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Interview and hustling to the camera. i think he sat down 30 seconds before air. we appreciate the hustle. thanks for being outfront. lets talk more about this. former deputy and independent counsel joins us, patrick heely from "new york times" is here. a lot of news tonight. lets begin with the headlines. solomon to you. the president saying to jeff mason and colleagues at reuters that he could run the mueller probe. he could run the russian investigation if he wanted to. your reaction? >> my r...

Added. we will have the illinois senator on in a few minutes. a makeup after a breakup? it happens. we have been through it. this one between the president and the european -- and the president of the european commission. the president just called the eu a foe a few weeks ago. now all is well with a hug and embrace and a kiss and a rose garden announcement after three hours of negotiations yesterday afternoon. president trumps writes, obviously the european union, is represented by yours truly...

Are not just going there to arrest people. they legally cant. we need their technology. we need them to relieve the border agents. they say they need the help on the border. they will be able to relieve the agents to give them the technology and resources they need that doesnt have to do with touching illegals. >> jose, i went to the border. when president trump took over there was an immediate drop off of people trying to get across. when it became clear that congress was not going to act the n...

It is his pr strategy at this point as well. he wants to prejudge this, prejudge this for the public so that whatever bob mueller come out with they are prepared at least if youre a republican or at least if youre inclined to like donald trump, then you would go along with this story of that hes painting. it also, i think to patricks point, is on brand in terms of trump is always the embattled one. he embattled against even people in his own administration, people that hes aint pod. people who a...

Topics and created questions possible questions that could be asked in an interview on a memo. but im told by another source, don that, the president is now vacillating on whether he wants to do an interview with robert muellers team. he said that he wants to sit down with him under oath but now as ate pears this russia probe continues to go on and on despite what the president has been told by his lawyers, he sort of changing his posture as we saw over the weekend with him going after robert mu...

Collusion he claims doesnt exist. and ordering republican lawmakers to quote, do something. now following those tweets, white house attorney ty cobb wanted to make clear that, quote, contrary to what many have suggested, the presidents comments today are unrelated to the activities at the special counsel with whom he continues to cooperate. i want to get straight to my panel. crime and justice reporter, political analyst and white house correspondent for american urban radio networks and patrick...

And hes already painting a rather grim picture of the road ahead in a fiery op-ed in "the washington post." senator mccain slams the gridlock, partisan divide and president trump. he writes congress must govern with the president who has no experience in public office, is often poorly informed and can be impulsive in his speech and conduct. we must respect his authority and constitutional responsibilities we must where we can cooperate with him, but we are not his sub or nats. we must be diligen...

With you where i dont agree because they see that the president still has strength within the republican base, but also see that hes losing that strength bit by bit and shouldnt be lost this quickly in his first year if he was executing on agenda that made sense to more people that were outside the white house. >> david swerdlick, patrick heely, thank you for the conversation. up next, a cnn exclusive. first look at president obamas inauguration day letter to president trump. hear his advice a...

National security adviser hr mcmaster spoke with his british counterpart about sean spicers comment about a fox news report that suggested british intelligence was helping to wiretap trump tower during the campaign. they had to apologize saying it was unintended. this is part of the bottom line with cnn political analysts and deputy culture editor of the "new york times," patrick heely, i enjoy air quotes have been brought back into mainstream by the wiretapping deal. lets look at this as fact. ...