Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump asked then-acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker if a US attorney he appointed could oversee an investigation tied to himself after the US attorney in question had already recused himself from the probe, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
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Bernie Sanders announced he will make a second bid for the Democratic nomination for president.”},{“title”:”Trump denies NYT report, praises Matthew Whitaker”,”duration”:”01:00″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/02/19/trump-whitaker-investigation-sdny-oval-office-sot-nr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/02/19/trump-whitaker-investigation-sdny-oval-office-sot-nr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190219145812-donald-trump-2-19-02-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/02/19/trump-whitaker-investigation-sdny-oval-office-sot-nr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”President Donald Trump denied a report from the New York Times, saying he never asked Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to interfere with the SDNY’s investigation.”,”descriptionText”:”President Donald Trump denied a report from the New York Times, saying he never asked Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to interfere with the SDNY’s investigation.”},{“title”:”Connecticut AG: Trump is shredding the Constitution “,”duration”:”02:10″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/02/19/william-tong-connecticut-attorney-general-trump-constitution-sot-newday-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/02/19/william-tong-connecticut-attorney-general-trump-constitution-sot-newday-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190219070647-william-tong-connecticut-ag-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/02/19/william-tong-connecticut-attorney-general-trump-constitution-sot-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Connecticut Attorney General William Tong says it is up to the states to take action against President Trump’s national emergency declaration because \”it’s been very hard for Congress to fight that battle.\” “,”descriptionText”:”Connecticut Attorney General William Tong says it is up to the states to take action against President Trump’s national emergency declaration because \”it’s been very hard for Congress to fight that battle.\” “},{“title”:”Ex-Trump aide: Hard to defend something stupid”,”duration”:”01:48″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/02/19/roger-stone-instagram-post-michael-caputo-ac360-sot-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/02/19/roger-stone-instagram-post-michael-caputo-ac360-sot-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190219011414-michael-caputo-ac360-feb-18-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/02/19/roger-stone-instagram-post-michael-caputo-ac360-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Former Trump campaign aide Michael Caputo weighs in on Roger Stone’s controversial Instagram post about Judge Amy Berman Jackson, the federal district court judge overseeing Stone’s criminal case.”,”descriptionText”:”Former Trump campaign aide Michael Caputo weighs in on Roger Stone’s controversial Instagram post about Judge Amy Berman Jackson, the federal district court judge overseeing Stone’s criminal case.”},{“title”:”This is the question Klobuchar says she’d ask Trump”,”duration”:”01:52″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/?refresh=1″,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/02/19/klobuchar-trump-question-debate-town-hall-sot-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/02/19/klobuchar-trump-question-debate-town-hall-sot-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190218221137-town-hall-amy-klobuchar-thumb-2-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/02/19/klobuchar-trump-question-debate-town-hall-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”During a CNN town hall, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) reveals what she’d ask President Trump if the two were a part of a hypothetical debate.”,”descriptionText”:”During a CNN town hall, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) reveals what she’d ask President Trump if the two were a part of a hypothetical debate.”},{“title”:”Graham: Better for school kids to have a secure border “,”duration”:”01:23″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/02/18/graham-emergency-border-wall-funding-school-sot-lead-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/02/18/graham-emergency-border-wall-funding-school-sot-lead-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190218172227-graham-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/02/18/graham-emergency-border-wall-funding-school-sot-lead-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told CBS that he supports President Trump’s argument that building a border wall constituted a national emergency and that it would be justified to divert funds from schools to securing the border. “,”descriptionText”:”Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told CBS that he supports President Trump’s argument that building a border wall constituted a national emergency and that it would be justified to divert funds from schools to securing the border. “},{“title”:”Klobuchar: We can look to Medicare for All in the future”,”duration”:”00:44″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/02/19/klobuchar-medicare-for-all-town-hall-sot-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/02/19/klobuchar-medicare-for-all-town-hall-sot-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190218220945-03-klobuchar-town-hall-0218-screengrab-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/02/19/klobuchar-medicare-for-all-town-hall-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”During a CNN town hall, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) discusses why she currently doesn’t support a Medicare for All style health plan for America.”,”descriptionText”:”During a CNN town hall, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) discusses why she currently doesn’t support a Medicare for All style health plan for America.”},{“title”:”Melania Trump: We support great people of Venezuela”,”duration”:”02:19″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/02/18/donald-melania-trump-miami-venezuela-praise-sot-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/02/18/donald-melania-trump-miami-venezuela-praise-sot-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190218171920-donald-and-melania-trump-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/02/18/donald-melania-trump-miami-venezuela-praise-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”President Donald Trump and first lady Melania are in Miami where he is expected to urge Venezuelan military officials to back the country’s self-declared interim President Juan Guaido and allow humanitarian aid to flow into Venezuela.”,”descriptionText”:”President Donald Trump and first lady Melania are in Miami where he is expected to urge Venezuelan military officials to back the country’s self-declared interim President Juan Guaido and allow humanitarian aid to flow into Venezuela.”},{“title”:”Stone apologizes to judge for Instagram post”,”duration”:”01:53″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/us/2019/02/18/roger-stone-instagram-post-judge-misinterpreted-jarrett-tsr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”us/2019/02/18/roger-stone-instagram-post-judge-misinterpreted-jarrett-tsr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190201173752-roger-stone-judge-gag-order-perez-brown-tsr-vpx-00002309-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/us/2019/02/18/roger-stone-instagram-post-judge-misinterpreted-jarrett-tsr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”CNN’s Sara Murray reports that longtime President Donald Trump associate Roger Stone has apologized to the court after he shared a controversial Instagram post of the federal judge who is presiding over his case.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Sara Murray reports that longtime President Donald Trump associate Roger Stone has apologized to the court after he shared a controversial Instagram post of the federal judge who is presiding over his case.”},{“title”:”Merkel hammers Trump as Ivanka looks on”,”duration”:”02:36″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/02/18/angela-merkel-ivanka-trump-german-cars-security-threat-sot-sanger-nr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/02/18/angela-merkel-ivanka-trump-german-cars-security-threat-sot-sanger-nr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190218160922-angela-merkel-ivanka-trump-german-cars-security-threat-sot-sanger-nr-vpx-00000102-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/02/18/angela-merkel-ivanka-trump-german-cars-security-threat-sot-sanger-nr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”While speaking at the Munich Security Conference, German Chancellor Angela Merkel called out the Trump administration over the President’s claim that German cars pose a security threat. CNN’s David Sanger discusses.”,”descriptionText”:”While speaking at the Munich Security Conference, German Chancellor Angela Merkel called out the Trump administration over the President’s claim that German cars pose a security threat. CNN’s David Sanger discusses.”},{“title”:”Trump faces backlash over border national emergency”,”duration”:”01:58″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/02/18/trump-national-emergency-lawsuits-democrats-california-collins-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/02/18/trump-national-emergency-lawsuits-democrats-california-collins-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190217111112-trump-0215-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/02/18/trump-national-emergency-lawsuits-democrats-california-collins-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”The Trump administration is gearing up to fight a litany of lawsuits against President Trump’s national emergency declaration while Democratic leaders are vowing to pass a resolution to repeal his move to fund construction of a border wall. CNN’s Kaitlin Collins reports.”,”descriptionText”:”The Trump administration is gearing up to fight a litany of lawsuits against President Trump’s national emergency declaration while Democratic leaders are vowing to pass a resolution to repeal his move to fund construction of a border wall. CNN’s Kaitlin Collins reports.”},{“title”:”Top US commander at odds with Trump over Syria and ISIS”,”duration”:”02:17″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/02/17/top-us-commander-votel-trump-isis-syria-troops-pullout-pkg-nr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/02/17/top-us-commander-votel-trump-isis-syria-troops-pullout-pkg-nr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190217170621-gen-joseph-votel-starr-intv-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/02/17/top-us-commander-votel-trump-isis-syria-troops-pullout-pkg-nr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Gen. Joseph Votel, the top US commander in the Middle East leading the war against ISIS, shares why he disagrees with President Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria. CNN’s Barbara Starr reports.”,”descriptionText”:”Gen. Joseph Votel, the top US commander in the Middle East leading the war against ISIS, shares why he disagrees with President Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria. CNN’s Barbara Starr reports.”},{“title”:”Fox News hosts claim ‘coup’ against Trump”,”duration”:”02:31″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2019/02/17/fox-news-trump-coup-stelter-rs-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2019/02/17/fox-news-trump-coup-stelter-rs-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190217111112-trump-0215-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2019/02/17/fox-news-trump-coup-stelter-rs-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Brian Stelter and his panel examine Fox News’ use of the word \”coup\” after former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe said in an interview with CBS that the Justice Department held meetings about Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and questioned whether there was cabinet support to remove President Trump. “,”descriptionText”:”Brian Stelter and his panel examine Fox News’ use of the word \”coup\” after former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe said in an interview with CBS that the Justice Department held meetings about Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and questioned whether there was cabinet support to remove President Trump. “}],’js-video_headline-featured-1ubcwgi’,”,”js-video_source-featured-1ubcwgi”,true,true,’this-week-in-politics’);if (typeof configObj.context !== ‘string’ || configObj.context.length
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