epstein. a second day talking to investigators. abc reporting after several hours of questions, he s back for more prosecutors looking at his conversations and interactions with trump attorneys like giuliani and john eastman, and trump himself the washington post has reported that epstein s speak to trump in the current era as many as five times a day. which means there is a lot linking him and the former president in ways that these investigators are interested in. as for the names, they re familiar, because they are part of the controversial set of advisers who were helping try to normalize, see the ground for, or execute on a coup plot. all of them, the three i just mentioned have been recommended for criminal prosecution by the january 6th committee, which was serving in the last congress abc also reports that smith personally sat in on part of epstein s interview thursday he, as the leader of this investigation, did not lob any questions, which would be typical, but he
there is a lot to discuss. with our cnn political commentators. we have scott jennings, karen finney, and senior political analyst, bonnet brownstein. great to have you here. let s start with the senate debate. the john fetterman and mehmet oz that just happened tonight. and of course, crime came up. it has been a big issue in that race. let s hear their exchange. i m the only person on the stage right now that has been successful about pushing back against gun violence and being the community more safe. all he has done is just put a plan on his website in the last 24 hours. he has no experience. he has never made any attempt to try to address crime. the eternal order of police, from braddock, this meltdown he represented, endorse me, because what he is saying it s not true. violent skyrocketed in braddock. the town wasn t in good shape when he got there. it got worse when he. okay, john. i know you are chomping at the bit. i thought this was an important exchange bec
finney and ron brownstein. great to have you guys here. let s start with the senate debate, the john fetterman and mehmet oz debate that just happened tonight, and of course crime came up. it s been a big issue in that race. so let s hear their exchange. i m the only person on this stage right now that has is successful about pushing back against gun violence and being the community more safe. all he has done is just put a plan up on his website in the last 24 hours. he has no experience. he has never made any attempt to try to address crime. the fraternal order of police from braddock, the small town he represent, endorsed me. they supported me because what he is saying is not true. violence skyrocketed in braddock. i mean the town wasn t in good shape when he got there. it got worse when he was there. okay, scott, have at it. i know you re chomping at the bit. i thought this was an important exchange. it s become one of the central issues in the campaign, and it s
don t know if you will heed that advice. he s still lashing out at the fbi, and any legal file demanding the already seized material. more on that ahead, also this hour, after a string of bold actions and policy victories the president unleashed going on the defensive. trump and the extreme maga republicans have made their choice to go backwards, full of anger, violence, hate, and division. but maga republicans don t just threaten our personal rights and economic security, there are a threat to our very democracy. the question is, is that a sign of what is to come in the midterm election, just a couple of months and from now. i ll be talking to robert gibbs. also to those coming up this hour the parents of those killed at the uvalde shooting. they take the message to the texas governor. just days after the police chief finally lost his job. plus teenagers on the front line fighting for abortion rights, fed up with weather school has not been telling them. they ve started
migrants that they don t really want to send back to mexico to begin with. complicated, indeed. miriam jordan, thank you for your time. that wraps up the hour for me. i m jose. follow the show online. i thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. good morning. i m andrea mitchell in washington. following the aftershocks of the supreme court s decision to overturn roe v. wade radling the political landscape. thousands of americans on both sides of the issue in red states and blue have been taking to the streets since friday s decision. the majority protesting against the decision. the polls show most americans do oppose it. i am in fear for every woman in the country. it s painful today. it really hurts. you can t believe our country has gone backwards. democrats control. they have the majority. if they abolish the filibuster and decide to do something about it, they can. new pressure on president biden to take ste