The Iran war passed the half-year mark with President Trump admitting he’s not in a hurry to end the conflict. Instead, Trump is pursuing harsh economic sanctions on the IRGC. Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), member of the House Armed Services Committee, joins Alex Witt to share her thoughts on the war, a new U.S. deal with Venezuela, and more.
With 85 days left until Election Day, MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell and Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), who serves on the House Armed Services Committee, discuss Donald Trump’s war in Iran and whether Trump and Iran will come to a negotiated solution before the midterms.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A grand jury in Washington, D.C., declined to indict six Democrat lawmakers over a video urging military and intelligence community members to defy “illegal orders.”WHO WAS INVOLVED: Representatives Jason Crow (D-CO), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Chris Deluzio (D-PA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), and Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), alongside U.S. Attorney […] The post Grand Jury Declines to Indict ‘Seditious Six’ Democrat Lawmakers. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A grand jury in Washington, D.C., declined to indict six Democrat lawmakers over a video urging military and intelligence community members to defy “illegal orders.” WHO WAS INVOLVED: Representatives Jason Crow (D-CO), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Chris Deluzio (D-PA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), and Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), alongside U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro. WHEN & WHERE: The indictment decision occurred on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. KEY QUOTE: “Today, it was a grand jury of anonymous American citizens who upheld the rule of law and determined this case should not proceed.” – Elissa Slotkin IMPACT: The grand jury’s decision halts federal prosecution efforts, leaving…Open
Reps. Jason Crow of Colorado, Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire, Chris Deluzio and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, and Sens. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan were the Democrats that the DOJ tried indicting
A group of House and Senate Democrats denounced the Trump administration as they announced a grand jury declined to indict them over a video they appeared in urging service members to reject unlawful orders. Why it matters: Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.) both accused President Trump of directing the Department of Justice against the lawmakers, all military veterans or former national security personnel, over the November video. - Trump had accused the lawmakers of "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR , punishable by DEATH" in response to the video that reminded the military and intelligence communities that "no one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution. The big picture: NBC News first…
Federal prosecutors launched an investigation into the lawmakers after they released a short video advising current military members to reject “illegal orders.”