Rachel Maddow reports on a letter from the House Intelligence Committee asking Mike Pence to declassify supplemental testimony provided by his special advisor, Jennifer Williams, in the Donald Trump impeachment inquiry, reminding him that the classification system cannot be used to cover up embarrassing or criminal material. Aired on 12/6/19.
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Rachel Maddow points out a new CNN report that the IRS whistleblower who flagged potential inappropriate efforts to influence the mandatory audit program of a president’s tax returns was informed by an official that providing taxpayer information to the Senate Finance Committee could be a violation. This is not true, according to whistleblower law, raising questions about who misinformed the whistleblower and why. Aired on 12/6/19.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) discuss the next steps in the impeachment inquiry. Plus, retiring Rep. Denny Heck (D-Wash.) discusses the toll working in a divided Washington has taken on him.
Ahead of 2020, polls show Democrats and Republicans disagree on viewing Russia as a “critical threat.”
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas): “They are going to impeach, not because they have the evidence, but because they hate the president … It’s going to go to the Senate. It’s going to go nowhere.”
House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler says they will bring articles of impeachment before the committee this week
2020 Republicans will push Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on the rules, Washington Post’s Robert Costa says in a panel discussion.