this is what general flynn said about some of thesese things. he said operational commanders, state department,nd policymakers defense policymakers are going to be inherently rosy in their assessments. as intelligence makes its way higher, it gets consolidated and water down to get politicized, gets politics because once policymakers get their hands on it, once operational commanders get their hands on it, put their twist to it. it was never good. he means, he was intel chief in afghanistan, military headquarters in kabul, he would collect all of these assessments. before 9:00 in the morning was never good, if i brought good news in, we captured or killed somebody, we found out something. we just did something that actually worked so it might have made me feel good but after 2006, it was irrelevant because it was so many people and it wasn't making any difference at all. this is what he said about the war in afghanistan, his interview in the summer of 2015. he goes on and on about this. he says the reporting that comes out of s their out of mili

this is what general flynn said about some of these things. he said operational commanders, state department, policymakers and department of defense policymakers will be in i hair gently rose in their assessments. as intelligence makes its way higher is consolidated and really watered down. it gets politicized, it gets politics because once policymakers get their hands on it and operational commanders get their hands on it they put their twist to it. the newss before 9:00 a.m. in the morning was not good. when he means by that is he was intel chief in afghanistan so he would collect all of these intelligencee assessments invite news at 9:00 a.m. in the morning if i brought good news in or that we captured or killed someone we just found out something, we just did something that actually works for a while it may be feel-good but after 2006 we knew it was actually irrelevant because we had killed so many people and it was not making any difference at all. this is what he says about the war enough data synthesis interview in in the summerha of 20

agency had done with general michael flynn. he was an army general who served as the chief intelligence in the war in afghanistan and had been director of the defense intelligence agency. and if you've heard of michael since then. he was becoming more well-known because he was campaigning with president trump. at that point candidate trump during the presidential race. he gained notoriety when he appeared at the convention in 2016 and started chanting locker up about hillary clinton. prior to his entry in the politics general flynn was regarded, a good reputation within military circles, like i said he was an intelligence official inserted in afghanistan and iraq repeatedly. i had been covering the pentagon before i joined the investigative desk. i was very interested in what this interview with general flynn had been about. he was interviewed in length about the war in afghanistan. this interview was with a not very well known government agency called the special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction. that is a mout

this all comes as general flynn's brother, remember him, trump ally mike flynn, just received a brief postponement on his deposition before the 1/6 select committee. it was supposed to be hitoday.so that's according to a committee aide. the committee subpoenaed michael flynn last month as it examines trump's allies' roles in the al 2020 insurrection. the numerous and growing ro questions still swirling about what happened at the pentagon ih where we start this hour with some of our favorite reporters and friends.or ben rhodes is here, he served as deputy national security advisor to president obama, now an msnbc contributor. jackie is here, "washington post" congressional correspondent andpo author of t early 202 newsletter. miles taylor, former chief of staffta for dhs, now the cofounr and executive director of the renew america movement. ben and miles, i'm going to start with you because you ar worked at the highest levels th inside the government in security agencies. it is knowable what the truth is at the pentagon. how do investigators get to that truth? you first, ben. >> well,

but charles flynn is still in place. the army first falsely denied that charles flynn was involved in the response to the insurrection then flynn denied that he ever opposed sending the national guard to quail the view lens by flynn is accused of lying to congress in delaying the response that day. it scares me that people like he are still in place and he might be on the wrong place. does it scare you? >> absolutely. one of the things that we recommended is that we gather intelligence against people within our ranks, people like michael flynn's brother charles. i don't know the man. i served with his brother in iraq and he was fine over there. obviously, he's lost his mind since then. we got to know who within us is going to be a potential mutant and we need to find those people and get them out of the army. we need to remind them all that serving in the military is a privilege. it is not a right. okay? and so to be a part of an extremist group or any kind of a hate group or oath keepers or any of those proud boy organi

flynn had become an attack dog on the campaign in 2016. in fact, he is the lock her up chant that became so popular and pervasive began with a speech by michael flynn. then he was drummed out after his contacts with russian and lying to vice president mike pence. each if they briefly fall out of the trump order they never go far. flynn remained a outside adviser and a key figure around the election and up until january 6th. you just heard him talk about martial law. no big deal. it's not unprecedented, he says. it would have been a big deal. i didn't happen. but flynn has taken a -- he is now a full-blown conspiracy theorist. he has been caught on video giving the fledge to qanon whatever exactly that means. and he's someone who helped fill the vacuum there in the white house, the holloed out west wing. that's important. the grownups had all gone home after the election and trump was left with the giulianis and sidney powells and the mike al flynns of the he would be a key figure if he was in front of the committee. he may not do so. he wo

so back to the lawsuit, what flynn is trying to do here is get the subpoena thrown out. he says, as you note, it would violate his first amendment rights. he says it inquires into his political views. he says it touches on matters that might involve a criminal investigation, so it violates his fifth amendment rights. and then he also says that the house committee doesn't have the proper legal authority to do this because of the way it was set up under house rules and because it doesn't have a legislative purpose. those are all similar arguments to what are being raised in these lawsuits that have been filed by other people who have been subpoenaed by the committee and are trying to resist it in court. i think it's fair to say that the goal in all these lawsuits is the same, delay. >> delay, delay, delay. pete williams, thank you very much. >>> over in minneapolis, the jury in the trial of former officer kim potter is well into day three of deliberations. we're watching for word of decisions or questions after the jury asked the judge yesterday what would happen if they c

it might be charles flynn from previous reporting who of course is mike flynn's brother. >> that's correct. the memo does not mention mike flynn, but yes, they are brother. >> and charlie sooiks, the "new york times" writing about efforts in congress to make changes to the electoral count law of 1887. this is the law trump and his allies through the john eastman memo were trying to use to overturn the election. republicans have blocked past efforts to change this law. what possibility is there in this 50-50 senate that this law could be changed? >> well, of course it's going to be difficult without breaking the filibuster, but i think it's important to underline how important this is for congress to address this particular issue. of all of the issues that we have talked about -- and i've mentioned this before -- of vote suppression, the attacks on democracy, this particular piece of legislation is absolutely central to any attempt to overturn the election, and what you're seeing around the country, of course, is that donald trump and republicans are more than willing to change the rules to

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lynnwood has released a recording of a phone call with flynn where flynn called qanon total nonsense. qanon celebrity secretly recording phone calls with another qanon celebrity accusing him now of being a phony. i can sell tickets to this. this is -- this is very entertaining. and i recognize that this sort of in fighting on this part of the right is super appealing for people who are hoping for the demise and the discrediting of qanon. it really is a damaging mass delusion among trump supporters, but i'm not covering it for its entertainment value, while i recognize that. i'm covering it because i think this kind of infighting and splintering can itself also be dangerous or at least be a volatile, unpredictable thing. there can be real-world consequences for good or for ill, and it's worth knowing it's happening. one of the other people lynn wood is publicly feuding with is sydney powell, who filed all sorts of cockamamie lawsuits claiming the 2020 election was rigged. last week in a little noticed telegram post, i believe it was, lin wood said the organization sydney powell formed

lynnwood has released a recording of a phone call with flynn where flynn called qanon total nonsense. qanon celebrity secretly recording phone calls with another qanon celebrity accusing him now of being a phony. i can sell tickets to this. this is -- this is very entertaining. and i recognize that this sort of in fighting on this part of the right is super appealing for people who are hoping for the demise and the discrediting of qanon. it really is a damaging mass delusion among trump supporters, but i'm not covering it for its entertainment value, while i recognize that. i'm covering it because i think this kind of infighting and splintering can itself also be dangerous or at least be a volatile, unpredictable thing. there can be real-world consequences for good ill and it's worth knowing it's happening. one of the other people lynn wood is publicly feuding with is sydney powell, who filed all sorts of cockamamie lawsuits claiming the 2020 election was rigged. last week in a little noticed telegram post, i believe it was, lynn wood said the organization sydney powell formed to rais

unmitigated lying, that flynn committed perjury. the big issue that strikes me here is that these both men are on the record and i believe under oath saying, we didn't slow walk this. because a concern about optics. we weren't worried about how it would look at the national guard was called up. that wasn't the issue. what you have for matthews is he is saying that is not true. that's precisely, at least in his telling, that's precisely what they were worried about. >> right, you have matthew saying that's a lie. and using to your point, unusually strong language to go after these two generals. an important piece of context for all of this is that everything about the way the pentagon and the d. c. national guard prepared for january 6th, was totally in reaction to the summer of 2020. when the u.s. military responded in a way that was deeply disturbing to protests in washington d. c.. so what everyone at the pentagon was thinking, is how do we make sure the national guard doesn't go too far. how do we make sure the pentagon doesn't o

which mike flynn calls qanon, total nonsense. i qanon celebrities secretly recording phone calls with another qanon celebrity accusing him now of being a phony. this is very entertaining. and i recognize that this sort of infighting on this part of the right is super appealing for those who are hoping for the demise and discrediting of qanon it really is a very dangerous mess allusion among trump supporters. but i am not covering it for its entertainment value while i recognize that. we are covering it because i think this type of infighting can itself also be dangerous. or it can be a volatile, unpredictable thing. there can be real world consequences for good or for ill, and it's good knowing that it's happening. and to that end, one of the other people who have been publicly feuding with, is the trump election lawyer, sydney powell. remember her? she filed all sorts of lawsuits claiming that the 2020 election was rigged. last week, in a telegram post, i believe it was, linwood said that the organization, sydney powell formed t

he says it's unmitigated lying that flynn committed perjury. it strikes me here these men are both on the record and i believe under oath saying we didn't slow-walk this because of a concern about optics. we weren't worried about how it would look if the national guard was called up. that wasn't the issue. and what you have from matthews is saying that's not true. at least in his telling, that's precisely what they were worried about. >> right. you have matthews saying that's a lie and using, to your point, unusually strong language to go after these two generals. an important piece of context for all of this is that everything about the way the pentagon and the d.c. national guard prepared for january 6 was totally in reaction to the summer of 2020 when the u.s. military responded in a way that was deeply disturbing to protests in washington, d.c. so what everyone at the pentagon was thinking how do we make heuer the national guard doesn't go too far? how do we make sure the pentagon doesn't overreach? how do we make sure we don't overreact? t

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this time for forder advisor michael flynn. he filed a lawsuit saying it violates his constitutional rights. flynn's lawsuit comes just as congressman scott perry says he will not meet with the panel. joining us now is pete williams and sahil kapur. do you consider this a serious issue or a delay tactic? >> this is an attempt to delay this until after the midterms. they say it is too broad, it covers his political views and manners that could touch on a separate investigation. but it is a stall. it's not clear that he could do this for a couple reasons. first he says the committee has no authority to issue these subpoenas because the house did not follow the rules in setting it up, but the courts don't take up preenforcement challenges like this. a witness usually as to wait until the committee takes some legal action. second there is no legislative perks. so i think he might have more luck getting it far rowed down. it might be part of the law. are they working on the committee? >> they thises is a fully frivolous lawsuit. the

your take, joyce. >> so flynn found that he could not get an injunction to keep the proceedings from going forward as to him. but i think there's something very interesting going on here. flynn didn't simply try to go in front of the committee and claim executive privilege or make the host of arguments we've seen other witnesses make, and that's because the committee is being very effective. when they have subpoenaed other witnesses and then referred their contempt to the justice department for prosecution, what we've seen with steve bannon and now the early stages of that with mark meadows, that's apparently been effective in convincing other witnesses that they don't want to go that same route. now we see this new effort by former general flynn to try to get a court to say that they can't proceed against him. that has failed, at least at this preliminary injunction sort of stage. this is what was missing in large part during the mueller investigation as witnesses were able to painfully draw out the prospect of their testimony. the former president was able to cut a deal where all h

michael flynn announced his own lawsuit for the same reason. republican congressman scott perry, a sitting lawmaker has denied a request to sit down for a voluntary interview with the congress he serves for that january 6th panel. cnn's paula reid is in washington. paula, this was a voluntary request to a fellow lawmaker here. is there any sense they would take the next step of formally subpoenaing perry? >> it's possible. in response the committee stopped short saying they would issue a subpoena, only saying they would use other tools at their disposal. as you noted, what's so significant is perry was the first lawmaker who was contacted by the committee as part of this investigation, and his refusal to voluntary cooperate raises questions about whether or not lawmakers will now attempt to subpoena a colleague. some republican lawmakers said targeting a member of the gop would be a step too far. now, in a tweet perry suggested that one of the reasons he didn't want to voluntarily cooperate is he believes the committee is illegitimate and not d

mike flynn and nicholas lewin were supposed to give a deposition today, they have been postponed. alex jones, roger stone were scheduled to submit documents today. later this week the app for mentioned john eastman and former trump aide jason miller are supposed to give their depositions. as all of this unfolds, new reporting from politico says that a former d.c. national guard official has sent the january 6th committee a member accusing two army generals of lying to congress about the military's response, or lack of it to the capitol riot. nbc news has obtained that very memo in which colonel earl matthews writes, generals charles flynn, who happens to be michael flynn's brother and lieutenant general walter pierre quote, repeatedly misrepresented and understated, or misled the house oversight committee. and the defense apartments inspector general. mom also says that these two generals misled congress about the guards ability to respond to the insurrection. nbc news has reached out to both the generals for comment, they have not responded. notably however, a u.s. army spokesman

also general charles flynn is in fact the brother of mike flynn. how does colonel matthews' report square with or complicate what we already know here? >> this is really about the finger pointing over why it took so long for the national guard to respond on january 6th. colonel matthews was the top lawyer for the commanding general of the washington, d.c. national guard. they were in negotiations with the pentagon over when they could deploy the guard. they have information that people on various phone calls at the pentagon in the army talked about resisting deploying because they were afraid of the optics of the situation. they didn't want the appearance of armed guards descending on the capitol. matthews is coming in with his memo and saying that is absolutely false. the reason it's false is these guys lied to both congress and the ig. it's a serious allegation and something that the committee is going to have to sort through. some of the issues here involve phone calls, where it's not clear if they were recorded or there are notes. presumably th

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flynn and pyatt didn't respond to messages from politico seeking comment. an army spokesperson tells nbc news the army's actions on january 6th have been well douchlted, and lieutenant flynn and lieutenant pyatt have been open, honest, and thorough with their sworn testimony to congress and doj investigators. >>> a meeting is set between president biden and putin as tensions continue to escalate over ukraine. biden is ready to warn putin of severe consequences includes sanctions against the president's inner circle if his army innovates ukraine. president biden is going to make it clear that a diplomatic de-escalation is the only way forward per white house aides. biden also spoke with european allies ahead of the call to discuss potential sanctions if russia doesn't comply. putin, meanwhile, is expected to demand a guarantee that nato will never kb band into ukraine. the high-stakes call comes as u.s. officials say russia has amassed tens of thousands of troops at the ukraine border and is preparing for an invasion perhaps as soon as early next year. joini

so i think flynn is a witness. he is somebody who knows a lot about what was being said at the willard hotel, what was said at the oval office meeting. he's important to understanding was this something that was carefully orchestrated, and by whom. >> let's pivot, tyler. we now know a letter sent to pressure georgia officials in 2020 contained document metadata from the white house communications office. what more can you tell us, why is this potentially a big deal? >> i think it just shows the level of involvement from the senior officials in the white house who were deeply involved in this widespread effort to try to discredit the election results and put pressure on local elected officials to throw out election results, as then-president trump wanted, to overturn the election. it shows how many people were involved in this effort. this is what the january 6th committee has been focused on and is hoping to get more information on as they bring in these people for depositions this week. this has been a huge effort

the flynn lost two is interesting. he's claiming the committee is impairing his freedom of speech, he's also makes the statement that he truly does believe something happened during the, election that was wrong, and that was, often that's absolutely fine for him to believe. which is true, but his lawsuit is interesting because the committee is not saying that he has to believe one or the other. the committee is not trying to say would it is he should tell them. the committee just wants him to come in and answer questions. and he can invoke his fifth amendment right, to not incriminate himself, so it's unclear how successful this lawsuit will be, because it will be difficult to prove that the committee is in fact in any way, infringing on his first memory to free speech, i know that he wants to stop any data transmission from cell phone providers. or telecom providers, and that he wants the committee basically to not ask him any questions, they will be interesting to see where this lawsuit, goes i think in the end thoug

so the committee has wanted, wants michael flynn's phone records. this is his 8th legal challenge against the committee to try to block their ability to get those records. he filed it yesterday. a judge just said today, so 24 hours later, no. but what i think is interesting, and this is important, harry, it's not a no and a dismissal on substantiative grounds. it's a dismissal on procedural grounds, so i don't know if it's a 12 b 6 motion to dismiss or what it is, but the point is he could come back. he could come back. right? he didn't say there's no merit here. it's a procedural dismissal. >> all the court said is there's plenty of time. you don't get to come in, and you didn't do it right anyway, and make us stop the music now. so it pushes him back to negotiate. but poppy, there's a broader thing going on that i think is very interesting. there's a cavalcade of these lawsuits, as you say, nine of them now, and if you're someone who might plead the fifth there's resisting, you would normally go into a defensive crouch and make the committee come

mike flynn and nicholas luna were supposed to give a deposition. they have been postponed. alex smith, the aforementioned john eastman, and former trump aide jason miller are supposed to give their depositions. as all of this unfolds, new reporting from politico says a former d.c. national guard official has sent the january 6th committee a memo accusing two army generals of lying to congress about the military's response or lack of it to the capitol riot. nbc news has obtained that very memo in which colonel earl matthews writes that generals charles flynn who happens to be michael flynn's brother, and lieutenant general repeatedly misrepresented, under stated or misled the house oversight committee and the defense department's inspector general. the memo also says these two generals misled congress about the guard's ability to respond to the insurrection. nbc news has reached out to both generals for comment. they have not responding. notably, however, a u.s. army spokespersons tells nbc news the following quote the actions on january 6th have been well documented and rep

there is one really damning quote in this memo that says, quote, peyott and flynn, a different flynn, these are two top officials at the pentagon at the time, literally changed facts and recollections overnight. the end product, a revisionist tract worthy of the best stalinist or north korea propagandist, was close held. they are saying that while the pentagon is saying they acted expeditiously and effectively to deploy national guard troops to the capitol on january 6th, these two top national guard officials say that was in fact not the case. members of the national guard sat and watched in awe, wanting to come to the capitol to do something but were prohibited from doing it. the pentagon spokesperson has sent out a statement telling nbc news that the army's actions on january 6th have been well-documented, saying that the inspector general has concluded actions taken were appropriate and supported. so katy, there's a lot of he-said/she-said. >> i don't know what happened behind the scenes, but i can tell you, and you know thisthern the world is the national guard, where in the worl

matthews accuses michael flynn's brother, charles flynn, of, quote, outright perjury. he says he heard general flynn say that optics of a national guard presence on capitol hill was an issue for him. on january 6th. when general flynn testified to a congressional committee, he said under oath, i did not use the word optics, nor did i hear the word used during the call on january 6th, 2021. join us is madeleine dean of pennsylvania, member of the house judiciary committee and was an impeachment manager for the second impeachment trial of donald trump. thank you very much for joining us tonight. what is your reaction to roger stone joining the group defying the subpoenas along with mark meadows? >> thank you for having me, lawrence. i'm not surprised in the least. you used a word that in my notes and preparation for talking with you i used. it's a gang. it's a gang of thugs, many of them. i'm not surprised that they would do this kind of stuntsmanship. they're afraid of actually what they're culpable of. otherwise they would simply come forward and say i'll tell you ever

he's talking about general charles flynn and walter p. calls them absolute and unmate gaited liars accusing them of willful misconception and it's worthy of the best prop beganist. he's also accusing the department of defense inspector general of inaccurate and sloppy work. as you broke the news, talk more about what specifically he's taking issue with here. accusing these officials of lying to congress as garrett on capitol hill knows, is a big deal. >> this is a pretty big deal. these are pretty serious accusations that have been levelled by a top former national guard colonel earl ath matthews. he served in the national guard on january 6th, so he was right there with the national guard as these big decisions were being made about how and when to deploy forwardsmen as the siege was underway. in this memo, incredibly dense, he levels some pretty serious accusations he says two of the top army generals were dishonest in their testimony that they gave to capitol hill. he narrows in on this one 2:30 p.m. phone call on that day where the na

michael flynn is suing. flynn's attorney accuses the committee of overreaching claiming flynn had nothing to do with the riot. the white house is not commenting, nor is the justice department. >>> the agency says criminals stole nearly 100 billion, yes, billion with a "b" dollars. hundreds of millions of dollars were sent through green dot and paypal. the secret service say they have more than 900 active investigations. >>> one southern california man on the road to recovery after getting covid has a message for everybody. he was a personal trainer and considered himself very healthy. when he got covid he lost 40 pounds and currently needs oxygen to help him breathe. castro was unvaccinated due to a adverse reaction to medications while being treated to pancreatitis. >> i do believe that you need to look at your family. you need to look at everything around you. you need to decide what you value in your life. >> after improving, doctors say he can go home for the holidays. >>> san francisco leaders can circl

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flynn is suing the committee. his lawsuit echos similar arguments made by other former trump staffers fighting subpoenas, some of which have been upended in court. flynn also says the committee is overreaching claiming flynn had nothing to do with the riot. the white house is not commenting and nor is the justice department. >>> and then one agency says criminals stole nearly $100 billion in funds since the start of the pandemic. agents have recovered more than $2 billion. hundreds of billions of dollars were sent through green dot and paypal. the secret service says they have more than 900 active investigations. >>> one man on the road to recovery after getting covid has a message ahead of the holidays. paul castro spent more than a month in the hospital battling covid, and he was a personal trainer and considered himself healthy. when he got covid, he lost 40 pounds and currently needs oxygen to help him breathe. castro was unvaccinated due to a reaction to medication during pancreatitis. >> i do believe that yo

into the altamont pass, brake lights west bound 580 approaching north flynn. >>> 14 minutes after 5:00, a bizarre burglary in pittsburg. police say the suspects came in through a wall. police shared this photo of how the burglars got inside a wireless store early yesterday morning. they don't know exactly how they did it but they managed to break through the wall and grab several things. but they did not get very far. police caught one of the suspects trying to get away and recovered some of these stolen items including phones and speakers. officers say the suspect was transported to county jail, cited, released. >>> tree trimming project in contra costa geared to reducing fire danger and boosting overall safety along a popular trail. pge crews will cut back trees and remove brush on the iron horse trail. this week's work focuses on areas in danville and alamo and next week, they're going to start in walnut creek and concord. pedestrians and cyclists can expect to see crews from 8:00 in the morning until 3:00 p.m. each day. >>> a live look at san francisco, as of 5:00 p.m. yesterday, t

mr flynn's lawsuit alleges that a subpoena issued to him was too broad in scope, and punishes him for constitutionally protected speech he engaged in as a private citizen. the worst flooding malaysia has seen in decades has left at least 17 dead — with fears that number will rise. three days of torrential rain has partially submerged entire towns and villages, forcing 60,000 people from their homes. government agencies have been accused of failing to issue storm warnings or send enough support. parliament in ghana has been suspended untiljanuary following monday's session in which mps traded punches in a late night vote on a new electronics transaction tax. the proposal — which would include taxes on mobile money payments — has divided the house for months. denmark's former immigration minister inger stojberg, who ordered the separation of under—age couples seeking asylum in 2016, has been voted out of parliament. stojberg was handed a 60—day prison sentence last week by an impeachment court. mark lobel reports. measures to discourage migrant arrivals to europe over the past

michael flynn, the a longtime adviser to former us president donald trump, is suing the congressional committee investigating the deadly january 6th attack on the us capitol. mr flynn's lawsuit alleges that a subpoena issued to him was too broad in scope, and punishes him for constitutionally protected speech he engaged in as a private citizen. it's being reported that the national hockey league, which has teams based in canada and the us, will not send its players to compete in the men's tournament at the beijing winter olympics. it's understood that the causes are disruption caused to the nhl season by the pandemic, meaning games have to be rescheduled, and concerns over infections and quarantines. the worst flooding malaysia has seen in decades has left at least 17 dead, with fears that number will rise. three days of torrential rain has partially submerged entire towns and villages, forcing 60,000 people from their homes. government agencies have been accused of failing to issue storm warnings or send enough support. what's thought to be the largest divorce settlement in british l

and flynn still says that he is engaging with the investigation. you are either cooperating, right, engaging, does that just mean answering their phone calls? where does that stand? >> so it seems to me that after steve bannon was actually charged, a lot of folks said, oh, you know, holy moly, i don't want to be charged myself so i'll take a different tact which is not the complete blow off but this dance of i'm engaging. michael flynn has been one of the most steadfast loyal trumpists out there. i wouldn't expect him to be particularly cooperative. this one i think is probably more of the stall tactic. >> jennifer rogers, wouldn't be the first stall tactic we've seen in this investigation. thanks very much. >>> coming up next, touching, moving tributes to the victims in the oxford, michigan school shooting. how the detroit lions and the university of michigan honored their memories. happy holidays from lexus. get $1500 lease cash toward a 2022 rx 350. ♪ [upbeat music] ♪ say it's all right ♪ ♪ say it's all right, it's all right ♪ ♪ have

matthew says he heard general flynn say that optics of a national guard presence on capitol hill was an issue for him. when general flynn testified to a congressional committee he said, under oath, i did not use the word optics, nor did i hear the word used during the call on january 6th 2021. joining our discussion house democratic congresswoman natalie -- of pennsylvania. she is a member of the house judicial committee on and impeachment manager for the second impeachment trial of donald trump. thank you very much for joining us, what is your reaction to roger stone joining the -- >> thank you for having me, lawrence. i'm not surprised in the least. i could use a word in my notes, it's a gang, it's a gang of many of them. i'm not surprised that they would do this kind of stunt. they are afraid of actually, what they are culpable of. otherwise they would simply come forward and say i will tell you everything i know. it is important that we learn what happened on january the 6th. i have to tell you i was listening from the top of the hour, i was so pleased to be able to hear samantha

mr flynn's lawsuit alleges that a subpoena issued to him was too broad in scope and punishes him for constitutionally protected speech he engaged in as a private citizen. germany has become the latest european country to tighten its coronavirus restrictions, although the new measures won't come into force until after christmas. private gatherings will be limited to ten people from the 28th of december, nightclubs will be closed and large organised events, including the bundesliga football matches, will take place behind closed doors. it's being reported that the national hockey league, which has teams based in canada and the us, will not send its players to compete in the men's tournament at the beijing winter olympics. it's understood that the causes are disruption caused to the nhl season by the pandemic, meaning games have to be rescheduled, and concerns over infections and quarantines. the worst flooding malaysia has seen in decades has left at least 17 dead, with fears that number will rise. three days of torrential rain has partially submerged entire towns and villages, forcing

mr flynn's lawsuit alleges that a subpoena issued to him was too broad in scope, and punishes him for constitutionally protected speech he engaged in as a private citizen. the worst flooding malaysia has seen in decades has left at least 17 dead — with fears that number will rise. three days of torrential rain has partially submerged entire towns and villages, forcing 60,000 people from their homes. government agencies have been accused of failing to issue storm warnings or send enough support. parliament in ghana has been suspended untiljanuary following monday's session in which mps traded punches in a late night vote on a new electronics transaction tax. the proposal — which would include taxes on mobile money payments — has divided the house for months. denmark's former immigration minister inger stojberg who ordered the separation of under—age couples seeking asylum in 2016, has been voted out of parliament. stojberg was handed a 60—day prison sentence last week by an impeachment court. mark lobel reports. measures to discourage migrant arrivals to europe over the past

flynn's lawyer is now accusing the committee of abusing its subpoena power. and contends his client had nothing to do with the events of january 6th. >>> elsewhere, russian president vladimir putin is warning of a military response if the west continued what he called aggressive lines over ukraine. he also reiterated his demand that the former soviet countries and ukraine should not join nato. nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has the details. >> reporter: new threats from vladimir putin surrounded by his general demanding that nato withdraw its troops from eastern europe. he says in case western colleagues continue their clearly aggressive line, we will take adequate military and technical measures in response. he's got the military muscle to back it up. more than 100,000 troops plus tanks and heavy equipment at the ukraine border. a buildup that has only increased in the two peeks since putin and president biden met virtually. >> since the president talked to president putin, it seems as though the buildup is continuing, the threa

>> so i think the committee has been extraordinarily effective, extensive, and people like mike flynn are now filing lawsuits. they've learned the committee that this committee means business and if they assert phony privileges, the committee will subpoena their testimony and refer them to the justice department for prosecution. i think that's pretty effective evidence that this committee is getting results. add that to the fact that now more than 3 hurricane people have spoken with them voluntarily, and it seems pretty clear that they're rapidly putting together a picture of what happened on january 6th. they are zeroing in now on these key players, giving them the opportunity to tell their story. and i think that we can expect to see them get similarly tough with these people, these outliers, who aren't cooperating. all in all, i'm pretty bullish on the proceedings that we're seeing here. >> how about tough with trump? "new york times" is reporting that the january 6th committee is actually examining whether they have enough evidence to recommend the justice department pursue their

this morning, we found out that these two depositions for nick luna and michael flynn were postponed, and the committee reminds me this is pro forma for people who are actually engaing with the committee. it also underscores that they want the information these people can provide. if it means giving them a few extra days or weeks to do so, the committee is clearly willing to do that. the other deadlines today, though, in addition to the depositions are documents deadlines for people who were involved, for example, with the permitting of some of those rallies on the ellipse and then also people like roger stone, alex jones, and then tomorrow you see document deadlines for the proud boys, those far right groups and their leaders who were allegedly involved with the january 6th insurrection as well. then you move into later in the week. we know who the people are who are involved here. john eastman, one of the former president's lawyers who argued that then vice president mike pence could overturn the election results, which he couldn't and he didn't, eastman is supposed to be deposed o

the latest legal challenge for the select committee's authority comes from michael flynn. today, flynn filed suit against the committee in an effort to block its subpoenas that for him. his suit claims that the committee subpoenas that for testimony and records violate his rights to free speech and against self-incrimination. his suit challenges the panel's legal authority. also, republican congressman scott perry of pennsylvania said he would not cooperate with the january 6th committee after they requested he voluntarily provide them with information on monday. earlier today, the pennsylvania lawmaker posted this on twitter writing quote, i decline this request and will continue to fight the failures of the radical left who so desperately seek des traction -- distraction from the horrendous crisis they created at their border end quote and tweet. tonight, january 6th committee member adam schiff spoke with chris hayes about congressman perry's refusal. >> there is precedence for calling members of congress before an investigating committee. we asked a republican and demo

flynn was subpoenaed by the house committee last month. based on a meeting he had with former president trump in december of 2020, the committee says. the retired general also spoke in a televised interview about seizing voting machines and declaring martial law to re run the election. flynn's lawyers say he was not involved in the organization or the actual events of january 6th and that his first amendment rights are being violated. still to come tonight, the search is still on for whoever opened fire inside a busy bay area mall. in a situation that evolved like last night happens here pretty traumatizing for the community. up next tonight, the latest on the investigation and how police officers made their presence felt at that mall today. during this busy shopping week, the rain has arrived and it's here to stay. chief meteorologist bill martin breaks down our holiday forecast right after the break. when you have xfinity xfi, you have peace of mind built in at no extra cost. advanced security helps keep your family protected online. pau

mr flynn's lawsuit alleges that a subpoena issued to him was too broad in scope, and punishes him for constitutionally protected speech he engaged in as a private citizen. parliament in ghana has been suspended untiljanuary following monday's session in which mps traded punches in a late night vote on a new electronics transaction tax. the proposal, which would include taxes on mobile money payments, has divided the house for months. denmark's former immigration minister inger stojberg, who ordered the separation of under—age couples seeking asylum in 2016, has been voted out of parliament. stojberg was handed a 60—day prison sentence last week by an impeachment court. mark lobel reports. measures to discourage migrant arrivals to europe over the past few years have often seemed controversial. in denmark in particular they have tried to pull up the drawbridge. they've confiscated valuables from arriving refugees, created a three—year wait until relatives can join and at one point separated young, married refugees, measures prompted by the 2015 refugee crisis when over1 million e

mr flynn's lawsuit alleges that a subpoena issued to him was too broad in scope, and punishes him for constitutionally protected speech he engaged in as a private citizen. parliament in ghana has been suspended untiljanuary following monday's session in which mps traded punches in a late night vote on a new electronics transaction tax. the proposal, which would include taxes on mobile money payments, has divided the house for months. ticket sellers of spain's world—famous christmas lottery, due to be held today, are going on strike. el gordo, or the fat one, has a prize fund of almost two and a half billion euros. those who sell the tickets are demanding better pay, and will demonstrate outside madrid's opera house, where the prize draw takes place. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sport centre. we start with the nba commissioner adam silver who says there are no plans to pause the season is the number of players impacted by covid continues to rise. the nba has had to postpone seven games over the past week with more than 80 players reported to be isolating as per th

in florence, italy, column flynn, bbc news. a court in los angeles has ordered the former liverpool footballer daniel sturridge to pay more than 22 thousand pounds, that's around thirty—thousand dollars, to a man who found his stolen dog. the striker had offered a reward for whoever helped to reunite him with his pomeranian — named lucci — but failed to pay up. sturridge was taken to court by foster washington who said he felt let down when the millionaire footballer failed to honour the reward. there is a christmas moral there. you are watching bbc news. hello and merry christmas from everybody here at bbc weather. we know what adds a little extra meteorological magic to christmas is some snow. that is lacking for much of the uk today. for many it is just a continuation of a grey and damp weather we have seen of late. but we have seen snow and it is officially a white christmas. in shetland, parts of central and eastern scotland, into the high part of the pennines and yorkshire dales as well, there may be some flurries o

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>> it's important to have clarity of charles flynn. charles' brother is michael flynn. i want to be crystal clear, this report does not insinuate, suggest or hint of their relationship between those two men. the report does not mention michael flynn. this is a report why a person who's not holding act and comfortable and serious major allegations. i believe the author of this report believed that michael flynn was shaping charles's decision making. this report does not signal that relationship was made. at least in the four corners of the document. in terms of what's next, i expect the january 6th committee is going to want to hear more from matthew, the d.c. national guard to get a clear sense. one other important thing we talk about what was going on at the pentagon. how did it happen? we are talking about a lot of folks over recent days. one thing that absolutely shapes the way every single official was thinking up the lead up of january 6th was the summer of 2020. everyone was deeply concerned that the d.c. national guards wouldover react there would be too military