Again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. This was day 700 of the Trump Administration, and here is what we are dealing with and covering tonight. Put it this way. The usual order in our government is not in place tonight. The diligence that dictates the behavior of the white house in normal times is not in place. Here is a loose tally of where we are. The president of the United States, under criminal investigation, his children facing possible legal jeopardy, is threatening to shutdown the federal government tomorrow at midnight over funding for his border wall, which he described today as being more like steel slats. The u. S. Senate is being called back to washington from their christmas break for a vote on border wall funding that, as of now, will fail. The defense secretary announced his resignation today because he cannot go along with the president s policy which includes a surprise pullout of u. S. Forces from syria that trump posted on twitter. And todays news th
This was day 700 of the Trump Administration, and here is what we are dealing with and covering tonight. Put it this way. The usual order in our government is not in place tonight. The diligence that dictates the behavior of the white house in normal times is not in place. Here is a loose tally of where we are. The president of the United States, under criminal investigation, his children facing possible legal jeopardy, is threatening to shutdown the federal government tomorrow at midnight over funding for his border wall, which he described today as being more like steel slats. The u. S. Senate is being called back to washington from their christmas break for a vote on border wall funding that, as of now, will fail. The defense secretary announced his resignation today because he cannot go along with the president s policy which includes a surprise pullout of u. S. Forces from syria that trump posted on twitter. And todays news that a pullout of half the u. S. Forces in afghanistan is
versus wholesale censorship by the government. they began to ban books on evolution out of fear it would undermine the bible. in tennessee they made it a crime. a young schoolteacher, scopes was arrested and criminally charged. the finest trial lawyer who lived clarence darrow was incensed he volunteered to defend scopes for free, first trial broadcast nationwide on radio, news real cameras were there, darrel called the prosecutor, great fundamentalist leader william jennings brian to the witness stand as an expert to the bible, new york times described it as most amazing court scene in anglo anglo-saxon history.
versus wholesale censorship by the government. they began to ban books on evolution out of fear it would undermine the bible. in tennessee they made it a crime. a young schoolteacher, scopes was arrested and criminally charged. the finest trial lawyer who lived clarence darrow was incensed he volunteered to defend scopes for free, first trial broadcast nationwide on radio, news real cameras were there, darrel called the prosecutor, great fundamentalist leader william jennings brian to the witness stand as an expert to the bible, new york times described it as most amazing court scene in anglo anglo-saxon history.
versus wholesale censorship by the government. they began to ban books on evolution out of fear it would undermine the bible. in tennessee they made it a crime. a young schoolteacher, scopes was arrested and criminally charged. the finest trial lawyer who lived clarence darrow was incensed he volunteered to defend scopes for free, first trial broadcast nationwide on radio, news real cameras were there, darrel called the prosecutor, great fundamentalist leader william jennings brian to the witness stand as an expert to the bible, new york times described it as most amazing court scene in anganglo-saxon history.