russia we have seen evidence of it that russia pass forced children into these russia pass forced children into these education camps, a very russia centric these education camps, a very russia centric focus these education camps, a very russia centric focus on academia and culture centric focus on academia and culture and military education. russia culture and military education. russia said it had taken 700,000 out for their russia said it had taken 700,000 out for their safety to russia, but of course for their safety to russia, but of course that is disputed. and ukraine says it course that is disputed. and ukraine says it has course that is disputed. and ukraine says it has managed to return i m not sure says it has managed to return i m not sure if says it has managed to return i m not sure if the number but many children not sure if the number but many children who are still missing and they consider to be illegally detained. ., ~ they consider to be illega
or perhaps already today. it sounded like this was an administration decision. and now it appears and it may be the president may confirm it today and all of this can go away, but it is surprising. it underlines a problem of consistency and predictability. i think that s one of the most important things. and frankly credibility. you know, if the white house or the administration makes a statement, we are going to do x and then it doesn t happen, that raises questions about what do we how do we interpret it the next time nikki haley says something that s going to happen as far as is she speaking for the administration or not? i think that s the fundamental question and certainly everybody in the country thought she was sunday morning. and senator, am i wrong to suggest that this does seem to be russia-centric, because we don t see the same kind of disconnect and delay and deliberativeness when it comes to going after other countries the way it does.
let s listen to that. when we filed this case about four or five weeks ago, you know, a lot of people mocked us. a lot of people mocked my client. i wonder if some of those people are laughing now. the fbi just raided the personal attorney for the president s offices over the exact matter that we have brought to the forefront and brought to the attention of the american people. i don t think michael cohen s laughing tonight. i don t think the president s laughing tonight. we know the president s not laughing, joyce. your thoughts. so it s very interesting how avenatti has managed to keep this story at the forefront, and now today we have a little bit of information that perhaps this story really does belong at the forefront. one thing that we know from reporting is that the reason
but now we re seeing a piece of this investigation that s apparently not related to collusion with russia, but that did derive, that was somehow unleashed in this investigation, and it s been sent to a new jurisdiction. that possibly indicates that mueller is defining rosenstein s jurisdiction very narrowly and very carefully, and that what people have assumed to be wide ranging investigation, not all of it related to russia and collusion, perhaps it really does tie back in, and perhaps these early pieces with flynn and manafort will come full circle. we ve seen a little bit of that this week where we ve seen some tie-in with nader. this may be a lot more russia centric than people have originally expected. let me give you the last word on that. we talk about bob mueller being completely immune from, walled off from all politics, but it doesn t mean he s oblivious to them. this seems like a very smart move for mueller politically to be able to show the white house or the white house
put in motion the firing that a lot of people have been warning about of sessions, of rosenstein, and eventually of mueller. that s right. michael cohen was someone who and this is something mueller could find, perhaps has found, but who by his own admission, if you just look at his public statements is someone who sort of makes stuff go away and makes things really unpretty and unpleasant for people who dare to cross the president or his businesses or his family. and that s why what we saw today is so problematic and so enraging for this president. as we ve seen in some of the other people who have gotten caught up in mueller s probe, like for instance former campaign chair paul manafort, it is not necessarily just limited to the original scope. people get entrapped in all sorts of ways, and they find themselves under indictment or pleading guilty for things that actually have nothing to do with