another official who prosecutors in the special counsel s election probe have spoken to, details and what it could suggest. republican lawmakers grill the republican appointed registered republican fbi director, is there evidence for their allegations? i will ask the republican former us attorney who recommended them for the job, chris christie joins us. later, ray epis, january 6th protester in hiding after right wing media painted him as a plant. the lawsuit they just filed against fox news. good evening, the breaking news, new word another top state election official has spoken with prosecutors in connection with the former president s efforts to overturn the eleck. she is joselyn benson, michigan secretary of state, she joins her georgia counterpart, brad raffensperger, former arizona republican lawmakerer rusty bowers and two republican officials in talking to jack smith s team. what have you learned about secretary of state benson s interview with jack smith? well
defamation, claiming the network pushed a, quote, fantastical story about him. well, they did day after day after day. how many lawsuits? ray epps and his wife have had to move to an undisclosed location because their life has been threatened so many times because of the lies that a former fox news host told about them. new this morning, hollywood actors are swapping scripts for picket signs as failed negotiations late last night set the stage for another strike in the entertainment industry. this is a big one. it is a big one, willie. i mean, got a lot to talk about today. obviously, the strike. also, ray epps, that s incredible, what s happened to him. tragic what s happened to him and his wife. but also, the christopher wray testimony yesterday, if you want to look at how perverse trumpism is and what it s done to my former party, look no further than the disrespect they show to the fbi, talking about defunding the fbi, lying about the fbi, making up conspiracy t
grilled republican fbi director is there evidence for their allegations i will ask the republican former u.s. attorney who recommended him for the job of presidential candidate chris christie joins us. later ray apps the 6th protests are now in hiding after right-wing media painted him as an fbi so we have a lot of plant. his people taking, ship attorney joins me to talk about the obviously no one is lawsuit they ve just flying into out of chicago right now filed against fox news. and the good, evening the breaking news incoming threat for starts us off tonight. new tornadoes. and again, word that another top state these two areas circled out election official has spoken with federal prosecutors in connection with former presidents efforts to overturn the election. she is jocelyn benson, michigan secretary of state. she now joins her georgia counterpart, brad raffensperger, former arizona republican lawmaker, rusty bowers, and to nevada republican party officials, in talkin
defense today. the lead starts right now. might there be a breakthrough? after months of tuber vville blocking military promotions. the secretary tells cnn in an exclusive interview this blockade by tuberville has become a threat to national security. and major questions for the secret service today as the agency says it s closing it s case and that they could not figure out who dropped a baggy of cocaine inside the white house. plus one of california s premier hospitals facing a new federal civil rights investigation into its alleged treatment of pregnant black women. welcome to the lead i m jam tapper. we re going to start with our world lead. president biden today made quite the bold statement about putin s bloody war against ukraine. putin s already lost the war. putin has a real problem. how does he move from here? what does he do? there is no possibility of him winning the war in ukraine. he s already lost the war. that stunning assertion from biden at a new
so, republicans want to impeach a republican? why? trump republicans want to impeach a trump appointed republican. why? despite being appointed by donald trump and a registered removal republican voter, republican lawmakers have baselessly accused wray of using the fbi to target those with conservative beliefs, including the former president, himself. director wray was having none of it. there is a two tiered justice system that has been weaponized to persecute people based on their political beliefs and that you ve personally been worked to weaponize the fbi against conservatives. i would disagree with your characterization of the fbi and certainly, your description of my own approach. the idea that i m biased against conservatives seems somewhat insane, to me, given my own personal background. you presided over the fbi that has the lowest level of trust in the fbi s history. people trust the fbi more when hoover was running the place when you are. the reason i