Really incontrovertible and available in the public domain. While this admission might seem in significant, its not. For more than a year President Trump has refused to accept that Russia Meddled calling the probe a hoax and a witch hunt. The russia story is a total fabrication fabrication. Its just an excuse for the greatest loss in the history of american politics. This russia thing with trump and russia is a made up story. The entire thing has been a witch hunt. How many times do i have to answer this question . Its a ruse. Ive been in office 11 months. For 11 months theyve had phony cloud over our government. Its a democrat hoax brought up for an excuse losing ha election frankly the democrats should have won because they have such
facebook. The pages issues in american life. Race relations. Immigration. And of course then candidates Hillary Clinton and donald trump. Facebook estimates close to 126 million americans may have been exposed to this and other propaganda. Federal investigators say the group behind it is the Internet Research agency link today the kremlin. Russia has denied any involvement in the u. S. Elections. And the Security Conference saturday Russian Foreign minister again dismissed those claims. Translator i have no response. Until we see the facts, Everything Else is just blatter. Then there are the rallies. In may 2016 a small group of antiislamic protests gathered outside houston texas. Situation grew intense with counter rally. The very month of the election, both pro and antitrump demonstrations held in new york. U. S. Prosecutors say both events were authorized by this same
them to stop potential future meddling. And no real sign from the administration that they are going to take aggressive steps to prevent russia from interfering again in the future elections. One coming up just a few months away in november. Instead, what we have seen from the administration is a focus on democrats and the media. I want you to listen to what Debbie Press Secretary Hogan told fox news earlier today. Watch this. There are two groups that have created chaos more than the russians. And thats the democrats and the Mainstream Media who continue to push this lion the American People for more than a year. And quite frankly americans should be outraged by that. So, again, the blame for Election Meddling not squarely placed on Vladimir Putin or his cronies but rather decks and the media, at least according to hogan didily. That thinking not a lining with other republicans, including
i dont imagine he would say them if they didnt maybe mean something. But putting that all aside, yeah, i feel like from a political point of view, you say this is serious. We acknowledge this. And we look forward to me, its a very simple thing to do. If you have even the slightest degree of cyst plin, l degree of discipline, and let it move on and he seems to be incapable of doing that. And we should point out we know people like flynn, papadopoulos, pleaded guilty. What message do you think mueller was sending with this indictment . Well, i think what hes saying is hes going to investigate this diligently and return an indictment if they can gather the evidence, which they gathered, of what these individuals did. And i think that my last 11 years in the fbi, i was senior executive, my last seven under
robert mueller, and i can tell you thats why we dont know Whats Going On in that investigation. He runs a tight ship. Several dozen agents that are assigned to him in this investigation, youve heard nothing from them. And we are always surprised, we were sur surprised when Rod Rosenstein made the announcement. People were wondering what is this going to be when he announced a press conference. So thats the nature of this. This investigation is not over by any means. And i think you are right nobody should be celebrating in the end zone that they are being exonerated. We just dont know. And i think that the Rod Rosenstein was quite clear, although a lot ive heard a lot of people on air that missed this point, that this indictment, this indictment doesnt show collusion, doesnt show that any results were successful in attempting to influence the election. Just that they tried and they have the evidence of who did it and how they did it and brought a dpiemt throu a diemtd throuindictment throug
grand jury with them. Why do they say President Trump has a problem saying this isnt about russia but doesnt have any problem going after ally when they dont agree with what they say or do. Think of the u. K. And what has happened there . I think it goes back to his views of his legitimacy as president. I think if you can strain out all the other things, what he hears, we are all listening to what Rod Rosenstein is saying in the press conference, we are reading through these documents, we are picking out pieces. What the president is hearing is, you know, you are elected, and it wasnt on the level. You didnt achieve. You are not a brilliant candidate. You won for some reason apart from your own, you know, unique incredible political abilities. Thats what hes hearing and reacting to. Many and. And if you read his twitter feed its all about democrats this,
and hear from the white house this is weapon of destruction Mainstream Media. I think its important to the extent we can put ourselves in his shoes and what he hears here is what you did, your great accomplishment is not legitimate. So, tim, you had said something earlier that struck me. You said any attempt now to undermine the Mueller Investigation at this point could credibly be described as treason. Explain that. Well, the Mueller Investigation, if you look at the mandate, was always supposed to look to see if there was any coordination or contact between associates of the Trump Campaign and russia. So it was part of the brief. But now we have publicly accessible information, which means the president has this information, that shows there was a russian effort to undermine our democracy. That means that any attempt by an American Citizen right now, whoever it is, to undermine theMueller Investigation, you have to interpret as a way to help russia. I mean, we know that the Mueller Investigation is trying to figure out why russia did this to the extent you can. Who was involved. To what extent did they influence our democracy. Again, based on what you can learn through the means at their disposal. Anybody who tries to intervene in that process is making it harder for our country to defend itself against russia. Thats why the reason of treason arises. Its a game changer. This is a much, much more Serious Investigation and more publicly serious. There was a time when only people in the Intelligence Community and then in congress knew what they had been finding. Now the American People do. And now members of the white house do. I dont know what they knew before, but they certainly know it now. So for the president to Start Playing the game that he was, to undermine the credibility of the Mueller Investigation, a lot of folks are going to say to the president , mr. President , you
dont want an independent investigation of russias intervention in our democracy . Why not . This raises the stakes for him. Its not the political game for him that it was before. And my hope, because i wanted the United States to have a Credible National security policy, my hope is the president will start distancing himself from russia big time and showing that hes embarrassed about having been putins candidate. This is embarrassing. The president of the United States was putins or at least russias candidate. That should be embarrassing to mr. Trump, to President Trump. Thats not any reason to have a victory lap at all. I want to give you the final thought, tom. Well, i think that one of the things to point out here is this is not something new. This goes back to the Cold War Soviet Union with their trade craft continued when they became the Russian Federation in 1991. They contribute to protest groups over the years. A
an anonymously, of course. But this is back in the 60s, 70s, 80s, doing that, trying to show the rest of the world that they have the answer to run a country with their system, and our democracy is dysfunctional, and we actually help them prove that case, that we cant pass laws, that we cant agree, that we are all divided. And anything they can do to widen that wedge between various factions in this country, they do it and take advantage of it. And its still ongoing now, with or without their help, its continuing. Tom, tim, gregory, thank you all. Thank you. Straight ahead to florida, where the outrage is boiling over. Every politician who is taking donations from the nra, shame on you. A powerful message straight from the stewudents who survivea massacre. Their calls for change next. You are live here in the newsroom. Big news from advil. Advil liquigels minis. Our first concentrated pill that rushes powerful relief. A small size. Thats fast, cause its liquid. Youll ask. What pain . Advil liquigels minis. If you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, Little Things can be a big deal. Thats why theres otezla. Otezla is not an injection or a cream. Its a pill that treats psoriasis differently. With otezla, 75 clearer skin is achievable after just 4 months,. With reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. And the otezla Prescribing Information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. Dont use if youre allergic to otezla. Otezla may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. Tell your doctor if these occur. Otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. Tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts, or if these feelings develop. Some people taking otezla reported weight loss. Your doctor should monitor your weight and may stop treatment. Other side effects include Upper Respiratory Tract Infection and headache. Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if youre pregnant or planning to be. Otezla. Show more of you. At holiday inn express, we cant guarantee that youll be able to contain yourself at our breakfast bar. Morning, egg white omelet. Sup lady bacon fruit, there it is but we can guarantee that youll get the best price when you book with us. Holiday inn express. Be the readiest. This is the story of Green MountainCoffee Roasters dark magic told in the time it takes to brew your cup. First, we head to vermont. And go to our coffee shop. And meet dave. Hey. Why is dark magic so spellbindingly good, he asks . Let me show you. Lets go. So we climb. Hike. See a bear. Woah. Reach the top. Dave says dark magic is a bold blend of coffee with rich flavors of uganda, sumatra, colombia and other parts of south america. Like these mountains, each amazing on their own. But together . Magical. All, for a smoother tasting cup of coffee. Green mountain Coffee Roasters packed with goodness. Message. We lost 17 lives on valentines day. Thats supposed to be International Day of love. Well take the love that we lost on wednesday and spread it over the next week, days, months and maybe even years. The love you shared and continue to share is going to help us get through these trying times. Eagles i promise you, ill hug each and everyone of you as many times as you need and ill hold you as long as you need me to for all 3300 of you and your families and well get through this together. Now to the person responsible for all of this pain and fear and unbeliefable sorrow for so many people. The killer. 19 years old. He has confessed to the shooting. To killing 17 people according to Law Enforcement. People who know him say they arent surprised that, he has a long history of struggle and
violence. His online posts do nothing to dispute those images. He does hate speech. Here in parkland, florida, kalgly who went to school, live next to him, teachers, all paint this picture of someone capable of horrible violence. Yeah, they do. We continue to learn disturbing habits on and off line of the confessed school shooter. Cnn was actually allowed access into a private Group Instagram chat that he was a part of. In it, he pronounces his views rateist and homophobic and antisemitic. Shares photos that illustrates his obsession with guns and violence. Now, since cruz joined Instagram Group chat in 2017 primarily 6 individuals. They confused their identities. They are younger than 16 years old. Im going to warn you his language is disturbing. As he would write, hate, i hate jus, n, immigrants, shoot them in the back of the head. I think i am going to kill people. Over the course of this story, we have also learned that the shooter spent most of his life in an adopted home. Here in this group chat he wrote, quote, my real mom was a j jew. Im glad i never met her. We are told by authorities that called to the home that cruz lived in. We are learning of one specific incident in September Of 2016 gotten into a fight with a mother. She ha ledged to short tlorts he was cutting himself. Investigates came to the home and yet determined he was not at risk to harm himself or others. We now know that not to be true. Such a shame all the way
around. Carly, thank you. I want to bring in ha career Law Enforcement official and Current Deputy mayor of new york. Sed trick, this 19yearold shooter now charged with murdering 17 people. He has a Mental Health history apparently very long and extensive. Classmates say he talked about killing about shooting up the school. Fbi now we know got tips specific to this shooter. And i want you to listen to what he apparently told a neighbor after his mother died last november. I was emotionless. I wasnt sure if it was shock or what was going on. But he had no emotion to him. He was just then i asked are you sad . You know, can i help you . And he said im sad because nobody showed up. He was upset nobody showed up to his mothers funeral. Reporting just four people were there. And some were asking was that the straw that broke the camels
back. But we also nolo cal Law Enforcement responded to this persons home 39 times. At what point does Law Enforcement intervene . When is the time for them to intervene . Well, lets back up a little bit. I think one thing that is important to point out, and a, when we look at this 19yearold young man, is that he certainly without question had a culmination of severe events happened in his life. Probably loss of parents we know at this point. Loss of connectedness. Emotionless that you hear about is someone who became totally detached in many ways. And probably suffered with some really for long time homicidal and suicidal aid yae ideations. And got to a point when got to a place when there were
opportunities to intervene to help him through this. So what we end up with home and address police went over 29 years over the period of seven years and im quite sure they flag the residents in a number of ways. A number of officers been to that residence a number of times. But nothing ever from their visits to suggest anything else other than Family Trouble or something that didnt rise to the level of such as what we have today. So this is sad on a whole lot of levels. Unfortunately he did not receive the help he could have received very early on. And we may have permitted or had an opportunity to get in the way of 17 lives being lost here, which im still very sad and very angry about myself. So am i. And as a parent myself it feels personal when you see children in particular affected. Well, it is personal. And now if we listen to these children, these young kids in
this school, they are young adults and becoming young adults, and in a few years theyll finish high school and college and going to go into the workforce and voting citizens. Theyll carry this trauma with them for a long time. They are going to be the ones Going Forward in the future who are going to determine who the next politicians thats going to set in those seats in washington and in the home state local communities because what they are saying is enough is enough. These are coming from young people. And over the last couple of days weve watched them on television articulate their thoughts and feelings. And we can see how bright they are. How smart they are. How fought thul they are and how committed they are in terms of helping to make a change in this nation when it comes to gun violence. Yeah. I want to ask you about lessons learned. Because i spoke with Columbine PrincipalFrank Deyoung ang less when he was there almost 20 years ago and talked about how there were protocol changes when it comes to respond to go active
shooters for example. So there is always a takeaway you hope when all of