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And analyze what occurred on yz january 6th, the danger is that history will repeat itself. nbc has reached out to general flynn and piatt for comment. the two did not respond to messages from politico. army spokesman mike brady said m in a statement that the services actions on january 6th have been well documented and reported on, and general flynn and lieutenant general piatt have been open, honest, and thorough in their sworn testimony with congress and d.o.d. investigators. this all comes a...

We regret dishonoring a nations honor, those who gave so much and all the credibility we have on the world stage before our eyes. leaving $85 billion worth of equipment behind? you could go down the list of the sins we committed with the way we left afghanistan, the people we left behind, people still there, americans are not able to come home, the state department will not admit are there. the vets groups doing the work of what the state department, dod should be doing, and still doing it and h...

Assessment. if youre vaccinated, which is required to come into the u.s., and youre taking a negative test, we think thats really key. we also have much data from mayo clinic, from harvard, from dod, that air travel is safe. we think, again, we dont want to set a precedent. we just reopened the rest of the international countries on november 8th. weve had a huge economic hit, and the industry is just now recovering. were not going to see a full economic recovery in the u.s. without having a reco...

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Says the pentagon is trying to silence him. esper is now suing the defense department to clear portions of its book before its publication next may. the d.o.d. is saying it must remove quotes from trump. he does not believe there is any classified information in his manuscript. the u.s. is back at the table as nuclear talks continue with iran. its not magic that makes more holiday deliveries to homes in the us than anyone else, its the hardworking people of the united states postal service. �...

Minutes. former trump administration mark esper is suing the defense department for censorship of his first amendment rights because the pentagon has redacted parts of his book. what is this disagreement all been? >> trump may have fired him via tweet, but he is not going away quietly. he sued the agency he once led, for trying to make him take out certain portions of the memoir, including quotes. esper has been in a back and forth with d.o.d. staff for months now as part of what is known as p...

Trial on, frankly, just because of the overwhelming evidence here, and i mean, he wasnt within one of these individuals who did what, you know, a lawyer would tell you to do, which is not talk about it. he didnt go on and sort of spill his guts as so many other defendants have done, but still, hes facing a pretty uphill battle here and facing severe felony charges and the best case scenario, especially for an assault on a police officer case, thats not -- youre not walking away from that without...

Information. >> cnns pentagon correspondent oren liebermann joins us now. what parts do they want esper to remove from the book? >> reporter: former secretary of defense mark esper is writing his own memoir due this may about his time as defense secretary under former president donald trump. he says that d.o.d. has asked him to redact parts of the book that include conversations with trump, discussions and trumps view on foreign policy. his argument is this isnt classified information and much o...

Be so wrd about that they would edit out or block out, what is it, up to 60 pages? >> well, first of all, good afternoon, jake. good to be with you. let me just say, the -- my view is the american people deserve a full and unvarnished history of the last presidency that the trump administration. and what i aim to do was to provide important insights and anecdotes and color to what was arguably one of the most tumultuous second halves of an administration in history. and so what i did was follow ...

Ukraine or russia? do you know? >> i know exactly what they are redacting because they give you feedback as to what it is. what i dont know is why. and i also -- the clear reasons why. and the people ive talked to at dod have been reductant to state it is classified. i often get these are sensitive items that might affect international relations, that are sensitive. theyve asked me to exclude quotes to exclude conversations with foreign leaders. you know, i tried to work with dod informinally be...