The Joint Chiefs was personally involved in the signoff as called for by pentagon protocols. Details of the top secret Pentagon Meeting among many of the startling revelations about the final days of trump in peril, a book. Our cnn Special Correspondent obtained an early copy of the book. John, Woodward And Costa, as you say, report that general Mark Milley took top secret action to limit President Trumps ability to make a Military Strike or to use nuclear weapons. Let me just set the stage from the book. According to Woodward And Costa, milley is deeply shaken from the assault on the capitol on the 6th. We believes trump, to your point, is unstable, unpredictable, and Woodward And Costa write, milley believes that trump is in serious mental decline. He also has been talking Back Channel to the chinese. He is aware from intelligence that the chinese are on edge, because of January 6th. And because of trumps behavior. So hes trying to reassure them behind the scenes, and milley tells his senior staff, quote, you never know what a president s Trigger Point is. Against this backdrop, same day, january 8th, milley gets a call from Speaker Of The House, nanly pelosi. Weve heard about this call, but Wood Ard and costa got a transcript of the call. Pelosi has the same concerns that milley does. The Phone Call is dramatic. It is blunt. And pelosi wants milley to reassure here that the nuclear weapons are safe. And this is the exchange. Pelosi, who knows what he might do . Hes crazy. You know hes crazy. Hes been crazy far long time, so dont say you dont know what his State Of Mind is. Hes crazy, and what he did is further evidence of his craziness. General milley says, madame speaker, i agree with you on everything. Milley reassures pelosi on the call, but when he gets off, he thinks to himself, shes right. And he decides to take this extraordinary action. So he has this call with the speaker in which she is agitated and essentially reinforces his concerns. Hes seeing this intelligence and actually having a Back Channel. Thats extraordinary. Back channel with his counterpart in china saying calm down. Everything will be okay. And he decides to call this extraordinary meeting. Take us inside. Right. And by the way, according to Woodward And Costa, milley never tells the president about these Back Channel calls. So he calls an extraordinary meeting of the national military command center, the pentagon war room. He brings The Generals in, and the officials, according to Woodward And Costa. Just remember he is not technically in the chain of command. He is an adviser to the president. And he tells The Generals and the officials who run the war room, no matter who calls you, you got to let me know. Heres what he says. Quote, if you get calls, no matter who theyre from, theres a process here, a procedure. No matter what youre told, you do the procedure, you do the process, and Im Part of the process. Look, milley may be criticized by some for overstepping his authority, but according to Woodward And Costa, he felt that he couldnt trust trump, and that we were in such a dangerous time of risk that he had to take all necessary precautions. He actually had an expression for it. He called it the absolute darkest moment of theoretical possibility. What trump might do. And so General Milley knows at this point his relationship with the president over that demonstration across the White House was toxic. It was so perhaps hes worried about the relationship. He also has other evidence. They write in the book about a secret memo. That General Milley found out the president was trying to quickly pull out troops out of afghanistan before he left office. Milley had proof that President Trump could go rogue. Hed done it once before. A week after trump loses the election, on november 11th, this memo, a military directive, shows up unexpectedly at the pentagon. It is a secretly drafted and signed by the president memo, saying youre to get out of afghanistan by january 15th, before trumps presidency is over. Theres just one problem. No one on the National Security team, No One at the pentagon knew that this had been drafted and signed. It had been done by two trump loyalists at the White House. They had done an End Run around the National Security team. They were completely blind sided. So milley decides hes going to go over a no Notice Surprise Visit to the White House, and he confronts national Security Adviser Robert obrien who says, i dont know anything about this either. And milley says to him, quote, what do you mean you have no idea . Youre the national Security Adviser to the president. And the secretary of defense didnt know about this, and the Chief Of Staff to the secretary of defense didnt know about this. The chairman didnt know. How the hell does this happen . In the End Obrien convinces trump to nullify the memo as we all know he didnt pull out the troops. But it shows two things. It shows that trump was willing to do an End Run on his National Security and military advisers. It also shows for all the criticism now that trump and some of his allies are making about bidens withdrawal from afghanistan, he had just signed an order to get out very, very quickly. Okay. Even more quickly. Right. And theres other new details. We know about the dysfunction in the White House at that time. Especially the tension between the president and his then Vice President , Mike Pence. Donald trump wanted Mike Pence to jump in front of the train. And weve heard about this before. They have new details about the January 5th th meeting. They have to accept the results of the electoral college, to accept Joe Biden will be the next President Of The United States. They take us inside that meeting. These are direct quotes of trump and pence. Its the evening of January 5th, and they can hear the maga supporters outside on Pennsylvania Avenue cheering blow horns, and Donald Trump is twisting Mike Pences arm, and he gestures toward the supporters outside, that they could hear, and he says to pence, if these people said you had the power, wouldnt you want to . In other words, overturn the election . Pence says, i wouldnt want one person to have that authority. Then trump says to pence, but wouldnt it be almost cool to have that power . Pence, no, ive done everything i could, and then some to find a way around this. Its simply not possible. Trump, loses it. No, no, no. You dont understand, mike. You can do this. I dont want to be your friend anymore if you dont do this. In addition to the dysfunction there, there are also more detailed accounts. Again, we know the former president was trying to find help anywhere he could and it was having a dramatic impact across the republican party, not just across the country. But different reactions to the president from leaders within his own party. 100 . So Mitch Mcconnell is playing along for a while, but then Woodward And Costa report in the book that privately he wanted to be done with trump and calls him a kentucky slogan, an ottb. Off the Track Thoroughbred. Obviously we know Kevin Mccarthy was going down and continues to go down to maralago. The January 6th select committee is going to take a very close look at this book. Steve bannon in it. The last book was called rage. This could be called rage 2. 0. Theres scene after scene of trump lashing out, showdowns, top advisers describe some of these scenes as something out of full Metal Jacket or dr. Strange love. I want to also say the book also deals with Joe Bidens first six months in office, why he pulled out of afghanistan. And wanted to do that. And also the shadow of trump over the biden White House. Aides used to warn each other, dont use the tword. They didnt even want to say his name. Were going to talk more about this in a few moments and bring political reporters in to help with the conversation. I want to pull the pieces together. You talked about could be rage 2. 0. I say peril is appropriate. The off the Track Thoroughbred wants to get back on the track. When we learn this history, important for everybody out in america, democrat, republican, independent, or Something Else to look through the history of this, the conduct, the steps taken by General Milley, the Rage And Fury of the President Of The United States. But the peril is the behavior is consistent. And he wants to shape his party today, tomorrow, into 2022, and hes already talking about a comeback in 2024. There is no question as you read through this book that he is preparing for 2024, and that he still is going to push the big election lie. He continues to do that almost every day. Were going to continue the conversation more on the Breaking News. The peril of trump. And what it means to reshape campaigns in 2022 and perhaps a Comeback Bid in 2024. One two three four five 72,807 72,808. Dollars. Yep. Everything hurts. Only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. [slow electronic notes fade in] [fast upbeat music begins] [music stops] and release. [deep exhale] [fast upbeat music resumes] [music stops] aloha isnt this a cozy little room . Sorry your Vacation Request took so long to get approved, so you missed out on the suite special. But lucky for you, they had this. When employees are forced to wait for Vacation Request approvals,it can really cramp their style. Im gonna leave you to it. Um, just with paycom, employees enter and manage their own Hr Data in a single, easytouse software. Visit paycom. Com and schedule a demo today. More now on Breaking News. Revolutions about the tense final days of the Trump Presidency and what they mean as mr. Trump tries to shape the 2022 and 2024 election campaigns. Peril is by Robert Costa and Bob Woodward. They say the president s anger at losing might trigger reckless behavior that endangered National Security. And theres details at the fury of losing and the deeper fury that Vice President pence and others wouldnt help him cling to power. We have spcorrespondents to sha their reporting with us. Were learning even more in new details. Transcripts. Dynamics out there before. Youre getting brand new details. I want to come back. We were talking about the revelation about General Milley, americas top general saying i need to get the commanders together. Im worried. He was worried that trump was going to try to do another Rount And Issue an order for Military Strikes in iran. If you get calls, he told them in a top secret Pentagon Meeting, no matter who theyre from, theres a process here. Theres a procedure. No matter what youre told, you do the process and procedure. Im part of that procedure. The significance there, there will be trump supporters who say deep state. The general is taking the president s power away. If you read what was said there, quite different. There is a procedure for launching nuclear weapons and that procedure has been honed over decades of the cold war. The president s the only person in the united states who can order a nuclear strike. The Procedure Calls for them to summon either virtually or in person their top National Security. That consultation can last thirtyseconds or minutes or hours. Theyll provide the president with a list of options whether its one nuclear weapon or an american strike. They can try to change the president s mind. Theres a Check And Counter check with the pentagon itself before the process of launching nuclear weapons takes place. What I Cant Tell is whether milley is saying i have a veto over the president s decision which would be a problem, or whether hes saying dont let anyone say senior advisers at the White House try to Short Circuit the process. And as someone who covered the trump White House, just again, this detail that americas top general, everybody at the White House, some were trying to advance the president s agenda, find a way to promote the Big Lie and stay in power. Others were frightened at his behare and what he might do. And if you read What Milley said and pair it with what we already knew, this was a time in which the president had already ousted his pentagon head. He was moving to oust other advisers to the military within the department of defense. And so there is reason for milley to believe that will could be interference by advisers at the White House or going outside of the normal process within this White House as the president tried to instill trump loyalists. Either in the advisory roles or within the department of defense. There are a lot of people out there watching. A lot of democrats. Even some republicans who want us to stop. Why do you cover this . I get it. But remember, number one, this is important history. As jamie pointed out, were having a committee investigate the January 6th insurrection. Donald trumps role is critical to building a historical day. He is the De Facto leader of the republican party. House republicans who could get power back in the midterm election. Thats why you covered the trump White House, julie. This meeting with pence tells you about what he thinks about himself and what he thinks about use of president ial power. But wouldnt it be almost cool to have power . Hes trying to get Mike Pence to say no. I will not certify the i will not follow the constitution or law. Wouldnt it be almost cool to have that power . Mike pence, no. Ive done everything i could, and then some to find a way around this. Its simply not possible. Trump, no, no, no. You dont understand, mike, you can do this. I dont want to be your friend anymore if you dont do this. Number one, theres a little bit of third grade there. Lets set that aside. This is more important than that. Trumps view of forget the law, forget the constitution, i want to stay in power, make it happen. Right. And the common thread here is with this and with the reporting, the new reporting on the exchange with General Milley, is that trump thinks that personal loyalty to him is the operative and important thing here. Its not about the presidency. Its not about the country. Its about him and whats good for him. What milley was trying to do and Mike Pence is trying to do is say no, theres a process. That process is sacrosank. We have to stick with it. Its frightening to look back and see how close we came to a president demanding that be circumvented and there are people who had to say no. Theres a thread through the Trump Presidency, whether hes calling them my generals or turning to the Attorney General to be his personal lawyer or relying on other senior aides to do his work. I dont mean his work as in the president of united states sets policy and carries it out. I mean a personal relationship. Im going to steal the book for a second to hold it up. This is that is the peril. That is the peril. Because Donald Trump is still the leader of the republican party. There are still republicans who hope he runs again. There are republicans raising money off him. He came to power as someone who said i will be your voice. Im a populist outsider. I will represent the little guy. Im a Businessman Outsider from New York who will cut deals. If he were to win another election, now that we know how he feels about president ial power, that would be an affirmation of his view to him. Thats the peril. No question, and just to go back for a minute about loyalty. The next day according to the book, he calls pence again. And he says, you know, dont wimp out. And he says, if you dont do this, i wpicked the wrong man four years ago. Theres also an exchange that evening, January 5th th where trump is talking to Steve Bannon and Rudy Giuliani who are sitting at the Willard Hotel in a war room, and he says about pences saying no to him, hes so arrogant. So its just the extraordinary dynamics behind the scenes that were going on. Sorry. To get to 2024, there is no question that this dysfunction within the republican party, we see it with Kevin Mccarthy. You also see it in conversations with guess who, Lindsey Graham at the end of the book, is they want his help in 2022. He still owns the party. But hes really only interested in what happened in 2020, and 2024. Every day you dont stand up to it, you reinforce his view that he can think the way he thinks. A lot of the dynamics have been discussed in the Great Books about the Trump Presidency. And the reporting of people at the organizations. The value of a book like this is you get some new information. Number two, you get the granular detail. We dont often get trance scripts of the Speaker Of The House calling the top general. This is nancy pelosi. Who knows what he might do. Hes crazy. You know hes crazy. Hes been crazy for a long time. Dont say you dont know his State Of Mind. Hes crazy, and what he did yesterday is further evidence of his craziness. General milley, i agree with you on everything. Number one, the last part will set trump off. He already had a dysfunctional relationship with milley at the end. It was a common thread from early in the Trump Presidency that the speaker thought the president was erratic and maybe not wired correctly. But this, i mean, that is extraordinary. She is third in the line of succession. She is americas most powerful woman, and she is saying the President Of The United States, still president for a month ago, three weeks ago, is crazy. Right, and we know at this time she was making a lot of calls to a lot of people, particularly at the pentagon, trying to say to them, he is not stable. We need to do something, and were given to understand that some of the exchanges went the way that General Milleys meeting with his colleagues went which was to say theres a procedure here. You cant cut the president out of it completely. You cant just say hes crazy, we have to write him off. He is the commander in chief. But there was clearly a lot of grappling behind the scenes with know his State Of Mind behind the scenes. In case he did something the top member of Congress Thought were Beyond The Pale and dangerous. The value of great reporting, you connected the dots. This is not just people, speaker pelosi, predisposed to think those bad things about him. They were picking up signals the chinese had indications things were happening. And god forbid theres a miscalculation as an american Surveillance Flight is flying somebody. A miscalculation in a situation like that can lead to horrible events. Absolutely. He had had two Phone Calls with his counterpart in china, and it was clear from those conversations and the intelligence they were picking up that china was on the edge. And he was reassuring The General that he was concerned that trump might actually do something. Thats fascinating reporting. I hope everybody follows up on it. Im going to keep these guys for a little longer. Zb when we come back, questions about the chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan. 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And he says no amount of time or money would have changed much. Theres no evidence that staying longer would have made the afghanistan Security Forces or government anymore resilient or selfsustaining. If 20 years, hundreds of billions of dollars in support, equipment, training, did not sur face, why would another year, another five, another ten . Lets get insights from Kylie Atwood and nic robertson. Anything new, Secretary Blinken was up on The Hill yesterday. Some of the testimony was combative. This is on the Senate Side on day two. What stood out most to you in terms of significance . The secretary reiterated what he said yet in terms of the defense of the biden administration and their decision to withdraw from afghanistan. As you heard him saying staying longer wouldnt have made the situation saying the processing for the Siv Process was sped up when senators asked why, he said it increased to 1,000 visas a week. He also discussed the fact that the situation on the ground, the u. S. Is still in contact with those americans who are still there. About 100 of them. He said there are thousands of legal permanent residents still in afghanistan. That the united states is also in contact with. But this became a very partisan battle. You heard some democrats saying that this was also a problem with the Trump Administration, and their policies. You heard from Senate Shaheen pointing to mike pompeo, ignoring her questions about getting women at the table. The Negotiating Table with the tal taliban. She was clearly frustrated about what the Trump Administration did to get the biden administration where they are. She spoke about the need to work together to get the rest of the afghans out of the country. And Secretary Blinken also answered direct questions about the relationship, the taliban, and Al Qaeda saying that relationship is not yet severed. So nic, on the ground for us in kabul. Plus your years of perspective covering this issue. Lets start with the Blinken Point that another five years or ten years, theres not going to make any difference. Thats an argument you could probably sell given the history of corruption. The history of incompetence in zbarn. There are some who said when you came into office and realized the Trump Administration, if you accept the biden view, didnt leave you a detailed plan. Why didnt you say we need five more months or six more months . Would that have sold to the taliban or caused chaos . It certainly would have thrown the cat among the pigeons with the taliban. You would have tested their stated intent to start targeting u. S. Forces if you didnt meet the May Deadline or reset august deadline. That test would have been there. It could have cost lives. I think the reset that would have been required to combat the broad scale of corruption here, its fascinating. Every facet of life, everyone i meet here, whatever level they are operating at, whether its a Businessman Or Politician here, talks about the level of corruption. A couple of examples, you know, 30 of proceeds if youre trying to open a Mining Business here. You know, 300,000 if you want to be a member of palment. That resets the Corruption Issue here and resets the in essence, a fraud that was going on sort of almost in plain sight within the afghan national army. The training, et cetera, the way it was being run to reset that would have taken many years. I dont think there was a quick fix as we heard there. Nic in kabul. Ky kylie, at the state department. Up next for us, the polls are open on this California Recall Election day. It is a yes or no vote on whether the democratic Governor Noose Newsom keeps his job and its a big test of covid politics. We. Get four months free at ww. Com. Hurry, offer ends September 20th new projects means new project managers. You need to hire. 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They said he was too restrerest restrictive. These are the ten counties hardest hit by covid. Some of the places well watch tonight as we count the votes. Newsom confident In The End. What begins in a Recall Election is a referendum on him. Yes or no, has become more of a campaign against the leading republican, Larry Elder. Newsom saying if you vote yes and lose me as governor, you might get Larry Elder. Listen to newsom. Elder wants to make it about covid, crime, homelessness. Newsom says its about Something Else. The issue of diversity, pluralism, the issue that defines so much of our politics. Thats all on the ballot tomorrow night. Racial justice is on the ballot tomorrow night. Economic justice is on the ballot tomorrow night. Our panel is back with us. This is fundamentally a referendum on Gavin Newsom. What national covid lessons maybe or democratic governance lessons might we get out of california . What weve seen since the rise of the Delta Variant, the polling to keep newsom has broken his direction. If you just look now at 5 38, its nearly 16 points hes had. And newsoms advisers say its because of the restrictions and the Delta Variant. Thats why its breaking if his direction. And so the President Of The United States goes out there last night. He wouldnt send the president in at the end if you think youre going to lose, but it is important. Gavin newsom says to your point, look at texas, florida, look at how the Delta Variant has hit harder there. Yes, youre frustrated with me and were all frustrated by covid. The President Of The United States saying california might send a national message. The decision youre about to make isnt just going to have a huge impact on california. It is going to reverberate around the nation. And quite frankly, not a joke, around the world. We may overread this as you do any single election sometimes, but is it not true if youre Mccall Luf in virginia, you might see some clues here which democrats are eager to vote. Which democrats are reluctant to vote . Its Clear Newsom has tried to nationalize this and it is going to have some national consequences in terms of political lessons for the other states. Theyre closely watching latino turnout. That was a problem in 2020. A problem that democrats did not foresee and they should have. Thats going to be a big determinant in how wide if he does win, how wide Newsoms Margin is going to be. Thats going to be closely watched. The Covid Issue as well. Do they have the potential to turn voters against you, particularly if in the case of Governor Newsom, youre seeing yourself as having not paid attention to the restrictions yourself. I think all those things are factors for democrats and theyre going to look at his margin and the outcome of this race to try to draw lessons for themselves. Well continue the conversation in a second. Looking at the republican stakes in the Recall Campaign. The Big Lie, getting a Califor California Sequel even before the votes are counted. When technology is easier to use. Barriers dont stand a chance. Thats why well stop at nothing to deliver our technology asaservice. Limu Emu Doug got a couple of bogeys on your six, limu. They need customized Car Insurance from Liberty Mutual so they only pay for what they need. What do you say we see what this bird can do . Woooooooooooooo. We are not getting you a helicopter. Looks like were walking, kid. Only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. [slow electronic notes fade in] [fast upbeat music begins] [music stops] and release. 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Pick a place to meet your family if you are not together and cant go home. Remind your parents to pack an emergency supply kit. Making a plan might feel like homework, but it will help you and your family stay safe during an emergency. California Recall Campaign is sadly shaping up as a Big Lie sequel. Even before the votes are counted tonight, the republican candidate Larry Elder channelling his inner trump. I am worried about fraud, and we have an Election Integrity Project on my website. Whether or not you lwin or lose, will you accept the results . I think we all ought to look at the Election Integrity. Lets work together on both sides to make sure the election is a fair election. The biggest liar is offering an assist. From this Donald Trump as the Campaign Wound down. Does anybody really believe the California Recall Election isnt rigged . Millions and millions of mailin ballots will make this just another giant election scam. No different but less blatant than the 2020 president ial election scam. Our panel is back with us. This is now a staple, i guess, of Trump Republican politics. Just claim its rigged. Which the i yield the floor. Donald trumps top three domestic legacy achievements. A generation of conservative j jurists on courts at every level. And the Argument Wrong that republicans cannot legitimately lose an election in america at this point in our history. Its really important. This is one of the big Legty Sis you hear at every level. Even prominent republicans who came out and said he bore some responsibility. He was not telling the truth. Those voices have for the most part faded and instead, theyve been replaced with voices like mr. Elders, the idea they cant possibly lose legitimately. You see people trying rehash with the socalled audits that meet no definition of audit. This is important. And its toxic. One of the Bed Rom principles of our republican is opposing parties have to be able to hand over power peacefully. You have to be able to lose with Grace And Dignity and accept truth and math. Thats why Governor Newsom smartly with the assist of the President Of The United States last night In The End they decided a Recall Campaign is yes or no on your governor. But they have made this about trump, about trumpism and about the Big Lie. We may have defeated Donald Trump, but we have not defeated trumpism. Trumpism is still on the ballot in california. Last year i got to run against the real Donald Trump. The Lady Republican running for governor is a the closest thing to a trump clone. Again, you can make a mistake if you overread the results of one election. California is a big state, a blue state. But will we learn, does that work . Donald trump will not be on the ballot next year, but there will be a lot of people who believe the insurrection was tourists visiting the capitol on the ballot next year. Can democrats was Trump And Trumpism as participation . I think its a test in california. Theres a risk of overreading what happens because of the other elements at play in the race. For sure, both sides have made Donald Trump a significant figure in this election. And well see how republican turnout is. Whether the talk of fraud and Election Integrity by Larry Elder is going to depress republican turnout and whether people strongly enough in support of Trump And Trumpism, to come out and vote for the republican or whether democrats feel a greater sense of urgency to come out and Support Newsom because theyre so worried about the fact that this is a force still in our politics thats been strong and shows no sign on the republican side of fade snchlgt. Its a question we ask of the trump supporters here in Washington All The Time who continue to back the Big Lie. I guess it will be a test for the republicans otherwise on the ballot if Larry Elder tomorrow, Assuming Newsom is not recalled. If newsom says im calling in the lawyers, part of the test is what others say. The recall is a test to whether the tactics can be successful elsewhere, and they see the need to prove they cant be. See you tomorrow tonight. The special coverage of the Recall Election starts tonight at 10 p. M. Eastern. Well be here. Up next, Alexandria Ocasiocortez walks the red carpal tunnel. Her Fashion Statement is a political message. In 2016, i was working at the Amazon Warehouse when my brother passed away. And a couple of years later, my mother passed away. After taking care of them, i knew that i really wanted to become a nurse. Amazon helped me with training and tuition. Today, im a medical assistant and im studying to become a registered nurse. 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Br Breaking News out of washington. Were learning americas top Military Officer was so worried then President Trump would go rogue in the days after the insurrection that he called a secret meeting to protect americas nuclear arsenal. Joint Chiefs Chairman general Mark Milley gave one directive at this meeting. Nobody was to follow through on possible Military Strikes ordered by trump Unless Milley personally signed off on it. Now, these details are revealed in peril. A new book by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa. We got an advanced copy of this book. Let me set the stage. This is a book that was all around the days of surrounding the insurrection. Right . Or this reporting . Correct. So first of all, the booby