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CNN Transcripts for March 19, 2018

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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• President Trump Adds New Lawyer, Intensifies Attacks on Mueller; Interview with Congressman Jim Himes of Connecticut; Mueller Gives Trump Lawyers More Details of What They Want to Talk to President About. Aired on 8-9p ET
• Lawyers on Robert Mueller's Side and Lawyers for the President Met Just Last Week in a Face-to-Face Interview; Newest Member of the President's Legal Team; Some GOP Lawmakers Warn Trump Against Firing Mueller; Stormy Daniels' Attorney Believes President Trump's Silence on Case Speaks Volumes. Aired 9-10p ET


Amanpour
• Putin Re-Elected For Another Six Years; "The Monk Of Mokha": A Gripping Quest For Coffee. Aired 3-4p ET


At This Hour
• Austin Police Update After Fourth Explosion Rocks City; Aired 11-11:30a ET
• FBI to Austin Serial Bomber: "Talk to Us"; Trump Steps Up Attacks on Mueller, FBI, Justice Department; Lisa Monaco: Firing McCabe Ahead of I.G. Report a Major Breach of Protocol; Lawmakers Demand Answers over Misuse of Facebook Data; Interview with Rep. Jim Himes. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Texas Serial Bomber; Trump Attacks Mueller; Interview with Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire; Facebook Orders "Comprehensive Audit" of Trump 2016 Data Firm; Facebook Will Conduct Audit of Data Firm Used by Trump Campaign; Trump Admin Seeking to Block AT&T, Time Warner Merger in Court. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Did Trump White House Force Staffers to Sign Nondisclosure Agreements?; Trump Attacks Mueller. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Trump's Team Prepares for One-on-One with Mueller; Ex-Employee From Cambridge Analytica Blows The Whistle On Data Firm Connected To Trump Campaign. Aired 10-11p ET
• President's Lawyers Sit Down For First Face-To-Face Meeting With Mueller's Team; New GOP Calls To Add Mueller Protection Clause To Budget Bill; What Hope Hicks Knows; Trump Considers Gary Cohn For Top CIA Position; Trump Pushes Death Penalty For Drug Dealers. Aired 11- 12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Another Explosion Rocks Austin; Interview with Mayor Steve Adler; Trump Launches More Attacks on Mueller Probe and the FBI; Republicans Raise Concerns Over Trump's Mueller Attacks; Trump Lawyer Says Porn Star Violated Agreement, Owes $20 Million; Trump Slams Russia Probe: "Total Witch Hunt;" Interview with Rep. Mike Quigley (D), Illinois. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Facebook Suspends Data Firm; Trump Launches Attack on Mueller Probe; AT&T and Justice Department Face Off in Court. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Slams Russia Probe: "Total Witch Hunt"; Another Explosion Rocks Austin; Republicans Raise Concerns over Trump's Mueller Attacks; Interview with Rep. Charlie Dent. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Facebook Suspends Cambridge Analytica with Trump Campaign Ties; President Trump Slams Russia Probe; President Trump Travels to Unveil Drug-Fighting Plan in New Hampshire; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump hires lawyer who pushed theory DOJ framed Trump; Serial bomber on loose after 4th explosion rocks Austin; "NY Mag": Trump apologized to Hicks when she resigned. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• NY MAG: Trump Apologized to Hope Hicks When She Resigned; Trump Pushes Death Penalty for Some Drug Dealers. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Attacks Mueller; President Trump Addresses Drug Crisis. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• GOP's Corker Warns of Senate Upheaval if Trump Fires Mueller; Trump, Clearly Rattled, Rages Against Mueller and His Probe; Dow, Facebook Plunge on News of Data Scandal; Trump Joins Effort to Stop Porn Star from Speaking Publicly. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Putin Beams With a Victory Smile; Russia Rejects British Allegations; Trump Lashes Out at Mueller on Twitter; Talks to Precede Historic Talks. Aired 12-1a ET
• Putin Claims Victory After Sidelining Opposition; State Media: Assad Visits Troops in Eastern Ghouta; Turkish-led Forces Reported Seize Afrin Town Center. Aired 1-2a ET
• As Trump Lashes Out at Mueller, Congress at Standstill on Shielding Special Counsel; UMBC Ends Cinderella Run With Loss To Kansas State. Aired 2-3a ET
• Putin Wins a Landslide Victory; Trump Targets Robert Mueller; Leaders Meet to Plan for U.S.-North Korea Summit; Conflict In Syria; China Presidency; Bush Fires and Cyclone In Northern Australia. Aired 3-4a ET


Connect the World
• UK and EU Breakthrough on Brexit; Facebook and Cambridge Analytica Under Fire; Syrian President Assad Drives to War-Torn Neighborhoods; Turkey Raises Flag in Syrian Kurdish City; Saudi Crown Prince to Meet Trump on Tuesday. Aired 11-12n ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Hires New Lawyer Who Peddles Theory That FBI, DOJ Framed Trump; Trump's Lawyers Give Mueller Descriptions Of Key Moments Under Investigation; Facebook Stock Tanks On News About Personal Data Breaches; Interview with Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey; Trump Praises Drug Program Funded by the Clinton Foundation. Aired 7- 8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Another Bomb Goes Off In Austin, Texas; Republican Warns Trump to Not Fire Mueller; Facebook Under Fire; Putin Wins Six Year Term. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Another Bomb In Austin, Texas Goes Off; Republican Warns Trump, to Not Fire Mueller; Facebook Under Fire; Putin Wins Six Year Term; SNL Spoofs Trump Personnel Drama; Futures Drop Ahead Of Fed Meeting. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Tripwire May Have Set Off Austin Explosion; GOP Leaders Defend Special Counsel Probe; McCabe Firing Ignites Political Battle; President To Roll Out Plan To Combat Opioid Addiction; A New Crisis For Facebook; Sweden Negotiating With North Korea. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Serial Bomber In Austin, Texas; GOP Leaders Defend Special Counsel Probe; McCabe Firing Ignites Political Battle; Putin Claims Victory In Russian Election; Sweden Negotiating With North Korea To Win Release Of Americans Held Captive. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Gowdy on Mueller Probe; Trump Launches Attacks on Mueller and FBI; GOP Voicing Concerns Over Mueller Attacks; Austin Police Search for Serial Bomber. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Whistleblower Raises New Questions About Trump Data Firm; Congress Must Pass New Spending Bill by Friday; Poll: Trump Gets Bump But Dems Widen Midterm Edge; Poll: 21 Percent Have Favorable View of Nancy Pelosi; Trump Unveils Opioid Plan in New Hampshire Today; Flake and Kasich Stir 2020 Speculation With NH Visits. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Another Explosion Rocks Austin, Texas; Trump Escalates Attacks on Mueller. Aired 6-6:29a ET
• Trump Attacks Mueller Probe; Checking Trump's Tweets; Professor Sues Data Company Tied to Trump Campaign. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Fourth Explosion in a Month Rocks Austin, Texas; CNN: Kelly Looks to Assure White House Employees That No Firings Are Imminent. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump Attorney Joins Legal Battle Against Stormy Daniels; Washington Post: Trump Pushed White House Staff to Sign Non-Disclosure Agreement; Major Stakes As AT&T Merger Trial Begins This Week. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Bomb in Austin Possibly Triggered by Trip Wire; President Trump Criticizes Robert Mueller by Name on Twitter; Trump Escalates Attacks On Mueller Republicans Raise Concerns; Will Congress Protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller?. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Congress to Protect Special Counsel; Averting a Shutdown Over Spending Bill; Facebook Under Scrutiny; Facebook Plays Defense; Trump Steps up Mueller Attacks; Wade Stands Up for Victims; Interview With Sen. Chris Coons. Aired 8:30-9a ET


NEWS STREAM
• World Headlines; China Presidency; Cirque du Soleil Performer Dies After Fall; Destination India; Cherry Blossoms Bloom Across Southwest China. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Crime and Justice With Ashleigh Banfield
• Man Rescued Just Before Mobile Home Exploded; Groups Accused Of Stealing Gas; Chilling Video; Missing Teen Girl Found With Married Man; Aired 6-8p ET


Quest Means Business
• Facebook Loses Billions Of Dollars As Its Data Scandal Goes Global; Britain And Europe Set A Date For The Great British Brexit Transition; Uber Self-Driving Cars Are Off The Roads After A Deadly Crash With A Pedestrian. Aired 5-6p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Hires Lawyer Who Claims FBI and DOJ Framed Trump. Aired 5-6p ET
• Interview With Virginia Senator Mark Warner; Interview With California Congressman Adam Schiff; Trump Hires Conspiracy Theorist; Trump Attacks Mueller. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Russians Go to the Polls; Sherpas Work to Clean Up Mount Everest; A Positive Athlete Invites Others to Wheelchair Basketball


Wolf
• Trump Calls Out Mueller; Gowdy Criticizes Trump; Trump Rages Against Mueller and Probe; McCabe Fired Days Before Retirement; Legislation to Protect Mueller. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• FBI Wants to Speak to Austin Bomber; Trump Lawyer Pushing Theory DOJ, FBI Framed Trump; Saudi Crown Prince to Meet with Trump Tomorrow at White House; Interview with Rep. Francis Rooney. Aired 1:30-2p ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Facebook, Data Firm In Center Of Storm; Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Speaks To CNN; U.K., E.U. Hail A Breakthrough In Talks; Aired 4-5p ET