Natural resources committee. At 8 30 a. M. , we talk to virginia congressman Gerald Connolly, member of the oversight and Reform Committee and the Foreign Affairs committee. President morning trump at the center of the latest clash between congress and the white house. Tensions escalated over congressional access to the complaint, which involves an unspecified promise made to a foreign head of state. We begin the washington journal this morning getting your thoughts on the latest controversy and what it means for relations between executives and legislative branches of governments. Give us a call, we want to hear from you. Democrats, 2027488000. Republicans, 2027488001. Independents, 2027488002. You can also text us this morning. If you do, please include your name and where you are from. That number, 2027488003. You can catch up with us on social media. On twitter it is cspanwj. On facebook it is facebook. Com cspan. A very good morning to you this friday morning, you can start callin
Whistleblower complaint and the process of trying to get access to it. What you know about it . I only know what has been put out there in the media, but what we seem to know is that on more than one occasion the president has had conversation with a particular foreign leader in which explicit, either threats or promises were made that this whistleblower was witness to and felt sufficiently alarming that he felt he had to go to the Inspector General anden report. The words used were alarming and urgent, urgent. Now these are the words from Inspector General . Guest from Inspector General. Those are not words often used by anos Inspector General. And so thats get everyones attention, and the other speculation that involves ukraine. Was it a a conversation with te new president of the ukraine . Was it a conversation with Vladimir Putin about the ukraine . We dont know that yet. What we do know is that in this timeframe remember the president suspended over the actions of congress a quart
To learn more about the Justice Departments investigation into one of the worst attacks in years, the january 6 insurrection on the capital. I would like to start with a video on the aftermath of january 6 and the threat of domestic terrorism in america. There are throwing metal poles at us. Law enforcement injuries. January 6 was a disgrace. There is no question. President trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events. Violence is never a legitimate form of protest. The president bears a responsibility for wednesdays attack. Two a year after january 6, are the guardrails that protect democracy real or illusionary . January 6 laid bare the threat of white nationalism. January 6 is a symptom of a deeper problem. Across the country, Election Officials and election workers, Airline Flight crews, journalists, u. S. Senators and representatives and judges, prosecutors and Police Officers have been threatened or attacked. A charged member of the Boogaloo Boys. Fired 1
To learn more about the Justice Departments investigation into one of the worst attacks in years, the january 6 insurrection on the capital. I would like to start with a video on the aftermath of january 6 and the threat of domestic terrorism in america. There are throwing metal poles at us. Law enforcement injuries. January 6 was a disgrace. There is no question. President trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events. Violence is never a legitimate form of protest. The president bears a responsibility for wednesdays attack. Two a year after january 6, are the guardrails that protect democracy real or illusionary . January 6 laid bare the threat of white nationalism. January 6 is a symptom of a deeper problem. Across the country, Election Officials and election workers, Airline Flight crews, journalists, u. S. Senators and representatives and judges, prosecutors and Police Officers have been threatened or attacked. A charged member of the Boogaloo Boys. Fired 1
Diversion program. Its the same prosecutor that took forever to navigate a Pretty Simple fact pattern, sam prosecutor who negotiated a plea deal that fell apart with just a slightest scrutiny from a federal judge. Folks on the left and the media, which may be redundant will remind you it was approved by donald trump and thats true. Its also true wise was supported by the two democrat senators from the state of delaware. I dont care in wise was appointed by martin van buren. What i do care about is a prosecutor and a process we can trust. One who gathers facts and dependent of political pressure and moves and responds fairly and quickly and most of all justly. A senate might think the Department Of Justice was trying to drag the Hunter Biden Case Out Beyond November of 2024 in the president ial race. Congress does not have the power to indict or to take a matter to court. Congress can investigate and will be joined by the chief investigator from the great state of kentucky, House Oversi