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Nature of his contact with the russian ambassador. i dont think, because we dont know because mueller has been writing quietly, but i would think flynn would be one of the key people with regards to russia. >> he pleaded guilty to lying on that issue. when you connect the dots of flynn, manafort, cohen investigations, stone, what stands out to you? >> it is a good question, wolf, because as we get into the details of all of this you tend to forget the big picture. the big picture is unmistakable...

>> thanks, wolf. we are standing by for the special counsel, robert muellers latest court filing on michael flynn. what might it reveal about president trumps ties to russia? how close is mueller to wrapping up his sweeping investigation? we may soon have a much better idea. were about to move. karate helps... relieve some of the house-buying... stress. at least you dont have to worry about homeowners insurance. call geico. geico... helps with... homeowners insurance? been doing it for years. ...

Spokesman said only dialogue is not really working out. and, wolf, it really is a far cry from right after the election in 2016 and before president trump took office in 2017 when russians were cracking open champagne bottles, russian politicians. throughout the years that president trump has been in office, you have heard the russians consistently defend him, saying that he wants better relations with russia, they believe, but it was others who were getting in the way. now it really seems as th...

Still have guts. in response, d.c. attorney and husband of white house counsellor kellyanne conway, george conway, tweeted the criminal code for witness tampering. that prompted a tweet from eric trump which said of all of the ugliness in politics, this might top them all. the trump family has had enough candor from george conway. >> it is like the administration is like a [ bleep ] show in a dumpster fire. im like, i dont want to do that, i dont know. >> reporter: the white house also has its e...

Continuing question as to whether there was collusion during the campaign between russia, who stole the e-mails, and wikileaks who then released the e-mails. as mueller is doing his investigation, you have the senate doing its own investigation and thats the root of todays news because the senate demanded from him any records of communication between stone and wikileaks. now stone responding today, saying hes not going to give that testimony. hes not going to give those records. im going to quot...

Marked for death by the crown prince. >> david, the president has basically said theres nothing to confirm that mbs was directly involved in the murder. heres his secretary of state, again, this weekend defending the white houses response. >> today were working with the saudis in afghanistan. were working with the saudis to push back against the ayatollah khamenei who killed hundreds of americans, wolf. they are very important to us. a relationship thats mattered for 70 years against administrat...

U.s. capitol. in minutes, the memorial service for the 41st president of the united states, george herbert walker bush, will begin at the capitol. the motorcade carrying the president and members of the family, including his son. wolf blitzer is on capitol hill. theres the rotunda inside the capitol. that is where the casket will be for members of the public to greet the president. he will be -- his casket will be there for 41 hours. and wolf, members of the public have been lining up already to...

Going after the special counsel saying they are trying to get people to lie instead of telling the truth, and also tweeting about his former attorney, michael cohen, saying he wants him to get the maximum penalty for his crimes that president trump says are unrelated to him. he wants him to go to prison for that. also tweeting about roger stone this morning as well, which some people saw as dangling a pardon in front of him. now, as far as michael cohen, president trump says he should go to jail...

God help us. >> how much of a target did that make you? >> the hacking of my phone played a major role in what happened to jamal. im sorry to say that. we were trying to teach people about human rights and freedom of speech. thats it. this is the only crime that we committed. >> wolf, we managed to obtain bank statements and other messages that confirm jamal khashoggi started sending the money to adbul a sziz with the first transaction before he lost his life. we reached out to the saudi arabian...

About that sentence literally at the beginning. we also, wolf, and this is important, are doing everything we can to make sure that we get it right for america and keep the strategic relationship with the kingdom of saudi arabia. those two things can both be done and we have done it very effectively. >> do you agree? >> no, i dont agree. they are hanging their case on a very narrow point. that narrow point is direct evidence. what they mean by that is unless they had an actual memorandum or a vo...