Alleged is the impeachment process. And 538s nate silver on just what is happening with elizabeth warren. Hello, new york all in starts right now good evening from nashville, tennessee. Im chris hayes. The president of the United States operates a byzantine set of nested businesses whose finances are totally opaque, each of which presents a conflict of interest at best and, at worst, presents standing opportunities for bribes this is a problem that hangs over everything the president does up to and including the single most important decision a president can make whether to engage the country in war. The president vowing that he is locked and loaded to go to war on behalf of the saudi kingdom a bombshell report today now represents the third time that we know of, solely through reporting, that saudis have dumped enormous amounts of money into trumps properties. Thanks to the washington posts David Fahrenthold and jonathan oconnell, we know the saudis spent a significant sum at the Trum
Again. Plus the director of National Intelligence is now openly defying congress over an urgent whistleblower complaint that may involve the president. Then i dont want you to listen to me. I want you to listen to the scientists. Senator brian schatz on the Climate Movement taking congress by storm. And brandnew polling from iowa that could shake up the democratic race when all in starts right now. Good evening from washington, d. C. Im chris hayes. We now have a dollar figure of how much money from the department of Defense Budget has been funneled into the president s business. Its not a small amount by any stretch. The United States department of defense using money we pay in taxes has transferred almost 200,000 of that money into Donald Trumps pocket. Politico reported last week the House Oversight committee was investigating why an Air National Guard crew stayed at trumps turnberry golf resort in scotland. Yesterday they reported air force crews stayed at trumps resort at taxpayer
A kind of referendum, whether he likes it or not, on President Trump in a place he smoked the kme competition last time around. But hes had some mixed messages on whether this is really all about him. I dont see it as a bellwether. The 18 election, the big thing is, i was not running. People say, oh, it was a referendum on trump. It wasnt. Im not running. Im not on the ticket, but i am on the ticket, because this is also a referendum about me. Our nbc news team is here following a lot of new developments today and the rest of the days top stories. Let me start with nbcs jeff bennett over on capitol hill. Boy, jeff, i know theres a lot of running around, a lot of running through the hallways this morning on capitol hill. Lets start with what were expecting to hear from Chuck Schumer. Were drinking out of the fire hose of news here on capitol hill. But to your point, Chuck Schumer and senate daemocrats are planning to force a vote to overturn President Trumps declaration of a National Bo
Epluribus enum. Donald trump does not believe people are on the level. He believes they are conniveers looking out for themselves and only thingss, he believes with reanything but united instead of a land of hateful tribes. He relishes this america seeing himself above it and its laws. You are not supposed to make money out of political office, least of all the american presidency. There were loud warnings when trump ran we were financial to see what was happening right now, however. The buttering up of the president by formal potentes grabbing up hotels in d. C. The shameless stopovers at trump golf courses and palm beach resorts and the president ial promotion of such destinations for the next g7 meeting. The Vice President ial stops at trumps properties overseas. Do we honestly believe it will ever end . Donald trump is rubbing the countrys nose in his readiness to turn a nifty profit while we americans pay for the gas. Truth, fairness, unity, where is Donald Trumps name in those wo
Information on that and on trumps public pitch to hold the next g7 meetings at a Global Leaders at his trump resort in doral, florida, which would literally mean seven Foreign Governments, eight, including russia, if he includes Vladimir Putin as he said he wants to do, paying the trump family for lodging at an official event. All of this comes at a time when trump himself has made 213 visits to his own properties including at least 98 specifically to play golf at a cost to you the taxpayer of about 109 million. According to the trump website trumpgolfcount. When the attorney general of the United States is preparing to pay the trump hotel in d. C. 30,000 to hold a holiday party, and when 135 house members have come out in support of an impeoplement requirement and House Judiciary Committee to vote to define what jerry nadler calls an ongoing impeachment investigation into the president s conduct. Joining me is Natasha Bertran of politico, one of two reporters on the story. Break this