Fighting a crooked establishment and just about the biggest part of the crooked establishment are these people right back there with the phony cameras. Theyre a bunch of phony well, thats nuts, mr. Trump. Sorry, poll after poll after poll shows trump is losing, and, no, we are not cooking the books. If youre a trump supporter you probably dont believe me. So consider this if trump is winning why, then, is the National Rifle association which supports donald trump all but conceding a Hillary Clinton victory . Now once back in the senate and wants to help hillary fill another chair on the supreme court. That an ad, the Indiana Senate and rice, then, if trump is winning are Republican Senate candidates all but conceding a Hillary Clinton victory . Hillary clinton should not have a blank check with our jobs and our security. In the senate, Katie Mcginty could give hillary everything she wants. Pat toomey would not. With us to share reporting and insights today, ashley park e, new york time
An 11th hour exclusive, Chris Christie is here with us to talk about the president S Supreme Court selection and the chaotic first days of this administration. The 11th hour starts right now. Good evening again from our Head Quarters in new york city. Tonight, a 49yearold federal judge from Denver Gorsuch nominated to serve, its 12 days into the new presidency, coming in the middle of a huge fight over other nominees and over the rollout of a travel ban into this country. The nomination comes after president obamas nominee was turned away, not given a hearing by the senate even though Justice Scalia died almost one year ago creating the vacancy. Gorsuch is the son of Ronald Reagans controversial head of the epa. Hes on the u. S. Court of appeals. He studied at columbia. At harvard law, and Oxford University in the u. K. As a marginal scholar, married father of two daughters, ages 18 and 15, worked under president bush 43 and worked for Anthony Kennedy and for Justice Byron white appoin
President obama decided to commute Chelsea Mannings sentence, gave sensitive documents to wikileaks. What can you tell us . Announcement came as shock to intelligence and National Security apparatus of the United States. Lot of consternation about this because of the recent history with wikileaks. As you know Chelsea Mannings leaks of documents really launched wikileaks into what it is. And given election, Obama Administration made a big deal that wikileaks served as arm of the Russian Intelligence Services which stole documents from democrats and released them through wikileaks to harm the campaign of Hillary Clinton. Lot of people surprised by this decision to shorten the sentence. Supposed to serve 35 years, deemed harsh sentence, served under seven years of that. Reaction from the National Security officials ive talked to have been a little bit of consternation and disappointment and hear from republican critics of the president who used terms like treason, stab in the back to the
Gorsuch is the son of Ronald Reagans controversial head of the epa. Hes on the u. S. Court of appeals. He studied at columbia. At harvard law, and Oxford University in the u. K. As a marginal scholar, married father of two daughters, ages 18 and 15, worked under president bush 43 and worked for Anthony Kennedy and for Justice Byron white appointed to the court by jfk. I have always felt that after the defense of our nation, the most important decision a president of the United States can make is the appointment of a Supreme Court justice. Depending on their age, a justice can be active for 50 years, and his or her decisions can last a century or more, and n ten be permanent. I took the task of this nomination very seriously, and ive selected an individual whose qualities define really, and i mean closely define what were looking for. Judge gor such has outstanding dit plin and earned bipartisan support. When he was nominated, he was confirmed by the senate unanimously. Also, its unanim
Right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening to our viewers in the west. The white house tonight is putting iran on notice and taking no option off the table in response to irans test this week of an unarmed Ballistic Missile calling it a violation of a u. N. Nuclear accord, a provocation and destabilizing. But the tough and surprise warning delivered by the president S National Security adviser today threatens to put the administration at odds with other members of the u. N. Security council, which contrary to the white house, has not thus far declared the missile test a violation. White house correspondent Kristen Welker has late details. Reporter a surprise at the white house briefing. President trumpS National Security adviser Michael Flynn unleashing a stern warning to american adversary iran. As of today, we are officially putting iran on notice. Reporter at issue, a series of provocations, including ir