And the latest reporting tonight on a big name soon to depart the west wing, and this time it just might happen as the 11th hour gets under way on a friday night. Good evening from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. This was day 687 of the Trump Administration and lets say this at the outset, each and every night on this broadcast where the russia investigation is concerned this may have been the most consequential day so far. Prosecutors from the president s own Justice Department accused him of engaging in a felony. Three new Court Documents fired by Robert Mueller and federal prosecutors in the Southern District of new york detail events involving trump, Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort and have shed new light on the investigation and what could be an exist tensional threat to this administration. Trump tried to get out ahead of it between 6 00 and 10 00 a. M. This morning with a fuselage on twitter. Individual one is how our president is referred to in Court Documents. Muel
Family members, including his son, president george w. Bush, that plane renamed special air mission 41, for what would be the former president s final trip to washington in just moments from now. President bush will lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda on wednesday, and then return to a service at st. Martins church, and then laid to rest in college station, texas. As we do, i have our panel here as we watch the door to the plane about to be shut. Peter, im going to start with you. You had a very moving touching piece about the final words of president george h. W. Bush to his son. Well, thats exactly right. You know, president bush 41 has suffered from a form of parkinsons disease for the last four years. He seemed to be inching up closer to the end to only rally, fight back and return home. When this last few days he began to fade, he was in bed, wasnt eating much, so friday morning, even through much of the day friday he seemed to be on the up swing again. When it suddenly headed dow
His fathers life. Speak of the mission was not george h. W. Bush. The mission was, how do we serve the United States . Its really one of the most important things for americans to understand. Dad taught me this. Therefore, one of the jobs is to strengthen the institution of the presidency. Bring honor to the office. That, clearly, george h. W. Bush did. I think hes going to go down as the greatest oneterm president ever. Harris chief Congressional Correspondent mike emanuel come alive for us from capitol hill. A big week. No question, harris. Good afternoon to you. The scene shifts to washington, and later today, to capitol hill. The body of president George Herbert walker bush and his family flying to washington on what is being described a special air mission 41. The general public will salute the 41st president for his lifetime of service to this country. His former political rival, president bill clinton, talked about the tremendous bond between them. Its been one of the great joys
Good evening once again from our nbc headquarters, day 799 of the trumps administration. It may be proof that our attorney general has a working television and seen some of the coverage of the last words he spoke to an anxious american public. His fourpage letter orrin sunday which was after all all we had to go on. Today after sixday of nonstop coverage. The anger among democrats who are not allowed the see the report. The president declared himself exonerated. The attorney general corrects the record a little bit given the reaction of the last letter, he was not an exhaust recounting of the special investigation. Barr plans to release the Mueller Report by mid april if not sooner and he does not plan to give trump an advance copy for review. He says it is nearly 400 pages long and hes available to testify in congress about it in early may. The president was asked about it in florida today. I have great confidence in the attorney general, and thats what he likes to do i have nothing t
Good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york, day 799 of the trump administration. It may be proof that our attorney general has a working television and has seen some of the coverage of the last words he spoke to an anxious american public. His fourpage letter on sunday, which was all we had to go on after the actual Mueller Report. Today after six days of nonstop coverage. The anger among democrats who are not allowed the see the report. The president declared himself exonerated. We have heard again from the attorney general. He corrects the record a little bit given the reaction of the last letter, he reminds us it was not an exhausttive recounting of the special investigation. Barr plans to release the Mueller Report by mid april if not sooner and he does not plan to give trump an advance copy for review. He says it is nearly 400 pages long and that he is available to testify to congress about it in early may. In florida today, the president was asked abo