One of those nights when everything happens

Here's what you may have missed. [View in browser]( [Image]( SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 DAY 979 OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION [Image] It was one of those nights. If you decided to go out for dinner, enjoy a relaxing Friday night with family or friends, or if you just blinked momentarily ... here's everything you may have missed. 1. [Special envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker resigns]( The U.S. special envoy for Ukraine, Kurt Volker, resigned shortly after being named in the whistleblower complaint. Rudy Giuliani, Trump's personal lawyer, said Thursday that Volker had encouraged him to speak to Ukrainian officials regarding former VP Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. 2. [Trump reportedly told Russians he doesn't care about election meddling]( The Washington Post reports that President Trump told Russian officials in 2017 that he wasn't concerned about Moscow's interference in the 2016 U.S presidential election. White House officials limited access to the remarks to a small number of people, WaPo reports, citing 3 former officials with knowledge on the matter. 3. [Secretary of State Mike Pompeo subpoenaed]( Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was subpoenaed by three House Committees to turn over documents related to the investigation into President Trump's dealings with Ukraine by Oct. 4. "Your failure or refusal to comply with the subpoena shall constitute evidence of obstruction of the House’s impeachment inquiry," the committee chairmen wrote in a letter. 4.[Trump's secret stash]( Current and former officials told the New York Times that the White House used a highly classified computer system, accessible to only a select few officials, to store transcripts of President Trump's calls from Vladimir Putin & the Saudi royal family. 5. [Pence reportedly advised against releasing rough transcript of Ukraine call]( According to the Wall Street Journal, VP Mike Pence initially advised President Trump against releasing the notes of the president's July call with Ukraine's president. The VP "raised concerns about the precedent the release would set, but ultimately fell in line behind Trump." IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: VIDEOS [Image]( ['Total panic' as 'shell-shocked' White House struggles to find impeachment footing]( NBC News reports that panic has now set in at the White House, where according to one source, aides are "increasingly wary" that "the president could respond erratically and become 'unmanageable.’” (Hardball) [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Image]( [Implicated Ukraine special envoy resigns from State Department]( According to the Arizona State Press, Ambassador Kurt Volker, a "Special Envoy" to Ukraine, resigned from the State Department. It was Volker who introduced Rudy Giuliani to a key Ukrainian official as Giuliani sought dirt on Joe Biden. (Hardball) [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Image]( [WaPo: Trump told Russian officials in 2017 he wasn't concerned about election meddling]( The Washington Post reports that Trump told Russian officials in 2017 he wasn't concerned about Moscow's interference in U.S election. (All In) [Facebook]( [Twitter]( MORE VIDEOS - [How Trump got to an impeachment inquiry in ten fateful days (11th Hour)]( - [Trump gets mocked by the dictionary (All In)]( - ['Total panic' as 'shell-shocked' White House struggles to find impeachment footing (Hardball)]( - [Whistleblower's red flags followed by new reports on Trump notes (Rachel Maddow)]( - [Political risks to Trump from damning Russia report as impeachment looms (11th Hour)]( - [Fox News host calls out spinning by Trump’s defenders (Deadline: White House)]( - [Sen. Wyden: ‘The R in NRA really stands for Russian’ (All In)]( - [Rep. Connolly: Where are the heroic voices in the GOP (Katy Tur)]( - [Rep. Jason Crow: Trump’s conduct “threatens all I swore to protect” (Last Word)]( - [Former Ukraine prosecutor speaks out on the Bidens and Giuliani (MSNBC Live)]( - [Ex-Obama White House counsel on whistleblower complaint and cover-up (Andrea Mitchell Reports)]( - [Former FBI Whistleblower: It's a very isolating experience (Craig Melvin)]( - ['He's gone rogue,' Speaker Pelosi says about Attorney General William Barr (Morning Joe)]( QUOTE OF THE DAY “It does feel like sort of gigantic pieces of news are calving off from a glacier somewhere and splashing into an ocean that is already filled with other gigantic news stories. We are having another one of those nights.” — Rachel Maddow OPINION [White evangelicals love Trump and aren't confused about why. No one should be.]( Focusing on the disconnect between Trump's personal actions and the moral aspects of their faith misses the issue that keeps their support firm: racism. Modern evangelicals' support for this president cannot be separated from the history of evangelicals' participation in and support for racist structures in America. By [Anthea Butler](. [Democrats' Trump impeachment hysteria in the past will help Republicans ignore Ukraine now]( Trump’s political allies are now doing whatever they can to frame this inquiry as an illegitimate expression of unhinged partisanship, and they do not lack for supporting evidence. For that, impeachment-crazed Democrats have no one to blame but themselves. By [Noah Rothman](, associate editor of COMMENTARY magazine. [Trump's Ukraine whistleblower scandal sets a dangerous DOJ legal precedent]( Although the substance of the complaint — and the scandalous behavior it describes — should be the focus of ongoing investigations, Congress is also very interested in who was involved in trying to withhold the complaint. As House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said during the hearing, subjects of urgent whistleblower complaints — even presidents — should not be able to easily stifle those complaints. By [Steve Vladeck](, professor at the University of Texas School of Law. COMING UP ON MSNBC [Image]( Joy Reid, Ari Melber, Stephanie Ruhle, Jacob Soboroff, and Savannah Sellers will host special coverage of the [Global Citizen Festival](from Central Park in New York City. Watch live performances by Queen with Adam Lambert, Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys, OneRepublic, H.E.R., Carole King and more. Saturday, 4 p.m. ET, on MSNBC. [Image]( On Wednesday, Oct. 2, Craig Melvin will moderate the [2020 Gun Safety Forum]( in Las Vegas, Nevada, where presidential candidates will present their plans to address gun violence in America. The forum is presented by March For Our Lives and Giffords: Courage to Fight Gun Violence. The Forum will stream live on NBC News Now and [MSNBC.com](, with special coverage across MSNBC. 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