Live: White House press briefing, November 27, 2017
How to watch today's White House press briefing live:
- Date: Monday, November 27, 2017
- Time: Scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET
- Who: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- Online: Watch live stream on CBSN, or in player above
Potential briefing topics:
- Tax bill: as Congress returns from its Thanksgiving holiday recess, GOP senators prepare to unveil their tax overhaul bill which they could vote on this week. The president met with GOP members of the Senate Finance Committee today.
- Sen. Al Franken sexual misconduct allegations: the Minnesota senator now has four women who have accused him of sexual misconduct. Earlier Monday, Franken apologized again for his behavior from his office on Capitol Hill
- Mick Mulvaney and Leandra English: Deputy Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Leandra English filed a lawsuit against President Trump over his appointment of OMB director Mick Mulvaney to be interim director, a position, she was also appointed to by outgoing CFPB Director Richard Cordray. The White House released a statement Monday again declaring OMB Director Mick Mulvaney acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau:
"The Administration is aware of the suit filed this evening by Deputy Director English. However the law is clear: Director Mulvaney is the Acting Director of the CFPB," Sanders said in the statement.
