Powers of his office engaged personally and through his close subordinates interfering or endeavoring to interfere with the conduct of investigations by the department of justice, the federal bureau of investigation, the office of Watergate Special prosecution force and congressional committees. Endeavoring to interfere. That was the first article of impeachment against nixon. Obstruction of justice. In the aftermath of watergate, in the aftermath of nixons resignation, in the aftermath of that National Political disaster, there were a bunch of political reforms. And one of the reforms was a structural, basically technical fix to head off some of the sins outlined in that first article of impeachment, the issue of the president interfering in this case specifically with the fbi and the department of justice in one of their investigations. In the 1970s, in the aftermath of watergate, they started putting rules in place to stop that from happening again. To specifically limit contact bet
Dismissing reports of a disintegrating relationship. The New York Times reporting a political cold war between the leaders with mcconnell privately expressing uncertainty that mr. Trump can salvage his administration. He called bob corker and complained about russia sanctions. We certainly hope senator flake will continue to support the agenda he ran on and president ran off. I have to concern myself with my own campaign and my day job of being a senator. What the president does, thats his prerogative. I dont think a Government Shutdown is necessary and i dont think most people want to see a Government Shutdown. Hell stick to building that wall and he wants the money to pay for it. The president is serious about this fight and shutdown threat. Well get to all of that but breaking news on a powerfully and life threatening Tropical Storm could bring catastrophic flooding to parts of the gulf coast. Moments ago the National Hurricane center released the latest update about harvey, a quick
The impeachment investigation. So what should the next move be . That as russia and turkey strike a deal that lets them call the shots on nato southern border as u. S. Troops withdraw. Defense secretary speaks out on that. I took what the recommendation of the chairman of joint chief of staff. We recommend the troops be withdrawn. And the rest of the forces. The broader strategy is this. Its no surprise President Trump said coming into office as he campaign he wanted to bring american Soldiers Service members home. As much as he can. And the endless war in his words. And so this is part in parcel to that. And should come at no surprise to anybody. The explosive and damming testimony from the top diplomat in ukraine, bill taylor. Who to discuss. Thank you for joining us. I appreciate it. Lets start with you, susan. What bill taylor said about pressure on ukraine president to announce investigations into 2016 election interference. Ambassador sondland said everything was dependent on suc
Branch and his administration. Resistance is the language used to describe insurgency against rules against an Occupying Military power. This is a dangerous notion to import into the politics of a democratic republic. Sean this is a preview of coming attractions. It sounds clear that he discovered serious corruption and serious abuse of pour in the origins of the russia witch hunt. Pay close attention to what you just saw. I see every indication that the attorney general understands what is a clear and present danger to this country. People that abuse power and corrupt at the highest levels are not held accountable. If we dont have equal application of our laws. There was abuse of power. Its clear to me, i dont think the attorney general would make those remarks about the socalled resistance if he didnt have damning evidence. I predict in the coming months, if i was a deep state bureaucrat working against the president of the United States or a candidate or a Transition Team, and again
Bomb shell testimony gives democrats a lot of ammunition in the impeachment investigation. So what should the next move be . That as russia and turkey strike a deal that lets them call the shots on nato southern border as u. S. Troops withdraw. Defense secretary speaks out on that. I took what the recommendation of the chairman of joint chief of staff. We recommend the troops be withdrawn. And the rest of the forces. The broader strategy is this. Its no surprise President Trump said coming into office as he campaign he wanted to bring american Soldiers Service members home. As much as he can. And the endless war in his words. And so this is part in parcel to that. And should come at no surprise to anybody. The explosive and damming testimony from the top diplomat in ukraine, bill taylor. Here to discuss. Thank you for joining us. I appreciate it. Lets start with you, susan. What bill taylor said about pressure on ukraine president to announce investigations into 2016 election interfere