pretty much has to adopt an alternative to this. otherwise, senator thune s amendment is expected to pass and could make some major changes to the tax provisions of this bill. what would that mean then if that amendment were to pass? it would mean that $35 million, that s a rough estimate from some of their offices, that would get taken out of the debt reduction portion of this bill which of course is a huge priority for senator manchin especially since it deals with inflation directly. you can see it here, a lot of chaos as won some democratic aide described to me one called it a train wreck. democrats trying to continue building the plane as they re also attempting to land it. okay julie stark, and i laughed because there s a lot going on there. you talked us through a lot. thank you for that. things are developing by the minute. talk me on the shoulder if anything develops between now and the next time we talk. the white house, all eyes on this of course following it all ver
prison. according to the justice department s office of legal counsel a sitting president cannot be charged with a federal crime, and the same is not true for prosecution at a state level. however, any attempt to put trump on trial will likely make its way to the supreme court. back lear in the united states, president biden is facing questions and some criticism over his visit to saudi arabia which wrapped up on saturday. nbc news correspondent laura barrett has details. returning home, president biden shielding himself from criticism over his trip to the middle east. tri to those across the political spectrum, it does matter. i don t think that that kind of government should be rewarded with a visit by the president of the united states.
post journalist. i don t think that that type of government should be rewarded with a visit by the president of the united states. plus, we are waiting for new information as a texas house investigative committee is expected to release a preliminary report today on the school massacre in uvalde that killed 21 people. first, reporting for us this hour, with nbc s julia jester joining us from capitol hill, and laura barrett is standing by at the white house. ladies, welcome to you both. julia, let s go to you first. let s get a reaction today from another key member of the january six committee, for those missing secret service texts, what s the latest on the? the january 6th committee, and it told them about its cooperation, and interactions with the secret service. now, one of those members, representative so lofgren had a pretty strong reaction to what they found out about the secret services cooperation, or lack thereof, she says, with the
0 primetime. and focusing on donald trump s quote, supreme dereliction of duty during the capitol attack during which he chose not to act. it comes as the former president is reportedly flirting, announcing another bid for the white house. this morning? a member of the committee, congresswoman elaine doria says that that will not change their investigation. no one is above the law. whether he is the president, a former president, or potential future presidential candidate, we are going to pursue the facts, and analyze those and add recommendations, and if necessary we re going to pass that information to other people. in the meantime, president biden is back at the white house today after his first trip to the middle east as president. it comes as he is facing some new backlash from members of his own party for his meeting with the saudi crowned prince. when you have the leader of that country, who is involved in the murder of a washington post journalist. i don t think that that