abc's serena marshall has the latest from washington. serena, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. in addressing the court sentencs just the first of two for the one-time trump campaign chairman. he faced decades in prison, instead president trump's former campaign chairman sentenced to fewer than four years. addressing the court paul manafort begged the judge for compassion saying to say that i've been humiliated and ashamed would be a gross understatement and this is an ordeal i am responsible for. the man would ran the president's campaign during a crucial period in 2016 -- >> paul manafort has done an amazing job. >> reporter: -- faced the most prison time of anyone charged by special counsel robert mueller. a maximum of 19 to 24 years. but judge t.s. ellis called those guidelines excessive and saying bus for those convictions and hiding millions of dollars from the irs, manafort has lived an otherwise blameless life. democrats blasting the verdict. >> the american people would be justified in feeling that there has been some misc

. >> abc's serena marshall has the latest from washington. good morning, serena. >> reporter: kenneth, janai, good morning to you, and that is the question they are at odds over, whether the president overruled career intelligence officials including concerns raised by the cia and ordered security clearance given to his son-in-law jared kushner as the president now lashes out at democrats and their wide-ranging probe. the white house not complying refusing to provide the house oversight committee any information about whether president trump ordered that his son-in-law jared kushner be granted top secret security clearance against the recommendation of intelligence officials. >> congress has an independent responsibility, a very solemn one to do oversight. >> reporter: the white house has called their request overly intrusive and the standoff over internal members which according to "the new york times" were written by chief of staff john kelly and white house counsel don mcgahn urging against the clearance. the president ordering it be given

a abc's serena marshall more on why mcsally is coming forward now. serena, good morning. very powerful testimony. >> reporter: yes, janai, kenneth, good morning. that powerful deeply personal moment on capitol hill by the retired air force couple as sexual assaults in the military continued to rise. an emotional testimony a moment of truth. >> i am also a military sexual assault survivor. but unlike so many brave survivors, i didn't report being sexually assaulted. in one case i was preyed upon and then raped by a superior officer. >> reporter: martha mcsally, the freshman senator from arizona, 26-year military veteran, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat testifying before a senate committee explaining why she stayed silent for so long and that she was horrified at how her attempts to report the assault were handled. >> i almost separated from the air force at 18 years over my despair. like many victims, i felt the system was raping me all over again. >> reporter: in an interview with cbs, explaining the system must be changed saying if you have a rapist who i

about a reporter serena marshall is live in washington. >> the president's budget proposal includes anrall increase to military spending, in part to help fund that new space force. nondefense programs seen around a 5% decrease, but the president making clear what his priority is. a new budget, but for the president, the same priority. >> we need to continue to secure the country. well need to continue to secure the border. we're not going to be bashful about that. >> in hased 20 budget, the white hous nearly $9 billion f border barrier, six times more than what he got following the longest government shutdown in u.s. history. and while it also includes a bump to military spending, the $4.75 trillion budget, the largest in federal history, has sharp cuts to domestic programs, slashing almost a third of the epa budget, the education department by more than $7 billion. and $1.9 trillion in cuts to safety net programs like medicaid. but it's the border request that could mean deja vu for so many. >> we have a humanitarian and national security crisis at our border, and the president is doi

abc news reporter serena marshall reports from washington. >> reporter: the long-awaited mueller reportbe made public and the president is backing its release. >> i have great confidence in the attorney general. if that's what he'd like to do, i have nothing to hide. >> reporter: in a letter to congressional leaders, attorney general william barr writes i share your desire to ensure that congress and the public have the opportunity to read the special counsel's report. everyone will soon be able to read it on their own. the announcement by barr comes after the president's first campaign rally since robert mueller's inquiry wrapped up. >> total exoneration, complete vindicati vindication. >> reporter: where in the 90-minute speech he didn't just declare victory but took aim at those who wronged him during the probe. >> little pencil neck adam schiff. >> reporter: just thursday republicans had called on schiff to give up his seat, accusing him of wrongfully promoting a collusion theory. >> my colleagues may think it's okay that the russians offered dirt on the democratic candidate for pre

abc news reporter serena marshall reports from washington. >> reporter: the long-awaited mueller reportbe made public and the president is backing its release. >> i have great confidence in the attorney general. if that's what he'd like to do, i have nothing to hide. >> reporter: in a letter to congressional leaders, attorney general william barr writes i share your desire to ensure that congress and the public have the opportunity to read the special counsel's report. everyone will soon be able to read it on their own. the announcement by barr comes after the president's first campaign rally since robert mueller's inquiry wrapped up. >> total exoneration, complete vindication. >> reporter: where in the nged him during the 22-month russia probe. >> little pencil neck adam schiff. >> reporter: just thursday republicans had called on schiff to give up his seat, accusing him of wrongfully promoting a collusion theory. >> my colleagues may think it's okay that the russians offered dirt on the democratic candidate for president. i think it's immoral. i think it's corrupt. >> reporter: accord

serena marshal reports. >> the nays are 41. the joint resolutionssed. >> reporter: 12 republicans crossing the aisle and voting with democrats. the $3.5 billion from the pentagon to his border wall. >> this will be a vote about the very nature of our constitution, our separation of powers and how this government functions hence forth. >> reporter: a sentiment echoes by republicans. tennessee republican says the founders gave the power of the purse to the department to limit the president's power. >> never before has the president asked for funding, the congress has not provided it and then the congress has used the national emergency act to spend the money anyway. >> reporter: the president disagrees. arguing the constitution has nothing to do with it. >> it is a border security vote. it is pure and simple. >> reporter: after saying for weeks, today the majority leader standing with the president. >> he has operated within existing law. if congress has grown uneasy with this new law as many as, we should amend it. >> reporter:

abc news reporter serena marshall brings you up to date from washington. >> reporter: a new budget but president the same priority. >> we need to continue to secure the country. we need to continue to secure the border. we're not going to be bashful about that. >> reporter: in his newly released 2020 budget, the white house seeking nearly $9 billion for a border barrier. six times more than what he got following the longest government shutdown in u.s. history. and it also includes a bump to military spending, the $4.75 trillion budget, the largest in federal history has sharp cuts to domestic programs, slashing almost a third of the epa budget, the education department by more than $7 billion and $1.9 trillion in cuts to safety net programs like medicaid. but it is the border request that could mean deja vu for so many. >> we have a humanitarian and national security crisis at our border and the president is doing his job in addressing it. >> reporter: democrats warning in a statement saying congress refused to fund his wall and he was forced to admit defeat and reopen the government.