now? so let s be real clear about one thing, there is no actual crisis here. this is entirely a crisis of their making if it occurs. president joe biden continues to call out house republicans over the debt ceiling, delivering, what sure sounded like a 2024 stump speech. meanwhile on capitol hill republican senators air their grievances with the attorney general. and also ahead, a major move on the price of insulin that will bring much needed relief for millions of americans. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, march 2nd. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin on capitol hill where attorney general merrick garland faced a barrage of attacks from republican lawmakers yesterday during a senate judiciary committee hearing. as is customary for an attorney general to do, garland appeared before the new congress to answer questions about a wide range of topics. but the a.g. spent a large portion of the four-hour hearing de
president biden is trying to play it off. do you have an idea about all of the money that your family acquired, sir? hunter hunter biden s business associates in over $100 million? that is not true. jesse: nice try, but we have the receipts that the first man got a million in cold hard china cash, and hunter says he had every right to pursue the money as he tries to call malarkey, some in the liberal media admitting this is a big deal. there is a guy whose name is john robinson walker and gets $3 million from a chinese based company and wires it out to a bunch of people named by then, one is hunter biden, one belongs to the president s brother james biden, and another amount of money to bow biden s widow, so from a layperson that does not look good. jesse: we can thank james comer for the bombshell revelation, and he says that the the biden family may have made as many as 11 with chinese companies, telling americans to stay tuned. the white house has not been tr
we re also going to have expert analysis on just how historic this indictment really is. the political fallout that s unfolding how it could potentially benefit trump. i ll tell you what s happening right now. moments ago here in new york city, alvin bragg, the manhattan district attorney, arrived at his office just hours after former president donald trump was indicted. we ve learned this morning that trump had been asked by braggs office to turn himself in today to face those criminal charges here in new york, but his defense lawyers say that trump and the secret service needed more time to coordinate his surrender. after yesterday s historic indictment, sources tell cnn the former president is facing more than 30 counts. they re related to business fraud. and he is expected to turn himself in. on tuesday. the manhattan district attorney s case is centered around those hush money payments. surrounding stormy daniels caitlin s reporting that number of members of trump s camp
will: did for everyone but you. ainsley: great to be at work. pete: tomorrow is april 18th. it is just finishing their taxes. ainsley: so is everyone else. so stressful. pete: bank statement. ainsley: are yours in? have you completed yours? pete: yes, i need an extension. will: i need extension. it is in my inbox. i need do digital signatures. pete: how about you? ainsley: all mine are finished. done. which is a good feeling. all right, it is 6:01 on the east coast. the house judiciary committee is in new york city this morning to hold a field hearing on violent crime. will: crime victims will testify about the direct impact alvin bragg s policies have had on their lives. alexandria hoff joins us in washington with more. d.a. bragg is calling this is a political stunt which is a term we have heard republicans describe his prosecution of former president trump. spent thousands ton that while declining to prosecute 1200 felony cases last year up from 828
tolerate recalls attempts to intimidate our office and he is acting in this fairly. this after the former president posted online what he calls from leaks from bragg s office suggested he will be arrested on tuesday. top republicans are rallying around the former president this weekend saying any persecution would be politically motivated under abuse of power. some democrats are saying let the process play out. others, even some trump critics are questioning the strength of bragg s case against him. if i would complete fox news coverage is reactive from new york state republican party chair ed cox. but first comment to nate foy he is live in new york city with the very latest on this comment eight. a arthel good after the trump campaign put out a statement said this is not a prosecution is a persecution. they claim the manhattan das office chose their target and has been hunting for a crime for the past five years. the president or former president made his first public ap