Probe. President trumps acting attorney general grilled by democrats and some republicans on his role overseeing the mueller investigation. Matt whitaker refused to defend the mueller probe. Umps on going attacks on the probe. Are you overseeing a witch hunt . As ive mentioned previously, the special counsels investigation an ongoing investigation. So i think it would be inappropriate you wouldnt oversee a witch hunt, would you . Would you stop a witch hunt . It would be inappropriate to talk about an ongoing investigation. Except no one was asking him about the details of the investigation. They were asking him a really basic and important question given these attacks. Its a witch hunt and they know that. This is a pure and simple witch hunt. Ive been saying it a long time. Theres about 50 more where that came from. The acting attorney general, the person in charge of the mueller investigation, refused to say it isnt a witch hunt. Most republicans in washington have taken a clear stan
Drive america into darkness and poverty its called the Green New Deal and we will talk to one of its supporters in just a second. Also the media are supposed to hold the powerful to account. Thats what they always tell you. If thats true why are they sucking up to the worlds richest man jeff bezos . Why are they calling him bezos because he is the worlds richest man. We have hilarious details in a second. First tonight, more chaos in the beleaguered commonwealth of virginia. That states democratic governor and attorney general as you know have both admitted to blackface scandals. One of them has been called upon by democratic luminaires to resign and neither one has shown any intent to leave office. Now, that states slippery Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax has been accused of rape for the second time by a second woman. New allegations just hours ago. Fairfax says he is not resigning either. For the latest on the glowing fireball of insanity that is virginia democratic politics, fox
Side. We know that senator warren is preparing to give a speech. We are standing outside of an old textile mill in lawrence, massachusetts. This you might know is the site of a historic 1912 labor strike. She will talk about things like worker rights, corruption in government and racial economic discrimination. I should note that she tweeted that shes on her way in the car with her husband driving the car and the dog in the back seat. We could see her any moment now. Well come back to you when that happens. Thank you so much. Lets check in with cnn rebecca buck in marshall town, iowa where cory booker is campaigning. What is going to be his message there . Reporter fredricka, he is making the case that he has a unique set of experience from the other senators running and other candidates running. He is the only senator, cory booker is making the point to have been a mayor previously. Also the only senator that lives in an innercity. He says these experiences, executive experience as ma
Everyone watching and a lot of folks worrying. The latest on the president , hes at the white house right now after yesterdays annual physical, doctors say he is looking and then to the capitol, deal to avoid shutdown, lets say not looking so good. Republican senator and democratic congressman emmanuel, the rraid that has a lot of folks asking why, this isnt for some international, roger stone, now that we are seeing what we doesnt, we will ask robert wray what he thinks it really are. All that and the nation getting cold and trump might say that might feel warmer. One specific town we would be forgetting. Neil all right, lets say he doesnt look too worry, but we will talk on National Pizza day but the real story, amazon, jeff bezos, the worlds richest man firing back at National Inquire claiming claiming that the publication tried to extort him and got everyones attention across the planet including those who used amazon and those who invest in amazon, Fox Business Network Lauren Simo
Lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax. The two women who accused him said theyre willing to testify at impeachment proceedings. The woman who accuses him in 2000 says shell provide evidence. Fairfax denies the allegations saying the encounters were consensual. Hes refusing to step down and is calling for an investigation including from the fbi. Another major story today. Democratic members of congress visiting the border ahead of President Trumps rally in el paso, texas, tomorrow. Theyre trying to counter the president s narrative that theres a National Security crisis at the border. Its frustrating to know that we are being painted as a dangerous place meant to be controlled. We also know that we need an agency that will continuously adapt to changing threats and circumstances and thats why you have to look at the border on a milebymile base zblis it is a mix of policies that will make our communities safe, our border secure. Also developing today, the crowded field of 2020 democratic pr