Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie knocked the claim from Donald Trump’s legal team that, by nature of his office, the President cannot obstruct justice and could simply shut down the Russia investigation altogether. Source: CNN
Giuliani says Trump shouldn't testify because 'our recollections keep changing'
President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said Sunday that the President should not testify before special counsel Robert Mueller because “our recollection keeps changing.” Source: CNN
Trump's lawyer said the President will not pardon himself from the Mueller probe but 'probably does' have the power to do so
Former US attorney Preet Bharara said Sunday that it “would be outrageous” for a sitting president to pardon himself, which President Donald Trump’s lawyers appear to argue in a letter sent to special counsel Robert Mueller. Source: CNN
Bharara: Pardoning self would be self-executing impeachment
President Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani said on ABC’s This Week that President Trump “probably” has the power to pardon himself, but has no intention of doing so. Source: CNN
Canadian official: You think we're a threat?
Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland talks to CNN’s Dana Bash about President Trump’s move to impose new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada, Mexico, and the European Union. Source: CNN
GOP leader deflects questions on White House lies
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) discusses the contradicting statements coming from President Trump’s administration in regard to the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting. Source: CNN
New official data acknowledges an increase in deaths in Puerto Rico after Maria, but does not specify a cause
Deaths on Puerto Rico spiked sharply around the time Hurricane Maria devastated the US territory, newly released data from the island’s government show — perhaps dovetailing with assertions that the government’s official storm death toll is far too low. Source: CNN
What two CNN reporters want you to know about Puerto Rico
It’s been more than eight months since Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico. People are still using tarps for roofs. Officials are worried another storm could wipe out power on the island again. And a new estimate of the death toll suggests thousands more died than we knew. CNN correspondent Leyla Santiago and senior investigative reporter John Sutter are seeing it …
Freed from the constraints of elected office, the former speaker offers a candid analysis of the state of the GOP
John Boehner, freed from the constraints of elected office and living his best life, offered a candid analysis of the state of the party he once led. Source: CNN
Opinion: On Trump's watch, the single most deadly natural disaster in modern America
4,645 dead. That is the new estimate of the death toll in Puerto Rico after last year’s Hurricane Maria, according to a Harvard University study out this week. Source: CNN