Transcripts For CNNW Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer 201902

CNNW Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer February 5, 2019

And hiding missiles, the head of the second summit with President Trump, a United Nations report says he is trying to hide his missiles to make sure they cant be taken out by a u. S. First strike. Youre in the situation room. Im wolf blitzer. He has traded with democrats and the threat of another sm shutdown looms with the president demanding border wall funding. Democrats control the House Chamber where pelosi will be looking over the president s shoulder. Also breaking, cnn learned federal prosecutors requested interviews with executives at the Trump Organization. That comes as prosecutors have subpoenaed the Trump Inaugural Committee requesting documents as they eye possible crimes of conspiracy, fraud and money laundering. Aimed at restoring unity to a deeply divided washington. The president will make another pitch for the border wall that divides republicans and democrats like nothing else. He is so obsessed with his border wall im told he talked about painting some of the fencing that already exists. Stick licking his wounds President Trump will try to hit the reset button. It is at a time when the nation is there a serious state of disunion. He has called for unity. More compromise and cooperation and less deviciveness. And so that is the fact that theres a divided government. Hours before he was fighting with Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer. The American People know the state of the Trump Administration is in chaos. He fired back saying i see schumer is already criticizing chb though he hasnt seen it yet. Pelosi will be seated behind him with all eyes watching to see if he will show the same respect that was on display when george w. Bush was president. I have the privilege of my own as the first president to begin the state of the Union Message with these words. Madame speaker. The deep divide could be seen with families of victims killed bid undocumented immigrants. One of the flash points may be over the president s quest for a border wall as he tweeted earlier in the day. We have sent additional military. Well build a human wall if necessary. He told a group of surrogates he wants to paint a section where it meets the ocean in san diego. He was told painting that area could harm the environment. The white house is determined to get his wall. Has the president said you can call it a wall, you can call it a barrier. That is something we have to see happen. That is something the president is not going to stop until he does. I am concerned about it. I think its a constitutionality. The president is kpchted to devote up to half to Foreign Policy ranging from the crisis to syria and afghanistan. It may be helpful as one top general told Congress Military kplanders were unaware of the president s decision to pull u. S. Troops out of syria. I was not consulted. The president also expected to call for funding to help fight the opioid epidemic. They hope it will bring democrats back to the bargaining table. How they behave could provide the next funding showdown. Another shutdown could be right around the corner. He is sew fix sated on it he has been meeting with contractors at the white house. That wall issue may be on the bargaining table this weekend. The acting chief of staff with lawmakers up at camp david this weekend. All right. Thank you. Lawmakers will be paying very close attention tonight to see how the president deals with the border wall issue. Republicans are deeply concerned that that order could come some time after the speech. Whats the latest youre hearing . It is a revolt that President Trump has on his hands, significant that it is brewing from members of his own party. Many republicans are essentially saying dont go down this path President Trump. They are worried about the constitutionality of it. They are worried about the precedent it would set. Here is what Top Republican on the hill told me moments ago. Given the fact he is probably going to get sued and it will end up in litigation and balled up if months if not years. It is not a practical solution to the problem. It is his per og ftive to duo i. I owe it to him to alert him to problems he will run into. As President Trump weighs this decision Senate Majority leader has said he talked to the administration about it. He says officially that he outlined the procedure on capitol hill of what would happen if an Emergency Declaration was made. He is saying congress will move very quickly to potentially vote to overturn it. It sets up a nasty bitter fight again where you have republicans against President Trump and mcconnell called it contentious. Yes. Pelosi will be standing over the president s shoulder tonight. Tell us about the optics of this years state of the union and how it will be different for this president. It will be that picture of pelosi behind President Trump over the left shoulder. It is so important because it is reflective of this and new reality for President Trump himself, the fact that he is facing government with the house in control of the democrats. We have seen that and the fact they had been involved in this over the Government Shutdown and the fact that you also have the house really flexing its oversight muscle much moreover the administration. You also have tonight when President Trump looks out into the chamber this evening a lot of new facesover congre of cong. It is a much more diverse congress. I asked one new member today, a freshman member of the house what she hopes President Trump will pick up tonight looking out over them. She said we came to play. Thank you very much. Ginning us now democratic congressman of south car line fla is the House Majority with congressman. Thanks so much for joining us. Thank you for having me. Thank you. The president , this will be his first state of the Union Address since you guys, the democrats won back the majority in the house of representatives. Where would you like to see your party Work Together with the president on specific issues . You know you Work Together on criminal Justice Reform and got that passed. Yes. We would like to see us Work Together on that as well. We want to Work Together on border security. We dont have a problem with securing our border. We would like very much for the president to give confidence to the negotiator so they could find Common Ground and get us to where we need to be. We want to see them working together on infrastructure. This is something that we need not just to grow the economy but to secure the futures for our children. We need to be building new schools in Rural Communities. We need to repair our bridges and roads and installing sewage and water in Rural Communities for the health of our people. So a lot that we can Work Together on. Do you think theres time for a comp pliez romise on border s . Will you support partial steel barriers along the border . You dont have to call it a wall. I have been calling it a wall. I say we ought to have a wall that uses Technology Just like we give smart telephones, smart tvs, all of that comes from the new technology that makes tv and telephones smart. Lets do this same thing with securing our border. What about at least some steel barriers . Are you ready to fund some steel barriers as the president is demanding . I just returned from brownsville this afternoon, brownsville, texas there on the rio grande. I went to that port of industry. That port needs to be reenforced, needs to be upgraded. There is fencing there. That needs to be repaired. Im sure well work with the president on funding the repair work that needs to be done on those fences that are there and secure the border. So we dont have a problem with that. We have a problem with a big 30 foot concrete wall which would do nothing but be a monument to somebodys ego. He says he wants these steel barriers in place of a formal concrete wall. Ill repeat the question. Are you ready to support at least some money for that kind of steel barrier . You want to call it a fence or whatever. Are you ready to give him that . I have no idea whats going on in that room. If they come out there with the common approach i dont care what it is. If the democrats and republicans come together on that Conference Committee and presents them to that congress i will vote for it irrespective of what they call it so long as the Common Ground is reached. They have to reach a deal. This group of appropriators by friday in order to allow a final vote next week. Is that right . Thats correct. By the 15th. I think they will get there. All we want to do is for the president to support them and not keep undercutting them. Give them the kind of room they need. Give them the kind of support they need and i think they will get there. You think youre pretty optimistic they will be able to come up with a decent compromise that will avoid a Government Shutdown and b the president declaring a National Emergency to find money elsewhere to build a wall on his own . I would hope he would not go the route of a National Emergency. It would be on the negative side which we dont need. Im from south carolina. While i breathe i hope. Im breathing and hoping that we can get to Common Ground. What are you going do if he declares a National Emergency . Well be in court by sun up to determine whether or not he can sustain that through the judiciary. Yeah. Lets see if they can come up with a deal. Its good to hear that the democratic leadership would support some sort of compromise. It is unclear whether the president would do it if he doesnt have that formal sum of money for his border wall. Well see what happens over the next few days. Thanks so much for joining us. Thank you for having me. Up next breaking news has learned federal prosecutors want to interview executives at the Trump Organization even if they requested documents on finances and donors. And a new jiUnited Nations report says they are trying to hide to protect against a possible u. S. First strike. Is that any way to prepare for the next summit with President Trump . Tech at Safelite Autoglass we know that when youre spending time with the grandkids every minute counts. And you dont have time for a cracked windshield. Thats why we show you exactly when well be there. Saving you time, so you can keep saving the world. Kids safelite repair, safelite replace whooo want to take your next vacation to new heights . Tripadvisor now lets you book over a hundred thousand tours, attractions, and experiences in destinations around the world like new york from bus tours, to breathtaking adventures, tripadvisor makes it easy to find and book Amazing Things to do. And you can cancel most bookings up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund. So you can make your next trip. Monumental read reviews check hotel prices book things to do tripadvisor investigators rock tg white house. Federal prosecutors seeking interviews with Trump Organization executives. Perez is here with me. Evan, why do they want to talk to people inside the Trump Organization . Its not clear just yet, but the fact that it is a request that came from the Southern District of new york in manhattan really is what i think will get everybodys attention. Its been the heart of the political discussion. There are a couple of investigations being run out of the Prosecutors Office in manhattan. This is where i think if you talk to the people close to the president they have been focused on when this day would come. It is the day prosecutors in manhattan would be homing in on everything around the president and the potential for problems that could cause for the president. In addition to focusing on the Trump Organization they have gone ahead and subpoenas the trump inaugural. It has nothing to do with the president. There is only one name on it. It is a donor for democratic causes and candidates before he donated some money to the Trump Inauguration. But this is a big deal simply because if you look at what the subpoena is asking for they are asking for information about every donor who gave money to the inauguration. It is made from foreigners which is a no no for these inauguration events. They are asking about people who might have given straw donations it was in violation of federal law. There are a lot of federal laws here that are in play for the prosecutors they do federal prosecutors. There has ban lot of scrutiny on this record setting inauguration. We know there is at least one guy that has pleaded guilty still cooperating. He allegedly helped hide some money that came from a ukrainean. It was a donation that was not supposed to be made to the trump festivities. This is where i think theres a lot of concern. If youre around the president this you see the danger signals. One had give an lot of money. It was a significant sum of money he gave. Thats right. He gave a large sum of money. We reached out and he said he has not heard from prosecutors. Your name is on a subpoena but you havent been talked to yet thats always a bad sign. All right. Well watch that closely. Coming up, breaking news as President Trump gets ready for the state of the union we are standing by on how democrats will respond. But some give their clients cookie cutter portfolios. Fisher investments tailors portfolios to your goals and needs. Some only call when they have something to sell. Fisher calls regularly so you stay informed. And while some advisors are happy to earn commissions whether you do well or not. Fisher investments fees are structured so we do better when you do better. 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The Trump Presidency, the trump transition, the Trump Inauguration and the trump business all of which are under criminal investigation of one kind or another. You can see it on the screen right there. Yes. What is the Common Thread . It is like the game of clue. What do they have in common . Potentially the trump business is the one where there is terch greatest exposure because its all about money. Now, we need to say there is no proof that any crime was committed much less that the president or anyone else committed a crime. Being investigated by the fbi and Southern District of new york aint no fun and it is

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