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times that donald trump may have committed to cutting a deal to trade white house documents as an exchange for fbi files related to his 2016 campaign russia investigation. well have more on that report in just a few minutes. also not this, our women are taking to the streets in washington d.c. and several states and cities as we count down 31 base so the midterms. the womens march is holding hundreds of events today and support of reproductive rights, will have a lot of reports for tha...

Not just a friend, just a good guy, a friend for a very long time. Thats what the president said. And the two of course do seem particularly close in photo after photo. Here they are greeting the tesla ceo, elon musk, in the state dining room as trump signs an Executive Order about the oil pipeline industry. And this, trump speaking on the phone with vladimir putin, and who is there . Steve bannon. And then when they worked together in the white house, check this out, their offices, steps apart....

Context of todays news, mcgahn was a human shield against the presidents instinct to say, youre fired, to the man appointed to investigate him. the times michael schmidt reporting, quote, the west wing confrontation marks the first time mr. trump is known to have tried to fire special counsel mr. mueller. mueller learned about the episode in recent months as his investigators interviewed current and former senior white house officials in his inquiry into whether the president obstructed justice....

As we know. "times" said upon hearing that he was going to recuse himself president erupted in anger in fronts officials saying he needed attorney general to protect him. special counsel robert mueller has learned of this. on the phone, michael zeldin, cnn legal analyst, worked with bob mueller. the "new york times," michael schmidt reporting. way he wrote first sentence is important. president trump gave firm instructions in march to the white houses top lawyer, stop the attorney general jeff s...

Trumps business ties. and to the white house, this shows mueller is staying within his lane. but you have to remember, this is one of many requests mueller sent down. >> and michael, thanks very much. michael schmidt reporting now that robert mueller is speaking white house documents related to donald trumps actions as president, as part of the russia probe. were following the latest from puerto rico and hurricane maria which made landfall earlier today. the most powerful storm to hit that ter...