Contributions. Mounting evidence of possible obstruction of justice against the president of the united states. President trump ordered don mcgahn last june. Its not a bombshell. I think that that is grounds for impeachment. There have been failures at msu. Asking for an immediate congressional investigation into usa gymnastics and the u. S. Olympic committee. They knew about what was going on and it went on for too long. Good morning to you. Were so grateful to have your company. Im christi paul. Im Martin Savidge. It was just a week ago the president was singing his praises and now trump ally and republican donor steve wynn in the middle of Sexual Misconduct scandal. Dozens of women say the las vegas conseeno m con. Protect the counsel in the russia probe from the white house after major news outlets confirmed that President Trump came dangerously close to firing bob mueller last year. Pushing legislation to keep any official from undermining the investigation. Lets begin with the Sexual Assault scandal of the rnc. Steve wynn says the claims against his are preposterous. The person is left with the choice of weather insulting publicity or majoryear lawsuits. It is deplorable for anyone to find themselves in this situation. The director of wynn reports says it is forming a committee to investigate these allegations. Cnn Miguel Marquez has more. Reporter to charges that he ever assaulted any woman. The blistering statement from wynn himself after a bombshell wall street journal report that a manicurist in 2005 was forced to lie on a massage table naked while she claims wynn raprap. Wynn in his statement said the accusations is the continued work of my exwife, elaine wynn, with whom i am involved in a terrible and nasty lawsuit in which she is seeking a revised divorce settlement. Elaine wynns attorney told the journal thats just not true. Wynn, the latest high profile and politically connected man accused of Sexual Misconduct. The wall street journal said it spoke to more than 150 employees and dozens reported a pattern of sexual abuse by wynn. Wynn in his statement said we find ourselves in a world where people can make allegations regardless of the truth and a person is left with a choice of whether insulting insulting publicity or engaging in multiyear lawsuits. It is deplorable for anyone to find themselves in this situation. Politics where despite a history of supporting both parties. Im friendly with don and hillary and friend with donald trump. I havent given a dime to either one of them. Reporter wynn is now closely tied to President Trump as finance chairman of the Republican National committee. Democrats are demanding the rnc return any Campaign Contributions from wynn much the way republicans did with Harvey Weinstein. Allegations against wynn are being used to put pressure on the Republican Party. The Democratic National committee saying today the rnc have helped fund the campaign of an alleged child molester, blindly supported the gop and supported a president who has been accused of Sexual Misconduct by over a dozen women and now they remain silent amid Sexual Assault allegations involving steve wynn, one of their partys most senior officials. Last weekend the president had to stay in washington, d. C. , because of the shutdown. He was supposed to be at maralago at a trump fundraiser. One of the cohosts of that fundraiser, you guessed it, steve wynn. Now, the president sent a video and said singling out steve wynn and cnn obtained audio of that video. I want to thank you. I want to thank the whole group. The money raised. Youre really special people. Thank you very much. Well see you the next time. Now, in fairness the president did mention several other people in that video, but steve wynn was certainly among them and coincidentally steve wnnn turns 76 today. Back to you. All right. Political cnn political analyst erril louis with sarah westwood. Erril, first to you. As we saw that tape from President Trump, are we going to hear from him further now that this scandal has, its out there in full. I think its unlikely. One thing that you get if you read through the extensive reporting that great job that they did at wall street journal is that steve wynns alleged actions houv s however deplorable are not related at rnc. This didnt happen at Party Headquarters or party events. These are stories about his conduct as a businessman at his office. At his businesses, at his resorts. And, so, i think for that reason were not necessarily going to see the political world get too deeply involved. Most likely what they will do is exactly what the democrats have been calling for, which is to kind of exile him. Excise him. Steve win personally while he is given a considerable amount of money, its not like its in the millions. The rnc can write a couple checks and say they refunded the money and thats the last well hear from steve wynn from the rnc. Do they return the money and give it to charities that support women as Many Democrats did after the Harvey Weinstein scandal. I mean, something, you would think, would have to be done. Well, erril is right the amount he has given to the Republican Party may not be that much. But a huge loss for the Republican Party because steve wynns fundraising power and his ability to connect highpower donors with the dnc. The gop had an enormous fundraising advantage over democrats last year mostly because steve wynn is so good at fundraising. Maybe the Republican Party can make the scandal go away by writing a couple relatively lowdollar checks. But the longterm implications of losing their powerhouse is incredibly difficult for the rnc and thats why you didnt see them act immediately because this is actually a pretty damaging loss for the party. A loss for the party, but when you listen to the dnc statement, which i want to read for you here. Republicans remain silent and Sexual Assault allegations involving steve wynn, this is the Republican Party. This is the party of donald trump, continue to match side by side with women all across the country because we believe women must be empowered and respected. How much potency does this give the democrats at the end of the day, erril. It did not happen within the rnc but hes a face, hes a fundraiser and the republicans were very stringent and very strong when they came out against weinstein. Look, you need to give money back that he gave to you. The democrats, its good for one news cycle. Will it be good all the way until november . I suppose. The democrats might have some extraordinary luck. I think far more likely what will happen is between now and the november elections well find one democratic official or another, Sexual Assault does not respect party lines, no matter how much the dnc leadership might wish it was so. What well find some democratic scandal or highprofile democrat involved in a scandal. And well be right back where we started when it comes to this notion that you can politically reap benefit by accusing the opposing party of being more in line with or more tolerant of Sexual Misconduct. And thats optimistic, isnt it, errol . We talked about it, what is to come next. I know. I do need to ask this, sarah. Interestingly enough, the president apparently liked the wall street journal story on twitter. I want to point that out. That means that the story is, obviously, on his radar. I even read somebody else on twitter who said, what did you like that about that exactly, mr. President . Do we really think at this point that hes not going to address any of this . Well, i think its probably in his interest not to wade into the issue hes not a credible voice on the issue of Sexual Misconduct because he, himself, has been accused so many times. But remember that steve wynn and donald trump go way, way back and they were famous rivals in the Casino Industry and no love loss between the two. Even though they may have patched some of that over when steve wynn became the finance chair of the rnc, there has still been talk that that rivalry exists between the two and some people trying to decipher why President Trump liked that story on twitter. We always appreciate your perspectives, thank you. Thank you. The former doctor who treated women gymnast larry nassar will spend the rest of his life in prison, but the fallout of his actions has turned the heat on organizations associated with it. The board of usa gymnastics say all its members, all of them will resign after a request by the u. S. Olympic committee and michigan states director stepping down. Michigan states basketball coach says at this point its time to heal. Still top priority in this healing process is for our courageous survivors. As a campus community, we do need to come together as spartans to be a part of that healing process and thats going to fall on all of us. As far as the reports today, we will cooperate with any investigation Going Forward as we have always done. The feelings of solidarity and students turned up in teal shirts in support of nassars victims and march for change on campus. I think a lot of times people think that if they come forward theyre not going to be believed and when things happen at this university that demonstrate that, then, you know, theyre going to be less willing to come forward. I think things need to change. Nassar convicted of sexually abused 156 young women ovtwo decades. We want to tell you about a deadly blast in kabul, afghanistan, this morning. 140 dead and 140 injured. An ambulance packed with explosives was driven into a government building before detonating it. Police identified the attacker at a checkpoint but was unable to stop him before he detonated the explosives. The injured taken to hospitals across the city. Canadian police are saying what a lot of people have suspected for weeks. The billionaire couple berry ard honey sherman. New developments from ottawa. Reporter after six weeks of exhaustive investigation Toronto Police left the home of berry and honey sherman saying they have no suspects, no motive and one chilling conclusion. The billionaire couple was murdered. We have sufficient evidence to describe this as a double homicide investigation. And that both honey and Berry Sherman were, in fact, targeted. Reporter targeted for murder by one or more people determined to see them die in their own home in a gruesome fashion. Honey and Berry Sherman were found deceased in the lower level pool area hanging by belts from a poolside railing in a semiseated position. Reporter there were no signs of forced entry and police say theyre still talking to neighbors, witnesses, family members, business associates, anyone who knew anything about the shermans lives or even their last hours. People are in shock and crying. Reporter this murder mystery has shaken many, not just in this affluent toronto neighborhood but throughout canada. Berry and honey sherman were highprofile billionaires. Berry the pioneering drug tycoon always eager to take on big pharma and his wife patron to several charities. They gave away tens of millions. The children have lauchbed an independent investigation of their own and in a statement to media said their preliminary findings are consistent with that of police. 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The president sat down with mccabe and asked him about who he voted for in the 2016 election. Mccabe laterer called the question, disturbing. Jeff sessions was questioned by the special counsels team making him the first member of the cabinet to be interviewed. Which brings us up to date here. Robert mueller wants to talk to the president now about why he fired james comey. All of those major democrats have defending Robert Mueller and his investigation. Kaitlin, democrats are doing more than defending, they want to protect the special counsel, right . They are seeking to ensure that he will be fired by President Trump by including legislation in the ongoing budget negotiations that would protect him from being fired by donald trump. This is legislation that was brought up late september, early fall. The president was considering firing mueller but it died down after the president and his aides were not considering it and it was not on the table and even the president s lawyers going as far to say it wasnt on the table. We know this bombshell report confirmed by cnn that is not the case and the president actually considering firing mueller and thats why the talks are starting back up on capitol hill. The leading democrat on the Senate Intelligence committee which is conducting its own investigation into this russia probe and he had to say this about making sure that bob mueller cannot be fired by the president. If the president had gone through with this or tries to go through with it on a Going Forward basis, were into unchartered territory and the real question of fundamentals of our democracy. Are we still going to be a country where rule of law prevails and that no one, even the president , is above the law. 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