It argues that mr. Trump has the power to pardon himself if he wants to do this. This is what the president stated in response as stated by legal scholars i have the right to pardon myself. But why would i do that when i have done nothing wrong. In the meantime, the neverending witch hunt led by 13er angry and conflicted democrats continues to the midterms but the reaction has been fierce. Senator markey says the president is just plain wrong. Its not a rule of trump. Its a rule of law we live under in the United States of america. Even back in 1974, Richard Nixon Justice Department made it quite clear that nixon n pardon himself. Harris chief White House Correspondent john roberts with more. John . John good afternoon. The president thinks he is right on the law. All of this became an issue over the weekend after fox news and the New York Times obtained a 20page letter written by the president s outside Legal Counsel at the time, jay sekulow, who is still with him and john dowd. Its d
Finances. Lets get to it. Good monday afternoon. Its a done deal. President trump has formally endorsed the Republican Senate candidate, roy moore, of alabama for the First Time Since multiple women accused moore of sexual misconduct. Moore has denied the allegations and refuses to drop out of the race. The endorsements came in a phone call from air force one. Despite the fact that political analysts dont consider roy moore to be a reliable yes vote on all of the president s agenda. According to moore, the president ended the phone call with go getem roy. The white house confirmed the president called him after supporting him on tweeter. The president tweeted democrats refusal to give one vote for massive tax cuts is why we need republican roy moore to win in alabama. We need his vote on stopping crime, illegal immigration, judges, Second Amendment and moore. And several women have accused roy moore of Sexual Harassment or assault. One says she was 14 years old and he 32 when he touche
Reporter this decision by the government to send antimissiles to the ukraine is really a major escalation in u. S. Support for Ukrainian Government troops. They have been fighting against russian backed separatists on their own territory since 2013, despite a number of ceasefires, the fighting has sparked in the past few weeks. This could make a big difference on the ground. These modern sophisticated anttank weapons are portable and lethal. This is a immediate condemnation in moscow. Government officials in the Foreign Ministry as well as the state have condemned the action saying it will lead to more bloodshed in ukraine. The u. S. Officials say the weapons are purely defensive to be used on ukraines own territory. Thank you. Mike Congress Going on a break for the holidays leaving a large todo list for the new year, challenges on health care, immigration and funding the government. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell says to expect a shift in his chamber when Congress Returns next
Air, mike pompeo lacking support he needs to receive a favorable vote tomorrow from the Senate Foreign relations committee, though his whole nomination is expected to pass the senate narrowly. Congressman ron desantis earlier today on Fox News Channel saying it will be remarkable feet if the president can resolve the decades long tensions with north korea. Donald trump has shaken this up. He has kim jong un on the defensive. I think thats why you are seeing this. I still think we are a long way from actually getting there. Boy, if we could get that done, that would be one of the best achievements since Ronald Reagan ended the cold war. Arthel live in washington with more. Hi, gillian. In just a few weeks, President Trump will likely come face to face with kim jong un. First time an american president has agreed to meet with the head of north korean regime, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are expressing major optimism. Im glad theyre meeting, i think all of us look at this with gre
130,000 payment . Bombshell details the lengths and expense Attorney Michael Cohen went to protect the president. Plus, back fire from Rudy Giuliani may have exposed the president to even more legal risks. In addressing the nra, president trumble touts protecting the Second Amendment and then doubles down on the protecting the schools. Lets get right now to the new pictures getting them out of cleveland. The president arriving just a few minutes ago. Hes going to spend the day campaigning ahead of tuesdays hotly contested primary elections there. But the president leaves behind in washington the fall jot over the alleged payment to Stormy Daniels. Now two people familiar with the payment arrangement told the New York Times that President Trump knew about it months before he denied to reporters on air force one last month. Although it was not immediately clear when exactly the president learned of the payment. We have several reporters in place with all of the latest developments. Nbcs