Tumultuous final days of the Trump Presidency are revealed in a sires of new books laying Out Howie Is Veer of a Threat Trump was to democracy itself. If i alone can fix it write the general Mark Milley was so concerned that trump or his allies might stage a coup that he and others came up with plans to stop Trumpet Milley described, quote, a Stomachchurning Feeling as he listened to trumps untrue complaints of Election Fraud drawing a compare season to the 1933 attack on Germanys Parliament Building that hitler used as a pretext to establish a nazi dictatorship. Quote, this is a reichstag moment, the gospel of the furor. According to the Book Milley said of any potential coup, they may try but they are not going to fing succeed adding, quote, you cant do this without the military. You cant do this without the cia and the fbi. Were the guys with the guns. Trump released a statement said saying i never threatened or spoke to anyone a couple our government and, quote, if i was going to d
Blockbuster new reporting in this yet to be released report bears that out and adds to our understanding of the horrors of January 6th including the new detail that trumps white House Counsel expected trump to be charged with a crime, sedition, on that day. In the new book we learn more about the extreme pressure campaign. Donald trump exerted upon his Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the will of The American people on January 6th. They write this, quote, trump called pence, who was spending the morning at his naval Observatory Residence before heading to the capitol. Pence again explained the legal limits on his authority as Vice President and said he planned to perform his ceremonial duty as prescribed by the constitution. But trump showed no mercy. Quote, you dont have the courage to make a hard decision, he told pence. Its a sentiment he repeated even as the crowds turned violent with the threat mounting. The excerpt says this, quote, as rioters marauded through the capitol, i
standing even further. all of that with our all-star panel ian bremmer and anne-marie slaughter. also, where in the world is sahel? the region that divides the sa vannia grasses north to the south. you will be hearing all about it. it s the new hot spot of jihadi terrorists. we ll tell you all you need to know. also, this is going to serve as a wake-up call. sanjay gupta on what he and we all learned from the long and difficult fight against covid-19. first, here s my take. the troubles of a company that nobody ever heard of now have people worried about another global economic crisis. evergrande is a property developer in china with the dubious distinction of being the world s most indebted real estate company, with outstanding loans of more than $300 billion. for the moment, at least, it appears unlikely they will upend the economy but it speaks of the fragility in china s economy. china s private debt, by government and corporations, is now 200%, by far and away
europe, of course. where the angela merkel chancellorship may diminish the standing even further. all of that with our all-star panel richard haass, ian bremer and anne-marie slaughter. also, where in the world is sahel? the region that divides the savanna grasses north to the south. you will be hearing all about it. it s the new hot spot of jihadi terror. we ll tell you all you need to know. also, this is going to serve as a wake-up call. sanjay gupta on what he and we all learned from the long and difficult fight against covid-19. first, here s my take. the troubles of a company that nobody had ever heard of now have people worried about another global economic crisis. evergrande is a property developer in china with the dubious distinction of being the world s most indebted real estate company, with outstanding loans of more than $300 billion. for the moment, at least, it appears unlikely they will upend the global economy, but it speaks of the fragility in china
we ll ask how the plan might work. also ahead. downing street says talks with the eu over a brexit deal covering northern ireland have been positive , raising hopes of a new agreement. also in northern ireland. a fifth person s been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of the off duty police officerjohn caldwell in omagh. officially, there are just 30 minutes left to vote in nigeria s most competitive elections since the end of military rule. but there are still long queues, with reports that some polling stations didn t open on time. a record number of people, nearly 90 million, have been eligible to vote. there s tight security across the country. 18 candidates are running to replace president buhari. the election is being seen as one of the most unpredictable in recent years. joining me now from lagos is our west africa correspondent, mayenijones. thank you forjoining us. just give us a little bit of context surrounding these elections, they are taking place i