Without, quote, perfect border security. That leaves the fate of a stopgap spending bill that needs to be signed by midnight tomorrow and supported now by both republicans and democrats very much in doubt. On syria, the president claims, among other things, that the u. S. Gets nothing for being the policeman of the middle east. Hours earlier a Bipartisan Group of senators warned a pullout would be a premature and costly mistake that not only threatens the safety and security of the United States but also emboldens is isis, iran and russia. They are all secelebrating this decision today. Is there any understanding of what led the president to make this surprise decision, a decision that frankly surprised his commanders here, his commanders on the ground, his senior most National Security advisers. What is the why . Reporter well, jim, this is something that President Trump sees as a fulfillment of a campaign promise, to bring u. S. Troops home from conflicts abroad, reinvesting those re
Scandals that we have been covering here on special report for weeks. First, to our midwest newsroom, and Governor Greitens was mired in political scandal, and it was an active special session in the Missouri House to consider whether greitens was going to be the first governor in missouris history to teach impeachment proceedings. He was also facing a trial and now a short while ago the governor formally announced his resignation. However, the governor insisted he is innocent and chose careful words to strike back at those he believed wanted to take him dow down. This ordeal has been designed to cause an incredible amount of strain on my family. Millions of dollars of mounting legal bills, and less personal attacks designed to cause maximum damage to family and friends. Its clear that for the forces that oppose us, there is no end in sight. I cannot allow those forces to continue to cause pain and difficulty to the people that i love. Bret todays announcement comes exactly two weeks a
Good morning, everyone. It is friday, december 20th. Im ayman mohyeldin, alongside Yasmin Vossoughian. The next step in the impeachment process, the senate trial remains in limbo as lawmakers leave washington for a twoweek holiday break. The trial cannot begin until the House Speaker transmits the articles to the senate and appoints the lawmakers known as impeachment managers who will then prosecute the case. Speaker nancy pelosi says she wont do that until the Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell can assure a fair trial. For democrats, that includes the ability to call witnesses like Mick Mulvaney and john bolton and here are how things played out yesterday. Speaker pelosi suggested that House Democrats may be too afraid, too afraid to transmit their shoddy work product to the senate. Mr. President , it looks like the prosecutors are getting cold feet. In front of the entire country. And secondguessing whether they even want to go to trial. We would hope there would be a fair proces