including cnn chief national security correspondent, jim sciutto. but first let s go to our crime and justice reporter. shimon, what can you tell us about all these late-breaking developments? we ve learned that investigators have recently targeted at least three oligarchs. sources tell cnn they topped one of them, stopped by the fbi when he landed in his private jet at a new york area airport. they also questioned him and even searched his electronic devices. we re told that investigators stopped a second russian oligarch on a recent trip to the u.s. and also questioned him. and then we ve learned, wolf, that there was a third russian who has come to mueller who has agreed to voluntarily turn over documents and provide information. we know it s illegal for foreign nationals to make political contributions to political campaigns here in the united states, so how potentially could these russian oligarchs get around that? one of the big things that we re told investigators have bee
time. now you see more specific proof of that sentiment. it certainly in that memo seems to suggest that. preet, thanks for joining us. thanks, wolf. just ahead, cnn s exclusive interview with stormy daniels former lawyer. he s speaking out now for the first time about the hush deal he brokered with president trump s lawyer, michael cohen. can you tell me about the payment? did michael cohen ever indicate to you that he was paying this $130,000 for stormy daniels out of his own personal finances? yes. and back then, did he say to you, look, i m having to take a loan out of my house to get this done. no, there was never any conversation about that. from farm, to pot, to jar, to table. and serve with confidence that it s safe. this is a diamond you can follow from mine to finger, and trust it never fell into the wrong hands.
secretary nielsen and sarah sanders were asked why the urgency, why the president is demanding that this unfold as soon as possible. they said this has been part of a long-running, continuing effort from the president to secure the border but wouldn t answer directly whether this move comes after the president potentially watched a fox news report over the weekend on immigration. sources also telling cnn that the president met with some outside advisers, some cable news hosts, who apparently told him that his base believes he s getting soft on immigration. wolf. he s moving now very, very quickly together with the administration. thanks so much, boris sanchez at the white house. joining us now, congressman jim himes, a democrat who serves on the house intelligence committee. congressman, what does it tell you, getting back to our top breaking story that special counsel robert mueller is now questioning russian ole dpauigas they arrive here in the united states? well, it s not sur
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and karen mcdougal as to whether they each had an affair with donald trump. he also talked to us about the numerous times that he had conversations with michael cohen. that s donald trump s personal attorney. it turns out that those conversations did not end even though he no longer represented either of those women. keith davidson calls it a coincidence that just before the presidential election, he was involved in the deals for not one, but two women who claimed to have had affairs with donald trump, effectively keeping their stories secret. do you believe what stormy daniels has said about the sexual encounter with mr. trump? you know, i believe my client. and karen mcdougal? yes. for the first time davidson is speaking exclusively to cnn, saying he is constrained by attorney/client privilege but still giving new details about how the deals came about. stormy daniels confidentiality