House democrats met this morning. Less than 24 hours after the republican majority with a handful of democrats passed a resolution to establish a select committee to conduct away would be the fifth investigation of the september 11, 2012 terrorist attack on the american diplomatic compound in benghazi, libya. The resolution calls for a 12member committee consisting of seven republicans and five democrats. An uneven split that House Minority leader nancy pelosi asked Speaker John Boehner to reconsider, along with equail ability for democrats to issue subpoenas and request documents. With that ask for equal representation on the committee make it worth democrats while to participate in a committee the New York Times Editorial Board described in a scathing editorial as a Benghazi Kangaroo Court also known as the select House Committee to inflate a tragedy into a scandal. With a key Republican Campaign Committee Fundraising off the committee before it even starts, inviting potential donors
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Stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. Thank you joe. Thank you mika. Thank you for my special egg delivery. Im stephanie ruhle. We are talking about the big speech. President trumps first prime time address to congress. Details on what hell propose as trump admits he could do better. In terms of messaging, i will give myself a c or c plus. A budget backlash to the president s ambitious spending and cut proposals. 120 retired generals joining in opposition. Plus, thanks obama. The president blaming his predecessor for the leaks and the big town halls. I think he is behind it. I also think its politics, thats the way it is. We are going to begin this morning with a massive look ahead. The biggest speech President Trump has had in the last month, 12 hours away. How will he set the agenda for the nation . We have the best team in the nation to break it down. I want to start with Peter Alexander live at the white house where its all happening. Peter, what speefkly are you hearing