- Welcome to this edition of The 700 Club.
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Well the president is fighting back
against congressionalDemocrats, challenging subpoenas
to former aides and discouragingcurrent and former advisers
from testifying.
As Charlene Aaron reports,the president and his allies
believe Congress is outto destroy his presidency.
- The White House is pushing back
against congressional investigations.
President Trump says he'sagainst White House aides
testifying to Congress andplanning to fight in court
a subpoena issued to formerWhite House counsel Don McGahn.
The president told TheWashington Post Tuesday:
There is no reason to go any further,
and especially in Congresswhere it's very partisan,
obviously very partisan.
- They don't want to get to the truth.
They want to get to this president.
And at this point,
I don't know what Jerry Nadlerthinks he's going to get
that Robert Mueller didn't except for
some political points with the base.
- [Charlene] Nadler and othershave vowed to move ahead
investigating Trump-related matters,
ranging from potentialobstruction of justice
related to the Mueller probe
to his personal and business taxes.
The administration appears tobe setting up another fight
on that front.
The Treasury Departmentskipping a second deadline
to turn over the president's tax returns.
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says
he wants to consult onthe legal implications
of such a move.
On Tuesday's 700 Club,Regent Law Dean Mark Martin
suggested turning over the taxes
would be a terrible precedent.
- I think every American has a lot to fear
because, if a branch ofthe federal government
can just decide that theywant to publicly illuminate
any of our tax returns,we no longer have any
legitimate right to privacy.
- [Charlene] Meanwhile,Democrats are divided
over whether to pursue impeachment.
Several on the campaign trail
are calling for impeachment proceedings,
but the leadership isn'tcommitting to that path.
- I do believe that impeachment
is one of the most divisive forces,
paths that we could godown to in our country,
but if the facts, the path offact finding takes us there,
we have no choice, butwe're not there yet.
- [Charlene] GOP Senate Judiciary Chairman
Lindsey Graham says theDemocrats are stampeding
to impeachment.
- They're gonna use the Mueller report,
anything they can find, totry to destroy this president.
See, Nancy Pelosi's not incharge of the Democratic Party.
The radical left is in charge.
- Meanwhile, the presidentsays he's not concerned
about being impeached.
Charlene Aaron, CBN News.
- Is it your belief that suicide bombers
are poor, uneducated peoplefrom the lower classes?
Well, the truth is, theman who was involved
in the Sri Lanka bombingactually was trained as a lawyer.
Mohamed Atta was trained as an architect.
These are highly educated people
who have fallen for the lieof Islam, extremist Islam,
and they don't mind takingthe lives of other people.
Well Sri Lankan securityofficials are resigning
over those deadly Easter terror attacks.
John Jessup has moreabout what's happened.
- That's right, Pat.
Sri Lanka's president has asked
for the resignations ofthe defense secretary
and national policechief after the attacks
that killed 359 people.
This comes as we're learningmore about the suicide bombers.
A Sri Lankan official saysthe nine suicide bombers
were breakaway members oftwo extremist Muslim groups.
Many of them were highlyeducated, as Pat was just saying,
coming from middle- andupper-middle class families.
At least one had a law degree,
while others studied inthe UK and Australia.
Officials are also admitting
they missed warnings of the attacks.
ISIS has claimedresponsibility for the blasts,
releasing images it saysis of the group of bombers.
Presidential adviser Jared Kushner says
the Trump administration plans to release
its Middle East peace proposal
after the Muslim holy monthof Ramadan ends in June.
Trump's chief Middle Eastnegotiator telling a forum
they're approaching theIsraeli-Palestinian issue
with a fresh perspective.
- What we're gonna put out is different.
Our focus is really on the bottom up,
which is how do you make the lives
of the Palestinian people better?
What can you resolve to allow these areas
to become more investible?
We deal with all the core status issues
because you have do it,but we've also built
a robust business planfor the whole region,
and I think that the two together
have the opportunity to push forward.
- Palestinian leaders have said
the plan will be dead on arrival.
They haven't met with Israeli leaders
in more than two years.
Well, mixed reactionsfrom Middle East nations
to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's move
to end exceptions onsanctions for Iranian oil.
As Chris Mitchell reports from Jerusalem,
the decision increasesthe economic pressure
on the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- Last November, the US granted waivers
to seven countries andTaiwan to import Iranian oil.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said
that grace period is over.
- I'm announcing thatwe will no longer grant
any exemptions.
We're going to zero.
Going to zero across the board.
Our goal has been to get countries
to cease importing Iranian oil entirely.
- [Chris] Iran's Lebanese ally, Hezbollah,
condemned the move.
(speaking foreign language)
- [Translator] President Trumpdoes not care about anything,
and at the same time, heis trying to punish others
by accusing them of supporting terrorism.
He is personally practicingand supporting terrorism.
- [Chris] Turkey warnedof the consequences
to the Middle East.
(speaking foreign language)
- [Translator] Politically,it is not right.
Ethically, it is not right.
In terms of commerce, itis definitely not right,
and it is also againstinternational laws of commerce,
against World Trade Organization laws,
and it is risky forthe region's stability.
- [Chris] Yet during aholiday visit to Capernaum,
the town where Jesus ministered,
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
welcomed the decision.
(speaking foreign language)
- [Translator] President Trump
and the US government's decision
to intensify the sanctions against Iran
is a decision of very great importance.
This is the way to dealwith Iranian aggression
and this is the way to stop it.
- [Chris] The move isjust the latest attempt
to economically squeeze the country
the State Department callsthe biggest state supporter
of terrorism in the world.
Chris Mitchell, CBN News, Jerusalem.
- Thanks, Chris.
Well US oil sanctions could be good
for Americans at the gas pump,
and the news has oil prices slipping below
a six-month high as marketwatchers predict suppliers
will increase their output inresponse to those sanctions.
More oil could mean ahalt in rising gas prices,
Californians paying morethan $4 a gallon this week.
And the stock marketis showing strong signs
of rebounding afterstruggling late last year.
Tuesday, the S&P 500 andthe NASDAQ hit record highs,
the S&P rising nearly 26 points,
the NASDAQ popping 105 points.
The Wall Street Journal reports
the market is respondingto the new fed policy, Pat,
of not increasing interest rates.
- Well, it depends on interest rates
and on the flow of money.
That seems to control the whole thing.
But for those that are in the market,
it's a pretty good time, so theword is be somewhat cautious
because a recession may be down the road,
but right now, it's happydays are here again.
