Trump Announces New FBI Director In Tweet
ANNOUNCER: This is CNN breaking news.</s>CUOMO: All right, there's breaking news and what it is is as important as how we received it. President Trump announcing in a tweet that he has a new FBI director nearly a month after firing James Comey. Here's the tweet. It reads, "I will be nominating Christopher A. Wray, a man of impeccable credentials, to be the new director of the FBI. Details to follow." Now, we must assume that despite what we've heard from the White House this is an official statement from the president and it will be his policy move to bring in the next director by this name. Wray is well known in government ranks. He was involved with the Department of Justice as an assistant attorney general from 2003 to 2005. He headed the criminal division there for President George W. Bush. He was in the Georgia field office before that, since 1997. He is a very respected, white collar litigator. He was Gov. Chris Christie's personal attorney during the Bridgegate situation. He went to Yale Law School, Alisyn. He is a well-regarded man. He does have a pretty interesting and deep government history but the scrutiny is now just about to begin. A little bit of controversy there that the president is bringing in someone from outside the agency. We'll see how that plays.</s>CAMEROTA: Right, and his name was never floated. I mean, among all the names that we have heard about for the past several weeks his was not one of them. So we'll dive into all of that, Chris. Meanwhile, the White House is facing these two critical days as Congress gets set to question heads of the intelligence agencies and the fired director of the FBI. So what is like for the Obama administration to watch all of this play out? Here with us is close friend and former senior adviser to President Obama, Valerie Jarrett. She also has a new initiative, "The Galvanize" project, which we will get to as well. Great to have you here.</s>VALERIE JARRETT, FORMER SENIOR ADVISER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA, FORMER CHAIR, WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON WOMEN AND GIRLS, CO-CHAIR, THE GALVANIZE PROGRAM: Thank you. It's so nice to be in the studio.</s>CAMEROTA: Oh, yes, it's great to have you in the studio. That really helps. So what is it like for you and President Obama to watch the Trump administration unfold?</s>JARRETT: Well, Alisyn, I think it's the same as it is for the American people. We're all watching and I think we're obviously concerned about some of the steps that have been taken that have such a devastating impact on the American people. So, for example, the health care bill that passed the House coupled with the budget that's been proposed will be devastating for the American people -- 23 million who would lose health insurance, $800 billion in Medicaid cuts. The impact of not having women able to go to Planned Parenthood which provides vital services to women. Two and one-half (sic) people in the course of the year. One in five women who would in their lifetime use Planned Parenthood. So there are lots of reasons to be concerned, just focusing on that for an issue.</s>CAMEROTA: Is this as you expected it to go? Worse than expected? Better than expected?</s>JARRETT: Well, obviously, we were rooting for a different candidate and the reason why is that we thought that what President Obama was doing was moving our country forward in a range of different ways, improving our economy, providing health care, ensuring our safety here in the United States as a top priority. And so, sure, this would not have been our choice but I think what's important is that the American people realize that our democracy is always hard, it's always complicated. We take these zigs and zags and they have to be engaged. Our country's only going to be as good as the Americanpeople insist that it be.</s>CAMEROTA: But, in particular, for you to have to sit on the sidelines and watch some of the signature issues of President Obama's administration such as environmentalregulations, the Paris Climate Accord, Obamacare, be dismantled, how frustrating.</s>JARRETT: Well, keep in mind as President Obama mentioned yesterday about the Paris Accord, certainly it's a setback for the United States to not have a leadership role but I'm heartened to see so many businesses, mayor, governors, led by the former mayor of New York, Mayor Bloomberg, saying we want to still be a part of this, we're all compact, and I think that gives us a reason to be optimistic.</s>CAMEROTA: President Obama spoke last night. He was in Montreal at an event. Let me just play for you, as well as our viewers, what he had to say about all of this.</s>BARACK OBAMA, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: In an age of instant information where T.V. and Twitter can feed us a steady stream of bad news and sometimes fake news, it can seem like the international order that we've created is being constantly tested and that the center may not hold. And in some cases that leads people to search for certainty and control, and they can call for isolationism or nationalism, or they can suggest rolling back the rights of others.</s>CAMEROTA: How's PresidentObama feeling?</s>JARRETT: Well, what he went on to say is that there is still this opportunity and optimistic chance for us to work together and that as we try to face the challenges of the world that we shouldn't pull back, we shouldn't go into our comfort zone. We have to figure out ways of working with one another and that's where the solutions lie.</s>CAMEROTA: OK, that leads us to your Galvanized Program.</s>JARRETT: Yes, thank you.</s>CAMEROTA: What is Galvanized?</s>JARRETT: So last year, we had what we called "The United State of Women." Five thousand women from across the country, countless others watching online, all coming together to say what can we do to empower women, to ensure that every young girl has that same opportunity as young boys to grow up and achieve their dreams. And so what we're launching across the country are these Galvanizing summits and we're going to start in my hometown of Chicago. Tina Tchen and I are going to host that one. Bring together women and really talk about how can we empower them, take control of our lives, ensure, for example, that every young girl has that chance to pursue her dreams. Focusing on our workplace -- these workplace values, whether it's paid leave, equal pay, workplace flexibility, affordable child care. The issues that every working family cares about, and how can we get women feeling empowered to be forces for positive change. And so we'll start it in Chicago and we'll have six around the country. And the whole goal is on the ground creating this grassroots effort to really empower women.</s>CAMEROTA: Very quickly, I just want to show you the group of GOP senators -- there's 13 of them -- working on health care right now. I'd like you to look at this picture. Which of these men do you feel represents women's health issues?</s>JARRETT: Well, let's just say I think the group would be improved quite dramatically if you included some of the 21 women who are in the Senate. I mean, ask yourself -- how comfortable would men be if a group of women were making decisions about personal health care issues that they might face, whether it's a vasectomy or a circumcision, or a test for prostate cancer? Do they really want that solely decided by women? I don't think so. We make better decisions when the people whose lives are impacted directly are at the table.</s>CAMEROTA: Thank you for putting a finer point on it with those examples, Valerie.</s>JARRETT: I thought I would. Making men squirm a little bit but it does make the point.</s>CAMEROTA: Yes -- good morning, everyone. Valerie Jarrett, thank you very much for being here.</s>JARRETT: You're welcome.</s>CAMEROTA: Great to talk to you. We are following a lot of new this morning including breaking news from the White House so let's get right to it.</s>ANNOUNCER: This is CNN breaking news.</s>CUOMO: All right, good morning and welcome to your NEW DAY. It is Wednesday, June 7th, 8:00 in the East, and we do have breaking news. President Trump announcing on Twitter that he has a new FBI director nearly one month after firing James Comey. This, with all eyes on Capitol Hill where in just two hours the Senate Intel Committee is going to begin two days of blockbuster hearings. Today, they're going to hear from the nation's top intel official, Dan Coats.