Spartan shield, the brigade is currently serving as an active partner in the kaw waitty, saudi, and jordanian armies doing an incredible job. You also provide force protection and Security Cooperation in syria and in iraq. It is a Vital Mission and we want to thank you very much. Great job. Colonel chris gideon and the special Purpose Marine Air force and air, Ground Task Force joins from us kuwait, as well about the fantastic force is central commands Crisis Response force and a powerful force it is. Colonel, i understand among your many other missions, the task force has provided more than 4,000 flight hours of Close Air Support to the campaign against isis. Everybodys talking about it. Youve done an incredible job. So colonel gideon, we want to thank you very much. Where is the colonel out here . Where is he . Great. Thank you, colonel. Great job. Great job. Thank you very much. Merri Merry Christmas to all the sailors aboard the uss sampson. I want to thank you and your entire crew
Media and some questions about a possible wedding invite as well. Well get to that in just a moment. We start with the department of justice under fire again today. This time for failing to address complaints of Sexual Misconduct made by its own employees. The departments Inspector General issued a report describing a systematic problem there with many of the alleged perpetrators receiving little to no punishment. And in some cases, even getting performance awards and bonuses. All of this coming as President Trump continues to hammer the department, repeatedly questioning the credibility of the fbi and now a republican lawmaker taking it a step further, calling on the agency to purge its personnel. Lets bring in the panel. Julia ainsley, National Security and justice reporter for nbc news, richer painter, chief white house ethics lawyer under george w. Bush, nick ackerman, special watergate prosecutor and a partner with dorsey and whitney and an msnbc legal analyst. Matt welch, reason
One source tells the post the special counsels office is writing a report on mr. Trumps actions since taking office and wants to interview him as a last step. And according to the post, that has some trump advisers worried the president could be baited into an interview that could put him in legal jeopardy. After days of escalating rhetoric on immigration backed up with rehashed policy ideas, President Trump offered a brandnew proposal on tuesday sending u. S. Troops to guard the u. S. Border. At a luncheon and joint News Conference with baltic leaders, the president surprised nearly everyone including the pentagon with his call to use the military to patrol the border until his longpromised border wall is built. More now from cnns Boris Sanchez from the white house. Reporter President Trump hitting a broad away of topics on tuesday, talking about everything from syria in which he said that he wanted to bring american troops home from that country in part, in his words, so they could h
Halloween. 6 00. Here in new york. I know we often say it is a big day in the impeachment inquiry. But today, we have hit what could be the most consequential one yet. In just hours tim morrison, President Trumps top adviser on russia will testify behind closed doors. He is expected to corroborate key elements of witness testimony that alleges a quid pro quo in which President Trump pressed for ukraine to publicly announce investigations into the bidens, and use military aid as leverage. And this morning, the house of representatives will hold its first vote on the impeachment procedures. As democrats prepare to take this investigation public. So theres major action in court, as well, at 4 00 p. M. A federal judge will hear arguments about whether former Deputy National security adviser Charles Kupperman must comply with congressional subpoenas to testify. The real impact might be on john bolton, the president s former National Security adviser. Bolton has now been invited to testify n
Said about the president , ukraine and the quid pro quo. But unless he has a time machine and can erase the footage of him telling the country to get over it, the damage is done. Add to that Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell sat his colleagues down and warned them to prepare for an extended impeachment trial. New york times saying quote, according to people who were there he came equipped with a Powerpoint Presentation as he schooled fellow senators on the intricacies of a process he portrayed as all but inevitable. Much more on the impeachment fight in a moment. But, first, take you back to queens, new york, where crowds packed. Bernie sanders after receiving an endorsement from alexandria ocasiocortez. This happening since last week when the 78yearold suffered a heart attack. Could cement his standing with a key part of the democratic base. Just a few moments ago he spoke to the rally there saying how the freshman congresswoman has transformed american politics. But, first he ha