No part in this. We all know that trumps promise to testify was just dishonest bravado, and now the defense has begun its case, its becoming increasingly clear that trump will not be called. Plus, a whole lot of things happened while i was on vacation, including the news that an upside down distress flag flew over Supreme Court justice sam alitos home. Tonight, ill explain why alito and others are in such distress that they think they need a trump dictatorship to solve their problems. But we begin tonight with these five words from the prosecution in Donald Trumps hush money election interference trial. Your honor, the people rest. After 15 days and 21 witnesses, the prosecution handed over the reins to the defense who began making their case this afternoon, beginning with testimony from Robert Costello, a criminal lawyer with ties to rudy giuliani. Costello was in talks to represent trumps former lawyer, Michael Cohen, in 2018, as cohen faced federal indictment for taking out the very
Democracy at stake, the nine justices of the United States Supreme Court hold in their hands the power to forever alter the trajectory of our country. How they rule on cases having to do with january 6th, violent attempt to disrupt the transfer of power, will echo for generations. So not only is it reasonable for us to expect those nine human beings to go about their process impartially, its vital that they are seen and perceived as being impartial appearance. The mere appearance of bias could strain our trust in an honest result for these cases, which is why todays news isnt just disturbing, its scary. The New York Times cites photos and interviews with neighbors in reporting that in 2021, days before president joe bidens inauguration as president , days after the deadly attack on the United States capitol of january 6th, neighbors of conservative Justice Samuel alito noticed something on his lawn, an upside down american flag, a symbol commonly used in those days by Trump Supporters
Surprisingly high number of dog jobs added in separate temper. The house of representatives does not have a speaker. That election process is expected to start this upcoming week. President biden announced construction of a border wall along the portion of the texas mexico line. Those are some of the stories we followed this week. This morning, we are taking your calls on your top stories. Give us a call. Republicans, 202 7488000. Democrats, 202 7488001. Independents, 202 7488002. You can text us at 202 7488003. Be sure to include your first snake and city, state. You can post to social media, facebook. Com cspan and x. Welcome to washington journal. In addition to those stories i mentioned in the introduction, there is a few more you might be following. Those are former President Trumps trial, new york fraud trial, began this week. Also, the uaw and kaiser permanente, that is set to end this morning. Lets start with the jobs numbers and take a look at what President Biden said about t
Host good morning. It is saturday, october 7. A lot happened in washington this week, including a surprisingly high number of dog jobs added in separate temper. The house of representatives does not have a speaker. That election process is expected to start this upcoming week. President biden announced construction of a border wall along the portion of the texas mexico line. Those are some of the stories we followed this week. This morning, we are taking your calls on your top stories. Give us a call. Republicans, 202 7488000. Democrats, 202 7488001. Independents, 202 7488002. You can text us at 202 7488003. Be sure to include your first snake and city, state. You can post to social media, facebook. Com cspan and x. Welcome to washington journal. In addition to those stories i mentioned in the introduction, there is a few more you might be following. Those are former President Trumps trial, new york fraud trial, began this week. Also, the uaw and kaiser permanente, that is set to end t
Much more angry . It took me a long time to realize that they, that these artists want to show beauty. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff new allegations of Sexual Misconduct tonight against highprofile figures. The Washington Post reports eight women are accusing veteran pbs journalist charlie rose. They tell of lewd phone calls, displays of nudity and groping aimed at employees and interns from the late 1990s to 2011. And late this evening, cbs said they are suspending him and pbs said it would halt distribution of the charlie r