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indicted? do we have an idea when this might happen if it does happen? >> i don't think it's going to happen this week. but this will russell appearance appeared to be a bit of a clean up. he had been there before. if they're having a dispute about executive privilege that may have to be litigated that may push the timetable. it felt like will russell was being called to patch a hole, maybe somebody in the justice department reviewing jack smith's actions asked a question about a bit of testimony they needed to button up. if in fact, executive privilege is going to be argued about, and may have to go to a higher court, then absolutely that could hold things up. >> it's an odd fight to have. if his conversations with the former vice president and mark meadows and dan scavino, and robert o'brien, are not protected by the executive privilege, as courts up and down the d.c. circuit have found, how are his conversations with will russell, the junior aide protected by privilege. we don't know what question he
progressive democrats, so we want to get right to our reporters in washington for the very latest. joining me now is nbc's congressional correspondent, julie tsirkin and white house correspondent monica alba, good morning to both of you. good morning, again, to you, monica. julie, what else do we know about this agreement and how congressional members are reacting to. it >> first speaker mccarthy says he hopes to button-up that deal on a phone call with president biden this afternoon, shortly after he said text will be released, it will be about 150 pages, and he did say to wait until the texas released before buying what his members are really thinking about. because we flow to the members the conservative house freedom caucus, but not only, that senate republicans, just in the last few minutes, senator brand paul tweeting about this, saying that is a fake conservative deal. we also heard from senator lindsey graham, coming from over scenes after just meeting the president zelenskyy, concerned about the defense numbers in this deal. but the top line, here you see on your screen, there is a little bit of discrepancy when it comes to the spending cuts. the white house is saying that
filed, probably in the northern district of virginia, which is where the department the pentagon is located, which is the jurisdiction. obviously that owns the documents. so that's the reason why we're expecting him to eventually be facing those charges that the attorney general just briefly announced, which is the dissemination, the retention, illegal access and dissemination of national security information classified national national security information. you know, to the point that you guys have been making. i think he's 21 years old. and as i think the pentagon briefer was saying, you know, you've got so many people of that age group who are trusted with a lot of you know, million dollar equipment in the in the u . s military, their trusted with everything. so this guy is not emblematic certainly of the average 21 year old who is trusted with this kind of information, but one thing that has emerged in this investigation is that the pentagon has a lot of work to do to button up. you know who has
button up, and perhaps maybe they won't bring in michael cohen again. we just don't know. yeah and there have been concerns that if and when an indictment comes down that there could be violence. ah both in new york and in washington. i've been speaking with law enforcement officials here, andrew, do you think that that potential for violence remains, or is it dissipating with time? well i think that the threat of potential violence is definitely there, and it's if you know, security professionals have to prepare for the worst. and the worst. you know, we had the perfect example of that on january 6th. now are we likely to see the same sort of violence we saw in january? 6th i think the chances of that are low for a number of reasons. this thing is, you know, whenever the arraignment takes place, which would be the flashpoint, there won't be the same sort of lead up to it. that people will be able to spend that time planning and organizing traveling here or traveling to new york. that sort of thing. and i think that there is a bit of fatigue in that community as a result of the
whether he had any involvement in that, but also what we've seen at mara lago and maybe even beyond. so that is much, much more complicated and much more fundamental to the constitutionality and fundamental to democracy. what's going on in new york is a lot easier for republicans to politicize because it's a democratic lee. a democrat who was elected as the d a and also a lot of people. even some democrats, frankly, think it's small ball, especially compared to everything else that is before the for the former president when it comes to his legal troubles, and carol, we just heard andrew talking about what the doctor might be trying to button up in these coming days. you've reported that michael cohen may be asked to give more testimony after the attorney robert carsen, costello raised concerns about cohen's credibility. but it is cohen really the right voice to lend credibility to himself. or do
if you are in the northeast, if you haven't already taken some precautions trying to get your home prepared, what do you recommend? >> the most important thing is to button up. when you're outside, button up. do the same with your house, make sure windows are closed tightly. if you have any drafts under the doors, a towel rolled up in front of the doorway is a good thing. close your curtains and conserve as much heat as you can. >> everyone is concerned about their pipes freezing and the dripping of the water might be one potential remedy or protection to put in place. are there other things people can be doing? >> the biggest issue with sub zero temperatures is your pipes
adventurous. when you are in the world that he is in, you can be blackmailed easily blackmailed and now if you have a security clearance, remember how jared kushner had a hard time getting his security clearance? jared kushner is that what is most -- does not drink, button up, you know, very -- he was having -- this guy has a security clearance, that is how insane this was. so they did not affect the sky but that does not shock me because they do not let the africans that were clinging to the planes in kabul. yeah, come in and whatever. could be al qaeda. could be ices. hop on board. we will fly you to michigan. what about all these illegals? they are not letting anybody. anybody overseas. they are not vetting these guys. no, who else are they letting inputs, that is what i'm worried about. that is the point. and if you can't run the demonstration properly, you
time initiative. there are several sources that we heard that the investigators on the committee are focusing on now that includes secret service. and it goes way notwithstanding these text messages. it includes going back, potentially, to revisit witnesses like tony onado, and bobby engle names that we all game acquainted with, via cassidy hutchinson, during her blockbuster hearing. and they're also going to focus on various loose threads that they weren't able to sort of button up in the prior hearings, including law enforcement intelligence failures, rnc fundraising practices, really a host of things, and there's actually concern amongst our sources, that the committee simply doesn't have enough resources or time to get done what they need to get done, prior to january 3rd, in the case of house republicans ultimately
today that are trying to shame marriage. marriage was an honorable thing, and it's trying to shame marriage, shame men. >> male on male or female on female is against nature, so this lifestyle is a predatory lifestyle and they need your children and straight people having kids to fulfill their sexual habits. they want your children. >> for people who don't know farris wilks and tim dunn, what are they like? >> mr. dunn is super down to earth, jeans and a -- like a button up flannel shirt kind of guy. i did go to west texas and talk to them because they wanted to see what i was all about. >> do you get put through the gauntlet of questions? >> absolutely. they want to make sure aim who i say i am, and i do have my christian values. they ask me about my childhood
earth, jeans and like a button up flannel shirt kind of guy. i did go to west texas and talk to them because they wanted to see what i was all about. >> did you get put through the gauntlet of questions? >> absolutely. they want to make sure i am who i say i am and i do have those christian values. they asked about my childhood and what my morals are and what i believe in. >> all right, your mark, get set -- >> go! >> i like to do swimming, k karate, and i used to play soccer. >> what do you want people who are passing these bills to know about transgender kids? >> we're just normal kids that want and need normal lives. >> with the last bill in texas that passed, hb 25, she is unable to play sports at her school. >> a texas bill targeting lgbtq+ children. >> the bill will ban transgender