congressman cheney is standing up to donald trump for the sake of the institutional vitality and, indeed, survival of the republican party itself. i think here was the beginning of something much larger than being one of 435 members of the house, one of 535 members of congress. the language was remarkable. and to have celebrate sated herself elevated herself to this point where not just people in her own party, but people in the democratic party listen to her, consider her a leader howard: this is a total flip prosecute cays that days that many dismissed her as a warmonger in the hold of her father, the former vice president. and liberals were happy to remind us of liz s past record. the president is operating outside the bounds of the constitution. he thinks he s above the law, and if the republicans, conservatives don t stand up and night against it, as i said, we re going to lose fundamental values and freedoms. howard: talking there about barack obama, and m
former president. most trump supporters don t trust what he calls fake news, but now if we re reporting facts that while we can debate the politics or particulars can t be spun away. it s a fact that trump seized to own one development this week to demand that he be reinstated as president or granted a new election even though both are impossible. and the next day while release leasing this photo, the justice department accused trump of likely concealing and moving classified documents, some of them top secret, in an attempt to obstruct the probe. last night trump called those involved sick people. we will examine whether the president is rooting for trump to be indicted. it s almost true he may never be charged. whether a double standard is applied to president biden. does the nonstop coverage of trump go too far? that s the question. i m howard kurtz, and and this is mediabuzz. howard: when doj said in that court piling that donald trump had held back at least 100 cla
even questioning how this came to light. merrick garland was getting creamed in the pr war as trump repeatedly slammed the search as a break-in, but the attorney general felt he couldn t publicly respond. so justice department officials made hair case through leaks their case through leaks which violate the rights of a potential defendant who hasn t been charged with anything and may not be. they made garland s case from a behind a curtain of anonymity. a poll-up piece in the washington post cited people with direct information. as an ethical matter, the leaks are indefensible. i m howard kurtz, and this is mediabuzz. howard: ahead, we ll question senior white house adviser gene sperling on the fierce debate over the president forgiving college debt for millions. that new york times story triggered a media explosion, especially the part about donald trump repeatedly holding on to documents so sensitive they could only be seen in a secure government room and a deep s
declined since the days they were bashing trump 24/seven. much of the news is negative. investigating his role in a capital riot. a georgia criminal probe. blistering remarks on stop the ride as police officers were being attacked. produced to a sidebar story. glad he quickly got rid of his covid systems although we tested positive again. trump is always picking fights with someone, especially the media. we all know he is running. what most people have never quite gotten is that negative coverage helps trump by riling up his base and making the new cycle revolve around him. this is media buzz. the press building dueling speeches. donald trump returning for the first time since leaving the white house. mike pence tried to distance himself from his former boss. i don t know that the president and i differ on issues , but we may differ on focus. i ran for president and i won never forget everything this corrupt establishment is doing to me is all about preserving the powe
hunt. martha the, a whole lot of people, it seems, have turned out to watch procession in scotland. i ll let you set the scene. so this morning howie, good to be with you, first of all. this morning the queen request with s coffin left in the hearse from balmoral castle, one of her favorite places in the world to spend time. she spent every scherr there through the middle summer there through the middle of october, generally. today when the casket went through the gates, no doubt there was not a dry eye. many of them have spent decades in service of the queen. it went down to a small village nearby where she would be able to go and be a normal person, walking into shops and visiting. and they said she was our queen, but she was also our neighbor. then we watched the hearse as it has wound down through the scottish highlands, and it is about to arrive, as you just said. and king charles has called in the final journey, her final journey. and, indeed, she made so many jou