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officials have been interviewed in the special counsels investigation into trumps efforts to overturn the 2020 election. this is the former presidents lawyers move to stop prosecutors this their tracks. plus, putins spin. russian state tv in overdrive after a top general slams the countrys military leaders and is fired for it. this as we learn more about putins alleged meeting with the man who tried to overthrow him. >> and tonight, an arrest in serial killings othat terrorize new yo...

capitol hill custodians waste no time erasing any memory of george santos. thats tonight on "newsnight." good evening. im abby phillip in washington. today, an era has come to an end. the locks have been changed, and his name has been removed from the halls of congress. george santos goes back to wherever he came from. more on his exit and his lies in a few minutes. first, the constitution versus donald trump. two separate legal lawsuits say that the former president does not have im...

Trampled on, that the special grand jury and its findings have no authority, and he cites the fact that he is running for election as one of the reasons why this -- the findings of the special grand jury, the special purpose grand jury should be set aside, should be thrown out because, again, hes running for office. so this is, of course, erica, something that the former president and his legal team have already tried before. they went before the judge who had overseen the special purpose grand ...

From this place as of yesterday and last night. lets get to nbcs morgan chesky in dallas following thes toer -- following the story for us. walk us through when and how this tragedy took place. >> reporter: alex, good morning, incredibly tragic event that took place in houston that police say is very much under investigation. theyre trying to find out what took place here, but when you see that video that you briefly showed, absolutely heartbreaking. this took place at a highly anticipated conce...

That we cant guarantee 100% assurance or safety for this whistle-blower. thats why we have to resort to, you know, these extreme measures. >> president trump, again, saying his phone call with ukraines president was flawless. >> it was a perfect call. its just a scam. this is a scam by the democrats to try and win an election that theyre not going to win in 2020. >> reporter: as the impeachment inquiry intensifies, most gop lawmakers continue to stick with trump. house minority whip steve scalis...

Way about an obvious abuse of his power in asking the president of ukrain to investigate a political opponent? where is it there in your opinion? >> im trying to figure that out myself. having served 20 years in the navy, i didnt serve 20 years in the uniform to watch our constitution be trampled on. it seems like a clear abuse of his power and to malign a future political opponent by requesting a favor from a foreign country. its really hard for me to understand how this has become a partisan i...

Far. >> i know at the time of concern for people who see our rights being assailed, being trampled on, and even being rolled back. individuals have banded together, ordinary people who simply saw what needed to be done. they marched, they bled. yes, some of them have died. >> eric: really, maam? snoop dogg, kathy griffin, goes on and on. how many innocent people have to die before we realize words matter? crazy people act on the crazy things they hear from politicians and celebrities. there are ...