bret, good evening to you. donald trump s closest advisers are spinning this indictment to advantage. meanwhile his former number two, former vice president mike pence who refused to overturn the results of the election is in attack mode. former vice president mike pence running against his old boss is coming out swinging. it wasn t just they asked for a pause. the president specifically asked me and his gaggle of crackpot lawyers asked me to literally reject votes and literally co-as would have ensued. indictment pence allegedly told trump he had no authority to do so, according to the indictment, in response, the defendant told the vice president you re too honest. trump is staying positive at least publicly. posting on social media hours ago thank you to everyone. i have never had so much support on anything before. the 45-page indictment lays out an overarching theme. the defendant lost the 2020 presidential election despite having lost the defendant was determined
but also that he can beat the rap. most people believe he s a martyr, you know, just being persecuted, and i think he ll get more votes. i pledge allegiance! keeping a vigil outside a washington prison that houses some of the january 6th rioters, they think this largely democratic city will be hostile territory for a trump trial. do you think that if a dcjury finds donald trump guilty, am i going to think that that was legitimate? laughter no! i, donald john trump, do solemnly swear. president trump swore to defend the constitution of the united states. but now he s accused of spreading lies and deceit, in a desperate attempt to stay in power, despite knowing he had lost the 2020 election. the police are now running back. the violent attack on january 6th was, say prosecutors, the result of his prolific lies, as he deliberately created nationwide mistrust and anger. the attack on our nation s capitol on january 6th 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american dem
reacted with anger. i strongly disagree with fitch s - reacted with anger. i strongly disagree with fitch s decision | disagree with fitch s decision and i disagree with fitch s decision and i believe it is entirely unwarranted. it s flawed assessment is based on outdated data and assessment is based on outdated data and fails to reflect improvements across a range of indicators, improvements across a range of indicators, including those related indicators, including those related to governance, that we have related to governance, that we have seen related to governance, that we have seen over the past two and a half have seen over the past two and a half years. gf of the democrats used the opportunity to point finger and republicans for their role in the recent debt limit fight of all republicans blame it democrats and joe biden for joins of dollars in new spending for the many economists dismiss the downgrade, includingjp morgan downgrade, including jp morgan
,. won. president addressed americans black mayors and all mayors really in washington this. week touting policy wins on infrastructure, and the economy, at the midway mark of his presidents return. moving ahead in the next two years, and already challenges. republicans in the house are clamoring to use their new majority to investigate the president s handling of classified documents. and to put his department of justice under the microscope. just two days ago, the nation hit its debt limit setting up a high stakes confrontation over government spending. it is a battle president biden will have to face without his veteran chief of staff, don klain. nbc has learned, klain will leave his post in the coming weeks according to two sources. all of this, as we mark the 50th anniversary of roe v. wade, this weekend. seven months after the landmark ruling protecting abortion rights at the federal level was overturned by conservative dominated supreme court. it is another hot butto
Of its highest credit rating. the firm cited a growing federal debt burden and an erosion of governance that has manifested multiple times in debt limit standoffs. from new york, michelle fleury with the reactions. just like everybody has a credit report to determine how much they can borrow, the us government has its own credit report, and for the first time since 2011, that rating has been downgraded from aaa to aa+. fitch said. the assault on the capitol on january 6 was a factor in its position. adding to what this is a steady deterioration and governance of the last 20 years. from wall street to washington, reaction was swift. stocks tumbled while bond investors pushed up treasury yields higher. in washington, treasury secretary janet yellen reacted with anger. i treasury secretary janet yellen reacted with anger. reacted with anger. i strongly disauree reacted with anger. i strongly disagree with