santos. quoting from the congressman s statement, with the ongoing attention surrounding my personal and campaign financial investigations i have submitted a request to speaker mccarthy i be temporarily recused of committee assignments until i am cleared. he has been disowned by his own republican leadership for lying to them. he says he expects to be fully cleared. why you might ask does he think that? because, and these are his own words, i have nothing to hide. it wasn t even true when he said it. when asked which network he had done an interview with he refused to say. it was oan. he promised the interview would be fun and comprehensive. fun, we will leave it up to you. but in the 12-minute clip the network posted late today the congressman who lied about his religion, education, ancestors and career, criminal charges, athletic accomplishments and more was far from comprehensive. in those 12 minutes released he wasn t asked about specific lies and admitted none of that
choosing now to sit down with cnn for an exclusive interview, his first televised interview since returning to power. in recent days the u.s. secretary of state, cia director and the white house national security adviser have all converged here. a clear sign that the biden administration and closest allies realize this region is frankly on the precipes. over the next hour you re hear from prime minister benjamin netanyahu on a number of key topics including how he envisions any sort of peace with the palestinians. the backlash to his new right-wing coalition government, whether israel plans to further help ukraine in its war against russia, including militarily and his relationships with both the current and former presidents of the united states. we started our conversation on the surge of violence between israelis and palestinians, which in recent days set off fears of perhaps a new uprising that could lead to a bloody, deadly war. tonight, the u.s. state department confirm
makes you wonder. what will they do for an encore? next, prime minister welcome back to cnn. i m jake tapper in jerusalem, israel. prime minister benjamin netanyahu is leading what could be the far-most far right government in the history of israel. and it s proposed changes to the justice system have spurred massive protests in both jerusalem and tel aviv. even former member of netanyahu s government worries the move could bring down the country s democracy. i pressed the prime minister about this earlier tonight. so let s talk about your new government, because we are now in a period president biden
choosing now to sit down with cnn for an exclusive interview, his first televised interview since returning to power. in recent days the u.s. secretary of state, cia director and the white house national security adviser have all converged here. a clear sign that the biden administration and closest allies realize this region is frankly on the precipes. over the next hour you re hear from prime minister benjamin netanyahu on a number of key topics including how he envisions any sort of peace with the palestinians. the backlash to his new right-wing coalition government, whether israel plans to further help ukraine in its war against russia, including militarily and his relationships with both the current and former presidents of the united states. we started our conversation on the surge of violence between israelis and palestinians, which in recent days set off fears of perhaps a new uprising that could lead to a bloody, deadly