The man who described the president s chief of staff and personal lawyer as engaging in a, quote, drug deal when it came to u. S. ukrainian relations and complained to aides that Rudy Giuliani was a, quote, hand grenade that was going to blow everybody up with his rogue Foreign Policy. The New York Times reports from the highstakes legal dispute about cupperman, thats boltons deputy and potentially bolton himselfs testimony with this reporting. Quote, from the man who described the president s chief of staff im sorry, this is something weve already read. Let me get right to the reporters, though, covering this breaking story. Robert costa, what is the significance of this vote in congress . How does it sort of take away one of the republicans talking points against the process itself, which seems to be what they have landed on in 30 days, not a single dispute of the facts in the whistleblower complaint or any of the testimony we are hearing from capitol hill. This democratic impeachmen
I think its a disgrace, and i say that, and i say that, and thats something that nazi germany would have done and did do. All right. Hmm. Good morning. Thats a big difference. Welcome to morning joe. It is tuesday, january 7th. Along with joe, willie and me, we have washington anchor for bbc world news America Katty Kay and msnbc chair of the Republican National committee michael steele. Good to have you all onboard. A few things to watch this morning. President trump said he would order them, honestly, and hed order the military to strike irans cultural sites. The pentagon says, nope. Its not going to happen. What that public rebuke says about the commander in chief. In iran, meanwhile, dozens are dead in a stampede this morning as huge crowds continue to vent their anger at america for killing the nations top general, and now there are more threats about how tehran may hit back. And then there is this stunning misfire. The department of defense had to scramble together a News Confere
Constitutional claim. A lawful congressional subpoena. Just within the last few days it is President Trump and every the District Court has ruled president before him. That the impeachment inquiry is valid. Witnesses like dr. Kupperman the real questions v become qu need to do their duty and show the former National Security adviser defies a subpoena, what up. I want to compliment the nine actually happens next. Other witnesses who met similar lawmakers in a response to chuck opposition from the white house, cooper, the lawyer for mr. Kupperman earlier in the who were sfruktinstructed by the week, said they might hold him house not to appear but honored in contempt. Their lawful obligations and came forward, did their lawful the courts are an option. But this needs to be viewed in duty. We greatly appreciate the the context of two things. First, the courts will take courage they have shown and time, even an emergency filing. Other witnesses will show who and the democrats are continuin
With the first full vote in the house of representatives related to the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, formalizing the impeachment inquiry process. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today, presiding as every democrat who voted approved the measure except for two, both from districts trump won. Laying out the process for public hearings, release of deposition transcripts and allow s them to release deposition transcripts. The resolution also says the House Intelligence Committee will ultimately write a report with its findings and recommendations regarding the potential impeachment. On this vote the yays are 232. The nays are 196. Reporter with that drop of the gavel, the house entering a new phase of the impeachment inquiry, one exceedingly likely to wind up with the impeachment of president donald trump. Official procedures for that process, the vote almost entirely along party lines with no republicans supporting it and two democrats voting against. Those two democrats crossing t
Quote, in late august defense secretary mark esper joined purely political and not really smooth. Lets watch his first i think secretary of state mike pompeo and john bolton, the National Security adviser at the time, George Stephanopoulos was the for a previously undisclosed Oval Office Meeting with the first to question him on president where they tried but television. I saw transpiring in how failed to convince him that President Trump was working to releasing the aid was in the make the evaluation about interest of the u. S. The article whether it was appropriate to provide this assistance. Thats what im asking is also clobbers Mick Mulvaney for would it be appropriate george, im not going to get his role in orchestrating the into hypotheticals and secondary hold on the aid. Brandnew email exchanges like things based on what someone else has said. This one between mulvaney and you would have never done it when you were the spokesman. Robert blair are sure to further its not a hypot