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."
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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."
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.
Esper says Trump suggested they "just shoot" protesters in 2020
“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
Mark Esper and Mark Milley's 4 No's
In order to deal with what Mark Esper calls “crazy” ideas from the Trump White House, Esper says he came up with the “Four No’s & discussed it with CJCS General Mark Milley… the four things we had to prevent from happening between then and the election.” https://cbsn.ws/3KWDra3
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
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.
Trump's response to Mark Esper's 60 Minutes interview
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.
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.
Mark Esper: The 60 Minutes Interview
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.
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.
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
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper tells Norah O'Donnell about a tense standoff in the Oval Office about a "ridiculous" plan to send 250,000 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. Watch the full interview on "60 Minutes" on Sunday.
Esper: Miller wanted "quarter-million troops" for migrant caravan
Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper tells Norah O'Donnell he killed Miller's plan to deploy troops in response to a caravan that was heading toward the southern border.
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Weijia Jiang: I was on stage with the president. This is what I saw.
CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang was sitting next to President Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner when the chaos unfolded.
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Correspondents' dinner shooting suspect due in court as investigation continues
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Photos show British royal visits to the U.S. over the years
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Correspondents' dinner shooting suspect due in court as investigation continues
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Nancy Cordes, the CBS News chief White House correspondent, joins with more on the moments after a shooting occurred outside the ballroom at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night during the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
Security functions at correspondents' dinner
CBS News analyst Aaron MacLean joins with his take on security measures at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, where a suspected gunman rushed the security perimeter and shots were fired.
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President Trump spoke to "60 Minutes" a day after he was evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Dinner, where shots were fired outside the ballroom. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi and Nicole Sganga report, and contributor Richard Esposito has more insight.
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Weijia Jiang, CBS News senior White House correspondent and president of the White House Correspondents Association, was seated next to President Trump when shots were fired outside the ballroom at the Washington Hilton Hotel. Jiang joins CBS News Mornings with more details on the event.
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