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Its successful. the special counsel mistake is the heading here. rosenstein bends to political pressure. first line. democrats and their media allies finally got their man. session bows to the pressure on russia, recuses himself. rosenstein bows to the pressure. could you argue or not from two days ago when the story shifted after you got the leaks in the "washington post" and the leaks in the "new york times." did they bow or did they do the right thing? >> it seems as though perhaps they may h...

Blasio, a tough day for new york city. so far, one person was killed, as many as 22 now they say weres times square plowed into a crowd. take a look over my shoulder and you can see the very heart of new york city at this hour has come to a grinding halt. for the past two hours, since this incident began, authorities have steadily increased the perimeter. four blocks from here. 45th street, 7th avenue, rests this honda accord, 2009 vehicle that authorities say caused all the havoc. according to ...

today a different tone from the president. he says this is the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in american history with the explanation point. and i goes on to say with all the illegal acts that took place in the clinton campaign and obama administration, there was never a special counsel appointed. so clearly the frustration even anger of the president coming through in this way, commenting in sort of real time as washington is adjusting to this new dynamic with the investigation,...

Likely, is incredibly significant and just on that -- on the investigation, again, on the politics of it, more and more republicans im communicatesing with are very glad that this is happening. they feel it takes pressure off of them and they are more and more concerned about special elections coming unand holding the house in two years. >> jeffrey tubin, where is this heading? >> i think well see justice. if crimes were committed, well find that out. if no crimes were committed, well find out a...

And what is wise. it is legally permitted for the president to declassify something, even if he does it quickly and without giving it much thought. theres not a legal requirement on that, but its not wise to do that. >> now, under the heading of political irony, remember the president and many of his key supporters have a history of going after others who allegedly disclosed sensitive information. heres house speaker paul ryan tweeting about hillary clinton last july. "its simple, individuals wh...

Classified information to the russian diplomats, critics might call it reckless and irresponsible, but in fact, it is unlikely he broke the law here. thats because the president has broad authority to declassify government secrets and can even do it by merely stating something in a public setting. listen to the reaction of former cia chief james woolsey, who served for a period of time on the presidents transition team. >> we have to distinguish between whats legally permitted and what is wise. ...

>> thats certainly one of the issues, the intellectual property rights are an issue, the oversupply and overcapacity in steel and aluminum and other products, theres a host of issues but strategy to get a quick free kills and a few tangible delivery items that can be done quickly and make sure theres actual performance on them because many of the things had been premised for a long time. now its time for delivery, assuming that those are delivered, then we will go into a one-year program of nego...

That article that investigators were getting increasingly focused on trumps business dealings. investigators are interested in competencies that have done business with mr. trump or have connections with him. that could include businesses associated with members of mr. trumps family. so we knew that heading into tonight there was this increasing turn towards business interests and following the money. but now tonight, a new scoop, again, out of the "wall street journal," reporters shane skmars c...

Included the revelation that director comey was getting briefed daily on the investigation instead of weekly leading up to the day he was fired, the journal also noted in that article that investigators were getting increasingly focused on trumps business dealings. investigators are interested in companies that have done business with mr. trump or have connections with him. that could include businesses associated with members of mr. trumps family. so we knew that heading into tonight there was ...

Any zell k any zell kozinski is live at the white house. and the timing is notable. >> reporter: it makes more sense now because we know both t tillerson and lavrov are both heading to alaska, but now we know that there will be this sitdown between lavrov and trump, might be a precursor to a trump/putin meeting this thisum. but a difficult backdrop to a bad relationship. remember the last time lavrov and tillerson sat down, it was in moscow and that was the aftermath of the horrible chemical att...