Im bret baier. Breaking tonight the biden administration is under fire over its chaotic withdrawal of u. S. Troops from afghanistan. A new report from the republicans on the house of foreign Affairs Committee accuses the White House of misleading and even lying to the american public. Vice president Kamala Harris and her democratic colleagues are trying to blame former president Donald Trump for the afghanistan disaster. That is not stopping the issue from playing a role in the president ial campaign. Gillian turner starts us off tonight. Good evening. The Republicans Report is 350 pages long, contains thousands of pages of additional documentation from the chairmans two year long investigation. The biden administration iS Pushing back hard on the substance of this report and the timing of its release. Dueling reports from the house foreign Affairs Committee on the 2021 u. S. Withdrawal from afghanistan. Republicans ultrafast first major finding, the biden administration failed to deve
Also ahead, an alleged Assassination Attempt against Volodymyr Zelenskyy thwarted. What were learning about the apparent informant accused of Sharing Intelligence with russia, and an unknown road ahead for americas trucking industry, as trucking giant, yellow, declares bankruptcy, after years of financial struggles and growing debt, how this Seismic Shift could impact you. Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments, lets go ahead and start with Donald Trumps attorneys who have a 5 00 p. M. Deadline to respond to the Special Counsels concerns over trump disclosing evidence in the Election Interference Case. Nbcs Vaughn Hillyard is tracking it. So whats the latest . We are waiting for trumps Defense Counsel to put forward their own filing. Its important to note they had initially asked for an extension of time over the weekend, but the judge denied their motion, and so 5 00 p. M. Is this deadline. Lets be clear, this is not a gag order the department of justice i
Trumps social media, they say, pointing to a post that says if you go after me, im coming after you. That was friday night in the filing. Since then, donald trump has repeatedly attacked jack smith, said nancy pelosi is going to hell and claimed mike pence is lying in his sworn testimony, that hes gone to the dark side. Trumps lawyers did the Full Ginsberg, or his lawyer, singular on sunday, arguing the january 6th charges are bunk, that donald trump was exercising his free speech. Will he use that same defense in arguing against the protective order. Donald trump used that, the response is due today at five, well explore it. Were also watching georgia where d. A. Fani willis is indicating a big decision is coming any moment. Not to mention florida where something could be brewing in the other Special Counsel case. What judge Aileen Cannon just did that might give jack smith a reason to ask for her dismissal. Let us dive in. Joining me now is nbc news justice and intelligence correspon
first, i m still filling in for my friend velshi. good man, roughly one year after roe v. wade was overturned, supreme court issued another ruling that said two up and another aspect of american life. on thursday, the supreme court ruled that commissions programs at harvard and university of north carolina violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. it effectively puts an end to affirmative action, a decision that will back decades of progress and president and in fact colleges, universities, and younger generations of students around the country. the 237 includes a dissent written by justice ketanji joao brown jackson the first black woman to be appointed to the supreme court. she wrote quote, with let them eat cake obliviousness, today, the majority pulls the record and announces colin finest for all by legal fiat. but deeming race relevant law does not make it so in life. during his remarks on thursday, biden echoed those sentiments. today, the court on