coming out this wednesday. my guest will beat stephen for all of us watching this around the world, and many in britain, this week has been a reminder that grieving and loss of something that we all go through. it is a bond that we all share. certainly something i ve experienced and begun to explore and a very personal way and a new podcast. it s called oliver s. listen, you can put your cell phone now to the qr code on your tv screen for a link to it. or, you can find the podcast on apple podcasts, or wherever you might listen to podcasts. next episode is coming out this wednesday. my guest will beat stephen i m so glad you mentioned that. i don t know if it was appropriate to talk about it, but i think it s important as we watch this family grieving so publicly this week, and how tough it is for everyone. things we don t really share. and i know you lost a brother, you lost your mom. i lost my sister, i lost my dad and my grandmother and my stepdad. and it s things
to leave on a major middle east trip including a controversial visit to saudi arabia. can he reset relations with the country he had vowed to make a pariah? and new efforts are now underway to free americans britney greiner and paul whalen from captivity in russia. the better and hostage negotiator former governor bill richardson is now expected to travel to moscow in hopes of winning the release. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world, i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. on this the eve of the next january six hearing, select committee aides are sharing new details on what to expect as the panel zeros in on the far right extremists at the forefront of the insurrection. cnn congressional correspondent ryan nobles has our report from capitol hill. the justice department says they were among the writers causing the most trouble on january sixth. right wing extremist groups many of which came to washington intent on disrupting
committee member jamie raskin said that s the moment that trump became the first president in american history to call for a protest against the peaceful transfer of power. we expect the committee to try to link this to extremist groups mobilizing around january 6. also, the committee has suggested they will probe possible links between trump s circle and some of the extremist groups. one of the witnesses today, stephen ayres, a convicted rioter. also a former spokes keeper for the oath keeper will join us. joining us now elie honig. your gravitational force is pulling us over here. we re talking about what the committee wants to do today. the tweet from donald trump why that inspired them to mobilize around january 6. and why is that important? yeah, john, the committee is going to make the point that the one and only reason that the mob descended around the capitol, liz cheney wrote, president trump assembled the mob. we re going to hear about the december 18th meeting
And what the Biden Administration is actually doing. On its face a hearing this week with Donald Trumps former Chief Of Staff mark meadows revolved around what might sound like a sideshow legal issue compared to the larger problem facing the former president hooch he wants to move his case from state to federal court, but what we learned from his nearly four hours of questioning has implications far beyond a potential Change Of Venue for his trial. In addition to giving us the first sense of what the argument may be from one of trumps other coconspirators of which there are many, the testimony was also another Flashing Warning Sign of what a second trump term could look like. I mean, lets zero in on the key defense we heard from mark meadows. He argued that the allegations outlined in the indictment, you know, the unrelenting pursuit of baseless claims of Election Fraud, the Pressure Campaign on georgia officials to find votes, the conspiratorial behavior to keep trump in power, he say
Fellow lawmakers and the same dysfunctional matt one thing is certain, more drama in the house this week. House speaker Kevin Mccarthys nemesis, and chief tormentor, fellow republican matt gaetz, well, he has announced that he will soon file a motion to remove the speaker. Will democrats vote for . That we are gonna get some answers from democratic congressman, and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus stephen. Plus, i caught up with actress carrie washington, we discussed her passion for Voting Rights, and engaging others in the political process. You will hear why olivia pope says you are the fixer, in this current political crime at. And i am symone sanderstownsend, and i have something to say. Well, that was close, with less than an hour before a Government Funding was set to expire, President Biden signed a 45day resolution, keeping the government afloat until november 17th. But, it is its journey to the president s dance desk was needlessly massie, and got drawn out. Today, Pre