earlier as the house ways and means committee releases stunning testimony from two agents. they say the lead prosecutor overseeing hunter biden s investigation was not actually in charge of the outcome, thanks to meddling from the justice department, despite attorney general merrick garland insisting it s not true. mr. weiss had more authority than a special counsel would have had, as complete he had and has complete authority to bring a case anywhere he wants in his discretion. we will get reaction from republican 2024 presidential candidate will hurd, he s joining us in just a moment. david spunt, you got to ask a.g. garland about all of this today. what did he say to you? aishah, about 90 minutes ago and the attorney general has remained consistent over the past two years saying that david weiss has fully been in control of the hunter biden investigation. now, there s a notion out there that david weiss was told not to bring charges against hunter biden last year, ac
precedent that has been in place for nearly 50 years. women in america no longer have a constitutional right to an abortion. a live look now at the demonstrations which have popped up around the country. and earlier in the day, when the supreme court decision came down, reversing roe versus wade, this is what it looked like when conservatives who believed they are saving unborn children heard the decision. [ cheers and applause ] hugging and cheering. the opposite emotions from those who say this is just another way to control a woman and limit the choices she can make about her own life. the supreme court issued an illegitimate, fascist ruling. this decision is an outrage. the fight over the issue is, by no means, over, but the decision is already having real world impact. tonight for the first time since richard nixon was in office, abortion is now illegal in eight states, south dakota, oklahoma, missouri, arkansas, louisiana, wisconsin, kentucky, and alabama. and they
had yesterday, and don t have today. we are going to continue to follow these protests all across the country this evening, so make sure you stay tuned in the coming hours here on cnn. look at this map. 13 states already have trigger laws that would pan ban apportion. at least six wept into effect as soon as the supreme court struck down roe. the rest, in a matter of days or weeks and at least one justice would like this to go forgoter, justice clarence thomas writing quote in future cases, we should consider all this court substantive due process precedence, including griswold, lawrence, and obergefeld. that means a court a court that says there is no right to abortion could also take away more rights, like the right to birth control, the right to same-sex relationships, the right of gay couples to get married. tonight, i am going to talk to the plaintiff in the land mark case that legalized gay marriage that is coming up later in this program. but listen to what the jus