prosecutors probing witnesses about a heated oval office meeting just weeks after donald trump s loss, during which the former president considered desperate measures to stay in power. tonight, trump on the campaign trail. once geagain trying to spin his legal problems in his favor. he is going after the justice department and his main republican rival, governor ron desantis. president biden is speaking to cnn on his decision to send cluster munitions to ukraine. the president voicing his concerns with the controversial weapons but ultimately deciding they are crucial to kyiv s counteroffensive. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you are in the situation room. first up tonight, cnn s exclusive new reporting on that chaotic oval office meeting now at the center of special counsel jack smith s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. our political correspondent sara murray is joining us. she
The head of the General Services administration, robin carnahan, testified on the agencys oversight in federal spending. During the hearing, he addressed plans for the fbis new headquarters in the effective teleworking on Government Office space. The committee will come to order, want to welcome everyone here this morning. Without objection, the chairman declared a recess at any time. Good mor the committee of oversight w and accountability will come to order, i want to welcome everyone here this morning. Without objection, the chair might declare a recess at any time. Good morning and welcome to this hearing on the General Services administration. Gsa is intended to serve as the federal government supply closet, landlord, real estate agent, motor pool, and i. T. Support. Fortunately, gsa is falling short in executing its mission. Just look at the sudden announcement last week of the proposed fbi headquarters relocation. It appears that at the 11th hour, a political appointee was given
Come der. The committee will come to order. The gentleman from maryland is recognized for five minutes. Good afternoon, general. Are you . Very good. I want to point out three things that you said so far today. I want to emphasize these for the Committee Going forward. You said we will not back down, we will not be intimidated. The other thing you said too was you will not interfere with the investigation by not investigating the investigation. I thought that was particularly here because this committee has been doing exactly the opposite. We have been under the chairmans leadership investigating prosecutors all over the country in the middle of criminal investigations and sometimes postindictment, sometimes preindictment in an effort to derail the prosecutions in those cases. I will start with the one, the alvin bragg effort. The chairman and two other Committee Chairs sent out a letter, two actually, to da bragg at the time that he was still investigating former President Trump for p
Come to order. The gentleman from maryland is recognized for five minutes. Next thank you, mr. Chairman. Good afternoon, general, how are you . Very well, i thank you. The gentleman from maryland is recognized for five minutes. Thank you, good afternoon, how are you . Very well, thank you. I want to go over three things you said so far today because i want to emphasize these for the Committee Going forward, you said we will not back down, we will not be intimidated, and the other thing you said was the way to not interfere with the investigation is to not investigate the investigation. I thought that was particularly apropos here because this committee has been doing exactly the opposite, we have been under the chairmans leadership investigating prosecutors all over the country in the middle of criminal investigations and sometimes posting indictment, and i think in an effort frankly to derail the prosecutions in that case, i will start with the alvin bragg effort. The chairman and two
Commissioner shaddix. Commissioner sommer he is intending here. Thank you. And commissioner williams here and we have quorum and conduits is if attendance a attending remotely today and next the land acknowledgement. Good morning can you hear me . Yes, we can hear you. Okay. The best Case Scenario the best Case Scenario we are on unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush rahmytoosh ohlone olonee who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. Irresponsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. Ramaytush ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Thank you. On the next members of the public who may be listening in the left hand call in number. Phone number 1 415 6550001 access code 2662 497 4269 to raise your hand, press 3 next. 2. President s opening remarks. Good morning, commissioners director and members of the public. First congratulations to commissioner sommer