Also with us tom nichols, usa today columnist. Hans, put this into context for us and the exclusive reporting that we have. So my colleague Courtney Kube broke this story that the white house intends to announce as early as next week this drawdown of troops. Now, this is significant for a whole bunch of reasons. Remember, it was about two and a half months ago that you and i were talking about that time that President Trump invited the taliban to camp david and then canceled it abruptly and said all talks with the taliban were off. But at that point the intention of the president was very clear, that he wanted to bring down troops. At the time we thought they were 14,000 and there are actually 12,000. Bring that down to 8,000 which theyll do through natural course of events going there. This wouldnt be whole units being drawn out of afghanistan. It gets you down to about 8,000. Now, what that does to peace talks with the taliban, its not quite certain. You mentioned the peace talks sta
Well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Day 1,063 of the trump administration, easily the most consequential day of this president s term in office. Tonights vote in the full house of representatives makes donald trump just the third american president to be impeached. The very moment house members were casting their votes trump was on stage rallying supporters in battle creek, michigan. The New York Times and Washington Post front pages both put it succinctly with headlines that stretch across all columns reading simply trump impeached. Tonights vote accuraarticle 1 power. Two democrats as predicted voted with the other side. Moments later article 2, obstruction of congress, passed 229 to 198. Three democrats voted with the republicans against the second article. Tulsi gabbard, democrat of hawaii, running for president as a democrat, voted present on both articles. The lone independent in the house, former republican from michigan justin amash, j
Pelosi and her caucus are balking because they know their case is in mcconnells view deficient and thin. Looks like the prosecutors you are getting cold feet in front of the entire country and second guessing whether they even want to go to trial. They said impeachment was so urgent it could not wait for due process and now content to sit on their hands. Go to our cnn senior White House Correspondent pamela brown there in washington. We know the view on capitol hill. Take me behind the scenes at the white house. The president s counting on a speedy trial, exoneration. How worried that may be delayed . Reporter theres certainly frustration behind the scenes in the white house. Brooke, that this trial, that the president has been looking forward to, where he has been hoping this will be his final chance for vindication and it could be delayed with words nancy pelosi is delaying turning over the articles of impeachment. In fact, President Trump is spending his first day amp being impeache
By the people. Its an indelible mark on Donald Trumps legacy, and he knows it, and thats why he has been so crazed. The 2016 election has now resulted in one of the most, if not the most pathetic,ty vice e, disgusting, repulsive and, frankly, political stunts in american history. Its also a night that is going to not only leave a stain on President Trumps presidency, but i wonder what its going to do to his psyche. Howard pundits baffled by nancy pelosi as she refuses for now to send the impeachment articles to the senate. Hard to really see what the benefits necessarily are of dragging it out. This might be the end of impeachment. Itll be kind of half an impeachment. Howard why the press, which usually praises pelosi, says shes paralyzed the process. News outlets pounce on the president for calling the speaker a partisan whose process is less fair than the salem witch trials. I am incapable of expressing how crazy this letter is, how unhinged in its rhetoric, in its claims, in its fac
Investment . Oh, theyre just wrong. [ applause ] the candidates were ready to talk about money in the election. Specifically each others. The mayor just recently had a fundraiser that was held in a wine cave. If i pledge never to be in the company of a Progressive Democratic donor, i couldnt be up here. Senator, your net worth is 100 times mine. And still, those off stage were not out of the picture. The Democratic Party relies on black, hispanic and asian voters, but you are the only candidate of color on the stage tonight. I miss kamala. I miss corey. Though i think corey will be back. I wont be on tonights debate stage. Thats okay. Im going to win this election anyway. Nbcs live election 2020 of the sixth debate starts right now. Welcome to live coverage of democratic debate number six. Okay, it was not exactly a night for diversity for americas Diverse Party with just one nonwhite candidate on stage. And incidentally, in just a little while, i will be talking with one of the candid