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Rain. i cant understate how heavy the rain was at that moment. it was absolutely incredible. as if this moment werent dramatic enough, to see that all play out the way it did was something else. wolf? >> yeah. very poignant, indeed. you saw very, very carefully the military honor guard taking that casket up the steps of the u.s. capitol. family will be walking in momentarily. the leadership of the u.s. house and senate will be walking in as well. we will be hearing remarks. just walk us through ...

Conroy pretty unresigned in a letter to house speaker paul ryan. he said he wants to finish his term as house chaplain, writing in part "i have never been disciplined nor reprimanded, nor have i ever heard a complaint about my ministry during my time as house chaplain." he goes august 8 ryan never spoke with him about resigning. the chief of staff delivered the message. conroy writes "i inquired as to whether or not it was for cause in mr. brooks mentioned dismissively something like maybe its t...

Committee to look into the events leading up to conroys initial dismissal. as many across the united states pause to observe the national day of prayer as is tradition. the president issued a national proclamation. president trump wasnt alone in the rose garden and there was one person who thinks we should know about. at events like this, its normal for people to pay more attention to clout. the president, vice president, leaders of the free world. the person who perhaps deserved the most attent...

We will get this together. >> we will start with father pat conroy. he is reside in a letter to paul ryan saying he wants to finish his term as house chaplain writing and part, quote, i have never been disciplined or reprimanded, nor have i ever heard a complaint about my ministry during my time as house chaplain, ryan never spoke with him about resigning, chief of staff deliver the message saying the speaker was asking for his resignation writing i inquired whether it was for cars, he said mayb...

Resignation letter. the firing had lawmakers questioning ryans motive. the speaker says he asked conroy to step aside because some complained their pastorial needs were not being met. conroy said its my desire to serve in the congress to the end of my current two-year term and beyond unless my services are officially terminated or im not re-elected to the position by the membership of the house. lets turn to our panel. gianno caldwell is here. im baffled by this, gianno. in conroys letter to rya...

House has the kind of services it deserves. joe crowley is calling for select committee to look at the events leading up to conroys initial dismissal, all of this as many across the united states observe the national day of prayer. the pres. issued a national proclamation, he then spoke in the rose garden, donald trump wasnt alone and theres one person in particular. at events like this it is normal for people to pay more attention, the leaders of the free world, the person who deserved the most...

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Book now at choicehotels.com. welcome back. im stephanie ruhle way head scratcher for me, hopefully we can break it down. the chaplain for the house of representatives has changed his mind and is rescinding his resignation. the reverend patrick conroy says speaker paul ryans office called for him to resign saying ryan told him it was, quote, in the best interest of the institution. msnbc garrett hake joins me from capitol hill with the latest. back it up for me. what happened here. >> reporter...

Heres what we know. in the middle of april paul ryans chief of staff went to the house chaplain and asked him for his resignation. what was said in that meeting is very much in dispute so ill come back to that later. bottom line, the chaplain offered a resignation letter that paul ryan accepted gnat sort of bubbled up late last week as members of the house heard about this and it bipartisans members were outraged by it. they said there was no reason for conroy to resign, they felt like he was do...