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Investigating possible collusion between the trump campaign and the creme lip. >> president trumps -- kremlin. >> president trumps actions this week cost us an opportunity to get at the truth at least for today. chris: then, republican senator mike lee who has suggested a new director he thinks would get broad support from democrats. >> one name that i think the white house ought to consider is merrick garland. i think this would be an exciting pick. chris: plus, president trump tweets a warning...

Record news briefings where he felt "the new york times" misquoted him. "the new york times" included a microphone hidden in a lamp connected to a recording device in the white house basement. the practice of recording conversations continued in the eisenhower, kennedy and johnson administrations and finally with nixon, for whom the taping of conversations backfired and the practice came to a halt. that was almost 45 years ago. yet on friday many wondered if trump had revived the practice of wir...

At that point richard nixon had the opportunity to destroy the tapts he decided not to. >> nixon was asked about that in a 1980 interview with absent aesz barbara walters. >> are you sorry you didnt burn the tapes. >> you know interestingly enough everybody in europe that i talked to said why didnt you burn the tapes? and the answer is i probably should have. >> as for the one-on-one dinner between trump and comey at the white house former staffers tell us they dont know of any built in systems ...

That got there. >> mm-hmm. >> because i didnt ask that question. >> mm-hmm. what about the idea that in a tweet you said that there might be tape-recordings? >> well, that i cant talk about. i wont talk about that. all i want is for comey to be honest, and i hope he will be, and im sure he will, i hope. >> joining me now is john dean, former white house counsel to president richard nixon, who knew a thing about taping things in the white house. john, i cant tell if this is a distraction or a fib...

>> well, that i cant talk about. i wont talk about that. all i want is for comey to be honest, and i hope he will be, and im sure he will, i hope. >> joining me now is john dean, former white house counsel to president richard nixon, who knew a thing about taping things in the white house. john, i cant tell if this is a distraction or a fib or a bluff, but your reaction to the pointed non-denial both from sean spicer and the president himself about taping people in the oval office? >> it is very...

And does the president have a recording device in the oval office or elsewhere recording conversations. the white house would not talk about that, but going forward. this issue of firing james comey sometime eeed the legislative agenda, theyll be traveling abroad next week, first foreign trip of the presidency. hoping that gets the president back on track. jeff zeleny, cnn. lets get some perspective whats happening with sylvia better elly live from london. always a pleasure to have you. lets t...

Was shut down in the summer of 1973. >> the american people, press or media didnt know anything about the taping systems until alexander butter field, a white house aid in july of 1973 told the senate watergate committee, told the staff that there was a taping system. at that point, richard nixon had the opportunity to destroy the tapes and decided not to. >> as for the one on one dinner between comey at the white house, there was no none systems to tape conversations. they say the president can...

Systems until alexander butterfield, a white house aide in july of 1973 told the senate watergate committee. told the staff that there was a taping system. at that point, richard nixon had the opportunity to destroy the tapes and he decided not to. >> reporter: as for the one-on-one dinner between trump and comey at the white house, former staffers said they dont know of any built-in systems. they said the president could bring in a recording device or have an aide take notes on the conversation...

Staffers tell us they dont know of any built in systems in the dining room to tape conversation. the president could bring in a recording device or have an aide take notes on the conversations but unlikely he would. could comey have taped the phone conversations on his end? we have no comment from fbi. officials tell us that would only be allowed if the president himself was under investigation which trump says hes not and if the fbi chief got a warrant to tape him. >> i cannot imagine that happ...

This weekend. credibility and who will the next director be. does the president have a recording device in the oval office or else where regarding these conversations? the white house will not talk about that. but going forward here this whole issue of firing james comey has stymied their legislative agenda. the first foreign trip of his presidency and theyre hoping that helps get the president back on track. jeff zeleny, cnn, the white house. >> thanks for the reporting. a lot to unpackage he...