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Correspondent for the "new york times" peter baker. about an hour from now well see another meeting between president trump ask a world leader when he sits down with chancellor angela merkel. usually as you know well those pool sprays last a couple of minutes. they mooiight answer a shouted question. yesterday they were ranging from 40 minutes to 55 minutes. >> you cannot predict him. you cannot schedule him. you cannot rein him in when it comes to these kinds of events. he can go on for 40 minu...

Members of congress who think, you know what, this might not rise to the level of impeachment, what he did with ukraine, i disagree but they may say that but it is impossible for them not to say hes obstructing the process. >> i say the cake is baked. >> donald trump is going to defend himself but most likely not in the form democrats use. he will defend himself on twitter and pool sprays and gaggles and at rallies and well hear no shortage of words on trump whatever they may be. >> and look at ...

And you might just get some members of congress who think, you know what, this might not rise to the level of impeachment, what he did with ukraine. i disagree, but they may say that. but it is impossible for them not to say hes obstructing the process. >> i say the cake is baked. why participate at this point? >> donald trump is going to defend himself, but most likely not in the form democrats use. he will defend himself on twitter and pool sprays and gaggles and at rallies and well hear no sh...

Sometimes i get emails, complaints from our viewers saying, where are we airing his events live? youve said were not airing the rallies live every time, because theyre the same thing every time, but we show his pool sprays and cabinet meetings. i think theres an argument that we shouldnt show that at all because theres so much misinformation being spread. >> so look, this is a difficult issue. i get those emails as well. i get a lot of internal conversation about that within cnn. should we be ta...

Is there helpful communication on a daily basis with the white house press shop? >> i dont think there is. and, you know, you can ask questions from time to time, and youll get an answer. but for the most part, you know, theyre playing favorites over here. instead of the daily briefing, brian, what our viewers need to understand is that almost on a daily basis, somebody from the white house press shop, high-level official like sarah sanders or kellyanne conway, is doing an exclusive interview wi...

Shoult shouted questions. a significant standoff about access to the significant summit. print reporters were told summarily right before the dinner there would be no reporters allowed inside and that following questions shouted and in fact this came straight from -- straight from the white house saying due to sensitivities overshouted questions in the previous pool sprays, those are the opportunities for cameras to come in and document these meetings, it was only after really outrage expressed ...

The president weighed in shortly after that interview said he basically told her not to bother. the reporters are rude to her in that room. she gave an interview on "fox & friends" this morning saying i talk to the press every day. i just wonder from someone who used to stand on that podium and knows the importance of delivering that press briefing, did the white house make the right move here? >> look, i think we have to remember what the goal of the briefing is. its to speak on behalf of the p...

Minutes" interview. we havent seen the raw hit because they havent posted it online. does he feel like it was a good interview and does he feel like it was fairly he haedithed? >> he knows it was interview he got to talk to the american people without the middle manual the way he does on social media platforms and the way he does in print and tv interviews. the pool sprays obviously out on the south lawn. the rallies, 3 or 4 or 5 rallies a week now. this is the most transparent accountable presi...

It. you have that. of course, rod rosenstein, right? whether he will be the deputy attorney general or not after tomorrow because guess what? hes meeting with donald trump tomorrow. so much happening, so fast. who better to put it in perspective, john roberts with the president soon at the palace hotel in new york city. john? >> theres a lot happening, no question about it, neil. always a lot happening with this white house. its true this is the first formal press conference that the president h...

Of government. i feel like every single day the relationship further deteriorates and were going to a place where i dont know that we can come back from this. >> annie, its the right word, it is the responsibility of the white house to protect the press corps when they travel with them and advocate for their rights to be in pool sprays. is there concern that the white house is on a path to stop that? >> the incident in england where he couldnt call jim acosta from cnn, to do that on foreign soil...