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>> we do know, correct, mark, that obviously it starts with russia but it's now expanded into the finances of the president and his close associates, obviously including jared kushner? >> no doubt about that. we have specifically from the left but from democrats we've seen them come up specifically and say that president trump is trying to use the office to benefit himself financially. we've seen lawsuits filed here in the district of columbia within the past couple of weeks from d.c. government and the maryland government as well. yes. >> thank you very much, mark preston. next, more breaki...

On his security clearance form about two trips to the middle east, one involving russia and a $100 billion nuclear deal, and the other, they are saying, in terms of the investigation itself, is whether he left off seven years of meetings on his security form. this comes as president trump's legal team insists that the president himself is not under investigation contrary to reporting. michelle kosinski is "outfront." >> reporter: mr. president, are you under investigation by the special counsel? the president today silent on questions over the possibility he is now being investigated by the sp...

Investigation. >> then, he seemed to be saying the opposite on fox news. >> first of all, you have now said he's being investigated after saying -- >> no. no, he's not being investigated. >> you just said he's being investigated. >> no. chris, i said that the -- let me be crystal clear so you completely understand. we have not received nor are we aware of any investigation of the president of the united states. >> so let's deconstruct this presidential tweet a little more. the president said he's being investigated for firing james comey by the person who had told him to fire comey. to whom is...

Said that the president was under investigation which started after he fired jim comey, he then came out and tweeted saying why he was under investigation. now his lawyers are saying that he's not under investigation. this is a big part of the issue, is his own inability to stick with the message on his twitter. >> right. any lawyer, any crisis communications person would say, put down your phone, stop with the twitter. but i think the reason why he does it, it's not about what you or the criminal lawyers or the investigation is doing, he wants to communicate directly to his supporters and thi...

In the last seven years. how is this possible? >> reporter: well, that's a good question. it's a question we've put for michael flynn's attorneys as well. no comment yet from michael flynn's attorneys about these -- this disclosure by these two congressmen. but this comes as michael flynn himself is getting some scrutiny as well on the senate side of the capital, including president trump urging -- allegedly urging the fbi director to back off the investigation of michael flynn. erin, tonight we have learned that the senate judiciary committee wants to look into that aspect of michael flynn as...