including a new threat from the former president. donald trump much like richard nixon openly opining about using the power of the federal government against his political enemies. his efforts to weaponize the justice system if he returns to office already underway. plus, the lawyer defending paul pelosi s attacker in court not denying he did it but arguing that david depape s decision to break into the pelosi house was fueled by conspiracy theories. he believed he was disrupting a corrupt, liberal network of child abusers, and believed it, according to his lawyer, with, quote, every ounce of his being. and the ongoing threats against elections. the latest on the fbi investigation after envelopes containing fentanyl, at least some of them had fentanyl in them, were sent to election workers in five states. one had a note inside that read end elections now. so we re going to cover all those stories this hour. we begin with former president trump insisting that if he s ree
Goes forward, will the congress u. S. Congress have any role any further role in this Agreement Number one . Number two can any president alter this agreement or refuse to abide by it in the future . Well, congress will always have a role, obviously, and youve made that Crystal Clear in the context of what were doing here now. So, yes, there will be an ongoing role with respect to the enforcement, the implementation, our do we have to vote on anything . Afterwards . To repeal sanctions or ultimately, yes. Ultimately the iran sanctions act itself. There is the lifting of sanctions. Ultimately you would have to vote. If we dont do that pursuant to the agreement are there any penalties on our part . Actually, iran is fry to break the agreement because we will have broken it and then all bets are off in terms of compliance. Can a future president refuse to abide by the agreement . Absolutely. A future president can but its our judgment if the agreement is fully implemented and is working w
In counterterrorism strikes around the world. Look at this. Ever since anybody knew such a document existed, this is how the administration has been coping with requests to see this document. This is a letter from the Justice Department telling the aclu that they neither confirm nor deny the existence of the documents described in your request. Quote, the fact excuse me, the very fact of the existence or nonexistence of such diagnostics is itself classified. Thats what theyve been saying for more than a year. But now as of tonight, the administration admitted that that legal reasoning memo exists. The Associated Press first breaking the news late tonight. Nbc news confirming it. The president has directed the Justice Department to give the memo to the Intelligence Committees in congress. It is the first time that this will have been seen outside the administration itself. Now, the administration has openly in speeches and in Public Comments asserted that it believes it is acting within
Ever since anybody knew such a document existed, this is how the administration has been coping with requests to see this document. This is a letter from the Justice Department telling the aclu that they neither confirm nor deny the existence of the documents described in your request. Quote, the fact excuse me the very fact of the existence or nonexistence of such diagnostics is itself classified. Thats what theyve been saying for more than a year. But now as of tonight, the administration admitted that that legal reasoning memo exists. The Associated Press first breaking the news late tonight. Nbc news confirming it. The president has directed the Justice Department to give the memo to the Intelligence Committees in congress. It is the first time that this will have been seen outside the administration itself. Now, the administration has openly in speeches and in Public Comments asserted that it believes it is acting within the law when president obama or some other Administration Of
Document existed, this is how the administration has been coping with requests to see this document. This is a letter from the Justice Department telling the aclu that they neither confirm nor deny the existence of the documents described in your request. Quote, the fact excuse me the very fact of the existence or nonexistence of such diagnostics is itself classified. Thats what theyve been saying for more than a year. But now as of tonight, the administration admitted that that legal reasoning memo exists. The Associated Press first breaking the news late tonight. Nbc news confirming it. The president has directed the Justice Department to give the memo to the Intelligence Committees in congress. It is the first time that this will have been seen outside the administration itself. Now, the administration has openly in speeches and in Public Comments asserted that it believes it is acting within the law when president obama or some other Administration Official directs that even an ame