If there is going to be peace and legislation, there cannot be war and investigation. It just doesnt work that way. Well, he also called for bipartisanship, saying, and im quoting now, we must reject the politics of revenge, resistance, and retribution and embrace the boundless potential of cooperation. Calls for bipartisanship, of course, are easy, actually acting on them is not, and easiest of all is namecalling. So during your speech last night, you decried what you called ridiculous political investigations. Yet this morning, the chairman of the house Intelligence Committee, adam schiff, said he was going to launch a deep investigation into not only russia, but did you say adam schiff . Adam schiff. Oh, never heard of him. That wouldnt be partisan, would it . Would that be partisan . Not only into russia but into your personal financial transactions. Can we get your reaction . On what basis would he do that . He has no basis to do that. Hes just a political hack. Who is trying to b
The size of his ears. We are not in kindergarten. That is also just kind of color. Officials tell us that senior white house advisor Stephen Miller is playing a key role in these firings and wants to see more. Quote, hes executing his plan, unquote, says one official about miller, saying it amounts to a wholesale decapitation of dhs. It appears to be driven by President Trumps impatience on border issues and his desire for drastic and possibly unlawful action perhaps bringing back and expanding the policy of separating Migrant Children from their parents. Yes, thats back in play at least. That reportedly was a breaking point for Kirstjen Nielsen who warned the president that doing so would be legally questionable. Keeping them honest, its not like secretary nielsen couldnt have spoken up sooner. Its not like she didnt help enable the policy, defend the policy publicly and lie about the paolicy repeatedly and even about its very existence. On april 11th she falsely told a house subcommi
Precedent. It opens the door for future president s to implement just about any policy they want. Each one of news this body has sworn an oath to support and defend the constitution of the United States. So today i will vote to support the disapproval resolution that is before us. Senator portman and 11 other republicans decided to draw the line, not enough to override a veto, its important to point out, and not necessarily because of policy differences over the border. Rand paul saying he opposed giving the president extra constitutional powers. For senator portman, as you heard, it was concern about what future president s might do, not what this one has done. Others such as alaskas Lisa Murkowski worried about military construction earmarked for their state being used for construction of the wall. All that said incidentally is the biggest setback dealt the president by his own party. Its set limits for him. Keeping him honest, he hasnt been exactly mindful about staying in particula
Cfo Allen Weisselberg, coo matthew calamari, Corey Lewandowski, and others. The Trump Organization itself, the president s discredited charity. Theyre all getting letters from the committee requesting documents. So are campaign officials, michael flynn, members of the inaugural committee, jared kushner, hope hicks. There are russian billionaires on the list, Julian Assange, people involved in the trump tower meeting. The Judiciary Committee, they want information from all of these people and entities. It is, by any measure, a daunting list. And as you can see, the names go on. Together, they know more things about more specific aspects of the president and his dealings, some going back decades. So, if theres anything fishy with any of it, they would probably be in a position to know. Yet today, when asked whether hed cooperate with the committee, the president preferred to focus on one aspect of the investigation. I cooperate all the time with everybody. And you know the beautiful thin
Taken, the dispersal of forces and an Early Warning system that worked very well. I salute the incredible skill and courage of americas men and women in uniform. This is, obviously, a very welcomed development, no matter where you might stand politically or how you view americas role in the middle east. Last night, we were staring into the abyss. Tonight, we arent. That said, if, in fact, President Trump took the offramp here, the question remains, was it from a highway that he, himself, built, with his decision to kill general soleimani. A highway he didnt need to build. The administration has yet to publicly offer evidence to support his claim that the killing stopped imminent attacks on americans. They did, officially, brief members of Congress Today behind closed doors, but from the sound of it, for some members, republican and democratic, it did not go well. Without commenting on content, my reaction to this briefing was, it was sophomoric and utterly unconvincing. And i believe m