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New reporting, the white house is stone walling. Plus a cnbc exclusive, interviewed moments ago just into the headquarters with the secretary of state mike pompeo on his way to russia, here what he had to say about his predecessor. The identity divide, mayor Pete Buttigieg criticizing politics, ruffling feathers inside the democratic party. And talk about a dramatic landing. What happened when a jet touched down with no front landing gear. We are going to begin this hour with the president on a war path against one of his most trusted advisers. Don mcgahn spent two years working side by side a...

Why its not going to happen. Where it stands, what is likely to follow, well take you through it on our watch. Today of the first impeachment hearing did hauling in the president s excampaign manager help or harm the democrats potential be obstruction case . Cuomos court is about to convene. Its the perfect night for it. And if the president really loves hispanics, more than the country as he said last night, he sure has a warped way of showing it. We have a trump loyalist caught in the middle of the latest mega rally madness. And sean spicer drawing you a deep stage conspiracy after his danci...

Tonight, cnn learning former-vice president pence's top aides refused to discuss their direct conversations with former-president trump during their recent interviews with the january 6th select committee. pence's aides drawing that line, after being instructed by u trump's legal team those conversations they say are covered by executive privilege but sources say the aides did answer questions about their conversations with pence, which is obviously hugely significant. paula reid is out front. paula, tell me what more you know about these interviews between the committee and pence's aides? >> ...

Recommendations to prevent future acts of domestic extremist violence, to strengthen the resilience of our nation's democratic institutions to proposed laws that will keep our democratic system safer. now, with that background in mind, we are, as you are aware, seeking information to inform us to perform that role. before you were a.g., you were a judge. and i note that the -- in your judicial role in 2004 there was a case judicial watch versus the department of justice where the court ruled quote, presidential communications privilege applies only to documents solicited and received by the pr...

Or claiming the possibility of some privilege down the line. does it work the same way when you're talking to an investigation by the executive branch technically, the special counsel's office, how would that work behind closed doors, susan? >> right, so technically executive privilege is only available for the executive branch to assert against the legislative branch, the judicial branches, in this kind of interview jeff sessions might be able to assert some sort of presidential communications privilege. he also is the president's attorney, so he would be potentially able to assert limited fo...