and thus, michael mckinley resigned in protest of the administration and in protest of the actions of secretary of state mike pompeo, specifically, him abandoning state department employees and not lifting a finger tore prese protect them lives were in some cases destroyed. they had witnessed something relevant to the inquiry, and they had responded and testified truthfully about it when called to do so and subpoenaed to do so. mckinley resigned. and mckinley is not the only one. there have been other protest resignations of other high-level trump appointees. james mattis resigned when he felt that the president made an unconscionable and irresponsible decision about syria. he was followed out the door by brett mcgirk who was leading the u.s. effort against isis in iraq and syria at the time. this past november it was the navy serk navy secretary richard spencer when the president messed with criminal cases that he wanted to turn to his political advantage. navy secretary richard spencer's resignation statement was rip roaring. he said, quote, the rule of law is what sets us apart fro

and michael mckinley resigned in protest of the administration and in protest of the actions of mike pompeo, specifically him abandoning state department employees to the wolves as they were caught up in the impeachment investigation and not lifting a finger to protect them as they were targeted and their lives and careers were in some cases basically destroyed by virtue of the fact that as part of their job responsibilities they had witnessed something relevant to the inquiry and they had responded and testified truthfully about it when called to do so and subpoenaed to do so. mckinley resigned. and mckinley is not the only one. there have be other protest resignations of high level trump appointees for various reasons. defense secretary james mattis resigned when he felt the president made an irresponsible decision about syria. he was followed out the door by brett mcgurk who was leading the effort against isis in iraq and syria at the time. this past november it was the navy secretary who resigned, si richard spencer. he resigned in protest when president trump intervened and inte

michael mckinley resigned in early october as the impeachment inquiry was getting under way into the ne scandal. mckinley later testified behind closed doors in the investigation, saying, quote, the timing of my resignation was the result of two overriding concerns. what appears to be the utilization of our ambassadors overseas to advance domestic political objectives and the failure in my view of the state department to offer support to foreign service employees caught up in the impeachment inquiry on ukraine. he said, quote, since i began my career in 1982, i have served my country and every president loyally. under current circumstances, however, i could no longer look the other way as colleagues were denied the professional support and respect that they deserve from us all. and thus michael mckinley resigned in protest of the administration and in protest of the actions of secretary of state mike pompeo, specifically him abandoning state department employees to the wolves as they were caught up in the impeachment investigation and not lifting a finger to protect them as they were

michael mckinley form after aide to secretary of state mike pompeo expressly said that he resigned becausenot believe the secretary of state mike pompeo one of donald trump's most loyal allies was standing up for career foreign service officials. and then obviously the man of the moment, the man in the news, lieutenant colonel alex vindman, again, a decorated military veteran, zero evidence of any political affiliation, partisan affiliation in any way, shape or form. not only did donald trump also like williams refer to vindman as a never trumper now we have him saying they'll figure it out. well, who is they and doesn't the president of the united states indicating that he kind of would like that to happen have some affect? so what you've seen -- and we saw this with the mueller investigation as well, but what you've seen, brooke, is donald trump leaves a lot of people in his wake. the seven people we just showed up there, these four and the other three, none of those people are political people. they are almost to a person lifetime foreign service, national security professionals all of

representative for ukraine kurt volker and former senior adviser to secretary of state pompeo michael mckinley $1.2 billion in new tax revenue for california is now in jeopardy. the trump administration rejected a proposed tax. >>on managed care organizations in california. governor gavin newsome and plan to use the money to extend sales tax exemptions for diapers and tampons a letter from the federal government said it rejected the tax because it did not apply to all managed care organizations. a spokesman for the california department of finance says the state will continue negotiating with the federal government. >>well it's time for our 1010 weather forecast last karnow standing by looking into the future. >>yeah am looking way down the line trying to find some raindrops for the bay area of course spring-like weather out there today and where looking mostly clout there tonight as well so saying drive for tonight and as we head into the weekend least the first part looks very promising look some very nice outside. but we do have a cold front that will make its way slowly in our direction mo