President received a far warmer reception in warsaw, poland where he spoke to a crowd that would not have been out of place at a rally in oklahoma or ohio. Speeches like this are always an occasion for a president to say nice things about the country he is visiting, and President Trump did that. But then he went on to do something unusual. He offered a spirited defense of western civilization from those who seek its destruction. Who exactly would destroy it . Radical islam, of course, isis, braindead ease and crazy people with bombs. They are a danger to us, the president explained. Maybe the gravest threat we face comes from within. The president put it this way. We must Work Together to confront forces, whether they come from inside or out, from the south or the east, that threaten overtime to undermine these values into a race the bonds of culture, faith, and tradition. That make us who we are. [cheers and applause] if left unchecked, these forces will undermine our courage, sap our
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Nbc news headquarters here in new york. Im Steve Kornacki in for brian williams. Day 837 of the trump administration, and it brings a major escalation in the fight between the president and the Democratic Congress as the Treasury Department defies a demand from House Democrats and refuses to hand over trumps tax returns. This the latest example of the Trump White House rebuffing attempts Trump White Housefing attempts at congressional oversight. In a house ways and Means Committee richard neal, treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin said of the request, quote, it lacks a legitimate legislative purpose. Also said the department is not authorized to disclose the requested returns. Also tonight, there are new concerns about whether the president can stop special counsel Robert Mueller, seen earlier tonight leaving a restaurant in d. C. From testifying before congress. Yesterday trump sent this message, quote, why would the democrats in congress now need Robert Mueller . Are they looking for a r
Onetime fixer behind bars tonight as the 11th hour gets under way on a monday night. Good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Im Steve Kornacki in for brian williams. Day 837 of the trump administration, and it brings a major escalation in the fight between the president and the Democratic Congress as the Treasury Department defies a demand from House Democrats and refuses to hand over trumps tax returns. This the latest example of the trump white houses rebuffing attempts at congressional oversight. In a how ways and Means Committee richard neal, treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin said of the request, quote, it lacks a legitimate legislative purpose. Also said the department is not authorized to disclose the requested returns. Also tonight, there are new concerns about whether the president can stop special counsel Robert Mueller, seen earlier tonight leaving a restaurant in d. C. From testifying before congress. Yesterday trump sent this message, quote,
President trump in ukraines president. Has repeatedly said it was a perfect call and that hes done nothing wrong. We have fox coverage. Mike emanuel live on capitol hill but first, Gillian Turner reporting live. Chairman adam schiff just released that transcript of george kents testimony as you mention from a 350 pages long about 5 minutes ago. We have a team on the ground here going through it quickly. Going to tell you what we do know about his testimony before even opening this transcript. According to sources familiar with the testimony he gave for ten hours behind closed doors to the Intelligence Committee, he raised red flags about how the Trump Administration was managing u. S. Foreign policy towards ukraine. And that he began doing so over six months ago. They also say he flagged to Rudy Giulianis role in conducting official u. S. Policy towards ukraine despite the fact that Rudy Giuliani was not a Government Official at the time. Im going to read you an excerpt from the chairm