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Bank insists that meeting was about. if it was about that, then obviously jared kushner would need those sanctions removed as quickly as possible. of course, the white house insists that the meeting was not about personal business at all. that it was simply a diplomatic meeting of some kind. former u.s. ambassador to russia michael mcfaul says that sergey gorkov has no diplomatic function in the russian government, has not been known to be used as any kind of back channel to vladimir putin. when...

Independent counsel and appoint bob mueller. dont waste our time. congressman, do you think the president is seriously considering this? could this be a trial balloon? you hear the white house statement from sarah huckabee sanders saying chris speaks for himself. thats not saying the president isnt considering this. just saying chris speaks for himself. >> you know, its hard to figure out whether its a trial balloon or the president just expressing that he would like to get rid of this guy just ...

>> he said if theres any evidence of having communicated with the russians in the course of the campaign, you can understand its just a campaign question but thats not how you interpret it. >> no, the attorney general veered off of the question and volunteered that he had not had any russian communications when we know that he had two. he cant, the defenders of the attorney general cant just wave a magic wand over this scandal and the context is very important. its not just that there are seriou...

Knocking down these stories with journalists, the white house then turned to members of congress including the heads of the house and senate intelligence committee, asking them to call reporters and to refute these reports. my colleague, jim acosta, reporting that the intel chairman did then reach out to media. he does not believe that he did anything wrong there. but this is something that has raised the eyre of certainly not just democrats, but also republicans. we heard from the vice chairman...

After issue. it has the watergate feel to it and it all leads me back, the watergate question, follow the money. donald trumps son says he gets a lot of russian investments. we need to see those trump tax returns. thats where this is headed. we need a special council. >> the press has been calling to see those tax returns but let me play for you both, what jeff sessions said in a press conference yesterday. this was him explaining why he answered senator al franken the way he did. >> it was hone...

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Two meetings with the russian ambassador. >> more information has come out about staffers and meeting with a russian official. >> theres no question they see it as a threat and are calling for sessions to re-sign but you also have republican lawmakers calling for sessions recusal and saying a special prosecutor may be peshl. this russia connection is looming over day 43 of donald trumps presidency. lets begin our coverage with sarah murray live at the white house. >> jeff sessions may have recus...

He said that first, the intelligence communities need to investigate, but then went further. take a listen. >> you cannot have something, a friend of mine, jeff session, who was on the campaign and who is an appointee. youre going to need the special prosecutors statute and office to take not just rekus. you do have to do that. were going to have to do it. >> so this is interesting, its going to be necessary to have an independent review of this matter, so a very complicated story here, but prob...

Reporters. >> this is not something that should be happening. theres already a level of skepticism that republican congress is going to have to investigate an american president. that somehow, the heads of intelligence committees are open to these kinds of discussions with the administration. their knjob now is to investigation and make sure that this election was down well. from the russians in connection with the trump campaign. >> you heard darrell issa say jeff sessions should have to recuse...

Our colleague. >> i am surprised that the words of coretta scott king are not suitable for debate in the united states senate. >> elizabeth warren formally silenced by her republican colleagues. >> the senator will take her seat. >> the rare dressing down stemming from this statement. >> mr. sessions has you as the awesome power of office to free the chill exercise of the vote by black citizens. >> a 1986 letter from martin luther kings widow. jeff sessions failed nomination to a federal judgesh...