so, in just a few hours a judge will hear arguments over whether or not to unseal the affidavit behind the fbi s search of mar-a-lago, and tonight, cnn is learning that some trump allies are pushing him to publicly release surveillance video of the search. let s discuss now, cnn law enforcement analyst and former fbi dictated director andrew mccabe, he s the author of the threat, how the america fbi protects america in the age of terror and trump. kim whaley is here she is visiting professor of law at american university and the author of, how to think like a lawyer. i m so glad both of you are on. good evening, thank you so much. andrew, you know, we re talking about the former president here, threatening to release the surveillance video. wouldn t that put this investigation somehow in danger? especially the agents as well who are executing this search? sure, absolutely. there s a couple things the agents are gonna be really concerned about. first and foremost, focus on
congressman, your party, the republican party, has control of the house of representatives and the house is in chaos. why? well, republicans are independent thinkers. we always have been and we always will be. republicans are made up of entrepreneurs, businessmen and women, conservatives who appreciate capitalism, who appreciate america for what we are. it s the land of individuals. and so when you re trying to herd 220 some odd individuals in one room, it s kind of like herding cats. we all have our own opinions, we have our own districts who we were sent to represent, in my case, some 775,000 individuals from just south of kansas city in the heart of america. but those individuals cannot be happy with what they ve seen in recent weeks and months. that is a party that is at each other s throats, which got rid of a speaker, which you felt was a big mistake, i believe, but it happened anyway. now a new speaker is in place, but it s unclear whether he can command the loyalty o
congressman mark alford, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. congressman, your party, the republican party, has control of the house of representatives and the house is in chaos. why? well, republicans are independent thinkers. we always have been and we always will be. republicans are made up of entrepreneurs, businessmen and women, conservatives who appreciate capitalism, who appreciate america for what we are. it s the land of individuals. and so when you re trying to herd 220 some odd individuals in one room, it s kind of like herding cats. we all have our own opinions, we have our own districts who we were sent to represent, in my case, some 775,000 individuals from just south of kansas city in the heart of america. but those individuals cannot be happy with what they ve seen in recent weeks and months. that is a party that is at each other s throats, which got rid of a speaker, which you felt was a big mistake, i believe, but it happened anyway. now a new speaker is in pla
congressman mark alford, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. congressman, your party, the republican party, has control of the house of representatives and the house is in chaos. why? well, republicans are independent thinkers. we always have been and we always will be. republicans are made up of entrepreneurs, businessmen and women, conservatives who appreciate capitalism, who appreciate america for what we are. it s the land of individuals. and so when you re trying to herd 220 some odd individuals in one room, it s kind of like herding cats. we all have our own opinions, we have our own districts who we were sent to represent, in my case, some 775,000 individuals from just south of kansas city in the heart of america. but those individuals cannot be happy with what they ve seen in recent weeks and months. that is a party that is at each other s throats, which got rid of a speaker, which you felt was a big mistake, i believe, but it happened anyway. now a new speaker is in pla
in the cross fire as the war between israel and hamas escalates, and questions of mount about gaza s future. former congresswoman jane harmon is here to discuss. trump s on trial, don jr. prepares to return to the stand in the new york civil fraud trial while his father suffers a setback in florida, for now. charles coleman junior will be here with insights on what it all means. and, spotlight los angeles, mayor karen bass tells me about her old efforts to ease the homeless crisis in los angeles, and how she is helping other big city mayors meet the challenge. i m jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show. this week started with democrats hair on fire. on monday a new york times poll showed presidential biden trailing donald trump in five out of six key battleground states. by tuesday night, voters had their say, and it was not good news for republicans. they were trounced at the polls on election night, after voters in ohio, kentucky, and virginia soundly rejected candida