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Lawyer went into a press availability and denied this claim, denied that the president ever tried to shut down the flynn investigation. he denied it on the presidents behalf again in no uncertain terms. they are declaring essentially that this is the hill they want to die on. >> the president never in form or substance directed or suggested that mr. comey stop investigating anyone, including the president never suggested that mr. comey, quote, let flynn go. >> president in form or substance did ...

This question is going to be asked over and over again, probably come up at the next press conference the president has. if he has another one in the near future. he was asked about it during a press availability today. he ignored the question. it reminds me of when reporters would pepper him with the question about whether he believes barack obama was not born in the united states. it took months and months and years and years of pulling teeth to get the president to admit that the president wa...

And will not say whether or not the president believes climate change is real -- i guess they can. they just wont. is that a viable strategy, not answering what seems to be a pretty vital and obvious question? >> i think it guarantees that this question is going to be asked over and over again, probably come up at the next press conference the president has. if he has another one in the near future. he was asked about it during a press availability today. he simply ignored the question. it remin...

Essentially says jared is a good guy. was that full-throated support of jared kushner in the midst of all of this? >> before we even assess whether or not its tepid or full throated, how about the fact that the president of the united states felt the need to give a statement to "the new york times" about his adviser, about a staff member/son-in-law. that in and of itself is pretty astonishing. this is not -- usually as you know, poppy, staff members who are giving statements to the paper -- >> a...

A little vacation on to the end of this, sara murray, working her tail off, but take a little, few days. >> i was going to say, having covered a g7 meeting, there is no vacation. >> no, but on the tail end. >> theres no -- oh, gosh. >> sara, thank you. >> lets bring in politics reporter eugene scott. good morning. well continue to monitor the president in sicily. >> here in new york. >> things are going so swimmingly for this president, they say, that theres no need to rock the boat and maybe me...

From him out in public, except for some comments off the top of some of these bilateral meetings, and thats going to continue today. but from the view of the presidents advisers, that means the trip is going well, they are avoiding any potential missteps. of course, from the view of the press covering him, we would certainly like an opportunity to ask a few questions. back to you guys. >> no questions on the nine-day trip. >> from the view of the media, were watching him get into his suv right n...

But no officials ever said it. how would you imagine dealing with this, martin, if you were the ambassador as you have been, the negotiators dealing with intelligence? we understand denials to the con contemporary that israeli intelligence officials are very upset. >> the only way to deal with it at this point after what the president just said is press availability with the prime minister is to just pray and hope that it goes away. because theres to way of cleaning it up at this point. hes brou...

Behavior and to try to stick to the script as they have been determined, but at every press availability, this will be what everybody is asking about, and so, in terms of, you know, united states foreign policy, were not going to get nearly the most out of this trip that you would want a president to get out of it because this scandal will be following him at each and every stop. >> and joshua, as he meets overseas with allies, what do allies need to hear from the united states as to this, the n...

The same thing, moving on from there you have trade when the president was talking in the super crude terms as you mentioned there he was discussing chinas trade practices unfair is what the president called them so will he raise those issues with president xi and how will he respond? could we be looking at a trade road or some sort of joint investment deal? were really not sure but one interesting photo op, a official telling me both sides are negotiating joint press availability. something the...

Persons within the trump organization more interested in making russia great again or making america great? >> congresswoman, do you plan to speak with chairman nunes? what would you say to him, what would you ask of him? >> well, i would sky ask -- frankly, hes at a press availability just feet away from me right now, but i would ask him to first talk to all of us before he holds these press conferences and runs to the white house. it does not -- its not good visual for what is supposed to be a...