Allegations against a top presidential aide the FBI calls into question the White House timeline on Rob Porter we
Administrative Lee close the file in January the FBI portion was closed the White House personnel security
Office had not finished their process tonight
We separate fact from fiction and the president's framework bill is not an opening bid for negotiations to best and final offer
It's down to the wire for lawmakers to find a permanent solution for nearly two million young illegal immigrants
The Senate Majority Leader says this is the week to solve daca plus
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Hello and welcome to fox news at night i'm shannon bream in washington a troubling timeline and prospects of a promotion keep the focus in
And outside of the white house on the resignation of staff secretary rob porter and the future of chief of staff general john kelly
the FBI director
Testifying today the agency repeatedly updated the administration on its
Investigation into domestic abuse allegations involving porter last year while the white house continues to insist the worst of the revelations were only
Recently uncovered there are also questions about whether porter security clearance procedure was finished or still ongoing
chief national correspondent
Ed Henry joins us live now with this controversy the White House has been unable to shake now for days head
That's right Shannon The Wall Street Journal reported that in an interview yesterday John
Kelly said when it came to the Rob Porter story it was quote all done right a claim that even some of the president's supporters
Do not necessarily believe especially since today Fox News confirmed as you noted that right before his abrupt departure over domestic abuse allegations
Porter was being considered for a promotion
Possibly even as deputy chief of staff to Kelly
Yes under consideration for a promotion even though FBI director Christopher Rea today testified that his agency delivered the background investigation
on Porter in January
Testimony that seemed to contradict the White House's claim yesterday that the FBI clearance process
Did not reveal the allegations against Porter in a timely fashion so Sara Sanders shifted the White House timeline today
Admitting the FBI did give information on Porter to the White House personnel security office watch
We did the follow-up
and provided that information in November and that we administrative a closed the file in January and
Then earlier this month
We received some additional information
And we passed that on as well the White House personnel
Security office staffed by career officials received information last year and what they considered to be the final background
investigation report in November
now the
one-time White House communications director Anthony Scott Moochie tweeted quote based on FBI testimony White House chief of staff John Connolly almost certainly knew about
credible allegations of domestic abuse against Porter six months ago
Then recently forced others to lie about that time line
Inexcusable Kelly must resign now various Trump allies told him to butt out
Suggesting maybe scare Moochie would still sore at Kelly pushing him out of his job
So scare Moochie tweeted quote domestic abuse is a red line
Covering up for it is indefensible if speaking out against that makes me look petty then so be it
This has nothing to do with my exit from the White House
I trust the FBI director in this matter
And so should you will know the full truth soon enough?
Now tonight a top White House official told Fox the Kelly's position is still quote rock-solid
Though the speculation is still swirling about whether he may be out soon Shannon all right and tonight
We're also hearing about something else learning that the president's lawyer says he
Actually did pay a porn star
Who was rumored to have had an affair with the president the lawyer says out of his own pocket this had nothing to do with?
The campaign what can you tell us yeah, Michael Cohen?
I just got off the phone with him look normal longtime lawyer for president Trump tells FOX
That this New York Times scoop is true
He paid a hundred and thirty thousand dollars out of his own pocket - Stephanie Clifford. You know her as stormy Daniels
He's admitting this to push back on a charge that either the Trump campaign or the Trump Organization
Paid her and that it was somehow improper in fact
He's saying the payment was lawful this might raise more questions about possible hush money
Since the president and the porn store have insisted nothing happened
So why payer will Cohen just told me in a phone call even if something is untrue it can be damaging his goal all along
Was to protect the president yet all right, and thank you for the last minute up Jay
We appreciate it all right a federal court is set to make public
documents from former independent counsel Ken stars probe of then President Bill Clinton that eventually led to his impeachment the
order follows a request by CNN
Suggesting that the documents could give insight on how special counsel Robert Muller is conducting the current Russia probe
And how he could handle possible testimony from President Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls it a witch-hunt and vows to remain in office
After Israeli police said there is enough evidence to indict him for corruption and bribery
correspondent Conor Powell is following the story joins us now from Jerusalem with details of the case where it is an
Early morning there good morning Connor
Good morning, Shannon well these
Investigation have been going on for about a year or so and for the most part this investigation into Prime Minister Netanyahu
And they've sort of remained in the background politically that's all changed now late
Just a few hours ago the Israeli police issued a recommendation to the attorney general's office
That Prime Minister Netanyahu should be charged in two separate corruption cases now in the first case Netanyahu was caught on paper
On tape rather offering help to an Israeli newspaper
Publisher and returned for favorable coverage in another case Netanyahu is accused of accepting
hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gifts from several different businessmen the prime minister doesn't deny accepting champagne
jewellery and cigars
But insist they were just gifts from friends and not bribes
Now Netanyahu was defiant earlier today during a televised speech where he denied all the allegations
Recent alone all these attempts so that exception will end with nothing because I know the truth I tell you this time two
Things will end with nothing
Now just because the Israeli police have made this recommendation to the Attorney General's Office doesn't mean in fact the Attorney General will
indict the Prime Minister
He still has to review this and it should be pointed out Shannon that the Attorney General here in Israel is a close key ally
of Prime Minister Netanyahu
All right Connor, where does this leave Netanyahu's overall government then?
Well, it was just a couple years ago that a similar prime minister in who Talmer its government was brought down with accusations of corruption
His coalition partner simply bailed on him that doesn't look like it's gonna happen here yet
but there are several members of the coalition the
Conservative coalition here that support Prime Minister Netanyahu are itching to be Prime Minister themselves
So that's we're waiting to see if these corruption
Charges are brought forward whether or not his coalition partners playing with him going forward Chanin all right Connor Powell life force in Jerusalem
Thank you
The fights to get something done on immigration reform is getting dicey as one senator says it is the president's way or no way at
All while yet another federal judge throws a wrench the president's plans to roll back dacha within weeks
correspond Leland Vitter tells us where things stand on Capitol Hill good evening Leland and
Shannon good evening to you welcome to Senate Dhaka debate day two and we effectively start at the same place we did yesterday
Both sides agree to agree
Which should give us a deal or at least hope of a deal just listen to the Senate majority and minority leaders I?
think the sooner the better and
If we can come up with a bipartisan compromise that looks like it's right in the ballpark of 60. Let it rip
Let's go. There's no reason in the world. Why if there is a core
60 votes to support something we can't achieve it in the next few days
In front of a bipartisan congressional group president Trump seemed optimistic about a deal that would grant either
Citizenship or legal status to 1.8 million people brought here illegally as kids
aka
dreamers I
Hope we can do daca, that's currently up everybody's in they're working hard on it right now
I think we have a chance to do daca very bipartisan
I think that can happen and right there is where the agreement ends and bipartisanship takes a decidedly
Partisan turn now listen to the president laying out his terms and one of his closest allies
effectively ending any chance of negotiation
We want securing the border in a wall
Ending chain migration and canceling the Visa Lottery the president's framework bill is not an opening bid for negotiations
It's a best and final offer
the White House took
Ideas from a lot of different proposals that have floated around for five-and-a-half months and it put those into a coherent logical package
on the Senate floor Minority Leader Chuck Schumer also squashed any
bipartisan spirit
To begin this debate as the Republican leader suggests would be getting off on the wrong foot
unrelated to daca very partisan
respectfully I
Suggest we move to the bills offered by Senators, Grassley and Senator Coons instead
Let's get this debate started on the right foot so I object to the leaders request
Republicans point to statements like that as proof Democrats would rather use the so-called dreamers is a
Campaign issue for the 2018 midterms, then actually make a deal
Conceivably a deal comes with a March 5th deadline
But breaking late today Shannon another federal judge issued a preliminary injunction
effectively stopping president Trump's winddown of daca
protections
Conceivably that gives the Senate a perfect opportunity to kick the can down the road if we have learned anything
About this Congress it's that when offered the opportunity to punt Shannon true bipartisan agreement is
Very easy to find
That's true. Well at least it's an agreement on something right stop them
We'll see where they go from here Leland Vitter. Thank you very much
today another letter containing suspicious powder arrived at the former President Barack
Obama's DC office
Building the substance discovered to be baby powder was not addressed to the former president
It follows yesterday's white powder scare that sent president Trump's daughter-in-law to the hospital and Fox News has learned
There's been an increase in suspicious substances addressed to members of the House and Senate
Over the past two weeks so far all tests have come back negative
He's not even running but word that Tennessee senator
Bob Corker is rethinking his retirement already has one campaign ramping up the rhetoric the spokeswoman for congresswoman Marsha
Blackburn Senate campaign says anyone who doubts she can win in November is a quote sexist pig and added
They are worried about quote ego-driven tired old men corker announced his retirement back in September
But some Republicans claim internal state polls show Blackburn could potentially lose the seats to former Democratic governor Phil, Breaston
Well first corker and now in North Dakota congressman is also feeling the heat to reconsider a Senate run
Republican congressman Kevin Cramer initially decided not to run against freshman Democratic senator Heidi Heitkamp
She's thought to be one of the most vulnerable senators this cycle. Well Cramer now tells FOX News
he'll make a decision by the and of this weekend a
left-leaning public policy group wants to restrict overseas members of the military from voting citing cybersecurity concerns
The Center for American Progress issued a report this week
recommended banning troops stationed abroad from submitting ballots via email or fax
But Colorado's Secretary of State defended the practice saying that state has incorporated enough safeguards and believe someone who for example
Works on a submarine should be allowed to vote
Well president Trump's approval has plenty of room for improvement
But he's entering the second year of his term on an upswing and the same time Democrats are hoping to pick up seats and flip
the house in the 2018 midterms
You cannot just run again. You cannot just run against Donald Trump and
It is the job of we Democrats to put together a strong cohesive, economic
Group of proposals aimed at the middle class and those struggling to get there
Soft with Fox News politics editor and editor of halftime report Chris steyr what about the current political lay of the land?
Good to see you tonight. It's kind of my jam. It is definitely your jam jam on it
And the world can change between now and then so much
What do you make of what we're seeing right now you want to know how much the world can change the world can change so
Much that compared to a month ago. The president's approval rating is up substantially
We've got him in our halftime report average offering right around the 40 percent mark
which is
Substantially better than it was at the end of last year a lot of that has to do with taxes
Also, the generic ballot has gotten tighter and now we're hearing Democrats warning. Hey guys don't take this for granted
You're gonna have to hustle for this. Yeah, you can't as Schumer was just saying there. You can't just run against him
We got to have our own plans
Priorities the USA which is a democratic super PAC had this to say while still on track for
successful November the extent of Democratic gains will be blunted if Democrats do not re-engage more aggressively and speaking to the
economic and healthcare priorities of voters
Democrats continue to have winning messages on health care and the economy
But right now voters are not hearing them
And that must change if Democrats are gonna win and that's that's a true fact now. Here's the thing for Republicans, though
Just as the climate has changed substantially in the last six weeks and in their favor. What will the neck six-week spring?
What will the next six weeks rent? I can't tell you the potential harm
You know we're right now tracking very closely one month from today
We're gonna have a special election in Pennsylvania and a lot of that's going to depend on how women in
The suburbs of Pittsburgh are gonna vote where which way are they gonna go on this
Do you think that this ongoing stuff about the domestic violence?
Accusations against a senior White House staffer and the mishandling of that you think that helps you do you think that hurts?
You think that if they can get to a deal on daca, or can't if they can't get to a deal?
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