Day 784 of the trump administration, and there are brand new signs that we may indeed be witnessing the end stage of Robert Muellers investigation. When covering an entity that does not leak, we are forced to look for other things. One of muellers top prosecutors plans to leave the team. The news came from the special Councils Office itself. Andrew wiseman will be concluding his detail to the special counsels office in the near future. He was the architect of the case against Trump Campaign chairman paul manafort, whos been sentenced to prison for almost 7 1 2 years. Last month, weissman said his lies about it go to the larger view of what we think is going on. And what we think the motive here is, this goes to the heart of what the special counsels office is investigating, that meeting and what happened to that meeting is of special significance to the special counsel. Weissman has been involved in other high profile cases, including the prosecution of the gambino family and enron. He
And they believed fewer laws, more selfcontrol, and they believed that part of that selfcontrol, and i know there are many people here who disagree not here but in our society who disagree, but they believe part of that selfcontrol ultimately came from religious values. And i think its important underpinning of our system that we permit in i believe in the separation of church and state, but im sometimes concerned that we not use governmental power to suppress the freedoms of traditional religious communities in our country. Final question. The department of justice is charged with defending the United States but that doesnt mean that the department of justice always must argue for maximum federal power. There are important restraints on federal power. Whether civil liberty protections, in a similar context, or the tenth amendment, federal system. Can you briefly share your thoughts on the appropriate balance of respecting limitations on federal power . Well, as you say, the constituti
It remains to be seen whether democrats with some republican help will have any chance of an override of that veto. Chief White House Correspondent john roberts starts us off tonight as he often does from the north lawn. Good evening, john. Bret, good evening. President trump was working republican senators hard today trying to stanwyk the bleeding. In the end it wasnt as bad as it could have been but it was pretty bad. President trump not known to be a man of few words said it all in what is likely his shortest tweet ever. Veto. 12 republicans defected to vote against the administration. A stunning rebuke of the president. Mitt romney made it clear it was not about building a border wall. Its a question about the balance of power that is core to our constitution. This is not about the president or about Border Security. In fact, i support Border Security. I support the construction of a border barrier. In the oval office with requireds Prime Minister earlier today the president insist
Are willing to with the bosss, trumps, support. Even without money for trumps vanity border wall. Congressman roy obtainjected tot so he tanked the bill, taking with it funding for puerto rico and other parts of the u. S. Hit by earthquakes, floods, and wildfires. That relief will have to wait until tuesday when the house will try once again to fast track it. Meanwhile, across the bond, british Prime Minister theresa may announced her resignation in an emotional farewell speech. May is stepping down after failing to get parliament to accept her latest plan for brexit. Lots and lots is up in the air, including who her replacement will be. But we start tonight with president Barack Obamas final g20 summit in china. It was september of 2016, right before the president ial election. One of president obamas final trips abroad. There he is standing next to Angela Merkel and the other world leaders. Theres always pageantry to these things, Awkward Family Photos and waving to the camera. But t
Are willing to with the boss, trumps, support. Even without money for trumps vanity border wall. Congressman roy objected to that so he tanked the bill, taking with it funding for puerto rico and other parts of the u. S. Hit by earthquakes, floods, and wildfires. That relief will have to wait until tuesday when the house will try once again to fast track it. Meanwhile across the pond, british Prime Minister theresa may announced her resignation in an emotional farewell speech. May is stepping down after failing to get parliament to accept her latest plan for brexit. Lots and lots is up in the air, including who her replacement will be. But we start tonight with president Barack Obamas final g20 summit in china. It was september of 2016, right before the president ial election. One of president obamas final trips abroad. There he is standing next to Angela Merkel and the other world leaders. Theres always a bit of pageantry to these things, lots of Awkward Family Photos and waving to th