it s noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. pacific. hunter biden makes a surprise appearance at one of two hearings considering whether to hold him in contempt of congress. we will talk to one of the lawmakers who was in the room when hunter biden walked in. new reporting on former president trump s plans to speak tomorrow at the closing arguments for his $250 million civil fraud trial. andrea mitchell will join us live from tel aviv where she sat down for an interview with secretary of state antony blinken. why he believes hostage negotiations with hamas could soon resume. we begin with breaking news from capitol hill. this morning hunter biden made a surprise appearance at a house oversight hearing on aa resolution to hold him in contempt of congress. republicans slamming hunter biden for showing up. you are the epitome of white privilege, coming into the oversight committee, spitting in our face, ignoring a congressional subpoena to be deposed. what are you afraid of? you have no
the end of the month. mccarthy, caught on tape talking about kicking trump out of office ran to mar-a-lago weeks later. chairman bennie thompson writing, you declined voluntary cooperation, and we re left with no choice but to issue thank you subpoena. in a letter sent asking for his cooperation in january, the committee said they wanted to talk to mccarthy about his, quote, conversations with president trump before, during, and after the violent january 6th attacks. mccarthy today slamming the committee s probe. look, my view on the committee has not changed. they re not conducting a legitimate investigation. it seems as though they just want to go after their political opponents. congressman scott perry having a similar thing today. the fact that they sent it to the press before they sent it to the members proves it s all about headlines. bennie thompson saying today he hopes they all comply, and so far there have not been conversations about contempt if they don t.
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