Ex-Trump defense chief on Jan. 6, new book
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper joined CBS News to discuss the ongoing January 6 hearings and his new book, "A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times."
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Esper: January 6 committee "needs to get to the bottom of the truth"
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper says the committee "needs to get to the bottom of the truth of what happened on January 6, the events leading up to it, and understand it, so there's a degree of accountability."
Full interview: Esper on Trump, GOP
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper sat down with CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett to discuss working in the Trump administration and his new memoir "A Sacred Oath."
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“He says, ‘Can't you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something.’” That’s what former Sec. of Defense Mark Esper recalls Pres. Trump saying in a June 2020 meeting regarding rioters in Washington, DC. https://cbsn.ws/3wg4aZB
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Mark Esper on Ukraine
“I think [the Biden administration] had a shaky start…I don’t understand the reluctance to provide the Ukrainians with MiGs … but since then, it’s picked up,” says former Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who adds he is glad Congress is unified about helping Ukraine https://cbsn.ws/3vSMdBp
Former defense secretary on Trump presidency
Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the revelations he makes in his new memoir "A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times." In his book, Esper sheds light on what happened inside the White House while Donald Trump was in office.
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When asked for comment on this week's interview with Mark Esper, Mr. Trump sent 60 Minutes' Norah O'Donnell a written letter attacking Esper and disputing some of the claims he had made.
Mark Esper on what's at stake if Donald Trump is re-elected president
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper tells 60 Minutes that he thinks President Donald Trump is a threat to American democracy.
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In his new memoir, “A Sacred Oath,” Esper writes that he had to press President Trump to send aid to Ukraine, and also walked the president back from ideas such as shooting protesters and missile strikes in Mexico.
Mark Esper details his time in President Trump's Cabinet
In his new memoir, "A Sacred Oath," Esper writes that he had to press President Trump to send aid to Ukraine, and also walked the president back from ideas such as shooting protesters and missile strikes in Mexico.
Esper on Trump’s nickname for him
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper addresses President Trump’s nickname for him, "Yesper."
Esper on prospect of a second term for Trump
In an interview with 60 Minutes, Mr. Trump's Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper labeled the former President as a threat to American democracy.
Trump and the 25th Amendment
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper tells 60 Minutes that a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff researched the 25th Amendment after President Donald Trump berated them.
Esper: Trump wanted to launch missiles into Mexico
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said President Trump suggested launching missiles into Mexico to go after the drug cartels. Watch more of Norah O'Donnell's interview with Esper on Sunday on "60 Minutes."
Esper: Trump suggested shooting missiles into Mexico
“I had to explain to him, ‘We-- we can't do that. It would violate international law,’” Mark Esper tells Norah O’Donnell.
Esper: Trump suggested shooting missiles into Mexico
"I had to explain to him, 'We-- we can't do that. It would violate international law,'" Mark Esper tells Norah O'Donnell.
Trump Defense secretary on "ridiculous" border plan
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Ex-defense chief Mark Esper suing Pentagon
Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is suing the Pentagon over redactions in his memoir. The book describes his time as secretary of the Army and secretary of defense under former President Trump, who fired Esper via Twitter days after he lost the 2020 election. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin joined Tanya Rivero on CBSN to discuss.
Former defense chief Mark Esper sues Pentagon over memoir redactions
Esper, who wrote about his time as Trump's Secretary of Defense, claims redactions demanded by the Pentagon after an "unusual" delay infringe on his constitutional rights.
Trump fires Secretary of Defense Mark Esper
President Trump has fired Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. Christopher Miller, the head of the National Counterterrorism Center, has been named as acting secretary. Ben Tracy reports.
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