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Clear, they believe those conversations are privileged and executive privilege although they haven't invoked it or a spirit of absolute immunity that hasn't been quite tested in front of the courts. the four witnesses that senate democrats want to call, those are central to the president, and the praez president in the past has talked about not just talking about protecting himself but preserving the presidency. and whether or not he is preserving the presidency, that's a different matter but that's the rhetoric he is wrapping this in. >> with the impeachment talk going on, there is governing ...

Ceremony at joint base and dr drews. president trump signed a bipartisan spending bill avoiding a potential government shutdown. the $1.4 trillion includes $738 billion to fund the pentagon. which the president touted in a signing ceremony before leaving washington for the holidays. >> the highest amount we've ever spent on our military. >> and celebrating the creation of the sixth branch of the armed forces. >> this is a very big and important moment. it's called the space force. >> the legislation also raises the age for buying all tobacco products to 21. avoiding any impeachment talk as he ...

$1.4 trillion package. but according to reporting from "the washington post" he almost didn't do it. there was a standoff because democrats were initially considering language in the bill prompt future military aid for ukraine. and that provision was apparently a nonstarter for trump. the white house could have issued a public veto threat and raised the prospect of an imminent government shutdown in the days before democrat moved to impeach the trump. in the end democrats agreed to drop the offending lines and now the trump is in love with the bill. his tweet this morning, quote, i will be sig...

The pentagon defense spending. there are two spending bills that the president signed. he did the one for the overall government. he did that one up in the air on air force one without much fanfare. and the other one he did in front of all those troops in joint base andrews clearly wanting to foot stomp and celebrate both the launch of the space force but what he says is a lot of funding and the numbers bear this out, $738 billion for next year for the defense department. alex. >> okay. look, hans, the president used to talk a lot about calling witnesses. is he coming around at all to mitch mc...

Coast guard, and now space force. the order goes into effect when the president signed the $738 billion defense authorization bill tonight. >> maybe we need a new force, a space force. >> started up as a way to fire up the rallies, president trump's refrain became a punchline for late-night comics. it's about to become a reality. >> so i'll be able to tell my kids some day and everybody else, see that space force, that was my baby. >> its headquarters won't be announced until next year with huntsville, alabama and colorado springses vying for the honor and increased federal funding, $2 billion...