One of the longest serving members of President Trump's cabinet is revealing to CBS News the advice he gave the president on impeachment. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said he spoke with the president about not "giving up," calling the impeachment "very immature." In a wide-ranging interview with Jericka Duncan, Secretary Carson also explained why he has concerns about possible reparations for descendants of slavery.
A newly released email is refueling the argument over President Trump’s impeachment. The email shows a White House official directed a freeze in military aid to Ukraine about 90 minutes after Mr. Trump’s phone call to Ukraine’s president that led to the House impeachment inquiry. Chip Reid reports.
Senator Chuck Schumer has presented new evidence that shows the Trump administration put a hold on military aid to Ukraine shortly after President Trump's July phone call with the Ukrainian president. The revelation is one more reason why Democrats are arguing for witnesses in a Senate trial. Chip Reid reports.
Congress is taking its fight into the holidays. A lawyer for the House Judiciary Committee says Democrats are open to impeaching President Trump again if new evidence of obstruction emerges. The comment was part of a petition to interview former White House counsel Don McGahn. And in a letter to colleagues, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer wrote that leaving new evidence out of a Senate trial "would be to turn a willfully blind eye to the facts." That brought pushback from his Republican counterpart, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Chip Reid reports.
President Trump has resumed lashing out against impeachment on Twitter. He targeted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, writing that she, "has no leverage over the Senate." The President's tweets come as lawmakers debate the rules for the upcoming Senate impeachment trial. But Pelosi and the Democrats may have found an unexpected ally in the president's party.
At Mar-a-Lago, President Trump is not taking a holiday break from Twitter. He’s tweeted several times complaining about his impeachment. He accuses House Democrats of stall tactics, even after one Senate Republican expressed her reservations. Chip Reid reports.
When the Senate returns in January, one of the first orders of business will be impeachment. The trial remains in limbo, however, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi waits to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate. National correspondent Chip Reid reports on why she has delayed that next step.
President Trump took to Twitter during the holidays to slam House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for holding up the impeachment process and waiting to send articles to the Senate for trial. CBS News national correspondent Chip Reid and The Hill reporter Julia Manchester join CBSN to discuss the latest on impeachment and North Korea's promise of a "Christmas present."
CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy and Washington Post political correspondent Sean Sullivan join CBSN to discuss the latest on impeachment, the 2020 campaign trail and North Korea's promise to deliver a "Christmas gift."
President Trump took to Twitter to attack House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her decision to delay sending the articles of impeachment to the Senate. Meanwhile, the White House continues to closely monitor North Korea where Kim Jong Un is holding a meeting with his top political leaders. Ben Tracy reports.