intention of president trump here. something he promised to do on the campaign trail. one of the ways he put national security and terrorism at the top of the list in terms of issues tha...

The confounding question of this time. why does the president instin instinctively underestimate these terrorist? >> and i think hes having trouble articulating. i think david just articulated more clearly what the presidents strategy is lets try someone who covered the white house every day. chris january sen, whats the strate strategy behind down playing? >> reporter: i think yesterday

I would watch him. he didnt teach me per se he didnt say this is the way we would do it as i was sitting down-playing with blocks i would be hearing him negotiating with a plumber or electrician or somebody. like the deal we are making with iran, how incompetent it is, how grossly incompetent. our negotiators are so bad. it is unconceivable to me. >> what about the fact that your sister who is kind of an outed mary an circuit court of appeals judge. thats one court down from the united states su...