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Simo simo simone. >> they are saying don't let the seriousness of this offense of lying to federal investigators -- i'm going to read what they put out today regarding flynn. it says, nothing about the way the interview was arranged or conducted caused the defendant to make false statements to the fbi on january 24th. the defendant chose to make false statements about his communications with the russian ambassador weeks before the fbi interview. when he lied about that topic to the media. the incoming vice president and other members of the presidential transition team. when faced with the fbi...

We have breaking news here in "the situation room." president trump has just tweeted that budget director mick mulvaney will be acting chief of staff. let's go to correspondent jim acosta. give us the details. tell us what you know. >> reporter: we were just saying a few moments ago, the president may be tempted to change up this news cycle, and he did. i guess temporarily speaking. he just tweeted a few moments ago that he's named mick mulvaney, budget director, as the acting white house chief of staff. notice that it says, he will be named acting white house chief of staff, replacing john ke...

>> reporter: hatch released a statement saying he regretted those remarks, adding, i made comments about allegations against the president that were irresponsible and poor reflection on my lengthy record of dedication to the rule of law. as for the other reality show unfolding at the white house, the drama over who will be the next chief of staff, one top contender has taken himself out of the running. new jersey governor chris christie said in a statement, it's an honor to have the president consider me as he looks to choose a new white house chief of staff. however, i've told the president t...

It was fixating tv, as president trump's former fixer, michael cohen, explained that federal prosecutors don't see his flip as a flop. >> special counsel stated emphatically that the information that i gave to them was credible and helpful. there's a substantial amount of information that they possess that corroborates the fact that i am telling the truth. >> reporter: in an interview, ko cohen pushed back on the president's claim he didn't -- >> i never directed him to do anything wrong. whatever he did, he did on his own. >> reporter: giving direction, cohen insisted, is what the president a...

Power from the incoming democratic governor and blocking him from enacting campaign promises. wolf blitzer is off today. i'm brianna keilar. you're in "the situation room." this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news this hour. special counsel robert mueller's team slamming a suggestion in michael flynn's sentencing filing that the former national security adviser lied to fbi agents because he was caught off guard. the new mueller filing just released as i say flynn was, quote, committed to his false story and had already spread the lie about his contact with the russian ambassador to other ...