Brandnew hour and fox news alert. Former President Donald Trump staring down four federal charges stemming from Special Counsel jack smith investigation into january 6th. Im sandra smith in new york. A brandnew hour of America Reports starts right now and it is a treat to have you here today. Hello, rich. Rich great to be here, sandra. Thanks so much. Im rich edson, john roberts has the day off. The former president is expected to be arraigned in Federal Court In Washington tomorrow. Sandra many think the latest indictment will do that again. Rich aishah, what are lawmakers saying . Rich, congress is still on its august recess, but we are already seeing House Republicans begin to strategize on what actions they might take next in response to this latest indictment of the former president , including pulling on the purse strings, that is congresss power. Republican firebrand matt gaetz and Marjorie Taylor greene are calling to defund Special Counsel jack smith. Some folks are eyeing the
the only explanation they received is they are in a background vetting process, which really does not feel like a satisfactory response for a bunch of heros who served alongside u.s. military in afghanistan. rich: we have heard some stories in jennifer s report how the women helped america forces in afghanistan. what would they face if they returned to afghanistan? without a doubt these individuals would be persecuted and potentially tortured should they return to afghanistan. they are one of the most sought-out groups of people in afghanistan due to their gender, their ethnic status, and certainly their military service. we have no doubt that they are exactly the kind of people the protection laws of the united states contemplate and so there should be and are deserving of asylum and permanent resident status here in the united states. rich: you see from some of the headlines that come out, this sums it all up, united
check and even in those countries that are risk for us i think we could find a good known traveler program, a frequent flier program. i think that would help it pass legal muster if we tried to internationalize this global entry so known travelers could still travel. shannon: very convenient. saves a lot of time. there is a background vetting process but in so many of these cases what critics worry about with foreign countries is that we rely on them for a good chunk of that vetting. is there a way we could do that reliably being able to be confident of the information they collect on these individuals that is then provided to us or to an international body or system? there are a lot of things we could do. for example, even with a country that we have a great deal of adversity with, iran, there are people who are iranian americans who mother-in-law, sister-in-law, cousin would like to come. if we have a sponsor we should figure out how to have a known traveler.