White house speech writers are hard at work on separate passages that could lend themselves to a speech in a different venue, and for a different audience that members of congress. But we start, we start with that report from the fbi agents. Donald trump has the entire federal government shut down over border security, but it turns out his shutdown may be the graver threat to our security. The report details the damage being done to the nations premier Law Enforcement agency, as the shutdown enters its second month. One agent writes, i have been working a longterm ms13 investigation for over three years. Since the shutdown, ive not had a spanish speaker in the division. We have several spanishspeaking inform ma informants. Were only able to communicate using a threeway call with ali ali ali alinguist in another division. Not being able to pay confidential human sources risks losing them and information they provide forever. Its not a switch we can turn on and off. Another, on the Child
Our troops. And tonight the damage includes criticism from republicans previously willing to say or do anything for trump. All of this as the 11th hour gets under way on a monday night. Well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Here we are day 991 of the trump administration, and the president s telephone conversations with foreign leaders appear to be what is presently engulfing his white house. Trumps now famous phone call with the ukrainian president awakened the democratic party, launched a rapidly expanding impeachment inquiry, and a conversation with turkeys president has led to a decision on syria that members of this president s own party say threatens our National Security. On the impeachment front today, the House Intelligence Committee subpoenaed documents from the secretary of defense mark esper and the acting omb director russell vogt related to the withholding of military aid to ukraine. That brings the number of democrats subpoenas to
Plus, after one phone call, the president upends u. S. Foreign policy and military policy in a violent part of the world, leaving behind those who have fought and died alongside our troops. And tonight the damage includes criticism from republicans previously willing to say or do anything for trump. All of this as the 11th hour gets under way on a monday night. Well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Here we are day 991 of the trump administration, and the president s telephone conversations with foreign leaders appear to be what is presently engulfing his white house. Trumps now famous phone call with the ukrainian president awakened the democratic party, launched a rapidly expanding impeachment inquiry, and a conversation with turkeys president has led to a decision on syria that members of this president s own party say threatens our National Security. On the impeachment front today, the House Intelligence Committee subpoenaed documents from th
Claims first brought to light by a whistleblower complaint made public just a few weeks ago. Taylors testimony delivered behind closed doors painting a devastating picture of corruption of u. S. Foreign policy at the highest levels of the executive branch of government. From todays Washington Post, quote, taylor repeatedly expressed his shock and bewilderment as he watched u. S. Policy toward ukraine get overtaken by trumps demand. Everything was dependent on such an announcement including security assistance, taylor said he was told, by gordon sondland, u. S. Ambassador to the e. U. And donald trump today in a tweet seemed to be trying to argue that, neh, even if he had tied the aid to the investigations it couldnt be a quid pro quo because the ukrainians didnt know about it. And even that absurd defense fell apart hours before the president tweet birthday it. Quote, ukraine knew of aid freeze in august undermining trump defense. Quote, word of the aid freeze had gotten to highlevel u
Plus, after one phone call, the president upends u. S. Foreign policy and military policy in a violent part of the world, leaving behind those who have fought and died alongside our troops. And tonight the damage includes criticism from republicans previously willing to say or do anything for trump. All of this as the 11th hour gets under way on a monday night. Well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Here we are, day 991 of the trump administration, and the president s telephone conversations with foreign leaders appear to be what is presently engulfing his white house. Trumps now famous phone call with the ukrainian president awakened the democratic party, launched a rapidly expanding impeachment inquiry, and a conversation with turkeys president has led to a decision on syria that members of this president s own party say threatens our National Security. On the impeachment front today, the House Intelligence Committee subpoenaed documents from t