1. 375 billion for 55 miles of new border fencing. Although not a concrete wall. This is twice as many miles adds funded in 2018, but its not what the president asked for. It would pay for more than 40,000 ice detention beds. Heres the big question. Is the president down with this . Nobody is really sure. Just now, just now i said wait a minute. I got to take care of my people from texas. I got to go. I dont even want to hear about it. I dont want to hear about it. But i had a choice. I could have stayed out there and listened or could have come out to the people of el paso and texas. I chose you. So. So theres that, but what about the conservative allies to ended up helping sync the last shutdown deal . Well any republican that supports this garbage compromise, youll have to explain. So my colleague Geoff Bennett is at the white house. Kasie hunt oh on capitol hill. Fill me in, and jeff, let me start with you. When i spoke with a white house official this morning, they said were looki
Citing itself. Citing memos from that legal office over the decades. And chairman nadler points out that one of the Justice Department rules that is completely ignored in that memo is he says the Justice Departments own be longstanding policy is that executive privilege should not be invoked to conceal evidence of wrongdoing or criminality on the part of executive officers. Amazing how that would have been left out of that memo today. Well, and you know, for the white house to be asserting that people should defy subpoenas in the abstract because the white house believes or they can get the office of Legal Counsel to state or the president s lawyers aver something is true is one thing. But when the subpoena goes to an individual loss no longer a Government Official and that individual is held liable for all the consequences that come from defying a subpoena, just putting exclamation points on your orders doesnt necessarily make it any more likely that person is going to decide its in t
And the Justice Department said thats okay because he has complete immunity from any kind of congressional subpoena. He points out that memo from the Justice Department isnt really citing case law so much as citing itself. Citing memos from that legal office over the decades. And chairman nadler points out that one of the Justice Department rules that is completely ignored in that memo is he says the Justice Departments own be longstanding policy is that executive privilege should not be invoked to conceal evidence of wrongdoing or criminality on the part of executive officers. Amazing how that would have been left out of that memo today. Well, and you know, for the white house to be asserting that people should defy subpoenas in the abstract because the white house believes or they can get the office of Legal Counsel to state or the president s lawyers aver something is true is one thing. But when the subpoena goes to an individual loss no longer a Government Official and that individ
Dont want to miss a minute of it. We want you to join the conversation. Follow us at steve hilton next and let us know what you think. I started with the big policy news of the week. The president s new immigration plan. Take a look. We met mr. President , great to see you. Thank you. I appreciate it. Theres so much going on. I want to start with your new immigration plan. Yes. Tell us what you are aiming to achieve. Recently we have companies coming in here by the dozens and hundreds and big ones, car companies, hondas coming in with 14. 5 billion, we have the tremendous amount of very, very topoftheline companies and their coming back. We need people. Our unemployment is down to 3. 6 but i think its going a lot lower. We are doing really well. I will make sure that anybody whos coming into our country comes in with merit. You know that very well. I watch her show all the time. We want them coming in through merit. Thats what we have to have. We just cant do the other. Its not possibl
Suggested he personally stopped sondland. He called the constitutionally prescribed impeachment process a Kangaroo Court. House intel chair adam schiff call ed it obstruction and responded with a subpoena and those subpoenas are piling up. The democrats have six out for witnesses and documents. The administration is not cooperating. And that might be starting to have an impact according to a new poll, most americans now back and impeachment inquiry. Joining me, nbc National News political reporter, joshua letterman. Also with me, New York Times chief white house correspondent, peter baker, jake sherman and former u. S. Attorney, joyce vance. Josh, im going to put the two texts up on the screen between sondland and taylor. Bill taylor says he thinks it is crazy as he said on the phone, crazy to withhold Security Assistance for help with a political campaign. Five hours later in a markedly different tone, much more formal, sondland says bill, i believe you were inkrek about President Tru