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atkinson, because mr. atkinson reported a whistleblower's complaint about president trump's interactions to ukraine to congress after concluding it was credible, according to four people familiar with the discussions. mr. trump first expressed his dismay about mr. atkinson around the time the whistleblower's complaint became public in september. in recent weeks, he has continued to raise with aides the possibility of firing him, one of the people said. the president has said i does not understand why mr. atkinson shared the complaint, which outlined how mr. trump asked the ukranian president to investigate mr. trump's political rivals at the same time he was withholding military aid from the country. he has said he believes mr. atkinson, whom he appointed in 2017, should be let go. let me read a little more from this report. the mixture of public attacks and private discussions about a possible dismissal is a familiar way mr. trump has undermined investigators who have examined his conductor that of people
atkinson, because mr. atkinson reported a whistleblower's complaint about president trump's interactions to ukraine to congress after concluding it was credible, according to four people familiar with the discussions. mr. trump first expressed his dismay about mr. atkinson around the time the whistleblower's complaint became public in september. in recent weeks, he has continued to raise with aides the possibility of firing him, one of the people said. the president has said i does not...
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a taser was discharged and dalian atkinson was restrained.arrest. what happened there was investigated by the police watchdog. following that independent inquiry, two officers from the west mercia force appeared in court today. they were both charged this morning — one with the murder of dalian atkinson, and the other, a woman police officer, is accused of assault, causing actual bodily harm. their identities are currently being protected. the barrister for the two police officers argued that they should remain anonymous because they could face a risk to their lives if their identities became known. the judge said that it was virtually wholly unprecedented for a defendant not to be named, but he did grant an interim order and will consider the matter in full on wednesday. dalian atkinson's family said they welcomed the decision to put the officers' conduct before a jury, but said they regretted that it was now more than three years since his death. sian lloyd, bbc news, birmingham crown court. two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering
a taser was discharged and dalian atkinson was restrained.arrest. what happened there was investigated by the police watchdog. following that independent inquiry, two officers from the west mercia force appeared in court today. they were both charged this morning — one with the murder of dalian atkinson, and the other, a woman police officer, is accused of assault, causing actual bodily harm. their identities are currently being protected. the barrister for the two police officers argued that...
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atkinson is certainly one of them.hink that the ambassador that we're going to hear from tomorrow, taylor and mr. kent are all people who came forward even though they were told by the administration, you cannot talk to congress even after they were subpoenaed and we have yet to get any of the documentation from the state department. again, another example of a cover-up. so we don't have to look very far to see all of the fingerprints of a crime. >> thank you very much. i appreciate your time congresswoman speier. >> thank you. s >> next pete buttigieg soaring in the state of iowa. what's behind his surge? hillary clinton's surprising new remarks about 2020. managing type 2 diabetes? audrey's on it. eating right? on it! staying active? on it. audrey thinks she's doing all she can to manage her type 2 diabetes and heart disease but is her treatment doing enough to lower her heart risk? [sfx: crash of football players colliding off-camera.] maybe not. jardiance is the number 1 prescribed pill in its class. jardiance can
atkinson is certainly one of them.hink that the ambassador that we're going to hear from tomorrow, taylor and mr. kent are all people who came forward even though they were told by the administration, you cannot talk to congress even after they were subpoenaed and we have yet to get any of the documentation from the state department. again, another example of a cover-up. so we don't have to look very far to see all of the fingerprints of a crime. >> thank you very much. i appreciate your...
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a taser was discharged and dalian atkinson was restrained.ted by the police watchdog. following that independent inquiry, two west mercia police officers, whose identities are being protected, appeared in court today. both charged this morning — one with the murder of dalian atkinson, and the other, a woman police officer, is accused of assault, causing actual bodily harm. the barrister for the two police officers argued that they should remain anonymous because they could face a risk to their lives if their identities became known. the judge said that it was virtually wholly unprecedented for a defendant not to be named, but he did grant an interim order and will consider the matter in full on wednesday. dalian atkinson's family said they welcomed the decision to put the officers' conduct before a jury, but said they regretted that it was now more than three years since his death. sian lloyd, bbc news, birmingham crown court. police say they've now identified all of the 39 people found dead in the back of a refrigerated container in essex la
a taser was discharged and dalian atkinson was restrained.ted by the police watchdog. following that independent inquiry, two west mercia police officers, whose identities are being protected, appeared in court today. both charged this morning — one with the murder of dalian atkinson, and the other, a woman police officer, is accused of assault, causing actual bodily harm. the barrister for the two police officers argued that they should remain anonymous because they could face a risk to...
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a taser was discharged and dalian atkinson was restrained.e died shortly afterwards following a cardiac arrest. what happened there was investigated by the police watchdog. following that independent inquiry, two west mercia police officers, whose identities are being protected, appeared in court today. both were charged this morning — one with the murder of dalian atkinson and the other, a woman police officer, is accused of assault causing actual bodily harm. the barrister for the two police officers argued that they should remain anonymous because they could face a risk to their lives if their identities became known. the judge said that it was virtually wholly unprecedented for a defendant not to be named, but he did grant an interim order and will consider the matter in full on wednesday. dalian atkinson's family said they welcomed the decision to put the officers‘ conduct before a jury, but said they regretted that it was now more than three years since his death. sian lloyd, bbc news, birmingham crown court. now it's time for the trave
a taser was discharged and dalian atkinson was restrained.e died shortly afterwards following a cardiac arrest. what happened there was investigated by the police watchdog. following that independent inquiry, two west mercia police officers, whose identities are being protected, appeared in court today. both were charged this morning — one with the murder of dalian atkinson and the other, a woman police officer, is accused of assault causing actual bodily harm. the barrister for the two...
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, according to four people familiar with the discussions because atkinson reported the whistle-blowerkraine scandal to congress. and kaitlan collins is at the white house. the "times" reporting that president trump said to aides he believes atkinson is disloyal. >> reporter: and jake, keep in mind, this is someone president trump put in this job. but now this is someone who had and read this whistle-blower complaint deemed it was credible and then shared it with congress which has led to where we are now. the president has been venting publicly about michael atkinson questioning his loyalty and hinting at times he believed he was working with democrats to sabotage him and now "the new york times" is reporting that the president has been in discussions about firing the inspector general for the intelligence community and of course this all comes as the president has also been frustrated privately about the public hearings starting tomorrow which, of course, this whistle-blower's complaint is at the center of. with the public impeachment hearing said to begin there was a head-spinning m
, according to four people familiar with the discussions because atkinson reported the whistle-blowerkraine scandal to congress. and kaitlan collins is at the white house. the "times" reporting that president trump said to aides he believes atkinson is disloyal. >> reporter: and jake, keep in mind, this is someone president trump put in this job. but now this is someone who had and read this whistle-blower complaint deemed it was credible and then shared it with congress which...
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report just out from "the new york times" saying that president trump has discussed firing michael atkinson, the inspector general who gave congress the whistle-blower report that sparked the impeachment inquiry. meanwhile house democrats sand republicans are gearing up for the historic live televised testimony by three key witnesses starting tomorrow morning. nancy pelosi is expected to meet this hour with her leadership team to finalize their strategy. this according to democratic sources. and house republicans are also planning to meet tonight to discuss how to defend the president after holding a mock hearing today according to a source. we're talk about all of the breaking news and much more with congressman ro khanna of the oversight and armed services committee and our constituents and analysts are also standing by. first let's go straight to capitol hill. our congressional reporter lauren fox is covering the story for us. lauren, what are you learning first of all about the democrats' strategy tomorrow morning? >> reporter: well, wolf, the stakes here could not be any higher. and he
report just out from "the new york times" saying that president trump has discussed firing michael atkinson, the inspector general who gave congress the whistle-blower report that sparked the impeachment inquiry. meanwhile house democrats sand republicans are gearing up for the historic live televised testimony by three key witnesses starting tomorrow morning. nancy pelosi is expected to meet this hour with her leadership team to finalize their strategy. this according to democratic...
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a taser was discharged and dalian atkinson was restrained.e watchdog. following that independent inquiry, two west mercia police officers, whose identities are being protected, appeared in court today. both charged this morning — one with the murder of dalian atkinson, and the other, a woman police officer, is accused of assault, causing actual bodily harm. the barrister for the two police officers argued that they should remain anonymous because they could face a risk to their lives if their identities became known. the judge said that it was virtually wholly unprecedented for a defendant not to be named, but he did grant an interim order and will consider the matter in full on wednesday. dalian atkinson's family said they welcomed the decision to put the officers' conduct before a jury, but said they regretted that it was now more than three years since his death. sian lloyd, bbc news, birmingham crown court. a number of regional newspapers have all banded together to promote what they call a manifesto for the north. the manchester evening
a taser was discharged and dalian atkinson was restrained.e watchdog. following that independent inquiry, two west mercia police officers, whose identities are being protected, appeared in court today. both charged this morning — one with the murder of dalian atkinson, and the other, a woman police officer, is accused of assault, causing actual bodily harm. the barrister for the two police officers argued that they should remain anonymous because they could face a risk to their lives if their...
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a police officer has been charged with the murder of retired footballer dalian atkinson, who died afterg tasered. and would you pay £5.99 a month to be able to binge on british classic television series? and coming up on bbc news... former england captain dylan hartley has announced his retirement from professional rugby. his club, northampton saints, said the hooker had been unable to recover from a knee injury. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the election campaign has turned attention onto the economy and they're planning a big spending spree with the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, setting out plans to borrow £150 billion over five years to replace, update and expand schools, hospitals, housing and care homes. mr mcdonnell said the investment would be on a scale never seen before outside of london and the south east. chancellor sajid javid says the conservatives would increase borrowing to pay for new infrastructure, but he insists that controlling borrowing is a priority. this report from our economics correspondent andy verity. the man who wants to be the next
a police officer has been charged with the murder of retired footballer dalian atkinson, who died afterg tasered. and would you pay £5.99 a month to be able to binge on british classic television series? and coming up on bbc news... former england captain dylan hartley has announced his retirement from professional rugby. his club, northampton saints, said the hooker had been unable to recover from a knee injury. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the election campaign has...
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atkinson has been disloyal. how?stleblower credible and doing what his job is, to move that complaint to people who can read it and assess it and act on it.
atkinson has been disloyal. how?stleblower credible and doing what his job is, to move that complaint to people who can read it and assess it and act on it.
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dalian atkinson's family said they we re dalian atkinson's family said they were happy it would go beforellowed to name those two officers. at the moment but there is an order banning any mention of who they are, because if their identities were revealed, their identities were revealed, their lives will be put at risk despite offering no evidence to support that claim. there will be a further hearing next wednesday to determine that matter and the two officers themselves will be back in court in december for the officers themselves will be back in court in decemberfor the next officers themselves will be back in court in december for the next part of thisjudicial court in december for the next part of this judicial process, where one is charged with murder, the other with assault. thank you very much for that. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben. a lot of talk of flooding around the country. good evening to you. some really atrocious travelling conditions for some of the decisioning. —— some of this this evening. numerous flood warnings from the environment agency. more than
dalian atkinson's family said they we re dalian atkinson's family said they were happy it would go beforellowed to name those two officers. at the moment but there is an order banning any mention of who they are, because if their identities were revealed, their identities were revealed, their lives will be put at risk despite offering no evidence to support that claim. there will be a further hearing next wednesday to determine that matter and the two officers themselves will be back in court...
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fact that it fits in perfectly with the reporting that president trump doesn't think that michael atkinson, the inspector general, is lawyer to him. we heard president trump say similar things about james comey or jeff sessions. and i don't doubt it. it doesn't sound like he's loyal to him. it sounds like he's loyal to what he's supposed to do for his job. >> inspector general guard their independence jealously and they don't not take an oath to the president but to the constitution. and i've dealt with these guys and i'll tell you what, if they think these guys are disloyal, an ig is not a heat seeking missile to the president's back side and he should know that because this is serious stuff. but these ig saez are independent and thoughtful people and this is almost the same as being asked to fire don mcgahn to fire mueller. these people have backbone. >> this is the way donald trump
fact that it fits in perfectly with the reporting that president trump doesn't think that michael atkinson, the inspector general, is lawyer to him. we heard president trump say similar things about james comey or jeff sessions. and i don't doubt it. it doesn't sound like he's loyal to him. it sounds like he's loyal to what he's supposed to do for his job. >> inspector general guard their independence jealously and they don't not take an oath to the president but to the constitution. and...
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president trump has discussed firing the inspector general for the intelligence community michael atkinson for basically doing his job. and letting the congress know this whistle-blower complaint existed and moving on it after he found it credible. it said that the aides -- the story said that one of the reasons it hasn't happened is aides think it would be a horrible idea for him and would erode the republican support for him on capitol hill. >> yeah. the inspector general, a part of any agency is a check on that agency. it is supposed to be nonpartisan and not political. so for the president to retaliate against that because he fears this report said that the i.g. is working with democrats to sabotage his presidency, even though there is no evidence to suggest that, it's a classic trump move. so it is not that surprising that he would be considering this given that he has retaliated against former officials for -- like sessions for recusing themself and then
president trump has discussed firing the inspector general for the intelligence community michael atkinson for basically doing his job. and letting the congress know this whistle-blower complaint existed and moving on it after he found it credible. it said that the aides -- the story said that one of the reasons it hasn't happened is aides think it would be a horrible idea for him and would erode the republican support for him on capitol hill. >> yeah. the inspector general, a part of any...
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i don't expect anyone will move to get rid of atkinson but again it is worth documenting that this is something that the president has said about people who are investigating him and this is been recurring theme. we saw it throughout mueller and here it is again. >> ask comey. maggie haberman, thank you. >> and tonight joining us ross garber teaching at tulane university and with us columnist kirsten powers and chief legal analyst jeffrey toobin. so jeff, the president seemz to think the inspector general works for and should be loyal to him and not surprised he has that opinion given the past. >> absolutely. just remember jeff sessions who was the attorney general and did the right thing in recusing himself from the russia investigation and the president spent months fuming about that. and then ultimately humiliated sessions by firing him on the day of the midterm elections. it's always possible that one reason people come forward with stories like this is that they know it's so outrageous that once it sees the light of day in a story like maggie's that the story will be -- the idea
i don't expect anyone will move to get rid of atkinson but again it is worth documenting that this is something that the president has said about people who are investigating him and this is been recurring theme. we saw it throughout mueller and here it is again. >> ask comey. maggie haberman, thank you. >> and tonight joining us ross garber teaching at tulane university and with us columnist kirsten powers and chief legal analyst jeffrey toobin. so jeff, the president seemz to...
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michael atkinson teams the interactions with ukraine to be credible.rump first expressed dissatisfaction with atkinson a person he personally appointed, and then in recent weeks has continued to raise with aides the possibility of actually firing him. according to the times' sources, he does not know why he shared it with congress and believes the inspector general has been disloyal. the "times" notes it's unclear however it has progressed. two people familiar with the case insist that trump was just venting and that atkinson's removal was never under serious consideration. let's talk about some of this. joining me now from washington editor for bloomberg anna edgerton. anna, good morning to you. for joining us on this pretty historic day, to say the least. it would not be the first time president trump has considered and then acted on firing an intelligence community official like atkinson. what would a potential decision like this mean for an ongoing impeachment inquiry? >> well, there's two things why it's not surprising from this president. one, yo
michael atkinson teams the interactions with ukraine to be credible.rump first expressed dissatisfaction with atkinson a person he personally appointed, and then in recent weeks has continued to raise with aides the possibility of actually firing him. according to the times' sources, he does not know why he shared it with congress and believes the inspector general has been disloyal. the "times" notes it's unclear however it has progressed. two people familiar with the case insist...
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atkinson has been disloyal. how? for finding the whistle-blower credible and doing what his job is, to move that complaint to people who can read it and assess it and act on it. this is the backdrop as we again the most defendant weeks for this president. you will hear for the first time from people who knew what was going on, describe what happened and why. an impeachment hangs in the balance, a permanent asteri asterisk disgrace next to the name trump if it goes that way. this is heavy. so let's look at how those loyal to this president will shape what comes next, what do they want you to weigh in his favor? matt schlapp, head of a major lobbying firm called cove strategies, welcome back to "prime time." >> good to be with you, chris. >> why would it be okay for the president to go after the inspector general for dealing with the whistle-blower? >> because he serves at the pleasure of the president. the president can get rid of them at any time. at the state department during obama's presidency, during the whole ti
atkinson has been disloyal. how? for finding the whistle-blower credible and doing what his job is, to move that complaint to people who can read it and assess it and act on it. this is the backdrop as we again the most defendant weeks for this president. you will hear for the first time from people who knew what was going on, describe what happened and why. an impeachment hangs in the balance, a permanent asteri asterisk disgrace next to the name trump if it goes that way. this is heavy. so...
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mr atkinson, who was a8, died after being tasered in shropshire in 2016.e claims but a judge has adjourned a hearing on whether or not to decide whether we can name them until next wednesday. the case itself, the charge of murder and the charge of assault has been adjourned. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello there. likely to see problems of flooding, particularly across northern england. the reason, this slow—moving weather front which will bring persistent outbreaks of rain, particularly over to the east of the pennines. the met office has issued an amberwarning pennines. the met office has issued an amber warning without to 100 millimetres of rain forecast across parts of yorkshire and derbyshire. these counties are likely to have the worst of the effects. indeed we are seeing flood warnings start to be issued. particularly in yorkshire, the flooding situation is likely to get worse before it gets better. the rain will still be with us through the afternoon. into this night, the same kind of areas will be affected before sl
mr atkinson, who was a8, died after being tasered in shropshire in 2016.e claims but a judge has adjourned a hearing on whether or not to decide whether we can name them until next wednesday. the case itself, the charge of murder and the charge of assault has been adjourned. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello there. likely to see problems of flooding, particularly across northern england. the reason, this slow—moving weather front which will bring persistent...
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atkinson shared the complaint, which outlined how mr.sked the ukrainian president to investigation mr. trump's political rival at the same time he was withholding military aid from the country. has said he believe mrs. at kinson whom he apointed in 2017 has been disloyal one of the people said. where have we the people who worked in the government, whether they were pointappointe him should be loyal to him, serving. but the fact that he believes atkinson was disloyal to him is the part that's disturbing but not unusual. the president wants everybody in their positions to be protecting him as an individual, not protecting the institutions that they preserve. >> but this is a proscribed process. this is how whistle-blowers report. you go to the inspector general. in other words, the whistle-blower did everything right. this is spelled out how to do it right and the president still wants to intervene in the proscribed process. >> the president doesn't care about the rule of law or constitutional norms in the ways that most people do. everyt
atkinson shared the complaint, which outlined how mr.sked the ukrainian president to investigation mr. trump's political rival at the same time he was withholding military aid from the country. has said he believe mrs. at kinson whom he apointed in 2017 has been disloyal one of the people said. where have we the people who worked in the government, whether they were pointappointe him should be loyal to him, serving. but the fact that he believes atkinson was disloyal to him is the part that's...
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atkinson, whom he appointed in 2017, has been disloyal. and there's new reporting tonight from "the washington post" about the two associates of rudy giuliani that our friends at "snl" quickly branded the two shreks. the post reports that the one on the left, lev parnas, says he and his business partner, igor fruman, told trump at a dinner that our u.s. ambassador to ukraine back then, marie yovanovich, was unfriendly to the president and should be fired. please note here this is the stuff of u.s. foreign policy. both parnas and fruman, who allegedly helped giuliani set up meetings with ukrainian officials, have been charged by federal prosecutors with campaign finance violations. today attorney general william barr, who has tried hard to give the appearance of keeping his distance from all impeachment-related issues, was asked about rudy giuliani's ties to ukraine. >> can you comment on rudy giuliani's interactions with ukraine were appropriate? >> i'm not going to talk about what's going on inside the beltway and some of the shenanigans
atkinson, whom he appointed in 2017, has been disloyal. and there's new reporting tonight from "the washington post" about the two associates of rudy giuliani that our friends at "snl" quickly branded the two shreks. the post reports that the one on the left, lev parnas, says he and his business partner, igor fruman, told trump at a dinner that our u.s. ambassador to ukraine back then, marie yovanovich, was unfriendly to the president and should be fired. please note here...
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the president was frustrated that atkinson had found the whistle-blowers complaint urgent and credible and passed it along to congress. if fox news is told there was never any move to fire atkinson, not even any serious consideration given to removing him. >> democrats in washington would rather pursue outrageous hoaxes and a delusional witch hunts which are going absolutely nowhere. >> at the economic club of new york today, president trump venting his frustration with democrats for pursuing impeachment over important economic issues like ratifying the usmca. >> if you had to vote today, i think most of them would actually vote for it but nancy pelosi, nervous nancy, has to put it out there. if she doesn't, she's doing her party at a tremendous disservice and doing the country a tremendous disservice. >> on the eve of the first public impeachment hearings in 20 years, republicans laying out their defense of president trump saying the july 25th phone call showed no conditionality or evidence of pressure on ukrainian president zielinski. ukraine was not aware of military aid being put o
the president was frustrated that atkinson had found the whistle-blowers complaint urgent and credible and passed it along to congress. if fox news is told there was never any move to fire atkinson, not even any serious consideration given to removing him. >> democrats in washington would rather pursue outrageous hoaxes and a delusional witch hunts which are going absolutely nowhere. >> at the economic club of new york today, president trump venting his frustration with democrats...
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atkinson shared the complaint. congressman swalwell, doesn't the president accept such a thing as statutes, laws? the inspector general is supposed to report that to congress. the president considers obeying the law disloyal. this looks like part of a cover-up to me. your thoughts. >> this is consciousness of guilt. he is america's lawyer. and if the president were to fire him, we would just conclude he's doing that because he's guilty. and again, chris, innocent people do not threaten their investigators with a firing or talk about their investigators in this way. so if the president, you know, does this, you know, we will consider it for articles for either obstruction -- obstruction of congress or obstruction of justice. but there's enough evidence right now to show there was a shakedown scheme going all the way to the top, and we're going to have to answer the question as americans do we want to go there with presidents acting this way? i think most americans are going to say no, that's not who we are. >> well,
atkinson shared the complaint. congressman swalwell, doesn't the president accept such a thing as statutes, laws? the inspector general is supposed to report that to congress. the president considers obeying the law disloyal. this looks like part of a cover-up to me. your thoughts. >> this is consciousness of guilt. he is america's lawyer. and if the president were to fire him, we would just conclude he's doing that because he's guilty. and again, chris, innocent people do not threaten...
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a police constable has been charged with murdering the former aston villa footballer dalian atkinsont danny shaw is here with the details. remind our viewers first of all about the background of this. dalian atkinson was an exciting player, he started his career at ipswich and went on to play for sheffield wednesday, but he will probably be best remembered for his time at aston villa under ron atkinson, the manager there, and he scored some terrific goals and ended his career in 2001. he also played abroad in turkey in particular. but in later yea rs, turkey in particular. but in later years, he had suffered from ill health, and in august 2016, police we re health, and in august 2016, police were called to an incident outside his father's house in telford. the details of that obviously will become clearer as this case goes to court, but what we do know from an independent investigation is that dalian atkinson was tasered, a taser was used. he was also subject to restraint by officers and other force was used. he became ill and went into cardiac arrest in the ambulance, and he died in
a police constable has been charged with murdering the former aston villa footballer dalian atkinsont danny shaw is here with the details. remind our viewers first of all about the background of this. dalian atkinson was an exciting player, he started his career at ipswich and went on to play for sheffield wednesday, but he will probably be best remembered for his time at aston villa under ron atkinson, the manager there, and he scored some terrific goals and ended his career in 2001. he also...
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atkinson does not work for donald trump. he works for the yiunited state of america. he's not donald trump's lawyer. getting rid of mr. atkinson, yes, the president has the right to do that, would signal more consciousness of guilt evidence and i would say not speaking for anyone other than myself that in and of itself could be considered an article of impeachment. wolf, it's very important that whistle-blowers feel free to come forward if they see wrong doing. this is an effort to stop future whistle-blowers from doing that. >> will your committee try to call in witness who is might have knowledge of those conversations about the president possibly wanting to fire the inspector general? >> we're focused on this ukrainian shake down, this abuse of power by president trump. of course that doesn't mean we're going to neglect other investigations but we have powerful evidence from witnesses like bill taylor and george kent who will testify tomorrow but also the president's own words in the call transcript he released and the cosigning of that admission from mick mulvaney
atkinson does not work for donald trump. he works for the yiunited state of america. he's not donald trump's lawyer. getting rid of mr. atkinson, yes, the president has the right to do that, would signal more consciousness of guilt evidence and i would say not speaking for anyone other than myself that in and of itself could be considered an article of impeachment. wolf, it's very important that whistle-blowers feel free to come forward if they see wrong doing. this is an effort to stop future...
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and this inspector general, atkinson did, the best i can tell, exactly what he was supposed to do andported with the law. and the whistle-blower complainant himself or herself complied meticulously with the law. >> the state department aide's name is chris anderson, testifying that trump complained to john bolton after seeing a cnn report that a u.s. navy vessel entered the black sea to push back on russian aggression there. here's what anderson said. there was a news report on cnn, and then the white house asked the navy to cancel that. what does that signal to an adversary like putin? >> well, it signals to me weakness. the russians like to think of the black sea as a russian lake. it is not. it's international waters, and the united states has had a long practice of validating and reinforcing freedom of navigation. and this is just another instance of this mysterious deference to putin personally and russia generally. you know, i couldn't help but watch the image of foreign minister lavrov of russia laughing and joking during an interview about interfering in the election in 2020 j
and this inspector general, atkinson did, the best i can tell, exactly what he was supposed to do andported with the law. and the whistle-blower complainant himself or herself complied meticulously with the law. >> the state department aide's name is chris anderson, testifying that trump complained to john bolton after seeing a cnn report that a u.s. navy vessel entered the black sea to push back on russian aggression there. here's what anderson said. there was a news report on cnn, and...
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"the times" notes it's unclear how far the fautalks to dismiss atkinson have progressed.ve president trump was just venting insisting that atkinson's removal was never under serious consideration. both the white house and the inspector general's office declined to comment on the report. joe, here you have again someone personally poerappointed by president trump, by the way, on the eve of an impeachment inquiry considering still as of this morning firing him for being, quote, disloyal for the act of sharing the whistle-blower report with congress, which is his job. >> the instinct was so preposterously corrupt that when i read the breaking news headline, i actually laughed out loud because it shows you how extreme this president has gotten, how extreme this white house has gotten, that elise, this president might actually be stupid enough to fire an inspector general because he read the law, he followed the law, he applied the law, and now the president wants -- or is considering firing him because of that. an i.g. regarding a whistle-blower, it does violence to the very
"the times" notes it's unclear how far the fautalks to dismiss atkinson have progressed.ve president trump was just venting insisting that atkinson's removal was never under serious consideration. both the white house and the inspector general's office declined to comment on the report. joe, here you have again someone personally poerappointed by president trump, by the way, on the eve of an impeachment inquiry considering still as of this morning firing him for being, quote, disloyal...
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yesterday, fox news confirmed that the president had vented his frustrations with atkinson, at one point saying something to the effect of "can we get rid of him." >> i want to find out why the ig, why would he have presented that, when in fact all he had to do was check the call itself and he would have seen it. >> at the news conference, president trump also said that tomorrow, he will release a memorandum of his first call with the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. that was the one that took place on april 21st, right after zelensky was elected president. even one of the democrats' made witnesses, lieutenant colonel alexander big men, the birth of a national security council, said he found nothing wrong with that call. bret? >> bret: john roberts come alive on the north lawn thank you. new indications tonight that the justice department inspector general is preparing to release his report on the origins of the fbi's russia collusion investigation imminently. correspondent kevin corke with the latest on that. good evening, kevin. >> good evening. the report's release could be imm
yesterday, fox news confirmed that the president had vented his frustrations with atkinson, at one point saying something to the effect of "can we get rid of him." >> i want to find out why the ig, why would he have presented that, when in fact all he had to do was check the call itself and he would have seen it. >> at the news conference, president trump also said that tomorrow, he will release a memorandum of his first call with the ukrainian president volodymyr...
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dalian atkinson died after he was restrained by police and tasered in 2016.er, mary ellen bettley—smith, is charged with assault causing actual bodily harm. inflation has fallen to its lowest level in nearly three years. the annual rise in the cost of living — as measured by the consumer prices index — was 1.5% last month, down from 1.7% in september. the office for national statistics says inflation has been affected by changes to the energy price cap which brought down the cost of gas and electricity. the high court has blocked plans by postal workers to stage a series of strikes before the general election and in the run up to christmas. royal mail brought the case, arguing that the strike ballot by the communication workers' union "was unlawful". emma simpson is here with me. what was the strike about and why has it been ruled unlawful? this dispute is about a huge range of issues, from job security, terms and conditions, to the future direction of the business, now, the cw you secured a huge mandate for strike action, 97% voted in favour ona strike actio
dalian atkinson died after he was restrained by police and tasered in 2016.er, mary ellen bettley—smith, is charged with assault causing actual bodily harm. inflation has fallen to its lowest level in nearly three years. the annual rise in the cost of living — as measured by the consumer prices index — was 1.5% last month, down from 1.7% in september. the office for national statistics says inflation has been affected by changes to the energy price cap which brought down the cost of gas...
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aston villa player atkinson. he was tasered, felled by an electric shock.al alternative. stun guns. he doesn't set on the front page here but you can look elsewhere for the detail and around 17,000 are trading to use tasers. the big question is, if they've got it, how do you use it? if you didn't have it, are there other techniques? you get a bit of an arms race. you can sometimes see lethal outcomes. when this new policy was raised back in september. they said they were going to raise around 10 million, and looking at using a taser rollout. there wasn't unanimous support for this. it was split between rank—and—file and superiors. superiors did not like this. boots on the ground, saying we support this. the police federation of england and wales is often more hawkish than this. the police chief counsel. of course, the police federation were the ones who represent people, the men and women on the beach to put their lives on the line, the thin blue line. the big difficulty is we are policed by consent. 65 million of us being kept by the peace by police office
aston villa player atkinson. he was tasered, felled by an electric shock.al alternative. stun guns. he doesn't set on the front page here but you can look elsewhere for the detail and around 17,000 are trading to use tasers. the big question is, if they've got it, how do you use it? if you didn't have it, are there other techniques? you get a bit of an arms race. you can sometimes see lethal outcomes. when this new policy was raised back in september. they said they were going to raise around...
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dalian atkinson died after he was restrained by police and tasered in 2016.tley—smith, is charged with assault causing actual bodily harm. more and more people are buying electric cars in a bid to cut carbon emissions. the key ingredient for the car batteries is cobalt — and that could mean new mines being opened up on the ocean floor to extract it. environmental groups are worried that mining the deep ocean will cause lasting damage — so research is underway off the coast of spain into its impact. our science editor david shukman has had exclusive access. in the waters off malaga, an experiment with a strange—looking machine, lowered underwater to test a new and controversial kind of mining on the ocean floor. a camera on the machine monitors its advance over the sea bed. a soft coral stands in its path. mining would involve excavating rocks down here, and no—one knows the implications. the project is run from this spanish research ship, funded by the eu to find new sources of important metals. it's a challenging operation, but there's momentum behind an eme
dalian atkinson died after he was restrained by police and tasered in 2016.tley—smith, is charged with assault causing actual bodily harm. more and more people are buying electric cars in a bid to cut carbon emissions. the key ingredient for the car batteries is cobalt — and that could mean new mines being opened up on the ocean floor to extract it. environmental groups are worried that mining the deep ocean will cause lasting damage — so research is underway off the coast of spain into...
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writ one - - rick atkinson. [applause] he is the best-selling author of the liberation trilogy. winner of the pulitzer prize for history the day of battle as well as the long gray line and many other books his awards include a pulitzer prize for journalism the george polk award for library literature award. he is a former staff writer and senior editor at the washington post and the author of the british are coming 1775 through 1777 including the aesthetic nation. which was named the best book of 2013 by the new york times. a member of the american academy of arts and sciences and also is a regular contributor to major publications such as the new york times book review. the new york review of books in the wall street journal and the nation the impeach or has provoked a period of american history where our country was rocked from the first impeachment of a sitting president please welcome rick - - our authors. [applause] >> thank you very much. thank you for inviting me to be with you today in miami. the last time i was in miami to talk about the book with the third and final vo
writ one - - rick atkinson. [applause] he is the best-selling author of the liberation trilogy. winner of the pulitzer prize for history the day of battle as well as the long gray line and many other books his awards include a pulitzer prize for journalism the george polk award for library literature award. he is a former staff writer and senior editor at the washington post and the author of the british are coming 1775 through 1777 including the aesthetic nation. which was named the best book...
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president trump had vented his displeasure with intelligence community inspector general at n -- atkinson, saying can we get rid of him. and found the weser whistleblowr complaint urgent and credible. on eve of the first public impeachment hearings in 20 years, republicans laying out their defense in president trump, insists this july 25 phone call showed no conditionally or evidence of pressure on ukraine president zelensky, and ukraine was not aware that military aid of put on hold at the time of the call. the 18 page memo concludes that evidence gathered does not establish an impeachable offen offense. mick mulvaney has decided to not appear. and his attorney said that he will rely on the direct of the president in not complying with that is u is up -- subpoena. lou: joining us today, ronna mcdaniel. his achievements they are many, middle class is growing, with his presidency. where it was stag nap stagnant . >> this is why the president ran, he gets to show the american people the record. with jobs coming back to the country with wages up, and energy independence. with all things he h
president trump had vented his displeasure with intelligence community inspector general at n -- atkinson, saying can we get rid of him. and found the weser whistleblowr complaint urgent and credible. on eve of the first public impeachment hearings in 20 years, republicans laying out their defense in president trump, insists this july 25 phone call showed no conditionally or evidence of pressure on ukraine president zelensky, and ukraine was not aware that military aid of put on hold at the...
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if you go to the community and website you will find a letter from michael atkinson who is the trump appointee said he is the onee who says officially on ther website this person is awe whistleblower, the complaint went through the proper channels and now it's got to be investigated but it's important to realize the whole first and second hand thing doesn't matter. what matters is the content of become that which the whistleblower isn't going to prove himself or herself, you've got to investigate to see if the complaint has any water and that is what you see people doing. that's why the whistleblower may not even need to testify because you have officials coming forward to say that they were onto something important for us to know about and discuss. it's legitimate people are confused about this. have you heard about whistleblowers before a couple weeks ago? >> a littlet bit. but not in the national intelligence community. so, it is legitimately confusi confusing, but i think my book provides a great context for understanding it and i wrote it to be readable. it's got 100 pages of bi
if you go to the community and website you will find a letter from michael atkinson who is the trump appointee said he is the onee who says officially on ther website this person is awe whistleblower, the complaint went through the proper channels and now it's got to be investigated but it's important to realize the whole first and second hand thing doesn't matter. what matters is the content of become that which the whistleblower isn't going to prove himself or herself, you've got to...
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that's coach kenny atkinson. coach, i mean, come on, coach, what are you doing there?ou forgot your chapstick. ask somebody for the lip gloss. >> i can assure you that's not what victor was doing. i can assure you that. >> one time i was eating bacon coming back from break. >> that's not a big deal. >> they defeated england to win the rugby world cup in japan. coy, thank you so much for that moment of grossness. >> next hour of "new day" starts after a quick break. app updates, and support calls... you can never seem to get anywhere. that's why dell technologies created unified workspace, powered by vmware. ♪ a revolutionary solution that lets you deploy, manage, support and secure all your devices from the cloud. so you can stop going in circles, and start moving forward. i felt i couldn't be at my best for my family. in only 8 weeks with mavyret, i was cured and left those doubts behind. i faced reminders of my hep c every day. but in only 8 weeks with mavyret, i was cured. even hanging with friends i worried about my hep c. but in only 8 weeks with mavyret, i was cu
that's coach kenny atkinson. coach, i mean, come on, coach, what are you doing there?ou forgot your chapstick. ask somebody for the lip gloss. >> i can assure you that's not what victor was doing. i can assure you that. >> one time i was eating bacon coming back from break. >> that's not a big deal. >> they defeated england to win the rugby world cup in japan. coy, thank you so much for that moment of grossness. >> next hour of "new day" starts after a...
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it's also important to note that atkinson has gone through. they corroborated this account.in part because atkinson, the ig, has already corroborated the they know who these white house officials are. they've been interviewed by the inspector general. >> the appendix points out that on may fourth the president instructed vice president pence to cancel his planned trip to ukraine to attend zelensky's inauguration. rick purchaerry went in said it was made clear that the president did not want to meet zelensky until he showed how he was going to act be in office. it's my understanding a meeting between the president and zelensky would depend on whether he chose to play ball on the issues of -- >> and your point about barr, this makes clear that what don mcgahn was somehow able to do perhaps inartfully and getting screamed at all day long was to keep donald trump just on the other side of criminality. and maybe sessions being recused helped some in some mysterious way as well. what happened hasn't in the post mcgahn era is these people have helped him break the law and it may ap
it's also important to note that atkinson has gone through. they corroborated this account.in part because atkinson, the ig, has already corroborated the they know who these white house officials are. they've been interviewed by the inspector general. >> the appendix points out that on may fourth the president instructed vice president pence to cancel his planned trip to ukraine to attend zelensky's inauguration. rick purchaerry went in said it was made clear that the president did not...
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the president is now looking into the intelligence community inspector general michael atkinson.here are reports he wanted to dismiss him. today the president said he wanted to dig into his actions. this is a person that gave the whistleblower complaint to congress and the president is mad p him. thesident will be releasing maybe o thursday his first call with the ukrainian president from april there are reports he essentially congratulated the president on that call. he says that it's -- that isst e important call. democrats say the julye call where esident set i need you to do me a favor and look into the bidens, that is more importanok we need to at what the white house will put out this week. judy: a very full day. yamiche alcindor, nick schifrin, lisa desjardins. thank you. we turn now to influential memberof the u.s. house for their assessment of today's hearing. firsup, representative doug collins of georgia. he's the highest ranking republicann the house judiciary committee. congressman, welcome. rep. collins: great to be back. hear a lot, if notf whatable to was said tod
the president is now looking into the intelligence community inspector general michael atkinson.here are reports he wanted to dismiss him. today the president said he wanted to dig into his actions. this is a person that gave the whistleblower complaint to congress and the president is mad p him. thesident will be releasing maybe o thursday his first call with the ukrainian president from april there are reports he essentially congratulated the president on that call. he says that it's -- that...
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reporter, cheryl atkinson, formerly of cbs news, pointed out, the idea that some of our top experts on ukraine are close-minded to this information and at least one said he was entirely unaware of it, but we are making important decisions, could be considered disturbing. yeah. you think? this was probably the biggest revelation out of the hearings. it has nothing to do with president trump and without a doubt, though schiff is a giant failure dud, but don't take my word for it. just listen to former independent counsel, ken starr. he thought yesterday, oh, this is going to be really a bad day for the republicans and for president trump. he is now changed his mind. >> we are not on trial. we are in a fact gathering mode, but what are we gathering facts about? was there a crime, and then let's weigh this gravity and seriousness of that crime. it doesn't reach the level of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors? my assessment of the evidence thus far, nowhere close. the evidence is conflicting and ambiguous. >> sean: conflicting, ambiguous, nowhere close. this is an absol
reporter, cheryl atkinson, formerly of cbs news, pointed out, the idea that some of our top experts on ukraine are close-minded to this information and at least one said he was entirely unaware of it, but we are making important decisions, could be considered disturbing. yeah. you think? this was probably the biggest revelation out of the hearings. it has nothing to do with president trump and without a doubt, though schiff is a giant failure dud, but don't take my word for it. just listen to...
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as submitted to inspector general atkinson last friday, on november 8th. >> sean: did you conspire or talk to anybody in adam schiff's office? >> no, sir. >> sean: any congressman's office? >> nope, not at all. >> sean: amazing. we are making progress as a country. >> hopefully so. that's the goal here. >> sean: what you want to do with this? what are you taking this? >> really, we're looking to see -- to level the playing field, in essence, to make sure that government ethical regulations are followed across the board, a nonpartisan fashion. that's with the goal is here. >> sean: okay. and do you know if the inspector general is going to take this up yet? >> we are very hopeful. a bit disheartened, as i said, we filed the complaint last friday, november 8th, more than five days have gone by, and we have not heard anything. that's a bit disheartening. i feel that the time is right to act on this issue. especially with the upcoming hearings. you know, so the fact that we have not heard is a bit disheartening, as i said. >> sean: anthony gallo, thank you for being with us. keep us in th
as submitted to inspector general atkinson last friday, on november 8th. >> sean: did you conspire or talk to anybody in adam schiff's office? >> no, sir. >> sean: any congressman's office? >> nope, not at all. >> sean: amazing. we are making progress as a country. >> hopefully so. that's the goal here. >> sean: what you want to do with this? what are you taking this? >> really, we're looking to see -- to level the playing field, in essence, to...
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according to people in his orbit that he considered or talked about at some point dismissing michael atkinson, the ig for the intelligence community, for bringing forward this whistle-blower complaint and john roberts reports this was not under serious consideration in the white house. what do you think about that? >> my understanding is it wasn't under serious consideration, the president may have been talking through some options, but employees like to serve at the president -- he can let them go if he wants to but i don't think that's going to happen. >> martha: look ahead to you tomorrow for us. we are going to hear from george kent and bill taylor. you have said this process you think is unfair but nonetheless, americans across the country for the first time are going to hear these people in their own voice. you think they are going to come across as credible? 's to go i think the mccanns are going to see a process that they know is unfair where the republicans are not allowed to call witnesses without the permission of adam schiff, where the president's council is not allowed to questio
according to people in his orbit that he considered or talked about at some point dismissing michael atkinson, the ig for the intelligence community, for bringing forward this whistle-blower complaint and john roberts reports this was not under serious consideration in the white house. what do you think about that? >> my understanding is it wasn't under serious consideration, the president may have been talking through some options, but employees like to serve at the president -- he can...
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complaint, sources say the briefing happened after intelligence community inspector general michael atkinsonearned about the whistle-blowers concerns in early august, weeks later politico reported to the aid hold up on august 28th. then in september 2 days after congress was notified on the night, the aide was finally released, still well ahead of the september 30th deadline at the end of the fiscal year. the report comes as previously closed-door testimony from omb official mark sandy was released, in it he claimed two agency staffers resigned in part because of their concerns in the aid delay over ukraine. also tonight, rudy giuliani is facing questions about his work in ukraine following a report in "the washington post" that he was in talks to be paid by ukraine's prosecutor as they together saw damaging information about democrats. in an interview with bill o'reilly, the president tonight he sent giuliani to ukraine to dig up dirt's on democrats calling him a warrior, a corruption fighter and adding that he possibly saw something. this after the white house approach is a sunday 6:00 p.m
complaint, sources say the briefing happened after intelligence community inspector general michael atkinsonearned about the whistle-blowers concerns in early august, weeks later politico reported to the aid hold up on august 28th. then in september 2 days after congress was notified on the night, the aide was finally released, still well ahead of the september 30th deadline at the end of the fiscal year. the report comes as previously closed-door testimony from omb official mark sandy was...
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>> that's one of the reports, that he was thinking of getting rit kid of atkinson. >> and that was a report by -- >> the reporting has turned out to be pretty damn good. >> there's still no quid pro quo. no crime committed what so and they're still trying to impeach the president of the united states because of why. >> you can't say either of those things because you don't know either of it. the democrats are wrong to use the word extortion. i don't is he a threat of force. this was an attempted bribe db. >> how? >> i'll tell you how. the president says to ukraine, i know what you want, you want me. you want access to the presidency. >> he did not say that. you cannot make the assumption -- >> so you can assume there was no quid pro quo and there's no crime -- >> there was the president of ukraine and president trump. >> and dozens of conversations before and after. dozens of calls before and after. >> you cannot make assumptions. >> i don't have to. >> that's what you're doing. >> i've read the transcripts. >> i haven't read the transcripts. did the president ever say that to the pr
>> that's one of the reports, that he was thinking of getting rit kid of atkinson. >> and that was a report by -- >> the reporting has turned out to be pretty damn good. >> there's still no quid pro quo. no crime committed what so and they're still trying to impeach the president of the united states because of why. >> you can't say either of those things because you don't know either of it. the democrats are wrong to use the word extortion. i don't is he a threat...
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you go to the intelligence community inspector general website you will find a letter from michael atkinsonwho is a trump appointee, so he's the one who says officially on their website that this person is a whistleblower, that the complaint went through all the proper channels and now it's got to be investigated. what was important to realize with this whole first-hand-second thing, it doesn't matter. what matters is the content of the complaint which the whistleblower is going to prove him or herself. yet investigate to see if the complaint has any water. that's what the whistleblower may not need to even testify because you have the formal officials coming for to say that they were onto something important for us to know about and discuss. it's a very good question. look, it's legitimate people are confused about this. had you heard about whistleblowers before a couple weeks ago works a little bit but it's not in the national intelligence community, right? it is legitimately confusing, but i think my book provides a great context for understanding it. and i wrote it to be readable. it's
you go to the intelligence community inspector general website you will find a letter from michael atkinsonwho is a trump appointee, so he's the one who says officially on their website that this person is a whistleblower, that the complaint went through all the proper channels and now it's got to be investigated. what was important to realize with this whole first-hand-second thing, it doesn't matter. what matters is the content of the complaint which the whistleblower is going to prove him or...
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they talk about how the intelligence i.g., michael atkinson, concluded the complaint needed to be sent to congress. he said this. but the white house counsel pat a. cipollone and his deputy john a. eisenberg disagreed. they decided the administration could withhold from congress the whistleblower's accusations because they were protected by executive privilege. the lawyers told mr. trump they planned to ask the justice department's office of legal counsel to determine whether they had to disclose the complaint to lawmakers. a week later, the office of legal counsel concluded that the administration did not have to hand over the complaint. so, philip, are we thinking they were trying to get ahead of it and just wanted to nip it in the bud before it ever got out? >> yeah, i mean clearly. this is actually how this all came to light. it was known there was this whistleblower complaint that was actually being held back from congress. congress found out about it and then adam schiff actually sent a letter demanding this be released. that was all shortly -- around the time they actually ended
they talk about how the intelligence i.g., michael atkinson, concluded the complaint needed to be sent to congress. he said this. but the white house counsel pat a. cipollone and his deputy john a. eisenberg disagreed. they decided the administration could withhold from congress the whistleblower's accusations because they were protected by executive privilege. the lawyers told mr. trump they planned to ask the justice department's office of legal counsel to determine whether they had to...