Circumstances here require the appointment of a special counsel for this matter. This Appointment Underscores for the public the departments commitment to both independence and accountability and particularly sensitive matters. And to making decisions indisputably guided only by the facts and the law. Lets bring in Wall Street Journal columnist Dan Henninger and kim strassel do you think Merrick Garland had a choice here or was he boxed in and really had to appoint a special council or is he just trying to build in some political insulation here for the hard choices that may come . Well i would say all of the above, paul. [laughter] for sure. I mean, really consider that one week ago today, we were all sitting here discussing that fiasco of Kevin Mccarthy House Speakership Roll Forward nearly one week we have a spectacle of a special council appointed to investigate the sitting president of the United States after one has already been appointed a special council to investigate the form
circumstances here require the appointment of a special counsel for this matter. this appointment underscores for the public the department s commitment to both independence and accountability and particularly sensitive matters. and to making decisions indisputably guided only by the facts and the law. let s bring in wall street journal columnist dan henninger and kim strassel do you think merrick garland had a choice here or was he boxed in and really had to appoint a special council or is he just trying to build in some political insulation here for the hard choices that may come? well i would say all of the above, paul. [laughter] for sure. i mean, really consider that one week ago today, we were all sitting here discussing that fiasco of kevin mccarthy house speakership roll forward nearly one week we have a spectacle of a special council appointed to investigate the sitting president of the united states after one has already been appointed a special council to inv
chairman of that new committee. he joins me now. welcome, mr. chairman. so look, a lot of government investigates china right now. we ve got the pentagon does a military assessment, wall street and others all look at the economy of china. what s the value added for your committee? why have this committee? i think there are at least two areas where we can have a unique impact. one is elevating the urgency of the situation and communicating directly to both the american people and the chinese as to why they should care about this. for example, we on the arm service committee talk about helping taiwan defend itself but it is my observation that eve with a long way to go in terms of explaining why taiwan matters why should someone in northeast wisconsin care about cross straight deterrents in the indo pacific region. so explaining the why to the american people, communicating the stakes is going to be essential. also, for the very reason you mentioned that china is spread
of the great big stories that have been out there today. one of them ongoing one is what were some of the things that the fbi was engaged in whether it be in the 2016 election or hunter biden laptop in the 2018 election. you re going get a lot more information about what big tech has been doing especially now that elon musk has been laying some bread crumbs out in terms of different storylines tbhak developed but it is probably also going look too at what the department of justice has been doing with regards to that memo that garland put out involving potentially monetarying parents showing up at school board meetings so it is quite large but i think there are really important stories here that they can shed some light on. now, this is weaponization meet going to be run by jim jordan, kim, the ohio republican. but there s another one i think could be a sleeper here and that s mike turner at intelligence committee looking at the role that fbi officials
crohn s disease or ulcerative colitis. (bridget) now, i m ready to be seen again. (vo) visit mytepezza.com to find a t.e.d. eye specialist and to see bridget s before and after photos. identify heard my colleagues on both sides say that the threat posed by communist china is series. i fully agree. this is an issue that transcends our political parties and creating the select committee on china is our best avenue for addressing it. paul: 118th congress is underway and after last week speaker fight there was a rare note of bipartisanship tuesday with house voting overwhelmingly to create a select committee to investigate the military, economic, and technological threats posed by china. republican congressman mike gallagher of washington is the