disputed the statement telling the washington post that no one on esper s staff was aware of spencer s proposed deal. in the same interview, spencer also argued that he was trying to head off an order from the president which he said he could not in good conscience obey. what do i stand for as secretary of the navy? good order and discipline of the united states navy. that s a prime tenet this. in fact erodes that. what s wrong with following a lawful order from the commander in chief. nothing. everyone should follow a lawful order. that is good order and discipline. i could not in my conscience do this. president trump is defending his involvement in the war crimes case telling reporters yesterday that he needed to quote protect our war fighters. look at this. i have to protect my war fighters. i ve got an lot of people, a lot of people have, a lot of war fighters and people in the military have thanked us very much. with eddie gallagher, you know that story very well, the
immediately cease. federal prosecutors in new york issued subpoenas to people with ties to president trump s personal lawyer, rudy giuliani. as part of a very broad federal investigation into possible money laundering. the obstruction of justice, and campaign finance violations. people familiar with the matter telling the the wall street journal, prosecutors are seeking documents and correspondence with giuliani, his consulting firm, or quote any related person or entity, as well as documents, quote, related to any actual or potential payments or agreements with the former mayor. a senior law enforcement official telling nbc news that the subpoenas which were sent out around the time of the case becoming public represented the starting point of the investigation. giuliani s attorney, robert costello, issued a statement to nbc news, saying in part, this, mr. giuliani has not received any requests from the southern district of new york. if they ask for something, we will gladly compl
determined by the majority of the senate. do you think the president acted appropriately on his handling on ukraine? what? do you think he acted appropriately by asking for an investigation? do as i said, we will handle matter as it comes from the house, as we are supposed to under the rules. the chief justice, can you explain that. he presides over the trial. he is in the chair, the chief justice, he rules on all of the motions that are made. and one thing that will be good therapy for senators, they re actually not allowed to speak. they will have to sit there and listen. well, it seems a storm is brewing over washington, d.c. do you like that? you re feeling it today. that s what happens when i m by myself here. kind of get punchy here. i told you, jeff, you should be up here. that s probably why he left. let s get a check of your
esper says. in the letter to democratic lawmakers, house intelligence committee chairman adam sif said that the committee is preparing to send a report to the judiciary committee once congress returns from thanksgiving recess next week. schiff wrote in part that after two weeks of public hearing, quote, the evidence of wrongdoing and misconduct by the president that we have gathered to date is clear and hardly in dispute. he noted that it is now time for lawmakers to decide whether president trump s behavior warrants impeachment. schiff also added that the report will include instances of noncompliance with the committee s subpoena as an example of obstruction by the trump white house, writing, quote, such obstruction was the basis of the third article of impeachment against president trump richard nixon. beyond that, the chairman did not rule out additional depositions from witnesses,
violations. not necessarily something that you can make you feel good if you re rudy giuliani right now with what is going on around you. no, not at all. danny cevallos, appreciate it. still ahead the race for president, a four-way race in one early voting state and the key advantage held by bernie sanders. plus elizabeth warren finally has a democratic rival that she is willing to attack directly, that is michael bloomberg. the first look at morning joe is back in a bit. sundown vitamins are all non-gmo, made with naturally sourced colors and flavors and are gluten & dairy free. they re all clean. all the time. even if sometimes we re not. sundown vitamins. all clean. all the time.