3 Things To Know Today

1 Russian Officials Confirm More Than 40 Dead In Emergency Landing

Officials confirm 41 people are dead after an Aeroflot passenger plane made a fiery landing in Moscow There were a total of 73 passengers and five crewmembers aboard at the time. The flight had taken off just after 6pm local time for the northern city of Murmansk, but returned as the crew reported a “malfunction.” Just 30-minutes later the jet made a “hard landing” that caused the fire, but video shows the aircraft on fire. The airline said the evacuation was carried out in 55 seconds At last check, a fiery crash in Russia has led to the death of at least 41 people in Moscow yesterday. Russian investigators say an Aeroflot airliner caught fire and made an emergency landing. There were a total of 73 passengers and five crewmembers on board at the time of the incident. And while investigators initially said it was the landing that caused the fire, images of the plane landing show huge flames and black smoke trailing it. The plane took off from Moscow and was bound for a city in the northern part of the country when the crew onboard issued a distress call and returned to the airport. According to reports, they attempted to burn off some fuel before landing and once on the ground, the Aeroflot crew evacuated the plane in 55 seconds. In a statement, Aeroflot notes that the crew "did everything to save the passengers.”

2 Dems Walk Back Mueller Testify Date, Trump Gives Thumbs Down To Testimony

First came word that House Democrats had secured the testimony of Special Counsel Robert Mueller on or before May 15th. But then, the tune changed. At least for Representative David Cicilline, who turned up on “Fox News Sunday” to say he hopes Mueller will testify before the House. The Rhode Island Democrat clarified comments he made when he said the House Judiciary Committee had come to a tentative date for Mueller to testify, noting that an official from Mueller's office agreed to the date. Following the interview, Cicilline took to Twitter so say that "we are aiming to bring Mueller in on the 15th, but nothing has been agreed to yet." Dems are looking to have Mueller clarify the characterizations of AG William Barr – both about the summary of the report…and their contact over it. Trump previously said Barr should be the one to give Mueller the go-ahead to testify...he's now hitting back at the entire concept. Either way, President Trump is not happy. Writing on Twitter himself, Trump says Mueller shouldn't testify before Congress and that Democrats shouldn't get a redo because "there was no crime, except on the other side (incredibly not covered in the Report), and NO OBSTRUCTION." Trump added after Mueller spent "35-million-dollars over his two-year investigation, interviewed 500 people, using 18 Trump Hating Angry Democrats & 49 FBI Agents - all culminating in a more than 400 page Report showing NO COLLUSION, why would the Democrats in Congress now need Robert Mueller to testify?" Trump wondered if the Democrats are looking for a redo because "they hated seeing the strong NO COLLUSION conclusion."

3 Trump: Spying On His Campaign Will Be Bigger Than Watergate

President Trump says alleged spying on his campaign will turn out to be "bigger than Watergate." Speaking at the White House, Trump referenced a “New York Times” story that detailed an FBI undercover effort meant to find out if his campaign was working with the Russians. Trump has repeatedly accused the FBI of spying on his campaign. FBI officials have said there was growing concern in 2016 about the extent of Russian interference in the election campaign. Attorney General Bill Barr has also used the word spying and recently vowed to look into the origins of the Russia investigation. Trump again called the investigation of the 2016 presidential campaign the "Russia hoax" and argued that he was totally transparent with investigators during the nearly two-year probe. He insisted that Special Counsel Robert Mueller found "no collusion, no obstruction." Thing is? Mueller did detail at least 10 instances where obstruction of justice may have occurred.


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