engaging, negotiating terms. a source says at this point it s clear meadows has no intention of providing testimony or documents which is why we learned some committee members are ready to amp up the pressure on meadows and they can do that by setting a deadline which will force him to either comply or be referred for criminal contempt which is what they did with steve bannon. poppy, that is a risk. unlike steve bannon, the former chief of staff has a stronger claim for potential privilege protection. will he get it? that will be up to president biden. so far biden has not asserted privilege for bannon or records from the trump white house. white house counsel said this is an extraordinary circumstance and the president has concluded that it s not in the best interest of the united states to assert privilege. what will happen with meadows? the white house tells me they re assessing every question about privilege on a case by case
secretary of state mike pompeo will travel to ukraine on friday. the purpose of mike pompeo s meeting with president volodymyr zelensky is, we are told, to reaffirm u.s. support for the country. but his trip comes amid an impending impeachment trial for the president of the united states, of course. and an extensive report by the new york times in today s paper that reveals more about mike pompeo s role in the withholding of aid to ukraine. joining me now from washington, senior white house reporter for nbc digital. and shannon, let s start with the optics of this. politico writing about this trip as it was announced. the zelensky meeting scheduled for january the 3rd comes the same day as the senate gavels back into session after the holiday recess when congressional leaders will continue negotiating terms for the president s trial on charges related to his conduct toward ukraine. the administration has said the business of the administration continues and so it does, as mike pomp
is now announcing a new long range rocket test overnight. test was crucial to improving its nuclear deterrence. gave no further details. it would be their second test just this week alone. north korea has repeatedly pushed the u.s. to offer new negotiating terms before the end of the year. but now says dee denuclearization is off the table. guess what? former vice president joe biden set to become a granddad again. hunter biden s new wife is reportedly pregnant with his fifth child. melissa cohen. biden has been spotted around l.a. sport ago baby bump as she runs errands. pregnancy comes as biden is caught up with a paternity case with a woman in arkansas. london roberts is suing financial support of a 16-month-old child. biden reportedly denied he was a father until a d.n.a. test proved otherwise. and microsoft unveiling its fastest and most powerful x box ever. the series x. the video game console will
the osundairo brothers once considered potential suspects testified for two and-a-half hours before a grand jury today. their attorney says they were paid in the alleged hoax but the payment doesn t fit the narrative that we know. she says the brothers are speaking to investigators because they had a change of heart and determined that the truth needs to come out. what is their disposition right now? they ve been through a lot they ve been through a lot. i think the american people have been through a lot. they were eager to tell their story gloria schmidt the attorney says jussie smollett needs to come clean, he must be losing sleep at night. they re negotiating terms a reasonable surrender for him to turn himself in. he has a bond hearing at 1:30