trump is allegedly back at the white house. we should mention, this happens under presidents of both parties. usually a motorcade snafu. they were eventually gathered up. and we show you what we keep out back here, the rockefeller center tree is up and lit. a 75-footer from the new york suburbs. it certainly changes the view from here at this time every year, at least for a while. and that is our broadcast tonight. thank you so much for being here with us. and good night from nbc news headquarters here in new york. and thanks for joining us this hour. in the summer of 1974, the special counsel who was investigating the watergate scandal wrote a letter to congress, to the judiciary committee in congress detailing what his investigation, what his prosecutors and investigators
had turned up about criminal behavior by the president at the time, president richard nixon. now, by this point, by the summer of 1974, the president s campaign chairman, who would also have been his attorney g
The parties front runner isn t showing, he isn t sure if he will show up. former president donald trump is refusing to sign the loyalty clause required to participate. he had this to say about it taking the stage with the gop rivals. take a listen. why would you do that when you re leaning by so much? ronald reagan didn t, nixon didn t do, it many people didn t do it. i want to look at seriously. i ve got a very good marks on the debate and talent. trump can spend his potential knows show however he wants, if you ask me, i think something else is going on, maybe he is concerned he will accidentally say something to further incriminate himself in one of three indictments. plus, a fourth that can come any day now. maybe he realizes he s never been a very good debater in the first place.
Maisha: shared leadership has to do with. michael: acknowledging parents as equal partners. narrator: california s community schools. grant: community schools lift the voices of folks that have traditionally not been heard whether they re parents, students, community groups. john: it s shared decision-making with parents. they re saying that these are the priorities that they want to see for their kids. wendy: it allows us to create the school that our students deserve. rafael: community schools are innovative, and they re working. narrator: california s community schools: reimagining public education. so it is a picture of what former president trump looks like i think from a military academy graduation maybe during his time as president and the caption says this. it says, quote, this is not a game. this is war. this is literally evil knocking. will you answer? will you fight? will you defend? we will. we are. you elected us to take back our country. our world.
Know for mr. trump it is only a fair election if he wins, but if there is a fair election and he becomes president, that s democracy. he becomes president. doesn t mean he stays president. it depends on what he does. he is likely to be wrathful and vindictive. he will certainly try to kick the wheels off of the lady liberty s wagon. he doesn t necessarily remain president. he could be impeached depending upon what congress is in session. there s the 25th amendment that could be used. there are similarities. but i think there are fundamental differences as well. trump is not in office now. he is a contender. there are a lot of moving parts to this and we ll have to see what happens. i do think and i know that my colleagues think that we made the right decision at the right time for what for what was going on. these times are a bit different.
A federal grand jury investigation of mr. agnew and probably terminating his political career shocked his closest associates and precipitated an immediate search by president nixon for a successor. it is interesting. they didn t as part of the plea deal require him to swear that he would never run for public office again. that s why the times said this deal had probably terminated his political career. but they did make him resign from the office he was then holding. they figured the shame of that would be enough to you know keep him from ever getting him elected to anything again. his supporters were so mad in the wake of that deal. you might have thought for a minute they would vote for him again if they could. i thought he was one of the greatest men that this country has ever had. what is your reaction to the resignation? i think it s a sad thing. i m just sick about t i think he is a man of his word and i