to tripledemic illness on th rise. what you need to know, heading into this holida weekend. looking back at thi consequential week, and th focus on fighting for democracy, and freedom, both here, an abroad. our favorite historians, here to put it all i perspective, as a special, extra early addition of th 11th hour is underway, on this friday night. good evenin once again. i am stephanie ruhle. nearly 24 hours after its final report was mad public, tonight, the january 6th committee released a new batch of witness transcripts they are from interviews wit key people in trump administration, including, bil barr, pat cipollone, kayleig mcenany, hope hicks, and his daughter, and senior adviser ivanka trump. we will brea down what we are learning in just a moment, but first, th committee s report is wrapping up its 18 month investigation, and it is very clear about the main reason for the attack o art american democracy. th panel says, the central caus was one man. former presi
be qualified for office agai and he chose not to. the onl reason that we do not make fun of mitchell connell for hi simplicity like we do for kevi mccarthy is because mitc mcconnell is not as obviou about it. but amy is exactly right. mitch mcconnell voted for donald trump, twice, h voted to keep him in office, not to impeachment, and he sai if he is a nominee in 2024 h will support the republica nominee. so he might be done kissing the ring, as you sai before the break, but it i only because he does not lik the way that the tarnish taste on his lips. the moment that donald trump has tha nomination, should he do it in 24, mitch mcconnell will polis everything up and raise it hig for the world to see and say this is the king we need t rule over us and 25. he also said that he will quote, actively look for quality candidates to promot and 2024. amy, he is a minorit leader, isn t the toughest job to do that i guess theoretically h should have been doing that al along. but i mean, agai
u.s.-based company. it hig highlights the chinese s government use of laws. they issued a statement calling for him to be released and sent home to the united states. juliet: bizarre budget move by congress getting complaints from both the left and the right. house democrats pushed through a trillion dollar budget but they did so i kind of without holding a vote, not kind of they didn t hold a vote. the measure comes with no spending limit in the year that the u.s. is facing unsustainable debt levels. hugh hewitt is a law professor at chapman university. great to have you here, hugh. good morning. juliet: if you had to give congress a grade on fiscal responsibility, what would you give them? this is an f and it s not hard. on thursday the congress passed by narrow margin a budget enforcement resolution. juliet: how is that different from passing a budget. what it means is they can t