More president ial than any president thats ever held this office. That i can tell you. The president of the United States continues to hammer his own attorney general after laying off Senate Republicans long enough for them to narrowly push ahead debating the issue of health care. When it came down to actually voting on a comprehensive plan, joe, packed with new amendments, it was soundly defeated. According to the president , it will all work out over the next week or two. Time will tell. Good morning, everyone. Its wednesday, july 26th. With us we have New York Times reporter Jeremy Peters, former aide to the george w. Bush white house and state departments, alize jordan, senior political analyst for nbc news Mark Halperin and nbc news correspondent kasie hunt. Joe, set the stage. That speech, Abraham Lincoln style, i guess. No. Far from Abraham Lincoln style. I wish it were easy for donald trump to act president ial. We have six months of saying hes a failure of doing. As many peop
The allegations of corfman and nelson. I did not date underage girls and taken steps to begin a civil action for defamation. Related to those allegations. And the statement, of course, comes just a couple of hours shy of this socalled 24hour deadline that fox news host sean hannity gave moore last night. Moore not the only one speaking out, though. Before that selfdeclared deadline. This is other part of the story tonight. New women who are going on the record against roy moore accusing him of some of the same types of behavior and patterns that the earlier accounts also allege. Gena richardson saying she was working at saers, moore asked for her phone number. She says given that request, she didnt give it to him and then get this. She alleges a few days later tri zitting in class at the high school and was summoned to the Principals Office over the intercom in the classroom. And she was told she had a phone call. I said, hello. Richardson recalled and a male voice said, gena, this is
Discussing, this is an incredibly busy hour alone in the roy moore story. There are brand new accusations that are breaking here late in the evening on the east coast against the Alabama Republican Senate candidate who remains as rachel just mentioned the Senate Candidate for the gop. Roy moore. The new message tonight, defiant. He said dear Mitch Mcconnell, bring it on. Were also learning that the last chance to force moore out came and went. This reporting that, again, i was just discussing with rachel. The Republican Steering Committee basically the only entity with the power to effectively cancel the Party Nomination there. Declined to do so. Roy moore releasing this letter going further than before saying, quote, i adamantly deny the allegations of corfman and nelson. I did not date underage girls and taken steps to begin a civil action for defamation. Related to those allegations. And the statement, of course, comes just a couple of hours shy of this socalled 24hour deadline that
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Dr. Ford wants. Tonight, we do, reading from the letter to chairman grassley. Earlier this summer, dr. Ford sought to tell her story in confidence so that lawmakers would have a fuller understanding of Brett Kavanaughs character and history. Only after the details of her experience were leaked did dr. Ford make the decision to come forward publically. The letter continues saying, quote, in the 36 hours since her name became public, dr. Ford has received a stunning amount of support from her community and from fellow citizens across our country. At the same time her worst fears have materialized. Shes been the target of harassment and Death Threats. As a result, her family was forced to relocate out of their home. Her email has been hacked. She has been impersonated online. The letter says, while dr. Fords life is being turned upside down, you scheduled a public hearing for her to testify at the same table as judge kavanaugh in front of two dozen senators to relive this incident. The he