Witnesses, although a democratic aide tells nbc news the witnesses will be academics, not fact witnesses. In just a moment were going to speak with a member of the House Judiciary Committee about this breaking news. It comes after a federal judge rebuked the president and ordered his former white House Counsel to testify in the houses impeachment inquiry, a rule cing which the Justice Department is appealing. Democrats on the Judiciary Committee who brought this suit now confront a dilemma. They argued there was an urgent need for this judge to rule on whether mcgahn had to testify in their investigation. Yet after winning this case, they appear ready to begin drafting articles of impeachment without mcgahns or other key witnesses testimony. This judge was scathing in her 120page decision, tearing down the administrations argument that top aides and advisors have absolute immunity from testifying and the ability to ignore subpoenas. Even though the impeachment hearings have given democ
Facts that could, at a minimum, embarrass the president. The white House Counsels review of documents was triggered by the ongoing house impeachment inquiry. Earlier today house intel chairman adam schiff talked about the importance of linking the president s decision to freeze ukraine aid to his efforts to dig up dirt by the bidens. Yes, the president s chief of staff, the person who meets with the president every day on live camera admitted exactly that, veisavis the most serious and that is the mill aritary aid. What ambassador sondland did say was everyone was in on the loop of the precondition of the meeting that ukraine desperately sought for its recognition that the United States had its back, that everyone was in the loop on this. It was a clear quid pro quo, and with respect to the military aid, in the absence of any other explanation and in light of the president s own record of pressing for these investigations, two plus two equals four. What every judge tells every jury and
Doubted whether she was the right person to lead the house are now singing her praises. Were going to look at how she trump trumped coming up. And psychiatrist warns impeachment is making donald trump worse, but says delaying sending the articles of impeachment is an important step. Were going to talk about that with a long time trump observer in tonights last word, but we want to begin this hour with the one thing that has been dominating Donald Trumps mind other than impeachment, House Speaker nancy pelosi. Now with the uncertainty of his Senate Impeachment trial looming over his holiday vacation, donald trump has spent every day of the last seven days blastic democrats and impeachment in dozens of angry and misleading tweets. This morning for example Speaker Pelosi reminded americans that, quote, the facts are clear and every witness told the same story despite the president s attempts to cover it up. President trump abused his power for his own personal gain. Trump escalated his at
Clients and he denied ever sending giuliani to ukraine on his behalf. The president s efforts to separate himself from giuliani is starting to sound awfully similar to his relationship with another personal lawyer, Michael Cohen. Which very quickly went south. Take a listen. Michael cohen is a very talented lawyer. Rudy giuliani is a great lawyer. I always like michael. Rudy is a great gentleman. Well, you have to ask that to rudy. They got cohen totally unrelated to the campaign. Im not involved. Rudy has other clients other than me. Our Kaitlan Collins is in west palm beach. We heard from the president now saying that he doesnt know what giuliani was doing in ukraine, even though we do know he was there for the president. Do we have a sense today of how the white house is reacting to this news that giuliani was look for other deals. Reporter well, alex, they havent said anything publicly but far long time now white house officials have really tried to put some distance between themse
Protesters. Look at the asian markets which are down this morning. Also new this morning, rising tensions between President Trump and some of the nations senior military officers who tell cnn theyre disturbed by mr. Trumps behavior by his intervention in the cases of three Service Members accused of war crimes. All of this as ousted Richard Spencer penned an oped writing the commander in chief has very little understanding of what it means to be governed by a uniform set of rules and practices. But first the balloons. Lets get to the balloons. Miguel marquez is live along the macys thanksgiving day parade route. And the countdown to the answer, rugt . Reporter yeah. Look, its going to be minutes before they kick off at 9 00 a. M. Eastern time they will make that call. I got to say, i would have thought there was no chance on earth that those balloons would go the way the wind was howling overnight, but it is pin drop calm right now. Everything is set up. The floats down this way, tom t