Murder in court and facing the death penalty. Today new details about his Mental Health history and how authorities once took his gun and then gave it back. Plus, ready to launch . Kim jong un making a birthday threat to fire a missile at the u. S. , and the pentagon is saying it is ready. Good afternoon, everyone, welcome to the lead. Im a jake tapper. Well begin today with politics. In 11 days donald trump will be taken the oath of office right over there on capitol hill. But in many ways his presidency really gets rolling this week with confirmation hearings for some of his top cabinet picks beginning tomorrow morning, including senator Jeff Sessions for attorney general, retired general john kelly for Homeland Security and the president elects first News Conference comes smack in the middle of it all on wednesday morning. Se going to be competing with the hearings of his own nominees. All of this as mr. Trump continues to dance around a direct acknowledgement and specific condemnat
Defeat of potential bad news. There are still 17 days until donald trump becomes president but novembers election kicked off today on capitol hill and the consequences with the 115th congress, they have the ceremony, pictures with family, its supposed to be a layup for the new party to welcome into town before any fights or hard decisions have to begin. But it got gift right away for Republican Leaders. Thats because they held a conference vote last night to dilute ethics investigations into members of congress. Their plan was to quickly pass the diluted rule today. But they werent quick enough. Heres the highlights of what happened, which may offer a road map of opposition for the trump era. House republicans held their meeting last night, stripping the ethics office, the plan was watering down the powers of 2006. The rule would end anonymous tips when congress is investigating itself and people worry about payback and it would end public reports which were supposed to offer transpare
Presidency. Ahe tru biographer kicked off Donald Trumps golf course by the president elect joins me live tonight. All in starts now. Good evening, im ari melber in for chris hayes. Tonight we have good news in washington or at least the defeat of potential bad news. There are still 17 days until donald trump becomes president but novembers election kicked off today on capitol hill and the consequences with the 115th congress, they have the ceremony, pictures with family, its supposed to be a layup for the new party to welcome into town before any fights or hard decisions have to begin. But it got gift right away for Republican Leaders. Thats because they held a conference vote last night to dilute ethics investigations into members of congress. Their plan was to quickly pass the diluted rule today. But they werent quick enough. Heres the highlights of what happened, which may offer a road map of opposition for the trump era. House republicans held their meeting last night, stripping th
The people who will be briefing him on the hacking. It also comes alongside tonights breaking news which may put intelligence jobs in flux. More on that soon. But first pamela brown on the fight. Reporter tonight president elect trump escalating his ongoing battle with the u. S. Intelligence community tweeting just days before the prefectubr the intelligence briefing on socalled russian hacking was delayed until friday. Perhaps more time needed to build a case. Very strange. Intelligence officials are pushing back denying there was a delay in the briefing and that it was always scheduled for friday. Trump also siding with wikileaks founder Julian Assange, a man wanted by the u. S. For leaking classified information, who in an interview with fox news denied russia had anything to do with handing over the stolen documents from the dnc and john podesta. We have said repeatedly in last two months our source is not the russian government and it is not state party. Trump tweeting Julian Assa
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