♪♪ hi there, everyone. it's 4:00 in new york. it is a phenomenon that is unheard of in modern american life, a disgraced one-term expresident solidifying his grip on one of the country's two major political parties. new developments, and a wave of fresh reporting highlight how the expresident and his allies have seized near full control of the american right. the "washington post" reports that a so-called maga squad of trump loyalists folks like congressman matt gaetz what is ensnared in an alleged child sex trafficking investigation and marjorie taylor green seized the spotlight within the house gop and are leading a push to purge their party of lawmakers who dare to try to get things done for their constituents by working with democrats on things that used to be uncontroversial, things like infrastructure, or those who acknowledge the truth, the reality of january 6th that