Look like in the sthaenate and long it might last. Vladimir putin sounds satisfied his talks points in working in our country. All of it has the 11th hour gets underway on a thursday night. Good evening. Here in new york day 1036 of the trump administration. This was the final scheduled day of public testimony in this impeachment inquiry. Proceedings wrapped up this afternoon with fiona hill a former top official on the National Security council and david holmes, a political counselor at the u. S. Embassy in ukraine. Dr. Hill is the daughter of a coal miner and also happens to be brilliant, formidable, patriotic, fierce, and forthright. She is the author among other things of a book on the psyche of Vladimir Putin. A lifelong russia expert and scholar and true to form, she quickly set the tone with a rebuke and a warning to members of the house intelligence committee. Some of you on this committee appear to believe that, and the Security Services did not conduct a campaign against our
His gavel. It has been a long two days and it is now late at night. I want the members on both sides to think about what has happened over the last two days and to search their consciences before we cast our final votes therefore the committee will now stand this recession until tomorrow morning at 10 00 a. M. At which point whoa. I will move to divide the question so that each of us may have the opportunity to cast upordown votes on each of the articles of impeachment and let history be our judge the committee is in recess. To stress it is a surprise. While the chairman had the right to do he did violate rules of common courtesy republicans then blasted nadler for the late night surprise. What chairman nadler did and the rest said nothing, this is why they dont like it. They want the prime time hit. This is Speaker Pelosi and adam schiff and the others directing this committee. I dont have a chairman anymore. This committee has lost all relevance. Ill see yall tomorrow. That came afte
Good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. This was day 900 of the Trump Administration, 561 days remain in his president ial term and tonight, the Trump White House has a wary eye on an explosive case that the feds announced today to the north here in new york. Its a deeply disturbing and lured sex trafficking case involving this man, 66 years old. Hes a multi millionaire financer named Jeffrey Epstein that has ties to the president and notably his labor secretary alex acosta. More on that angle in a moment. Today, federal prosecutors in the Southern District of new york in effect the Manhattan Office of the Justice Department charged epstein with sex trafficking conspiracy and one count of sex trafficking. Epstein has pleaded not guilty to the charges he faces up to 45 years in prison if convicted. Beginning of at least 2002 and continuing until 2005, epstein is alleged to have abused dozens of victims by causing them to engage in sex acts with him at hi
The house floor. The chairman, jerry nadler of new york, choosing to speak with his gavel. Certain right to do what he did, he did violate rules of common courtesy between the parties on the committee. Republicans then proceeded to blast nadler for the chairman nadler just needed his staff and the rest of the majority who sat their quietly and be sure nothing, this is why they dont like us because they know its all about games and these tv anscreens. Its all about have they want the prime time hit. This is speakers pelosi and the others directing the come on et. I need to say what hit does this committee need to do because this committee hlost. The debate began with its first sessionhe yesterday eveni, continued through the day today and into the night. Republicansin offered up a seri of amendments that they knew would be voted down along party lines. There was fierce sparring between remembers dems and republicans turnover charges against the president. The entire argument for impeach
Vote 139, and with it comes a rather withering 300page report that methodically accuses the president of the United States of wrongdoing in dealings with ukraine. Now our attention becomes focused on the house judiciary committee, the one chaired by jerry nadler, democrat of new york, which is holding its first impeachment hearing mere hours from now at 10 00 a. M. Judiciary will use the report to draft articles of impeachment. Details of the Intel Committees findings were released publicly today. The report is based on the tenweek investigation triggered by that whistleblower complaint, lets not forget, that was concerning trumps july 25th phone call with the thennew president of ukraine. Laid out in direct wording, the impeachment investigators found that donald trump, and we quote here, personally and acting through agents within and outside of the u. S. Government solicited the interference of a foreign government, ukraine, to benefit his reelection and to harm the election prospec